Miscellaneous papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal., 1641-1685, 1723-1738, undated.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) Photographs of miscellaneous letters and commissions, 1641-1682, including a letter, 1641, from Charles I to William, 7th Earl Marischal, and a speech, undated, of Charles I. (Folio 1.) (ii) Miscellaneous papers, 1723-1738, undated, including letters to George Keith, Advocate, Aberdeen, and John Douglas, Merchant in Aberdeen. Writers of letters include George, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1712), and his brother. Marshal James Keith. Additionally, the papers include a library catalogue of Robert Leighton, Bishop of Dunblane, of 1684-1685 for which see J Malcolm Allen 'Only my books...' in ‘Journal of the Society of Friends of Dunblane Cathedral’, volume XIV, part III, pages 93-98. (Folio 11.)
Dates
- Creation: 1641-1685, 1723-1738, undated.
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Extent
104 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
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