Archives and Manuscript Catalogue

Scope and Contents The author, a younger brother of Admiral Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet, of Springwood Park, saw service in the British army before going to Holland in 1747. His autobiography, written in 1805, is mainly concerned with military, family, and social life in Holland.The present text is a copy (perhaps a translation) made after 1864, with copies of additional material, including: a small water-colour portrait of Robert Douglas (folio i); extract of a letter, 1772, concerning his...

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Alexander Carlyle's papers consist chiefly of journals, sermons, lectures, autobiographical writings, writings on various topics, poetry and papers on church and other affairs. The later papers (MSS.23927-23930) consist of a list of his books, excerpts from his writings and excerpts of proceedings in the action against him by the Presbytery of Dalkeith.

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The papers relate chiefly to the publication of articles in the 'Cornhill Magazine' (which George Smith founded), and of books published by the firm.

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Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.

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Most of the correspondence concerns Donald Macleod's editorship of ‘Good words’, including many letters from contemporary authors and men of letters, with some letters of his brother, Dr Norman Macleod, minister of The Barony parish, Glasgow, and the first editor of ‘Good words’.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Letters, poems, etc., of Alexander Laing, the Brechin poet, to Peter Buchan, collector of Scottish ballads, Peterhead, 1828-1850, undated. The letters, which are in Laing's autograph, deal chiefly with literary matters of the day. Most of the poems (folios 4, 6, 10, 19, 23) appear later in published form.(ii) Poems and other literary matter of Henry Scott Riddell, in his autograph, with one letter to him, 1815-1865, undated. Several of...

Scope and Contents Folios 30 verso-36 recto are not in the hand of the author.The period covered is from 1770 to 1817.In this manuscript are to be found many passages, most of them short and of little significance, which do not appear in the 1875 edition of the ‘Autobiography’. Some of these passages, however, are longer and of more substance, namely those occurring at folio 31 verso, folio 53 verso, folio 56 verso, folio 62 recto, folio 63 recto, folio 68 recto, folio 69 verso, folio...

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The contents are as follows: Journal, 1838-1839, of George Combe while in America (MS.7416);

Journal, 1839, of George Combe while in America (MS.7417);

Autobiography, 1858, of George Combe (MSS.7433-7434).

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The contents are as follows: Typescript copy of chapters i-xv (MS.23191);

Typescript copy of chapters xvi-xxvi (MS.23192).

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The work, which is more of an autobiography than a diary, James Murray's life until about 1717. It includes 'A short account of quhat was memorable in ye life, especially at ye death, of Agnes Gilchrist, spouse to Jo. Duncan in Penpont' (folios 60-64).

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The manuscript consists of: Letters, 1796-1797, 1805 to Henry Haldane concerning his applications to retire from the army (folio 1);

Haldane’s account, circa 1821, of his military career (folio 17);

Letters, 1825, concerning the award of a pension to Haldane’s children (folio 23);

Legal papers, 1798-1848, concerning Haldane’s family (folio 30);

Genealogical papers, ?1796, undated, concerning the Haldane family (folio 42).

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George Scott-Moncrieff spent much of his childhood in England, but returned to Scotland in the 1930s. His writing covered a wide range of subjects, including architecture, Scottish topography, fiction, drama and religious works, and the last two of these are well represented in his papers.