LESLIE, JURGEN [SSNE 3981]

Surname

LESLIE

First name

JURGEN, GEORGE

Nationality

SCOT

Social status

OFFICER

Text source

George/Jurgen Leslie served as a drummer in Alexander Leslie's [SSNE 2916] regiment in Russia 1632-1634. One Georgen Leslie is mentioned in the Swedish diplomatic correspondence from 1634, but it is not clear if it is the same man. Speculatively, it is worth observing that a Jurgen Leslie owned the Sackhof estate near Narva between 1639-1651. That estate later passed on to Captain Alexander Leslie [SSNE 7201]. It is not yet certain that the drummer and estate owner were the same man.

D. Fedosov, The Caledonian Connection (Aberdeen, 1996); Swedish Riksarkiv, Muscov: leg. Philip Scheidings brev till Rikets Rad, 21/05/1634.

With thanks to Hilkka Kesiö-Lairila, Kouvola, Finland for the information relating to Sackhof.

Service record

RUSSIA, ALEXANDER LESLIE

Arrived 1632-01-01, as DRUMMER

Departed 1634-12-31, as DRUMMER

Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY, DIPLOMACY?

SWEDEN, SACKHOF, NARVA

Arrived 1639-01-01

Departed 1651-12-31

Purpose MISC.