Volume compiled by Robert Pitcairn consisting of printed and some manuscript items of and concerning Archibald Pitcairne.
Scope and Contents
The items of manuscript interest consist of presentation and other notes (numbers 26, 112), a poem (91) and a letter, 1711 (108), of Archibald Pitcairne; poems by Thomas Kincaid and Allan Ramsay (89, 92) and a poem (90) and notes in other contemporary hands (4, 5, 32, 45, 95, 102, 109); and notes and extracts (2, 3, 6, 39, 46a, 70, 88, 92a, 95a, 102a, 104) in Robert Pitcairn`s hand, and a copy by him, dated 1825, of a decreet of the Privy Council in favour of Archibald Pitcairne, 1700 (111).
The volume is kept in the Department of Printed Books, where it has the reference H.23.a.16, which should be given when requesting it.
Dates
- Creation: 1700, 1711.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (19 items, folio and under, in a folio volume containing a total of 115 printed and manuscript items.)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 06 07 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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manuscripts@nls.uk