Boswell, James, of Auchinleck, author, 1740–1795
Person
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers concerning figures of Scottish historical interest.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.10742
Scope and Contents
Includes:
charter, 1316, of Robert the Bruce
royal letters, 1537-1645
contemporary description, 1587, of the death of Mary, Queen of Scots
letters, 1716-1821 and undated, of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his family
letters, 1764 and 1793, of James Boswell
letters, 1810 and 1828, of Sir Walter Scott
letter, 1843, of Thomas Carlyle
Dates:
1316-1938.
Letter of James Boswell to Andrew Gibb., 1792.
Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 24-25
Scope and Contents
Concerns the collection of Candlemas and Whitsunday rents in Kilmarnock.
Dates:
1792.
Letter of James Boswell to Andrew Gibb., 1793.
Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 26-27
Scope and Contents
Concerns rent arrears of Boswell`s tenants.
Dates:
1793.
Letter of James Boswell to Colonel John Walkinshaw Craufurd of Craufurdland Castle, Ayrshire.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11111
Scope and Contents
Concerns Boswell`s political ambitions and his disgust at the want of "public spirit" in the County of Ayrshire.
Dates:
1790.
Letter of James Boswell to his factor at Auchinleck, Andrew Gibb.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9819
Dates:
1792.
Letter of James Boswell to John Walkinshaw Crawfurd concerning Boswell`s intention to stand in Ayr as a candidate at the General Election., 1790.
Item
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 22-23
Letter of James Boswell to Mrs Grant.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5854
Scope and Contents
On the death of his wife and education of his daughters.
Dates:
1789.
Letters of James Boswell to John Walkinshaw Crawfurd and to Andrew Gibb., 1790-1793.
Series
Identifier: MS.23638, folios 22-27
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Elsey to Elton., 1809-1912.
File
Identifier: MS.40379
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Elsey, Elizabeth Theresa.Letter, 1898, of Elizabeth Theresa Elsey to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Elsmie, George Robert.Letters, 1898-1904 and 1907, of George Robert Elsmie to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 3-131.Folio 51. Galley proofs, 1899, of ‘Lumsden of the Guides’, published by John Murray in 1899. Sent as an...
Dates:
1809-1912.
Photocopies of 15 letters of James Boswell to William Julius Mickle.
File
Identifier: Acc.4879
Dates:
1768-1785.
Photocopies of five letters of James Boswell to John Johnston of Grange.
File
Identifier: Acc.7537
Dates:
circa 1760-circa 1786.
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