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Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
Correspondence and papers of the artist Alfred Edward Borthwick and his family.
Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.
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.
Diaries, 1858-1865, of John Dalziel, Writer to the Signet.
With letter, 1902, of Cora Scott-Moncrieff to Ethel Dalziel concerning Sir Joseph Nöel Paton, and genealogical table, undated, of the Hanna and Dalziel families.
Diary and memoranda book of John Nisbet.
John Nisbet`s diary and memoranda book lists significant events in his life including a ‘Tour to the Highlands in 1818’, eyewitness accounts of the Radical Riots in Paisley, 1820, and George IV’s visit to Edinburgh, 1822. There are also lengthy passages on ‘The State of Trade in Paisley, 1825-1826’ and on national and international affairs including the French Revolution of 1830. Also included are genealogical notes and household and medical recipes.
Drawings and journals chiefly of John Harden, a landowner from Tipperary and an accomplished amateur water-colourist, and of his wife Jessy, the daughter of Robert Allan, the Edinburgh banker, and an assiduous diarist.
Jessy Harden's journal, essentially a series of family newsletters, was sent in instalments to her sister, Agnes Ranken, in India. Many of her husband's drawings were used to illustrate it. Journals and sketches alike survived because Agnes Ranken preserved them and eventually brought them back to Great Britain.
Excerpts from the diary of John Smith, sculptor and builder in Darnick, near Melrose, Roxburghshire; with a typed transcript of the diary.
Journal, 1840-1854, of James Gall.
With family Bible, containing genealogy, 1766-1825, of James Gall, and his descendants.
Miscellaneous collection of items of various dates transcribed by George Paton, the antiquary, circa 1790.
Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).
Papers of the Reverend James Cumming.
Including diaries, sermons, and lectures, with a genealogical tree showing the family of the Reverend Prof David Cairns and his connection with Cumming.
Papers of the Reverend John Brown.
Includes genealogical tables and diaries concerning the Brown family.
Papers of the Sutherland Estates.
This deposit comprises special items from the Sutherland archives as listed in the agreement of 19 March 1978.