Hugh Lang papers
- Reference:GB 249 T-LA
- Dates of Creation:1860-1862
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- Language of Material:Danish English
- Physical Description:0.3 metres
Scope and Content
Incoming letters to Dr Lang, mainly relating to the management of his estates in the West Indies; letters from family and friends such as the Eckford family; financial accounts.
Administrative / Biographical History
Hugh Lang was born in Largs, Ayrshire in 1779. He graduated in medicine at the University of Edinburgh and lived at Mansfield House, Largs. He made his fortune in the Danish West Indies, owning plantations producing sugar and rum in St Croix - the estates of Mon Bijou, Good Hope, William, Paradise and Adventure. Lang also took an interest in his local community. He was involved in the planning of Brisbane New Town at Largs and was a trustee of Brisbane School. He was a keen sailor and commissioned a yacht from Fifes of Fairlie.
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Hugh Lang was born in Largs, Ayrshire in 1779. He graduated in medicine at the University of Edinburgh and lived at Mansfield House, Largs. He made his fortune in the Danish West Indies, owning plantations producing sugar and rum in St Croix - the estates of Mon Bijou, Good Hope, William, Paradise and Adventure. Lang also took an interest in his local community. He was involved in the planning of Brisbane New Town at Largs and was a trustee of Brisbane School. He was a keen sailor and commissioned a yacht from Fifes of Fairlie.
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Item level catalogue, with transcripts of letters, available in reading room.
Archivist's Note
Created by Victoria Peters, December 2009.
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