Album, containing 'Universal grammar...' written by James Trail, Minister of St Cyrus, and lecture notes on logic by his brother David Trail, Minister of Panbride.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Universal Grammar, written by James Trail ... Panbride ... 1773' (folio iv);
(ii) 'A Compend of Logic, in four parts, by Robert Watson, Master of Arts, Professor of Rhetoric & Logic in the University of St. Andrews' (folio 30).
From the notices on folio i, 'James Trail, May, 1775', 'To Da. Trail, 1782', and 'Bot at Dr. Trail's roup by C.R.' (i.e., Reverend Charles Rogers), it seems that the grammar was written by James Trail, Minister of St Cyrus, 1797-1816, and the logic-notes were taken by his brother David, Doctor of Divinity, Minister of Panbride, 1798-1850, who was a student at St Andrews.
Dates
- Creation: 1773-1850.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
110 Leaves ; Small octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
vi + 104 folios.
Custodial History
The album was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1944.
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
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