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Excerpts, 1833-1837, from kirk session records, chiefly 17th century, written by instruction of George R Kinloch, advocate.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.32.2.1-32.2.10
Dates:
1595-17th century.
Extracts from published sources and some notes and other writings compiled by John Young, Writer to the Signet (admitted 1786).
Item
Identifier: Adv.MSS.31.5.6-31.5.9
Scope and Contents
The extracts are taken from periodical publications, especially the ‘Caledonian Mercury’ and the ‘Edinburgh Courant’, largely recording English legal cases, and from books on a wide variety of topics, especially history, medicine, law, literature, husbandry, travel, science, theology and biography.The notes and other writings relate to various topics and include a few examples of letters of and to Young.The earliest extract is dated 13 December 1794 (Adv.MS.31.5.6,...
Dates:
1794-circa 1855.
Extracts, made in the nineteenth century, from the Kirk Session Records of Stow, 12 November 1626-21 November 1708.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3034-3035
Dates:
1626-1708.
Transcripts, 1774-?1788, of ecclesiastical records of Perth, 1560-1668, made by the Reverend James Scott, minister of the East Church, Perth, and a copy in his possession, 1784, of the ‘History of the united Parishes of Monivaird and Strowan’ compiled, circa 1774, by James Porteous of Dalvich, Minister of Monzievaird and Strowan.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.31.1.1-31.1.6
Scope and Contents
This is part ii of Scott`s transcripts and translations.
Dates:
1560-1668, circa 1774.