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Daybook, 1728-1753, of Robert and Archibald Dickson, nurserymen at Hassendeanburn.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3554
Scope and Contents According to notes on folios i-ii and pages 32, 169, Robert Dickson owned the book in 1739; he apparently died in 1744, and Archibald owned the book in 1745 and 1750. It contains a record of sales, chiefly of trees and shrubs but also of other plants, produce, and stock, and notes of agreements of Archibald Dickson, mostly with his servants. From page 210 on, there are, in addition, notes of sheep and cattle bought and sold, and of other farming activities and financial dealings,...
Dates: 1728-1759.

Further papers of William Walls.

 Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14364/1-7
Scope and Contents

The papers contain personal and family correspondence of William Walls and two of his own notebooks detailing exhibitions and pictures sold, with additional papers on the Walls family tree compiled by his descendants.

Dates: 1845-1992.

Letter-books, sales-books and ledgers of and concerning Alexander Houston and Company, merchants, bankers, and shipowners in Glasgow.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.8793-8800
Scope and Contents

Houston's acted as an ‘entrepôt’ importing sugar, rum, cotton and tobacco from the British West Indies and distributing them to merchants throughout Britain. The return trade consisted of provisions, largely herrings and plantation stores, drawn in from various parts of Britain and occasionally from Western Europe. The papers, especially the letter-books and sales-books, offer a detailed picture of the organisation and price structure of the trade.

Dates: 1729-1798.