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Letter, 1887, of Henry Drummond to William Moody.
With transcribed note, undated, on Drummond`s death.
Letter, 1891, to Col Ynyr Henry Burges, and genealogical notes, undated, by him.
Letter, 1946, of T Graham Brown to Michael Roberts.
With:
notes, 1947-1948, of Roberts for his paper, "Early Travellers in the Graians" for the "Alpine Journal"
copy of a letter, 1830, from Geneva, concerning an Alpine accident on the Col du Bonhomme.
Letter, 1971, of Hugh MacDiarmid to Colin Forrester.
With notes, 1989, of Forrester concerning the MacDiarmid`s letter.
Letter of Charles William Henry Scott, 4th Duke of Buccleuch, to Walter Scott, bearing a note by Scott to James Hogg to whom he passed Buccleuch`s letter.
Includes fragmentary letter of Walter Scott to James Hogg.
Letter of Hamish Henderson with manuscript notes for his contribution to "The Tree of Liberty", a film on Burns`s songs by Tim Neat.
Letter of John O`Brien, Liverpool, to Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Mentions statues of Garibaldi donated by George Clark Stanton,
Includes passport, undated, by Garribaldi to Stanton.
Letter of John Tawse to Anne Stewart.
With religious notes, undated, possibly in Anne Stewart`s hand.
Letter of W A Foulis to the Reverend Dr Robert J Drummond.
With five sheets of notes of Foulis, concerning the publication of Scott`s, "Tales of My Landlord - New Series".
Letter of William Fullarton.
Concerning his claim to the title of Lord Spynie, with notes of Lord Hailes on the case, and a printed "Additional Appendix to the Case...".
Letter, undated, of Thomas Carlyle to Joseph Neuberg.
With extensive modern notes and commentary.
Letters, 1788-1794, with some enclosures, of Thomas Graham, later Baron Lynedoch, to David Smythe, Lord Methven, Senator of the College of Justice, chiefly on personal and local affairs and Perthshire county politics; with an architectural drawing and notes, 1773.
Letters, 1819-1884, to Robert and Thomas Stevenson, in an album of Thomas Stevenson.
The volume also contains remarks on the raising of the continuation of Dysart pier, by John Smeaton, 1758 (folio 7), and a note of John Howard, the philanthropist, 1780 (folio 18). The correspondents, who are chiefly scientific celebrities, include J M W Turner, 1819 (folio 9), and Sir Walter Scott, sending a proposed alteration in the preface of Robert Stevenson’s ‘Account of the Bell Rock Light-house’, 1824 (folio 3).
Letters, 1954-1963 and undated, of Joan Eardley to Audrey, Lady Walker.
Letters on personal and artistic matters. Includes notes on Joan Eardley and on this correspondence by Lady Walker, with copies of three Joan Eardley information papers, 1986-1988.
Letters and biographical notes of the Reverends Duncan Black Blair and Alexander Maclean Sinclair.
Concerning emigrants from Glen Urquhart to the Blue Mountain and East River District of Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
Letters and cards of Ian Hamilton Finlay to Christine Shaw.
Includes copies of Wild Hawthorn Press books, art-works, private view cards and other papers relating to Ian Hamilton Finlay.
Letters and memoranda, 1785-1794, written by the descendants of peers attainted in the 1715 Jacobite rising in an attempt to recover their titles and estates.
Most of the letters and memorandums, 1785-1794 are from the Earl of Mar, addressed apparently to the Earl of Seaforth (folios 13-67).
Also included are notes and copies of opinions, 1761-1820, on the succession to five peerages attainted in the 1715 and 1745 risings (folios 68-137), and miscellaneous notes, undated, on peerages (folios 1-12).
Letters and other papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family.
Letters and papers formerly in the possession of the Reverend John Stirton.
Letters and papers of and concerning artists and other notables, collected by Aeneas Mackay.
Correspondents include:
David Y Cameron
Muirhead Bone
James McBey