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Correspondence, journals, and other papers of the Russells of Ashiesteel.

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Identifier: MSS.3220-3235

Dates

  • Creation: 1776-1858, undated.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

16 Volumes

Language of Materials

Undetermined

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1943, by General Sir Aylmer Haldane, G.C.M.G., K.C.B.

Separated Materials

A leaf of Sir Walter Scott's manuscript of ‘Waverley’, foliated 7 and forming part of chapter xxx, has been inserted in its place in Adv.MS.1.1.0, which comprises the bulk of the novel. The donor also presented with this collection a leather box in which Scott used to send his copy to the printers, and a Bible box given by Scott to James Ballantyne in 1816. These are now MSS.23622-23624.

See also Ch.2477.

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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