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Contains letters of William Robertson, William Creech, J G Lockhart, Francis Jeffrey, Henry Cockburn and Thomas Carlyle.

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The collection includes: 188 letters of and to Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, 1806-1854; genealogical collections; and correspondence of Francis Jeffrey Cockburn and his wife, Elizabeth Anne, some of or concerning her father Robert Pitcairn of Hobart Town, Van Diemen`s Land, circa 1812-1887.

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Includes letters of Henry Cockburn, Thomas Campbell, Joanna Baillie and John Wilson.

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Correspondents include Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, John Hamilton Dalrymple, 8th Earl of Stair, and John Wilson, pseudonym Christopher North.

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Concerning a journey in Scotland with Lord Cockburn and his party and also to a journey on the Continent.

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Concerns a visit of Hill and Robert Adamson to Bonaly House with their [photographic] "apparatus".

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Concerns social and cultural matters, and the death of Dugald Stewart.

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On her education in England.

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Letter concerns the political management of Scotland.

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Concerning the Edinburgh Academy Dining Club.

Scope and Contents Among the subjects covered are Hill`s role in the Royal Scottish Academy, developments in photography, and his role in producing `The Land of Burns`.Also included is the Diploma admitting Hill as ordinary fellow to the Royal Scottish Society of the Arts.Includes letters between Ian H Macdonald and Katherine Michaelson relating to the use of the letters for an exhibition, and an inventory of all items contained in the file.Five Letters of Ian H Macdonald to...

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Including legal and financial papers.

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Letter, 1829, to Dr Anthony [Thomson], concerning his daughter`s health

letter, 1852, to Thomas Cleghorn, concerning circuit procedure in Perth

With letter, 1833, of Francis Jeffrey to David Cleghorn, concerning legal business.