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Douglas, Sir James, (1703-1787), 1st Baronet Admiral MP for Orkney and Shetland

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Surname: Douglas
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: James
Gender: Male
Date: 1703-1787
Biography: ODNB link for Douglas, Sir James (1703-1787) 1st Baronet Admiral MP for Orkney and Shetland
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P142055 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P8350 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir James Douglas
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1779-83: letters to Sir Charles Middleton
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive
NRA 315 Noel
2
1734-77: corresp and papers
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive
DOU
NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus
3
1738-87: letterbooks, logbooks, accounts and memoranda
University of Michigan: William L Clements Library
James Douglas Papers
See Guide 1978 p33, see also Morriss, Guide to Brit Naval Papers in N America (1994)
4
1775-80: letters to Lord Sandwich
National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive
MS 91/018
NRA 5472 Montagu