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Account book, 1837-1859, of Alexander Gilchrist, kept during service in Britain and at Gibraltar.

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Identifier: Acc.6971
Scope and Contents

With copy of J L Hilson, "Further Yesterdays in a Royal Burgh" (1917), and associated letters of Hilson.

Dates: 1837-1859, 1917.

Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.21001-21069
Scope and Contents

Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.

Dates: 1802-mid 20th century, undated.

Documents concerning Thomas de Quincey during his residence in Edinburgh.

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Identifier: MS.972
Scope and Contents

The documents include 3 letters of Thomas de Quincey, 1838, 1841; books of accounts for rent, etc., incurred when he lodged with the Misses Miller in the Holyrood sanctuary, 1836-1841; and papers in a process at law with Robert Bauchope about monies due by de Quincey, 1837-1838; with an essay based on these documents by Tinsley Pratt, undated (typed), and a letter regarding them, 1881.

Dates: 1836-1841, 1881.

Letters and manuscripts of Donald Whyte.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10431
Dates: 19th century to 20th century.

Papers, 1909-1919, concerning the Men`s Institute of St Ninian`s (Episcopal) Cathedral, Perth.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7526
Scope and Contents

Including minute book, account book and letters.

With seven letters, 1855, 1883-1888, to Charles Wordsworth.

Dates: 1855-1919.

Papers partly concerning persons named Galbraith.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.7862
Scope and Contents

Including 12 account books and notebooks, 1697-1917.

With a few loose papers including five letters, 1811-1813, of Hugh Laing, St Croix, to Hugh Morris, Largs.

Dates: 1697-1917.

Soldier`s pay-book of Edward Fraser, Sergeant, 3rd Bengal European Infantry.

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Identifier: Acc.10026
Scope and Contents

With two letters, 1972, concerning the pay-book and a copied extract from a muster roll of 1860.

Dates: 1855-1860.

Volume containing surveying instructions and a business ledger, compiled at Yarrow.

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Identifier: MS.14283
Scope and Contents The author is unknown, but the name E L Brown is stamped on the front cover.The contents are as follows.(i) Instructions for surveying, illustrated with examples taken from the Duke of Buccleuch's estates along Yarrow Water. (Folio 2.)(ii) Business ledger of a merchant with trading interests in La Rochelle, Leghorn and Jamaica. The commodities include wool, wine, sugar, wheat and cotton (folios 1 verso, 59). It is followed by incomplete notes on balancing...
Dates: 1812.

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Airlie, John McDiarmid, councillor and parliamentary candidate, 1885-1965 1
Douglas, family, of Fechil 1
Fraser, Edward, Sergeant, 3rd Bengal European Infantry, fl 1855-1860 1
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Gilchrist, Alexander, Sergeant, Royal Artillery, fl 1837-1859 1