Diary of a man resident in Edinburgh, consisting largely of accounts of lectures, concerts, and plays which he has attended.
Scope and Contents
The writer was at different times employed by the N.B.R. (?North British Railway) Company (folio 20 verso), and Messrs Blackwell and Munro, Wholesale Fruit and Spice Merchants, Edinburgh (folio 40), and made journeys, probably on business, to Germany in 1846 (folios 4-16 verso) and in various parts of Scotland. He appears to have been a man of little education, making efforts to improve himself. He gives little information about the places visited.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1850.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
76 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
76 folios.
Custodial History
The diary was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1941.
- 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
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