The Pulteney Family papers contains correspondence addressed to Sir William Johnstone Pulteney (1729-1805) from his two agents George Malcolm and John Maxwell, chiefly concerning management of Sir William's Westerhall Estate in Dumfriesshire, 1762-1784. There are more than 500 letter reports to W. Pulteney whose estates were at Dornock and Solwaybank in Dumfries. Other names included are Langholm, Burnfoot, Broomholm (from which Maxwell usually writes), and Woodside. Also includes correspondence from William Maxwell, George Maxwell, John Fraser, Thomas Laing, and John Scott.
Also includes photocopies of correspondence with Huntington Library (1981-1982, 1984-1987); checklist of Pulteney correspondence on microfilm; 17th and 18th century letters and documents; Maxwell genealogy, letters and papers; Johnstones and Westerhall; Pulteney family chronolgy, and other related data. See also Collection Update May 1983, No. 7 "Estate papers from Dumfriesshire, 1764-1872" by Michael B. Moir for more information.
Pulteney, Sir William Johnstone