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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02549.06 |
| From Archive Folder | David and Isabella Dundas letters |
| Title | David Dundas to James Dundas on family visits and events in India |
| Date | 19 May 1778 |
| Author | Dundas, David, Sir, Bart (1749-1826) |
| Recipient | Dundas, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses their correspondence, James's last visit, which lacked in amusements because of David's "disagreeable employment," and his son. Notes receiving a letter from William Robertson in Madras, India, and discusses the death of Lord Pigot in captivity in 1777 and the trial of those responsible for his arrest. |
| Subjects | Global History and Civics Children and Family India Death Military History Military Law Prisoner Law |
| People | Dundas, David, Sir (1749-1826) Dundas, James (1752-1831) Pigott, Arthur Leary, Sir (1749-1819) |
| Place written | Richmond London, England |
| Theme | Children & Family; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| 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 |