80444/xv119424 Guide to the Alexander Dingwall correspondence collection, 1724-1794 Dingwall, Alexander correspondence collection, 1724-1794 Thomas Schwiebert Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives 2025
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd. Portland, Oregon 97219 archives@lclark.edu http://specialcollections.lclark.edu
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-03. Description is written in: English, Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives Alexander Dingwall correspondence collection OLPb242ADC 1 volumes one bound volume, 75 letters 1724-1794 This collection consists of one bound journal with 71 original 18th century letters related to Scottish merchant Alexander Dingwall (1748-1796). The letters cover a broad range of topics including business, personal, and family matters. Special Collections Repository 2 English .

Alexander Dingwall (1748-1796) was a merchant in the hosiery business in Aberdeenshire. He worked as an apprentice for his uncle. He married Elizabeth Douglass in 1780 and had six children. The bound journal that makes up this collection was assembled by family historian Dingwall Fordyce in 1892 in Ontario, Canada. The inscription on the front blank addresses the journal to "John Drysdale Esq of Castellan House Dunbar," the great grandson of Alexander Dingwall. Dingwall Fordyce is also the author of "Family Record of the Name of Dingwall Fordyce," a family history which contains further biographical information on the Dingwall family.

This collection is made up of 71 original letters and one accounting page pasted into a bound journal, organized by correspondent. Also mounted is the address panel of the letter's envelope. Many pages include pencil annotations from the late 19th century compiler. The collection also includes a family tree, a children's watercolor board game, and a cut-out drawing, likely also dating to the late 19th century. Correspondents include colleagues, family members and friends. Some pages have been removed from the journal, however the finding aid reflects the original numbering by the compiler.

Collection is open for research.

This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.

[identification of item] Alexander Dingwall correspondence collection, Lewis & Clark College Special Collections and Archives, Portland, Oregon.

 Hosiery Businesses and Corporations Correspondence Autograph letter from John French to William Dingwall 1746 Sept 26 1 Autograph letter from Younglondy 1724 May 13 2 Autograph letter from William Maur to John Dingwall 1749 June 12 5 Autograph letter from Ann Mackenzie to Thomas Forkes 1782 Dec 18 6 Autograph letter from James Mackenzie to Mrs Mackenzie 1728.0 7 Letter from unknown sender to W. Dingwall 1780 Aug 29 8 Autograph letter from Aleser Leslie 1783 Jan 19th 11 Autograph letter from Johnathan Thray 1787 May 18 12 Autograph letter from Arbuthnott 1782 July 12 13 Autograph letter from J. Carliot 1789 May 30 14 Autograph letter from J. Carliot 1791 Jan 11 15 Autograph letter from J. Carliot 1791 Jan 28 16 Autograph letter from Dingwall Fordyce 1766 Dec 31 17 Autograph letter from James Morison 1773 Dec 21 18 Autograph letter from Alex Forbes 1773 Sept 21 19 Autograph letter from John Dingwall 1771 May 3 20 Autograph letter from John Dingwall 1778 April 28 21 Autograph letter from John Dingwall 1750 Oct 16 22 Letter from Mrs French 1772 Aug 20 23 Autograph letter from William Dingwall 1780 Aug 20 24 Autograph letter from Alex Dingwall to Wm Dingwall 1771 Nov 18 25 Autograph letter from Arthur Dingwall 1776 Sept 1 26 Autograph letter from Thomas Mocurent 1768 Dec 24 27 Autograph letter from Hoff Wilton 1775 April 12 28 Autograph letter from Arthur Dingwall 1778 April 11 29 Autograph letter from John Fordyce 1785 Feb 30 Autograph letter from Thomas Mavot 1777 Feb 7 31 Autograph letter from Bell Tordy 1777 Feb 1 32 Autograph letter from Ja. Mackacm 1776 April 12 33 Autograph letter from Thomas Mavot 1777 May 29 34 Autograph letter from Thomas Mavot 1777 April 28 35 Letter from Dr Robert Samuel of Benett 1777 May 28 36 Autograph letter from Thomas Mavot 1779 Jan 23 37 Autograph letter from James Mackie 1780 Sept 4 38 Autograph letter from James Ferdyer 1780 Nov 8 39 Autograph letter from William Jordyce 1787 July 11 40 Autograph letter from James Spence 1772 July 1 41 Autograph letter from Mrs. Spence 1772 Nov 16 42 Autograph letter from Mrs. Jordyce 1780 Dec 16 43 Autograph letter from Lieutenant Rob Hay 1775 Aug 11 44 Autograph letter from John Dingwall 1772 March 17 45 Autograph letter from William Dingwall 1780 Nov 8 46 Autograph letter from Neil Ferguson 1791 May 23 47 Autograph letter from John Gordon 1783 May 25 48 Autograph letter from John Gordon 1793 Nov 30 49 William Dingwall account 1751 June 3 - 1752 Feb 6 50 Autograph letter from Doctor Sinclair to William Dingwall 1753 May 8 51 Autograph letter from Douglas Dingwall 1780 Oct 14 52 Autograph letter from Douglas Dingwall 1781 Aug 24 53 Autograph letter from Douglas Dingwall 1784 June 7 54 Autograph letter from Douglas Dingwall 1786 March 22 55 Autograph letter from Douglas Dingwall to Mrs. Thomas Forbes 1789 May 12 56 Autograph letter from Douglas Dingwall 1790 July 26 57 Autograph letter from Douglas Dingwall to Mrs. Forbes 1790 Oct 21 58 Autograph letter from Mrs. Douglass 1781 Aug 6 59 Autograph letter from Aque Forbes 1781 Aug 6 60 Autograph letter from Aque Forbes 1794 June 10 61 Autograph letter from John Douglas 1793 Aug 26 62 Autograph letter from Agnes Douglas 1783 Jan 29 63 Autograph letter from Agnes Douglas 1783 June 5 64 Autograph letter from Agnes Douglas 1791 Jan 27 65 Autograph letter from Clementine Camesy 1785 March 4 66 Autograph letter from Clementine Camesy 1786 March 5 67 Autograph letter from Alexander Dingwall to Mrs. Dingwall 1786 Sept 20 68 Autograph letter from Alexander Dingwall to Mrs. Dingwall 1786 Sept 29 69 Autograph letter from Alexander Dingwall to Mrs Dingwall 1791 Aug 5 70 Autograph letter from Alexander Dingwall to Mrs Dingwall 1791 Aug 25 71 Autograph letter from Elizabeth Dingwall 1793 Feb 3 72 Autograph letter from Elizabeth Dingwall 1786 July 4 73 Autograph letter from Elizabeth Dingwall 1784 Sept 22 74 Autograph letter from Agnes Forbes 1793 Aug 20 75 Hand-painted children's game undated 76 Family tree and cut-out drawing undated 77