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Leechman, William, (1706-1785), Principal of Glasgow University

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Surname: Leechman
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1706-1785
Biography: ODNB link for Leechman, William (1706-1785) Principal of Glasgow University
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P134356 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P17056 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Leechman
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1783-85: corresp with Edmund Burke
Sheffield City Archives
WWM
NRA 1083 Wentworth Woodhouse

See Copeland & Smith, Corresp of Burke, 1955
2
1736-76: letters to Mure family
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
MSS 4941-46 passim
3
1762-85: letters (40) to Joshua Sharpe rel to university finance
Glasgow University Library, Special Collections Department
MS Murray 659
See information from website
4
1761, 1770: lecture notes
Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections
Dc 7 86, 8 119