SWANSON, ANDREW [SSNE 6288]

Surname

SWANSON

First name

ANDREW

Nationality

ENGLISH or SCOTTISH

Text source

Andrew Swanson was a British merchant who lived in Hamburg and acted as a covert agent of Sir James Spens of Wormiston [SSNE 1642] working for the Swedes.

Rikskansleren AxelOxenstiernas Skrifter och Brefväxling (15 vols., Stockholm, 1888-1977), III, p.313, Oxenstierna to James Spens, 2 May 1626.

Service record

STUART KINGDOMS, SWEDEN, HAMBURG

Arrived 1625-01-01

Departed 1626-12-31

Capacity MERCHANT, AGENT, purpose MERCANTILE, DIPLOMACY