John Drayton to Margaret Drayton, 1772 July 30

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3, Item: 3

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Scope and Contents

Regarding John's financial support of Margaret and his "unworthy," spendthrift sons, particularly Glen; fierce criticism of Margaret and James for not supervising Glen correctly; an admission he has little money to keep up his estate and his determination to sell everything and come to England; pledge to pay Margaret's remittances but warning she should not cross the Atlantic lest he will "quit all" and "run from you all."

Dates

Creation: 1772 July 30

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials predominantly in English; receipts in Portuguese; book and newspaper clippings in Spanish; medical thesis in Latin.

Access Restrictions

Access restricted. Please contact repository for details.

Extent

From the Collection: 17.0 linear feet (2 cartons, 9 document boxes, 3 slim document boxes, 11 flat boxes, 6 oversize flat boxes, 1 oversize flat file, 1 rolled chart)