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Letter-books, sales-books and ledgers of and concerning Alexander Houston and Company, merchants, bankers, and shipowners in Glasgow.
Houston's acted as an ‘entrepôt’ importing sugar, rum, cotton and tobacco from the British West Indies and distributing them to merchants throughout Britain. The return trade consisted of provisions, largely herrings and plantation stores, drawn in from various parts of Britain and occasionally from Western Europe. The papers, especially the letter-books and sales-books, offer a detailed picture of the organisation and price structure of the trade.
Microfilm of ledger of Edinburgh and District United Operative Plasterers’ Society.
Microfilm of ledgers of Fleming and Neill, printers, Edinburgh.
The contents are as follows:
Ledger, 1764-1767 (Dep.196, number 28);
Ledger, 1767-1773 (Dep.196, number 29).
Microfilm of ledgers of Neill and Company, printers, Edinburgh.
The contents are as follows:
Ledger, 1764-1767 (Dep.196, number 28);
Ledger, 1767-1773 (Dep.196, number 29).
Microfilm of letters of missionaries in Nyasaland and Kenya to the Foreign Mission Committee; and, Foreign Mission ledger of the Church of Scotland.
Minute books and other papers of Michael E Campbell Penney concerning the Managing Board of St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Minute books and other records of the United Incorporation of Mary`s Chapel, Edinburgh.
Miscellaneous collection of letter-books, ledgers and other volumes of William Grimond, trader, Dundee, and of other members of his family.
The collection also includes a few later, unrelated, items.
Papers concerning estate management in the highlands.
Comprising:
1. letter book, 1806-1824, concerning the Glenlyon Estate
2. accounts and papers, 1896-1914, concerning Barcaldine
3. ledger, 1848-1854, of Sir Alexander Campbell
4. index, 18th century.
Papers concerning the Freefield estate and the Leith family.
Papers of and concerning Robert Graham of Gartmore, R C Cunninghame Graham, and R B Cunninghame Graham.
Papers of Neill and Company, printers, Edinburgh.
Papers of the firm of John Grant, Edinburgh bookseller and publisher.
Papers of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association.
‘Record of Subscriptions & Payments in the County of Berwick in aid of Government towards the Defence of the Country', a ledger kept by Alexander Christie of Grueldykes.
The ledger contains subscription-lists of the various parishes and copies of relevant correspondence 1798-1802, with loose letters, 1799-1803, 1810-1811.
Records of East Edinburgh Unionist Association.
Minute books, membership registers, financial records and related papers, 1921 – 2001, of the East Edinburgh Unionist Association.
Records of the firm of M J Brown, Son and Co, WS, consisting of letterbooks, ledgers and journals, with eight bundles of loose papers.
The collection also includes some earlier documents.
Records of the National Party of Scotland, Scottish Convention, Scottish Covenant Association and Scottish National Party.
Minutes, letters and papers, with miscellaneous printed political leaflets and ephemera retained with the collection, from the Edinburgh Headquarters of the Scottish National Party. Included are records of other organizations of the national movement.