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Letter books and other administrative papers of Messrs Lindsay, Jamieson and Haldane, accountants, Edinburgh.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6444/1-14
Dates:
1824-1957.
Letters and papers of, to or concerning the Reverend William Stevenson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9200
Dates:
1858-1916.
List of bonds belonging to the Faculty of Advocates delivered to Mr John Frank, treasurer, with a minute of the Faculty.
File
Identifier: Ch.A.230
Dates:
1692.
Literary papers, including manuscripts and typescripts, of Dionysia Press.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13010/1-82
Dates:
1988-2008.
Manuscript containing minutes, 1804-1807, of the tutors of Murdoch Maclaine of Lochbuy (succeeded 1804) and letter book, 1816-January 1817, of a lawyer named Maclean, probably Donald Maclean of Drimnin, Writer to the Signet, and father-in-law of Murdoch Maclaine of Lochbuy).
File
Identifier: MS.20758
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Minutes, 1804-1807, of the tutors (guardians, curators) of Murdoch Maclaine of Lochbuy (succeeded 1804). As well as the record of their discussions on estate business, the minutes include copies of letters, a report, 1806, by Robert Reid, surveyor, Perth (folio 13 verso), and statement of accounts, 1806 (folio 21 verso).
(ii) Letter-book, May, 1816-January, 1817, of a lawyer named Maclean, probably Donald Maclean of Drimnin, Writer to the Signet...
Dates:
1804-1817.
Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.27
Scope and Contents
It was originally Ferguson`s intention to print Dutch text and English translation of all Dutch documents quoted, but this scheme had to be abandoned for reasons of space, and only the English translations were ultimately printed (Volume I, page xxxiii). Before this change of plan, the Dutch texts had been inserted into the appropriate places of the manuscript of Volume I and part of Volume II; the rest are preserved separately, Adv.MSS.81.3.15-81.3.23.Summaries and extracts of...
Dates:
1698-1901.
Manuscript of Hamish M Brown, "Scotland: Coast to Coast".
File
Identifier: Acc.9999
Scope and Contents
With papers of the first ten years of the Ultimate Challenge, an annual walk across Scotland.
Dates:
1980-1989.
Manuscripts from the Wordie Collection of printed books, being correspondence and papers of Sir James M Wordie, together with manuscript material owned by him.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9501-9568
Dates:
1875-1959, undated.
Manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence and other papers of Gavin Ewart, poet.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12908/1-114
Dates:
1890-1996.
Memorial of a Committee of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Item
Identifier: Acc.3770
Scope and Contents
Concerning teinds and stipends.
Dates:
? 1807.
Memorials, minutes, &c., of the sheriffs substitute of Scotland, relating to increases in the scale of their salaries.
File
Identifier: MS.136
Scope and Contents
Includes printed material.
Dates:
1801-1844.
Microfilm of assorted 17th-century manuscripts.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.360
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Copies of Acts and minutes of sederunt of the second session of the first parliament of King William and Queen Marie, 15 April 1690, in a contemporary hand. (Adv.MS.15.2.12);Heraldic and genealogical material, 2nd quarter of 17th century, in the hand of Sir James Balfour (Adv.MS.15.2.13);Treatise, 1st half of 17th century, ‘On nobility’ by Sir James Balfour (Adv.MS.15.2.14);Description of Italy, its principal towns and most...
Dates:
2nd quarter of 17th century-1655.
Microfilm of assorted catalogues, minutes and other papers.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.111
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Copy, 18th century, of the title-page and pages 881-889 of ‘Opus de Obligationibus Justitiae, Religionis, et Charitatis’ (Lugduni, 1608) of Fernando Rebello, containing Liber 18, `de promissionibus et donationibus`, 18th century (Adv.MS.5.1.5);Minutes of the Belles-Lettres Society of Edinburgh, 27 November 1761-7 December 1764 (Adv.MS.5.1.6);Catalogue of the library of Sir Ellis Cunliffe, Baronet, 1762 (Adv.MS.5.1.7);Catalogue...
Dates:
Late 16th century-mid 19th century.
Microfilm of books of the Incorporation of Wrights of Culross.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.427
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Book of the Incorporation of Wrights of Culross, 1612-1793 (MS.3577);
Book of the Incorporation of Wrights of Culross, 1793-1845 (MS.3578).
Dates:
1612-1845.
Microfilm of borrowers' books of the Gray Library, Haddington.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1376
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Borrowers' book, 1732-1789 (MS.16480);
Borrowers' books, 1790-1816 (MS.16481).
Dates:
1732-1816.
Microfilm of Church of Scotland Missionary Archive. Part 1. Missions to India and China 1829-1933. Reels 1-7 (Adam Matthew).
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1717-1723
Dates:
1829-1933.
Microfilm of extracts, late 17th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1532-1689.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1078
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Extracts, late 17th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1532-1659 (Adv.MS.25.2.5(i));
Extracts, late 17th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1661-1689 (Adv.MS.25.2.5(ii)).
Dates:
1532-1689.
Microfilm of ‘Historie of the estate of the Kirk of Scotland from 1558 to 1637 in August’ by Mr John Row, 1650; and, 'Girvane sesione booke', late 17th century.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.432
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
‘Historie of the estate of the Kirk of Scotland from 1558 to 1637 in August’ by Mr John Row; and related material, 1650 (Adv.MS.16.1.6);
Manuscript inscribed 'Girvane sesione booke', late 17th century (Adv.MS.16.1.8).
Dates:
1650, late 17th century.
Microfilm of minutes and records of the United Trades Delegates Association of Edinburgh & Vicinity, Council of United Trades Delegates, Edinburgh United Trades Council, Edinburgh and District United Trades Council, Edinburgh and District United Trades and Labour Council, and Edinburgh & District Trades Council.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1507-1521
Dates:
1859-1981.
Microfilm of minutes of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and notes of extraordinary business conducted at ordinary meetings.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1844-1845
Dates:
1795-1926.
Microfilm of minutes of the Scottish Episcopal Dioceses of Dunblane and Dunkeld and of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1031-1032
Dates:
1735-1902.
Microfilm of papers of Alexander Walker during his time in Malabar.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1113
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Correspondence, reports, minutes, and other papers, of the Malabar Commission during Alexander Walker’s time in Malabar (MS.13609);
‘Considerations on the Revenue of Malabar', compiled circa 1801 (MS.13624).
Dates:
1799-1800
Microfilm of papers of Sir Thomas John Cochrane, during his service at the East India Station.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1006-1008
Dates:
1842-1847.
Microfilm of Royal Scottish Pipers' Society minutes.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1377-1379
Dates:
1888-1946.