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Letter from Foreign Office to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from Foreign Office on behalf of Secretary Canning responding to Thomas Blaikie’s request for intervention on his claim.
Foreign Office
Award of Rejection on Claim of Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Copy of the Award of Rejection in the claim of Thomas Blaikie, issued by the Commissioners of Liquidation, Arbitration and Award.
Commissioners of Liquidation, Arbitration and Award
Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France to Thomas Blaikie, noting that a rejection of his claim is being prepared and detailing reasons for this.
Office of Commissioners for Claims in France
Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter outlining the issues with Thomas Blaikie's claim for losses and detailing additional paperwork required.
Office of Commissioners for Claims in France
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Short note in French relating to monies owed.
Unknown
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie noting latest developments in the relationship between France and England and requesting that money due to him be paid as soon as possible.
Lee, James, 1754-1824, gardener
Note from Thomas Blaikie regarding payment to James Lee
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Handwritten note, initialled by Thomas Blaikie noting trees, shrubs and plants supplied by James Lee at Hammersmith and giving assurances regarding payment.
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie regarding the cost of trees and shrubs and requesting payment.
Lee, James, 1754-1824, gardener
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Green vellum file, annotated ‘Claims upon the French Government by Thos. Blaikie’, containing 17 handwritten letters and notes by and to Blaikie, mainly in relation to losses incurred during the French Revolution. These include correspondence with the Office of Commissioners for Claims on France, James Lee at the Hammersmith nursery and the Foreign Office. The papers date from 1791 to 1890. (Box 1)
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
Thomas Blaikie accounts book 'Comptes Particulier de B'
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
One green vellum bound notebook containing accounts for customers arranged by surname. A number of pages have been removed. The earliest entry is January 1789 and latest is June 1822.
Contains a loose handwritten note compiled in 2003 detailing the missing pages and method of their removal and noting that it was faxed to Pat Taylor. (Box 2)
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
