Lady Grange letters
| Title | Lady Grange letters |
|---|---|
| Creator | Lady Grange |
| Date | 1734 |
| Subject | Images from the David Laing Collection 2015 |
| Calendar Month | July 2015 |
| Description | This collection of letters describe the plight of Rachel Erskine, Lady Grange, forcibly exiled to St Kilda by her husband for fear that she would expose him as a Jacobite. The letters were smuggled off the island and sent to her solicitor in Edinburgh. She spent nine years on the island before again being kidnapped by her husband and moved to Skye, where she died in 1745.The letters are part of the David Laing Collection, held in Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections. |
| Shelf Mark | La.II.201 |
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