Papers of James Balfour of Pilrig, Director of the Darien Company., 1689-1698, 1753, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3582, folios 101-213
Scope and Contents
The contents include subscription-lists, accounts, lists of ship's equipment, stores, etc., bills, and memoranda, with a few letters. There is also a letter of David Hume to James Balfour of Pilrig, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh, with a draft reply by Balfour, 1753 (folio 213).
Dates
- Creation: 1689-1698, 1753, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
113 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1942, With Ch.2523-2524, by Mrs Balfour-Geddes, Rimpton, Yeovil.
Bibliography
The papers are described and the David Hume correspondence is printed in Barbara Balfour-Melville, ‘The Balfours of Pilrig’ (Edinburgh, 1907).
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk