Robertson, William, (1721-1793), historian

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Surname:	Robertson
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1721-1793
Biography:	ODNB link for Robertson, William (1721-1793) Historian
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P166292 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P24454 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Robertson

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1743-93: personal and family corresp and papers	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.3942-3988
2	1752-58: accounts of his stipend	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	DK 6 19(2)
3	1758-65: corresp with Thomas Birch	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 4317
4	1772-78: corresp with Lord Grantham	Bedfordshire Archives	L 30/14/331	NRA 6283 Wrest Park
5	1776-86: letters to Lord Hardwicke	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 35350
6	1778-94: corresp with Robert Liston	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.5521-5574
7	1771-93: letters (11) to Andrew Strahan	Duke University: William R Perkins Library		See Guide 1980, p472
8	misc corresp and papers	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	La ii 241