Open AccessNotice of a Medallion of Paul Jones, given by himself to Mrs Belshes of Edinburgh, and now presented to the Society, together with the Privateer's Autograph-Letter
Author(s) -
A Campbell Swinton,
Cosmo Innes
Publication year - 1862
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.003.391.392
Subject(s) - autograph , biography , notice , context (archaeology) , history , art history , performance art , classics , art , law , political science , archaeology
A medallion and a letter sent to Scotland by Captain Paul Jones, who fought in the American Revolutionary War against the British, was donated to the Society. A short biography of Jones' life is provided as context.