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Robertson, William, (1721-1793), historian

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Surname: Robertson
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1721-1793
Biography: ODNB link for Robertson, William (1721-1793) Historian
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P166292 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P24454 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Robertson
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1743-93: personal and family corresp and papers
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
2
1752-58: accounts of his stipend
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections
3
1758-65: corresp with Thomas Birch
British Library, Manuscript Collections
4
1772-78: corresp with Lord Grantham
Bedfordshire Archives
NRA 6283 Wrest Park
5
1776-86: letters to Lord Hardwicke
British Library, Manuscript Collections
6
1778-94: corresp with Robert Liston
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
7
1771-93: letters (11) to Andrew Strahan
Duke University: William R Perkins Library
See Guide 1980, p472
8
misc corresp and papers
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections