Miscellaneous letters and legal documents of and relating to Scottish families.
Scope and Contents
Order of John Lambert, parliamentary solider and politician concerning David, 2nd Lord Cardross 1651; three letters of Joseph Gordon to his father, Sir Ludovick Gordon of Gordonston, 1679; letter of Patrick Murray, Lord Elibank to John Johnstone, 1768; three letters of and to John Anstruther and Sir Robert Ainslie, 1802-1805; letter of M Hoey to Sir Robert Ainslie, 1803; letter of Lady Minto to Colonel John Drinkwater, 1808; verse and drawing relating to John Sobieski Stuart, undated; Assignation of Thomas Henderson, Weaver, Linlithgow, 1783; Account of the Executors of James mowat, Merchant, Kirkwall, 1767; Burgess Ticket of Irvine in favour of Robert gillies, Junior, 1843.
Dates
- Creation: 1651-1843
Creator
- Gordon, Sir John, advocate, admitted 1681, d.1686 (First party, Person)
- Murray, Patrick, 5th Lord Elibank, 1703-1778 (First party, Person)
- Johnstone, John, London, fl.1778 (Second party, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.05 Linear metres (1 file)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, 16th January 2013, Lot 214.12 February 2013
Subject
- Lambert, John, parliamentary soldier and politician, 1619-1684 (Person)
- Erskine, David, 2nd Lord Cardross, 1627-1671 (Person)
- Ainslie, Sir Robert, 1st Baronet, Diplomatist, 1745-1828 (Person)
- Anstruther, John, Edinburgh, fl.1802-1805 (Person)
- Kynynmound, Anna Maria Elliot Murray, Countess of Minto, nee Amyand, then Elliot, 1752-1829 (Person)
Creator
- Gordon, Ludovick, Sir, 2nd Baronet of Gordonstoun (Second party, Person)
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- 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
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk