Letter from James McBey (Legal Documents Belonging to James McBey)
AssociatedAssociated with
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1957
Object NameLetter
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
DimensionsLetter: 21.5 x 13.9cm
Envelope: 11.4 x 14.4cm
Envelope: 11.4 x 14.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG009505.22
Keywords
"Should anything happen to me this letter should be handed to Mr. Robinson, managing director of the Tranaco Bank of Panama, Rue Jeanne d'Arc, Tangier."
In the letter McBey explains that, having been an American citizen from August 1942 and therefore no longer a "British Subject," he would like to have on record that he intended to remain an American citizen and had no intention of ever returning to live in the United Kingdom. McBey also explained:
"I have definitely abandoned my domicile of origin to a residence in Tangier, Morocco with an American Nationality, so that my estate after death will be administered under American law."
The letter is handwritten on headed paper and was sent from El Foolk, Old Mountain Road, Tangier, Morocco.
This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this letter.
