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Gordon, Alexander, (? 1692-? 1754), antiquary

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Surname: Gordon
Forenames: Alexander
Gender: Male
Date: ? 1692-? 1754
Biography: ODNB link for Gordon, Alexander (? 1692-? 1754), antiquary
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P162278 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P11578 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Alexander Gordon
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
MS essay on ancient Egypt
British Library, Manuscript Collections
2
1736-40: letters to Thomas Birch
British Library, Manuscript Collections
3
1723-47: corresp (100 items) with John Clerk many rel to antiquarian subjects
National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
NRA 29182
4
1736-43: letters to him as secretary of the Society for Encouragement of Learning
British Library, Manuscript Collections
5
1723-25: legal corresp
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections