Forbes, Sir William, (1739-1806), 6th Baronet, banker and author

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Surname:	Forbes
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1739-1806
Biography:	ODNB link for Forbes, Sir William (1739-1806) 6th Baronet Banker and Author
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P156228 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P10337 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir William Forbes

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1792-1793: journal of a continental tour	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.1539-1545
2	1761-1806: corresp and papers	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Acc.4796	See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
3	1771-1794: corresp with James Beattie	Aberdeen University, Special Collections Centre	MS 30/1/33-350, 2/22-424
4	1779-1794: corresp with James Boswell and others	Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library	Gen MSS 89	NRA 22146 Boswell
5	1780-1803: letters (17) to Hugh Hamilton of Pinmore	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD142	NRA 33385
6	1787-1801: corresp with G Ogilvie	Aberdeen University, Special Collections Centre	MS 2740	NRA 13029