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Microfilm of letter, [1821, of after], of James Hogg; and, manuscripts, [1825-1832], of parts of ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ in the hands of James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, and John Wilson.
The contents are as follows:
‘Letter to a friend in London; containing observations on the memoir of himself written by James Hogg ... and prefixed to a late edition of the "Mountain Bard"’, (Edinburgh, 1821) by George Goldie, [1821, of after] (MS.3369);
Manuscripts, [1825-1832], of parts of ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ in the hands of James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, and John Wilson. (MS.4854).
Microfilm of letters, chiefly of; and fragments of manuscripts of Sir Walter Scott.
Microfilm of manuscript, possibly from Mount Athos, of St Dorotheus and sermons of Isaias, with an account of the miracle performed by the Virgin at Blachernae.
Microfilm of miscellaneous works, chiefly theological, written in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Microfilm of ‘M.S. West Highland Tales Vol. V’, being mainly a continuation of the scripts and editorial material for inclusion in ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’, volume 3.
Microfilm of papers of Field-Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, the first Earl Haig.
Microfilm of romance of the lovers Pamphilia and Deiphebo.
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant (Adam Matthew, 1999).
The content descriptions for each microfilm are taken from the catalogue descriptions of the original items and as such there may be variations between the contents of the microfilms and the descriptions provided.
The dates are taken from the accession records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.
Microfilm of two Gaelic manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript containing the letter of Prester John, and other works, ?15th century-17th century (Adv.MS.72.1.41);
Manuscript of various Gaelic texts, 17th century (Adv.MS.72.1.42).
Microfilm of two Gaelic manuscripts, late 17th century; and, letters, 1694-1701, to Professor James Wodrow, and his sons, Alexander and Robert.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript of Geoffrey Keating’s ‘History of Ireland’ written by the scribe Sémus Ó Gribín, 1696 (Adv.MS.33.4.11);
Gaelic manuscript (Adv.MS.50.3.12);
Letters, 1694-1701, to Professor James Wodrow, and his sons, Alexander and Robert (Wod.Lett.Qu.I).
Minutes of Sederunt of the Committee of Management of the Royal Edinburgh Volunteer Light Dragoons (from 1800 the Royal Midlothian Yeomanry Cavalry), 15 March, 1797-9 July, 1801.
Sir Walter Scott was quartermaster and secretary, and regularly attended the meetings. The minutes are in a clerk`s hand. Some letters concerning the company have been pasted in towards the end, and some concerning the manuscript at the beginning. There is a list of members at the end.
Miscellaneous autograph letters, official documents, signatures, etc., pasted into an album.
There are a number of letters to David Steuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan (succeeded 1767), which relate largely to his antiquarian interests. Most of the other letters are also of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and the writers include noblemen, churchmen, public servants, and prominent literary figures.
Miscellaneous collection of items of various dates transcribed by George Paton, the antiquary, circa 1790.
Miscellaneous collection of letters and other papers relating to Ossianic poetry.
Miscellaneous documents and letters.
Miscellaneous historical and topographical tracts, copied in the 17th and early 18th centuries.
There is a list of contents (folio i) in the same 19th-century hand which drew up the contents list in Adv.MS.22.2.10.
Miscellaneous items.
Miscellaneous items of or concerning Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott.
Framed declaration, 1786, by Elizabeth Paton regarding her child by Robert Burns;
Exciseman`s notes by Robert Burns;
Four letters, 1816-1829, of Sir Walter Scott to Joseph Train;
Volume containing a manuscript copy, 1896, of `Brief sketch of a correspondence with Sir Walter Scott commencing in the year 1814` by Joseph Train;
Printed book, `The Homes and Haunts of Sir Walter Scott` (1897) by George G Napier.
Miscellaneous letters and papers chiefly of the seventeenth century and chiefly relating to affairs in Scotland.
There are some transcripts, notes, and a table of contents in a modern hand.