Letter from David Erskine to Charles Nisbet

Letter from David Erskine to Charles Nisbet
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Number of Pages: 
5
Date: 
circa 1784

David Erskine, the Earl of Buchan, writes a letter to Charles Nisbet expressing that he does not sympathize with Nisbet's disappointment at being prevented "by the Calvinist party in Pennsylvania" from leaving Scotland to accept "your appointment at Carlisle projected college." Erskine also mentions Roman archaeological sites near Nisbet's home in Montrose, Scotland. Transcript included.

People: 
Erskine, David Steuart
Nisbet, Charles
Subject: 
Dickinson College Administration
Dickinson College History
Personal and Family Life
Politics and Government
Religion and Spirituality
Science and Technology
Format: 
Letters/Correspondence
Time Period: 
1780-1799
Location: 
MC 2001.7, B1, F1
Origin: 
Gift of Mrs. Louise Chase Sisk
Collection: 
MC 2001.7 - Nisbet