Gordon, Alexander, (? 1692-? 1754), antiquary

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Surname:	Gordon
Forenames:	Alexander
Gender:	Male
Date:	? 1692-? 1754
Biography:	ODNB link for Gordon, Alexander (? 1692-? 1754), antiquary
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P162278 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P11578 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Alexander Gordon

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	MS essay on ancient Egypt	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 8834
2	1736-40: letters to Thomas Birch	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 4272, 4308, 4452
3	1723-47: corresp (100 items) with John Clerk many rel to antiquarian subjects	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD18/5023, 5029	NRA 29182
4	1736-43: letters to him as secretary of the Society for Encouragement of Learning	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 6190 passim
5	1723-25: legal corresp	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.1280