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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02549.45 |
| From Archive Folder | David and Isabella Dundas letters |
| Title | David Dundas to James Dundas containing comments on the French Revolution |
| Date | 12 July 1790 |
| Author | Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826) |
| Recipient | Dundas, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Mentions his hope that the upcoming marriage of Lord Graham would give James an occasion to visit. Write's very critically of their brother George's wife, Mona: "Lady I cannot call her, that I should not be surprised at any act of Barbarity She should commit." Also comments on giving George (naval) career advice. Discusses the presence of French aristocrats in England who wish to preserve their titles in the face of the French Revolution. Doubts the truthfulness of their information, likening it to false information given during the American Revolution. Describes the French Revolution: "this very movement, the thing itself is transacting, the most important in the history of the World." Asks James to obtain some wine for him. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Marriage Children and Family Women's History Navy France Revolutionary War Alcohol Government and Civics Politics French Revolution |
| People | Dundas, David, Sir (1749-1826) Dundas, James (1752-1831) |
| Place written | Richmond London, England |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; Children & Family; Naval & Maritime |
| 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 |