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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.

Letter-book containing official copies, in several hands, of correspondence and state papers during the Regency of the Earl of Lennox.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.3.12
Scope and Contents

The manuscript covers the period from the murder of the Regent Moray in January 1570 until shortly before Regent Lennox`s death early in September 1571.

Dates: 1570-1571.

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.

Letterbook of General Alexander Hay, kept by his aide-de-camp, Captain Alexander Tayler, during Hay`s command at Aberdeen.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.3.30
Scope and Contents

The correspondence concerns orders and equipment, and reviews by Hay of the regular troops, fencibles and militia.

Dates: 1797-1801.

Papers collected by Morley Jamieson.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.7602
Scope and Contents

Includes:

manuscript, 1915, of R W Campbell, "Private Spud Tamson"

diaries, 1901-1909, concerning tours from Edinburgh to Europe

and a letterbook, 1888-1898.

Dates: 1827-1918 and undated.

Papers of the National Council of Labour Colleges.

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