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Two copies of part II of ‘Mock poem, or Whiggs supplication’ by Samuel Colvil.
Two incomplete manuscript copies, both in the same hand, of the ‘Institutes’ of Justinian.
Two letters, 1824, of George Ticknor and George Huntly Gordon.
Letters concern portraits of Sir Walter Scott. Also includes:
1. unrelated letter, 1812, of Sir David Wilkie
2. autograph note, 1816, of Walter Scott to James Ballantyne about "The Antiquary"
3. printed letter, 1829, of Scott
Two letters of John Buchan to Hilaire Belloc, with two carbon copies of Belloc`s replies.
Two manuscripts bound together, containing the burgh laws, ‘Regiam Maiestatem’, ‘Quoniam Attachiamenta’, statutes, and other smaller legal texts, some in Scots.
Typed copies of newspaper articles and correspondence relating to John Knox, from the scrap-book of David Hay Fleming.
The correspondents include David Hay Fleming himself, Hume Brown, Andrew Lang, and James King Hewison.
Typescript, 1920, of ‘The Gordons of Craichlaw’ by William MacMath, with corrections and prefatory notes by the author.
A letter about the work from E A Hornel, 1921, and a copy of Macmath's reply have been inserted (folio i).
Typescript carbon copy of diary of South African War of James Bowstead Craik, as private in 19th Company, Imperial Yeomanry.
Typescript copies, 1964, of correspondence of Major-General Kenneth Mackenzie.
The letters are chiefly of Sir John Moore and Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, to Kenneth Mackenzie. The correspondence refers to service in the Peninsular War and in the Netherlands campaign of 1813-1814.
The typescript was taken from a transcript, made circa 1912 from the original letters, which now seem to have disappeared.
Typescript copies of letters of Ian B C Neilson to his family, written on active service in the Boer War.
Typescript copies of letters to Hilda Wolfe Murray from her brother Arthur Alexander Wolfe Murray whilst on active service in South Africa during the Boer War, as a captain in the 71st Regiment (the Highland Light Infantry).
Typescript copies of the letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle to the Dowager Countess of Sandwich.
Typescript copies of two letters of J Scott.
Describing in detail journeys in Tanzania and Kenya.
Typescript copy of an incomplete diary of Charles McKelvie, Isca, near Campbeltown.
Describing journey on S S Dunedin, with his sister, as an emigrant to Port Chalmers, New Zealand.
Typescript copy of "Country Magazine", nos 25-50, a series of BBC Home Service broadcasts, 1943-1944, annotated by Francis Collinson, and a typescript copy of a Scottish Home Service broadcast, 1955.
The Scottish Home Service broadcast typescript is of "A Scottish Journey", in which Collinson makes a musical journey of Scotland.
Typescript copy of diary of Captain D P Apthorp, Royal Norfolk Regiment.
Concerns time as prisoner of war of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Typescript copy of Jean R Macrae, "A Brief Account of the Life of Dame Helen Cargill, DBE".
Typescript copy of letter, 1857, of David Livingstone.
Livingstone thanks the unidentified recipient for her gifts for his work.
Typescript copy of letter of John M Cockburn.
Describing trench warfare and the Battle of Festubert.
Typescript copy of letter of Sir Robert Liston to John Sibthorp.
Typescript copy of play of David Purves, "The Wal at the World`s End".
Typescript copy of Raymond Eagle, "A Highland Gentleman. The Life and Times of Seton Gordon of Skye. 1886-1977".
Typescript copy of report, 1920, of expedition of Alexander M Kellas to ascend Kamet in the Himalayas.
With presentation note and letter, 1921, to Dr Ernest L Kennaway.