Letter dated 2 November 1806 from James Smith in Glasgow to Alexander Smith, teacher of music, Dundee 1806. Concerns the death of his brother William while serving as a lieutenant with the 58th Regiment at the siege of a fortress in Calabria, Italy, during the Napoleonic Wars.
Letter James Smith / Alexander Smith
This material is held atUniversity of Dundee Archive Services
- Reference
- GB 254 MS 58/3
- Former Reference
- GB 254 MS 58/3/21
- Dates of Creation
- 1806
- Physical Description
- 1 item
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Other letters from members of the Smith family are in the possession of Mrs J.E. Forsyth.See National Register of Archives survey no. 1684 for details.
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