Copy, dated June 16 1727 (page 178), of the autobiography of William Veitch, minister of Dumfries, which was written (in the third person) apparently in 1714 (page 171).
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.6.25
Scope and Contents
The text ends at page 171: the following pages contain passages intended for previous insertion.
Dates
- Creation: 1714.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (ii + 178 pages. Quarto.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the Advocates’ Library at the David Constable Sale, December 1828.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
This was the copy used by Thomas McCrie and published as ‘Memoirs of William Veitch ...’ (Edinburgh, 1825).
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 03 08 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
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk