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Miscellaneous letters and documents.
File
Identifier: MS.500
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Ordinance of the Committee of War of the Sheriffdom of Fife on the arming of heritors within the Presbytery of Cupar, 1644 (folio 1);(ii) Information for John Balfour, probably Portioner of Kinloch (died 1651), regarding the succession to certain lands of Christian Williamson, daughter of John Williamson and Helen Balfour, 1644 (folio 2);(iii) Breakfast bill of ‘Langshaw’ [? David Montgomery of Lainshaw], receipted by Thomas...
Dates:
1644-1760, undated.
Miscellaneous letters and papers concerning the Faculty of Advocates Library.
File
Identifier: F.R.339e/1
Dates:
1687-1738.
Miscellaneous papers chiefly of the Douglas and Campbell families.
Series
Identifier: MSS.973-979
Dates:
1589-1760, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of the Faculty of Advocates Library.
File
Identifier: F.R.339e/21
Dates:
1801-1818.
Miscellaneous papers of the family of Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10283-10286
Dates:
1653-1804.
Miscellaneous single items and small collections.
File
Identifier: MS.10279
Scope and Contents
The material is predominantly literary and is chiefly confined to the 19th century. Among the more notable items are:Seven letters of Allan Cunningham, 1828-1840, chiefly to Captain Charles Gray of the Royal Marines, with an undated manuscript of the poem 'The standard bearer' published in ‘Poems and songs’ (London, 1847) by Cunningham, under the title 'The Cavalier' (folios 43-59);Papers of James Hogg, including manuscripts of his poems 'A Scottish ballad', circa...
Dates:
1592, 1723-1891, undated.
Miscellaneous small collections of letters and papers.
File
Identifier: MS.1006
Dates:
1620-1837, undated.
Papers, accounts, receipts and correspondence relating to the financial affairs of James Ballantyne and Co, and to Sir Walter Scott as partner in the firm, most being connected with John Gibson W.S., as solicitor to the Trustees.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12952
Dates:
circa 1825-1827.
Papers and correspondence of the North Berwick Golf Club, 1833-1988, and of the New Club North Berwick, 1879-1962.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11578
Scope and Contents
Includes minutes, financial records and registers.
Dates:
1833-1988.
Papers and correspondence of the Scottish Working People`s History Trust.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12066
Dates:
circa 1995-1997.
Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).
File
Identifier: MS.14883
Scope and Contents
This loose collection of papers belonged to Duncan Campbell, who was born at the farm of Kerrumore, Glenlyon, of which his family had been tenants for three generations. He was editor of the ‘Northern Chronicle’, co-editor of the ‘Highland Monthly’, and author of a number of works relating to Highland history, notably the ‘Book of Garth and Fortingall’. (See ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 28, page vi).The papers here described are in many different...
Dates:
17th century-1st quarter of 20th century.
Papers collected by the Highland Society of Scotland Ossian Committee and its successor the Committee on Celtic Literature.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.2.10
Dates:
1797-1807.
Papers, comprising charters of various families, from the archives of Messrs Tods, Murray and Jamieson, WS.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.291
Dates:
1554-19th century.
Papers concerning the estate of Hoddam and to the Sharpe family.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6551
Dates:
17th century to 19th century.
Papers concerning the family of Hay of Hayfield.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11899
Scope and Contents
Includes legal and financial papers.
Dates:
1610-circa 1853.
Papers concerning the lands of Kermuck and Ellon, and the family of Gordon of Ellon.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.274-is now Acc.12804
Dates:
1495-1959.
Papers concerning the Skirving of Croys family, including Adam and Archibald.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10263
Dates:
circa 1780-1850.
Papers concerning Thurso.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.3621
Scope and Contents
Comprising:
1. papers, 1855-1918, and undated, of William and James Gerry
2. 40 title deeds, 1668-1872, of property in Thurso
3. balance sheets, 1893-1898, of the Caithness Flagstone Co.
Dates:
1668-1918, and undated.
Papers concerning Widows Fund, Annuitants, Poor relief, and other financial papers of the Faculty of Advocates.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/9
Dates:
1703-1856.
Papers from Nisbet House, Berwickshire.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.5410-5508
Scope and Contents
The Nisbet papers fall into four groups, belonging respectively to the Nisbets of that Ilk, the original owners of the estate; the Kers (later Carres) of Cavers and West Nisbet; who acquired the estate in 1649; the Chisholmes of that Ilk, connected by marriage to Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, who succeeded to the estate some time before 1813; and William Molleson, probably related to the sister of Charles St Clair, de jure 13th Lord Sinclair.
Dates:
1575-early19th century.
Papers from Pitfirrane House, Fife.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.6406-6511
Scope and Contents
The papers derive from four main sources: material relating to the Halketts of Pitfirrane, to the Wedderburns of Gosford, to Sir Patrick Murray of Saltcoats, and to John McFarlane, Writer to the Signet (admitted 1709). The last male heir in the direct line of the Halkett family, Sir James (succeeded 1697), died in 1705, ending the baronetcy created in 1671. On his death his eldest sister, Janet, succeeded to Pitfirrane. She had married Sir Peter Wedderburn, 1st Baronet of Gosford, who now...
Dates:
1517-1897.
Papers, including correspondence, of the Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.206
Dates:
1964-1970.
Papers including legal and financial documents of the Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: Acc.14466
Dates:
1695-1863.
Papers of Allan Campbell McLean.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12134
Scope and Contents
Includes notebooks, typescripts of novels, correspondence and financial papers.
Dates:
1960-1989.