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Account and letter books of W Green and Son Ltd, and of their predecessors, Bell and Bradfute, law publishers, Edinburgh.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.193
Dates:
18th century-20th century.
Copies of letters of John C Hooper to his parents, during his time in the Boer War.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6194
Dates:
1901-1902.
Correspondence and letter books of Duncan MacKinnon.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6168/1-15
Scope and Contents
In connection mainly with the British India Steam Navigation Company.This collection consists of the incoming correspondence and letter books of Duncan Mackinnon, a partner in MacKinnon, Mackenzie, and Co, of Calcutta, the firm from which the British India Steam Navigation Compnay developed. This correspondence covers the years 1873, when MacKinnon returned to India after his marriage, to 1881, and the letter books cover a somewhat longer period from 1871 to 1887. This was the...
Dates:
1873-1887.
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 and papers of Sir Lewis Robertson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12345/1-189
Dates:
1960-2002, undated.
Correspondence and research papers of the Seanachaidh (historian) of the Clan Mackay Society with some records of the organisation
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11994
Dates:
circa 1887-2000.
Correspondence, autobiographical papers, and sermons of the Very Reverend Donald Macleod, Doctor of Divinity (1831-1916), minister of The Park parish, Glasgow from 1869 to 1909, and editor of the periodical ‘Good words’ from 1872 to 1905.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9827-9833
Scope and Contents
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’.
Dates:
1856-1925, undated.
Correspondence between Thomas G N Haldane and Bruno Brandi.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6064
Dates:
1934-1939.
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.
Correspondence, letter-books, diaries and other papers of missionaries and missionary societies.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.99- is now Acc.4393.
Dates:
19th century.
Correspondence, notes, literary papers and other papers of the Cunninghame Graham family, mostly of Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham; and financial and administrative papers relating to Gartmore and Ardoch.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11335/1-227
Dates:
1757-1991.
Letter book, 1808-1819, of William Pattison.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.7259
Scope and Contents
With:
two letters, 1835 and 1836, on behalf of the Duke of Sussex to George Home, on matters of patronage
hotel bill, early 19th century, from the Angel Inn, Alnwick.
Dates:
circa 1800-1835.
Letter book and correspondence, concerning the wine trade in Bordeaux and French trade with Scotland generally.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.6552
Dates:
1717-1741.
Letter-book of Field-Marshal George Wade, when "Commander in Chief of all his Majesty's Forces, Castles, Forts and Barracks in North Britain".
Item
Identifier: MS.7187
Scope and Contents
The first half of the volume contains Field-Marshal George Wade's orders to various officers concerning troop movements from his arrival in Edinburgh in June 1725 to September 1726, first in connection with the Malt Tax riots, then with movements into summer and winter quarters. This portion also includes records of two courts-martial for desertion, and of a reprimand of an absent officer. This is followed (folio 81) by thirteen letters from Wade to Henry Pelham, Secretary at War, and Lord...
Dates:
1725-1732.
Letter book of the Inverness Courier and two volumes of letters to Dr Robert Carruthers
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10097
Scope and Contents
Includes two volumes of letters to Dr Robert Carruthers, editor of the newspaper.
Dates:
1824-1875.
Letter books, correspondence and notes of Sir Lewis Robertson.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12517/1-38
Dates:
1984-2003.
Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.23237-23617
Dates:
1859-1860, 1875-1955.
Letters and letter books of John W and Frederick L M Moir, of the African Lakes Company.
File
Identifier: Acc.9371
Dates:
1879-1940.
Letters of William Sanderson and Anna Berger bound in ten volumes (with volume seven in the series missing).
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12947
Scope and Contents
With a file of their loose letters and cards.
Dates:
1889-1930.
Manuscript containing minutes, 1804-1807, of the tutors of Murdoch Maclaine of Lochbuy (succeeded 1804) and letter book, 1816-January 1817, of a lawyer named Maclean, probably Donald Maclean of Drimnin, Writer to the Signet, and father-in-law of Murdoch Maclaine of Lochbuy).
File
Identifier: MS.20758
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Minutes, 1804-1807, of the tutors (guardians, curators) of Murdoch Maclaine of Lochbuy (succeeded 1804). As well as the record of their discussions on estate business, the minutes include copies of letters, a report, 1806, by Robert Reid, surveyor, Perth (folio 13 verso), and statement of accounts, 1806 (folio 21 verso).
(ii) Letter-book, May, 1816-January, 1817, of a lawyer named Maclean, probably Donald Maclean of Drimnin, Writer to the Signet...
Dates:
1804-1817.
Microfilm of correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1076-1077
Dates:
1808-1813.
Microfilm of correspondence, papers, charters and other formal documents of Edward Ellice of Invergarry (died 1863) and of his son Edward Ellice of Invergarry (died 1880), and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, American and West Indian Merchant in London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.35-53
Dates:
1768-1934.
Microfilm of incoming correspondence, 1896-1898, of the Colonial Committee of the Free Church of Scotland concerning New Zealand; and, letter book, 1896-1925, of the conveners and secretaries of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland in China.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1349-1350
Scope and Contents
The dates are taken from the records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.
Dates:
1896-1925.
Microfilm of letter books and other correspondence of Andrew Lumisden.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.226-227
Dates:
1752-1792.
Microfilm of letters and letter book of Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Macdonald, Tobago.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.841
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Letters, 1797-1803, of the Macdonald, Robertson and Robertson-Macdonald families (MS.3946 (part));
Letters, 1804-1806, of the Macdonald, Robertson and Robertson-Macdonald families (MS.3947 (part));
Letter book, 1803-1804, of Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Macdonald, Tobago (MS.3972).
Dates:
1797-1806