Copy, in the hand of John Dillon, of the report submitted by Thomas Thomson to the Commissioners of the Public Records of Scotland, on ‘Parliamentary Records of Scotland’ by William Robertson to which it is attached.
File
Identifier: MS.8492
Scope and Contents
William Robertson's work was printed but not published. The report describes it as a literal transcription of the relevant papers in the Register House and points out the defects of this method of scholarship. The work was superseded by the critical edition subsequently compiled by Cosmo Innes and Thomas Thomson himself.
Dates
- Creation: 1804.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
415 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
2 folios + 826 pages + blank folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1954.
Bibliography
Robertson, William. ‘Parliamentary Records of Scotland’ (1804).
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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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk