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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02549.34 |
| From Archive Folder | David and Isabella Dundas letters |
| Title | David Dundas to James Dundas inviting him for a drink and mentioning legal matters |
| Date | 25 January 1788 |
| Author | Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826) |
| Recipient | Dundas, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions "pouring out Libations to Bacchus" and extends an open invitation to have a bottle of champagne with James whenever he decides to visit. Asks him to come to the capital and if he might be of "use to Mr Hastings on the approaching Trial?" Seeks James's support for Archibald Cullen, "who is now at the Bar," noting that he could use the help and commenting: "it is not every Barrister who like Erskin has a base or treacherous Commander, whom the Infatuation of the Mob demands should be skreened from Justice." Notes a visit from George and "disappointment in Mr. Bolden taking to himself a Wife." Indicates he enclosed a letter to their father with "a small present." |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Entertaining and Hospitality Alcohol Classical World and Ancient Civilization Children and Family Law Mobs and Riots Marriage Gift |
| People | Dundas, David, Sir (1749-1826) Dundas, James (1752-1831) |
| Place written | Richmond London, England |
| Theme | Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Sir David Dundas, 1st Bart of Richmond, was a doctor who was appointed Sergeant Surgeon to King George III in 1791. James Dundas was a lawyer in Edinburgh, Scotland, and David's younger brother. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |