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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 erection of baronetcies in Nova Scotia.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.16.2.3
Scope and Contents
The papers are part of the Balcarres collection. They had become separated from the rest of the collection, but can be identified from the original inventory.The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Copy of a letter of James VI to the Privy Council, 1624 (folio 1). The letter is printed in `The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland`, 1st series, volume xiii, page 616.(ii) Copy of undertakings by the newly-created baronets, of payments to Sir...
Dates:
1624-?1625, early 18th century.
Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21193-21198
Dates:
1569-1876, undated.
Papers concerning the Lord High Commissioners to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10240/1-116
Scope and Contents
The papers contain a large number of photocopies of documents dating back to the 17th century.
Dates:
1924-1984, undated.
Papers of and concerning John Mackinnon.
File
Identifier: Acc.7428
Scope and Contents
Seven documents:
will, 1807, of Roderick Mackinnon
two letters, 1838, of Major Macdonald, 93rd Highlanders, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
furlough, 1835, containing physical description of John Mackinnon
pay list, 1839, of a recruiting party at Stornoway
discharge certificate, 1842, of John Mackinnon
certificate of pledge, 1849, of the Marine Temperance Society of New York.
Dates:
1807-1849.
Papers of and concerning Sir John Richmond, containing correspondence, professional and related material.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8921/1-30
Scope and Contents
Concerning Richmond`s poetry and literary work, his connection with Glasgow artists and the art world in general.
Includes letters of Neil Munro, Arnold Bennett and Hilair Belloc.
Dates:
circa 1885-1980.
Papers of George Chalmers, consisting of lists of and references to manuscripts and documents relating to Scotland held in various libraries, mostly in London.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.1.22
Scope and Contents
Most of the papers are written in other hands: all are undated, but some of the leaves have watermarks of 1799-1801 and 1809. A letter to Chalmers dated 1812 is at folio 18.
Dates:
?1799-?1812.
Papers of George Chalmers, the antiquary.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.9.1-81.9.12
Dates:
Late 17th century-?1829.
Papers of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, concerning lead and copper mining in Scotland.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.24
Scope and Contents
Lord Menmuir was appointed Master of the Metals and Minerals for life in 1592.The papers are part of the Balcarres collection. They were bound in 1896, when it was not realised that they belonged to the collection.The contents are as follows:(i) Observations of Sir Archibald Napier of Merchiston on the Act of Parliament concerning metals, 1592. ‘Early records relating to mining in Scotland’, 73. Cf. Adv.MS.29.2.9, folio 17. (Folio 1.)(ii)...
Dates:
1567-1596, and undated.
Papers of Scottish interest, collected by R R Gove-Brown-Henderson.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.4378
Scope and Contents
Comprising:1. letter, 1833, of Sir John Sinclair, on shell marle as manure2. rental, 1782, of the estate of Wattin, Caithness3. printed price list and two invoices, 1849, of Peter Lawson and Son4. list, 19th century, of seeds5. copy (in the hand of the donor) of letter, 1821, of William Stewart, on a new road in Caithness6. printed programme, 1887, of the Royal Naval Review at Spithead7. note book, late 17th...
Dates:
late 17th century to 19th century.
Papers of the estate of Eaglescarnie, East Lothian.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.23.3.26-23.3.30
Scope and Contents
The Eaglescarnie estate was held by a younger branch of the Haliburtons until the middle of the 18th century, when it was acquired by Patrick Lindsay, Deputy Secretary at War, by his marriage with Margaret, only daughter of Thomas Haliburton. There are some 17th-century papers of the Haliburtons, but the majority relate to Patrick Lindsay and to his father, Patrick, Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Member of Parliament for the City (see ‘The Scots Peerage’, pages 409-410). Several of the papers...
Dates:
1639-1789.
Papers of the Faculty of Advocates chiefly concerning exemptions from Jury Service.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/17
Dates:
1793-1814.
Papers of the Faculty of Advocates concerning the City of Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/12
Dates:
1690-1695, 1731, 1749-1790, undated.
Papers of the Faculty of Advocates Library concerning the India Office.
File
Identifier: F.R.339e/55
Dates:
1876-1878, 1900.
Papers relating chiefly to the election of Scottish Representative Peers.
File
Identifier: MS.1026
Scope and Contents
Some letters to Henry Dundas (Lord Melville), 1783-1807, unconnected with election, possibly indicate that these are part of the Melville papers. The papers consist of minutes of elections, lists of peers and their votes, protests, excerpts from ancient records, proposals as to methods of electing, and other papers.
Dates:
[?1703]-1771, 1783-1807, undated.
Papers relating to sedition, formerly part of the papers of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.
File
Identifier: MS.3011
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Notes of the speeches and opinions of the Court at the trial of Charles Sinclair for sedition at Edinburgh, 1794; see ‘State trials’, edited by T J Howell, volume xxiii (London, 1817), page 778 (folio i);(ii) Memorandum for Dundas on the trial of Thomas Muir for sedition at Edinburgh, 1793; see ‘State trials’, edited by T J Howell, volume xxiii (London, 1817), page 118 (folio 49);(iii) List of papers on treasonable...
Dates:
1793-1799.
Photocopies of transcripts, 1849-1894, of "Mundell Family Extracts from Loch Broom and Ullapool Parish Kirk Session Records"
File
Identifier: Acc.10874
Scope and Contents
With copies of related letters, 1975, of James R Matheson.
Dates:
1849-1894 and 1975.
Photocopy of a letter of Thomas Ruddiman to Bishop Archibald Campbell.
File
Identifier: Acc.8057
Scope and Contents
Ruddiman explains why the Advocates` Library cannot buy his books and coins. With a list of the books which are not in the Advocates` Library.
Dates:
1738.
Portion of the autobiography of George Miller, bookseller in Haddington and Dunbar, covering the years 1803 to 1818.
File
Identifier: MS.5409
Scope and Contents
Some leaves are missing at the beginning and end of the volume.
Inserted are some letters to George Miller, printed prospectuses, subscription sheets, etc.
Dates:
[1818, or after.]
Records of the Edinburgh People's Festival.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14155/1-42
Scope and Contents
The Edinburgh People’s Festival (EPF) was founded in 2002 by Colin Fox as a ‘more accessible and inclusive cultural alternative’ to the Edinburgh International Festival. It presented a series of plays, lectures, concerts, pageants, ceilidhs, and art exhibitions in different venues around the city of Edinburgh in August and throughout the year until 2018. The EPF was established in part as a tribute to the festival of the same name organised by the Edinburgh Labour Festival Committee,...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1949-1954, 2003-2020.
Register of assignations of stipends, arranged geographically, of ministers in Scotland (folio 5), preceded by a list of prices of victuals assigned to ministers in different parts of the country (folio 1), and followed by a copy of a letter, 1575, of the Regent Morton to Lord Boyd concerning a vacant benefice in Orkney (folio 82 verso).
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.17.1.4
Dates:
1574-1575.
Register of official letters and writs of Charles I, sent by William Alexander, later Earl of Stirling, in his capacity of Secretary of State for Scotland.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.2.12
Scope and Contents
The letters are not in strict chronological order. Folios 3-97 contain letters of 1626-1627; folios 97-143, letters of 1630-1635; and folios 144-372 also letters of 1630-1635. They are preceded by forms of address of various officials (folio 1).
Dates:
1626-1635.
Regula of the Knights Templar, and works concerning ceremonial orders, heraldry and tournaments.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.6.9
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Statutes of the Order of the Garter in English (folio 1). The Statutes are those of Edward VI, 17 March 1552/1553, and are followed by a list of knights present at that Chapter. For other Statutes in English, see Adv.MS.31.7.18.(ii) `Regula pauperum commilitonum Christi templique salomonici` by Joannes Michaelensis, written in two hands of the 12th century (folio 18). The order of chapters differs from that given in...
Dates:
12th century-17th century.
Signet Library, "Bibliotheca Polonica", List of the Polish books presented in 1821 by Count Adam Zamoyski and others.
File
Identifier: Acc.10990
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of minutes and letters, and some borrowing notes.
Dates:
circa 1821.