Correspondence and manuscripts of Henry Mackenzie, author of ‘The man of feeling’, and of his family.
Scope and Contents
There is also some correspondence of the Seaforth family, Henry's son, Joshua Henry, having married Helen, daughter of Lord Seaforth.
Dates
- Creation: 1755-1887.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
40 Volumes ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The papers are arranged as follows. 6362-6371. Correspondence 6372-6375. Journals 6376-6395. Literary manuscripts 6396-6401. Seaforth papers Each volume contains papers of folio and under unless otherwise stated,
Custodial History
The correspondence and manuscripts were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 28 July 1949, lots 936, 938, 940, 943-945, 947-953, 956-958, 960-961, 963.
Separated Materials
For formal documents belonging to this collection see ch.5813-5831.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- 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
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk