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Copies of letters, 1845-1860, of John Connel and John Taylor to relatives in Scotland.

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Identifier: Acc.7021
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With letter, undated, of William Edmond, to his sister Mrs James McQuat, Balfron, and a family tree of the McQuats.

Dates: 1845-1860 and undated.

Copies of letters, 1856, 1884, of John and Margaret McDonald to relatives in Rosshire.

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Identifier: Acc.7024
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With a postcard, 1901, from Philadelphia.

Dates: 1856-1901.

Copies of letters and instructions of Thomas, Baron Wharton, deputy warden of the marches.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.33.3.8
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Most of the material concerns the order of the watches in the three marches, giving the areas covered and, in some cases, the names of those concerned.

The volume may have been intended for John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland; his arms are painted on page 2, and the bear and ragged staff of Warwick drawn on page 3. There are large decorated initials in pen and ink on pages 3, 7, 13, 37, 121 and 153, some of which bear the letters IN, TP, CC or TW.

Dates: 1552-1553.

Copies of letters and reports from Captain John Barlow and other officers commanding detachments of the Buffs in the Western Isles and the Laggan and Loch Rannoch areas.

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Identifier: MS.10691
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Captain Barlow reports on his searches for arms and Catholic priests in the islands, and on shipping in the area. He also comments on the topography and social conditions, and puts forward suggestions for a permanent garrison, the building of schools and customs houses, etc. Reports from the mainland are chiefly concerned with cattle thieving and the power of the chiefs. The inverted folios contain tables of military posts in the Highlands and Scotland generally.

Dates: 1753-1754.

Copies of letters of Cuthbert Collingwood, afterwards 1st Baron Collingwood, to the Reverend Dr Alexander Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk.

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Identifier: MS.1811
Scope and Contents Also included are copies of: a letter, 1793, to Mrs Carlyle (page 5), a letter (from Admiral Bowyer), 1794, to Admiral Roddam (page 29), and a letter, 1803, to John Erasmus Blackett (page 181). There are also copies of a letter of Cuthbert Collingwood to his wife, with enclosures from Nelson, Waldegrave, and others, and of a letter and some diary notes of William Christie, schoolmaster in the 'Excellent', all relating to the Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797 (page 186).These copies...
Dates: 1792-1805.

Copies of letters of George and Robert Arbuthnot, at this time secretaries to the Governor of Ceylon.

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Identifier: MS.5208
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The letters of George and Robert Arbuthnot were written to their family in Edinburgh, and describe the voyage to Ceylon, visits en route to Madeira and Madagascar, and life in Ceylon.

Dates: 1801-1802.

Copies of letters of James Bannerman Lorimer.

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Identifier: Acc.6592
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Mostly written from the Western Front.

Dates: 1914-1917.

Copies of letters of William Davidson, the phrenologist and father of Thomas (1817-1885), the palaeontologist, to his grandson, William, 'Written at Heidelberg, and other places on the Rhine'.

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Identifier: MSS.10498-10499
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In the first volume the letters discuss mainly religious and philosophical topics while the second volume is more autobiographical.

Dates: 1861, 1864, undated.

Copies of letters, tracts and other papers concerning the troubles in Scotland during the reign of Charles I.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.33.4.14
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The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.5.6.9.

Dates: 1637-1639.

Copies of miscellaneous documents.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.19.3.28
Scope and Contents (i) Papers concerning the presentation of a Jacobite Medal to the Faculty of Advocates by the Duchess of Gordon in 1711, namely:`The Faculty of Advocats Loyalty in a letter to the Queen`s Most Excellent Majesty. By one of the Dean of Faculty`s Council. Printed in the Year MDCCXI. ` No such printed work seems to be recorded. (Folio 2.)`The Double of Criminal Letters against Mr. James Dundas, Advocat, 1711.` (Folio 12.)(ii) `A Letter from Jack Straw in the...
Dates: Early 18th century.

Copies of sixteen letters concerning public affairs in Scotland.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.4
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The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: w.2.27.

Dates: 1746.

Copies or drafts of letters and memoranda of Mary, Queen of Scots, or associated closely with her, probably written by various secretaries.

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Identifier: MS.6135
Scope and Contents The items are also closely associated with William Maitland of Lethington, and are chiefly concerned with the diplomatic negotiations of the period with England and France; they are apparently unpublished. Where no exact date is given on the document, the letters have been dated from internal evidence.The contents are as follows.(i) Copy letter, [end of February 1563], of William Maitland of Lethington to François, Duc de Guise, reporting the course of his...
Dates: [1562]-1563, [1568].

Copy, 17th century, of a journal kept by a member of Sir Robert Cecil`s suite during the period of his embassy to France, February-April 1598, before the signing of the Treaty of Vervins.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.33.4.10
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The entries for each day are brief, and much of the manuscript consists of copies of official correspondence sent and received by Cecil, some of which was published in ‘An Historical View of the Negotiations between the courts of England, France and Brussels’, pages 100-157.

Dates: 1598.

Copy, 17th century, of ‘Humii vindiciæ Buchanani contra Camdenum’ or ‘Camdenea; id est examen nonnullorum a G. Camdeno in Britannia sua positorum, præcipuē quæ ad irrisionem Scoticæ Gentis et eorum et Pictorum falsam originem’.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.31.6.9
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At the end is a copy of a Latin letter, 7 Cal. May 1604, of Andrew Melville to David Hume.

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: A.5.16.

Dates: 16th century, 1604.

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Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832) 5
Grieve, Christopher Murray, 1892-1978 (poet, writer, and cultural activist, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid) 4
Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 3
Aitken, William Russell, bibliographer, 1913-1998 2
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Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, author, publisher, Governor-General of Canada, 1875-1940 2
Campbell, Sir Colin, 2nd Baronet, of Glenorchy, 1577-1640 2
Cuthbert, Walter Robertson, Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, husband of Gwendoline Emily Meacham, pseudonym Wendy Wood, 1887-1970 2
Finlay, Ian Hamilton, poet and sculptor, 1925-2006 2
Glen, Duncan Munro, editor and author, 1933-2008 2
Hamilton, James Alexander Douglas-, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, solicitor and politician, b 1942 2
Livingstone, David, explorer and missionary, 1813-1873 2
Mitchison, Naomi Mary Margaret (née Haldane), Baroness Mitchison (author) 2
Tranter, Nigel Godwin , author, 1909-2000 2
Wilkie, Sir David, Knight, painter, 1785-1841 2
Adolphus, John Leycester, barrister and author, 1795-1862: recipient 1
Alexander, Sir William, Earl of Stirling, founder of Nova Scotia, c 1577-1640 1
Alpine Club 1
Andrew, Elizabeth, lover of Robert Burns, poet, née Paton, fl 1786 1
Annand, James King, poet, 1908-1993 1
Anne, Queen Consort of James I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1574-1619 1
Armistead, John, commentator on occupation of Newcastle by Scottish army, fl 1641 1
Armstrong, Robert B, antiquary, fl 1880 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Garrison Artillery, 11th Siege Battery 1
Bain, Margaret I, correspondent of Henry W Meikle, Librarian, National Library of Scotland, fl 1932 1
Bain, Robert, dramatist and poet, 1865-1955 1
Balfour, Arthur James, 1st Earl of Balfour (statesman) 1
Ball, Sir Alexander John, Baronet, Rear-Admiral, 1756-1809 1
Ballantyne, Charles K N, Secretary of the New Club, Edinburgh, 1903-1985: recipient 1
Ballantyne, James (printer) 1
Bannerman, Sir Henry Campbell-, Prime Minister, 1836-1908 1
Bannerman, Sir Henry Campbell-, Prime Minister, 1836-1908: recipient 1
Barnett, David, Curator of Lady Stair's House Museum, Edinburgh, fl 1918-1936 1
Beattie, George, poet, 1786-1823 1
Bell, Henry, builder of the "Comet", 1767-1830 1
Bell, William, great grand-nephew of Henry Bell, builder of the "Comet", d 1978 1
Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene (poet and author) 1
Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre René, poet and author, 1870-1953: recipient 1
Boswell, Euphemia, wife of Alexander, Lord Auchinleck, née Erskine, 1718-1766 1
Boswell, John, Lieutenant, 21st (Royal North British Fusilier) Regiment of Foot, 1743-c 1798 1
Bottomley, Gordon, author, 1874-1948 1
Braithwaite, Joseph Bevan, barrister, 1818-1905: recipient 1
Brougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (statesman, Lord Chancellor) (1778-1868) 1
Brown, T Gordon, correspondent of Michael Roberts, poet and mountaineer, fl 1946 1
Bruce, James, of Kinnaird, traveller in Africa, 1730–1794 1
Bruce, Robert, Cape May, New Jersey, fl 1933-1983 1
Bruce, Robert, Cape May, New Jersey, fl 1933-1983: recipient 1
Byres, James, of Tonley, antiquary and architect, 1734-1817 1
Cadell and Davies, Edinburgh, publishers 1
Calder, Angus Lindsay Ritchie (historian, writer, and poet) 1
Calder, Peter Ritchie, Baron Ritchie-Calder, author and journalist, 1906-1982 1
Cameron, Sir David Young, Knight, painter and etcher, 1865-1945 1
Campbell, George William, 6th Duke of Argyll, 1768-1839 1
Canning, George, statesman, 1770-1827: recipient 1
Carey, William (Baptist missionary in India) 1
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 1
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881: transcriber 1
Chapman, Sir Stephen Remnant, Knight, Colonel-Commandant, Royal Engineers, 1776-1851: recipient 1
Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1600-1649 1
Cochrane, Hon Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis, Knight, Admiral, 1758-1832: recipient 1
Cochrane, Jane, wife of Thomas, 8th Earl of Dundonald, née Stuart, d 1808 1
Cockburn, John M, Sergeant, 23rd London Regiment, fl 1915 1
Connel, John, emigrant to Quebec, fl 1845-1860 1
Crawford, Lawrence, Parliamentary Major-General, 1611-1645: recipient 1
Cripps, Sir Richard Stafford, Knight, politician and lawyer, 1889-1952 1
Cromwell, Oliver, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1599-1658 1
Cruickshank, Helen Burness, poet, 1886-1975 1
Cunninghame, William, of Lainshaw, fl 1799-1813: recipient 1
Dallas, family, Nairn 1
Darling, Frank Moss Fraser, Sir, Knight (ecologist) 1
Dennistoun, James, antiquary, 1803-1855 1
Dickson, Sir Alexander, Knight, Major-General, 1777-1840 1
Dowden, John, Bishop of Edinburgh, 1840-1910 1
Drummond, Andrew Alastair Landale, Minister of Eadie, Alva, d 1966 1
Duff, Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant, Knight, Governor of Madras, 1829-1906 1
Dundas, John, Edinburgh, fl 1857-1859: recipient 1
Edmond, William, emigrant to Minnesota, fl 1845-1860 1
Elliot, Sir Walter, Knight, East India Company servant and archaeologist, 1803-1887 1
Elphinstone, Arthur, 6th Lord Balmerino, Jacobite army officer, 1688-1746 1
Ewart, Gavin Buchanan (poet) (1916-1995) 1
Ewart, Gavin Buchanan, poet, 1916-1995 1
Fairlie, Robert Francis, civil and mechanical engineer, 1830-1885 1
Farquhar, George Taylor Shillito, Dean of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, 1857-1927 1
Ferrerio, Giovanni, philosopher, poet, historian, 1502-1579 1
Fleming, Lindsay, author of "Life of James Dennistoun", fl 1951-1954 1
Fletcher, Andrew, of Saltoun, patriot, ? 1653-1716. 1
Forrester, family 1
Fowler, Alastair David Shaw, Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh, b 1930 1
Fraser, Sir William, Knight, genealogist, 1816-1898 1
Gallacher, William (politician and trade unionist) 1
Gallacher, William, political activist and politician, 1881-1965 1
Gardiner, family, Banffshire 1
Gibson, Williamina, correspondenct of George Beattie, poet, fl 1821-1823: recipient 1
Glen, Duncan Munro, editor and author, 1933-2008: recipient 1
Gordon, D A, correspondent of Sir Compton Mackenzie, author, fl 1969: recipient 1
Gordon, George Huntly, amanuensis to Sir Walter Scott, 1796-1868 1
Gordon, Sir James Willougby, 1st Baronet, of Niton, 1772-1851 1
Gordon, Sir James Willougby, 1st Baronet, of Niton, 1772-1851: recipient 1
Graeme, Elizabeth, sister of Robert, of Redgorton, Advocate, fl 1857-1859 1
Graeme, Patrick, of Murrayshall, fl 1752: recipient 1
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