Printed and manuscript papers concerning the Jacobite rebellion, collected by John Blair, Canongate, Edinburgh, who was at first a Jacobite, but later became a Government spy.
Series
Identifier: MSS.487-490
Dates
- Creation: 1715-1750.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
4 Volumes
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Custodial History
An account of John Blair is given in a note in MS.487, folio ii, according to which the collection was purchased by Alexander Rose, of Cullis, in 1812, and remained in possession of his family until 1895.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From the collection of printed books presented, 1927, by the Earl of Rosebery.
Bibliography
The printed pamphlets and broadsides are catalogued in the Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library.
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
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk