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Account and letter book of William Angus of North Grange, Lindores, elder of Abdie Church.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17949
Scope and Contents

The account and letter book contains tables of agricultural wages 1857-1873, letters concerning local affairs 1846-1867, and letters and statements of Abdie church 1835-1875. At the back there is a record of baptisms of the Angus Family 1789-1840 (folio 17).

Dates: 1835-1875.

Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.15001-15195
Scope and Contents

The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.

Dates: 1757-1934, undated.

Correspondence, diaries, speeches, library and music inventories, and electronic database of Sir Lewis Robertson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13065/1-76
Scope and Contents The collection reflects Sir Lewis Robertson`s personal and business activities during the later years of his life. The correspondence files, 2003-2008, and letter books, 2004-2008, show his active involvement in many charitable and cultural bodies until his death in November 2008. Of particular interest are several volumes of speeches and interviews, 1989-2003, and three diaries, 1978-1980, dated during his time as Director of the Scottish Development Agency. Sir Lewis Robertson kept an...
Dates: Circa 1940-2008.

Letter book of Archibald Campbell Colquhoun, Lord Clerk Register.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10683
Scope and Contents

The topics include the militia, suppression of riots in Glasgow, estate affairs, appointments in the Excise service and advice on points of law. The inverted pages contain opinions on legal cases.

Dates: 1812-1813.

Letter-book of John Ewing, Writer to the Signet, legal agent for the Earls of Morton, concerning the Earls` affairs in Orkney and Shetland.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.9
Scope and Contents

The correspondence is mostly legal and financial in nature, dealing with the running of the estate, the tenants` accounts, and the supply of butter, beer and malt, but there are some references to contemporary events such as the South Sea Bubble and the threat of a Spanish invasion. There is a break in the correspondence from 1721 to 1730, and some of the later letters are signed R E.

Dates: 1715-1736.

Letter-book of John Russell of Braidshaw, Writer to the Signet (adrnitted 1711), started in 1700 and continued until 1712, with an almost complete gap between December 1704 and January 1707, and another between November 1707 and May 1709.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.3.9
Scope and Contents

The volume contains copies, drafts and summaries of his outgoing letters, and copies of legal and financial documents concerning himself and his sisters. Several letters are addressed to merchants and officials in Rotterdam (where his father had been a merchant) and in other parts of Holland.

Dates: 1700-1712.

Microfilm of letters and other papers of George Combe (1788-1858), lawyer, phrenologist and educationist.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.968
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Drafts of letters, 1820-1834 (MS.7377);Letter copy book, 1824-1837, used while in England and Germany (MS.7394);Letter copy book, 1841-1844, used while in Germany and Edinburgh (MS.7398);Phrenological notebook, [circa 1810] (MS.7401);Diary, 1811-1815 (MS.7402);Papers, 1805-1845 (MS.7436, folios 70-76).The dates are taken from the records for the original documents and might not be the...
Dates: 1805-1845.

Papers of the estate of Eaglescarnie, East Lothian.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.23.3.26-23.3.30
Scope and Contents The Eaglescarnie estate was held by a younger branch of the Haliburtons until the middle of the 18th century, when it was acquired by Patrick Lindsay, Deputy Secretary at War, by his marriage with Margaret, only daughter of Thomas Haliburton. There are some 17th-century papers of the Haliburtons, but the majority relate to Patrick Lindsay and to his father, Patrick, Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Member of Parliament for the City (see ‘The Scots Peerage’, pages 409-410). Several of the papers...
Dates: 1639-1789.

Papers of the Guild family, including correspondence, business copy letters and bound illustrated transcriptions.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14531/1-29
Scope and Contents The papers here relate to James Guild (1774-1839) and his descendants.There is a wealth of correspondence among members of the family across generations. The first series of correspondence has a particular focus on the son, also James Guild (1810-1893), grandson, James Lyon Guild (1852-1925) and great-granddaughter, Agatha Mary Guild (1896-1980) of the elder James Guild. The second series of correspondence is between James Harrower [Harry] Guild (1872-1951) and...
Dates: 1830-2022.

Papers of the National Council of Labour Colleges.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.5120 Box 1(1)—[Additional] Box 20(20)

Peninsular War papers of General Sir Hew Whiteford Dalrymple.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9716
Scope and Contents

Includes letters Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, dispatches, letter books and drafts of his writings.

Dates: 1807-1809.

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Dalrymple, Sir Hew Whitefoord, 1st Baronet, General, 1750-1830 1
National Council of Labour Colleges 1
Robertson, Sir Lewis, Knight, administrator and industrialist, 1922-2008 1
Robertson, Sir Lewis, Knight, administrator and industrialist, 1922-2008: former owner 1
Stewart, Robert, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (statesman) 1