Microfilm of assorted papers of the Committee for Equipping Ships of the Darien Company, the Gibson family, Robert Stevenson and Alexander Graham Dunlop.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Minute book, 1697-1698, of the Committee for Equipping Ships of the Darien Company (Adv.MS.83.7.2);
Legal and financial papers, 1825-1893, of the Gibson family, concerning the sale and purchase of property in the province of Buenos Aires, together with sketch maps, powers of attorney and other miscellaneous papers (MS.10328);
Letters and a journal, 1817, of Robert Stevenson, the engineer, addressed to his daughter Jeanie during a visit he made to Holland to inspect the canals and dykes (MS.2674);
Journal of Alexander Graham Dunlop, describing his journey, in January 1851, across the Isthmus of Panama, travelling by canoe up the River Chagres, and then by mule (MS.9268).
Dates
- Creation: 1697-1698, 1817-1893.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Reels
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Existence and Location of Originals
Adv.MS.83.7.2, MSS. 1328, 2674, 9268.
Existence and Location of Copies
See also Mf.Sec.MSS.898.
- 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
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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