Clouston of Nisthouse and Holodyke
- Reference:GB 241 D40
- Dates of Creation:1601-1924
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.39 Linear Metres
Scope and Content
Letters from Joseph Clouston mainly at Cape Coast, Gold Coast (Ghana) to his father, Robert Clouston of Nisthouse, 1834-1846; Letters to Joseph Clouston of Nisthouse of a personal and business nature, including letters from his brother, Thomas Smith Clouston 1847-1866; Letters to Harriet Wood, (later Harriet Clouston) and her sister, Agnes McGowan, wife of Rev William McGowan, United Presbyterian minister of Sandwick, 1847-1861; Letters to Mrs Harriet Clouston from Andrew Gould about the winding up of her father’s estate, 1866-1867; Personal letters to Harriet Clouston from various family members including Thomas Smith Clouston, 1870-1889; Other family correspondence, 1870-1908; Personal and family papers including extract birth and death certificates, papers relating to trusts, 1832-1901; Legal papers and notes relating to wills and settlement of estates of Robert Clouston of Nisthouse (d 1857), Janet Clouston, spouse of Robert Clouston (d 1869), Joseph Clouston of Nisthouse (d 1866), Isabella Traill Clouston of Moar (d 1892), 1856-1924; Deeds and accounts relating to the property at Mirbister owned by the Louttit family and other lands in Harray, c1600-1704; Notebook kept by Joseph Clouston whilst in the Cape Coast. 1844-1845; Cash book of Joseph Clouston of Nisthouse, 1848-1858; Notebooks containing household expenses of Mrs Harriet Clouston, 1871-1877; Estate, personal and household accounts and vouchers of Mr Joseph Clouston, Nisthouse, 1843-1866; Accounts and vouchers for other family members, 1887-1908; Extract census returns, birth, marriage and death certificates relating to the family of James Nisbet, solicitor, 1845-1874; Journal kept by Dr Tom Ferrier while travelling as part of a mixed British and German party through parts of what is now Ghana and Togo, 1892.
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