Boyle, John, Viscount Kelburn, 1789–1818

The Honorable John Boyle, Viscount Kelburn, was born on August 12, 1789 to George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow and Lady Augusta Hay. He served in the Royal Navy as a midshipman on the H.M.S. Gibraltar. In 1807, he was put in charge of the Chasse-Maree, a specific kind of commercial sailing ship, the 'L'orient.' His ship was attacked by the French in Quiberon Bay where he surrendered after a long fight. He was a prisoner of war in Verdun until July of 1814. After his release, he moved to London and died, unmarried and without children, on March 6, 1818. He is buried at Marylebone Parish Church, London.

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[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, c. 1819]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written during a journey from Scotland to Jamaica. In this letter, Campbell writes about his wife's family and recent financial troubles. He also confesses a long-held secret - he has four illegitimate sons, Thomas Hamilton, John Hamilton, James Hamilton Campbell, and Andrew Donaldson Campbell, all born in the Eden region of Cumbria.