Blair, Sir James Hunter, (1741-1787), Knight, banker, MP and Lord Provost of Edinburgh

This page summarises records created by this Person

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Surname:	Blair
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	James Hunter
Gender:	Male
Date:	1741-1787
Title:	Knight
Biography:	ODNB link for Blair, Sir James Hunter (1741-1787) Knight Banker MP Lord Provost of Edinburgh
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P133052 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P2707 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	papers incl political corresp	Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland	NRAS17	NRA 7868 Blair
2	1763-87: letters from Sir Robert Herries and to and from Sir William Forbes, misc papers	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Acc.4796
3	1780-86: letters (17) to Hugh Hamilton of Pinmore	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD142	NRA 33385
4	1761-84: letters to him from family and friends	Cambridge University: Centre of South Asian Studies	Hunter Blair Papers	See Carter and Bateson, Principal Collections in the Cambridge South Asian Archive (1987)