| Description | This section contains papers relating to Archibald Douglas, and letters to his son William Archibald Douglas. Letters to Archibald Douglas chiefly relate to his business affairs, but some also include information about family matters, and refer to estrangement of his son, William Archibald. Letters to William Archibald Douglas largely concern his business dealings with merchants on the coast of west Africa, and contain references to his connections with the slave trade, but some letters, particularly those from his sister Isabella Strutt, concern personal and family matters. |