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Apparently incomplete collection of correspondence and papers of William Marshall and of members of his family, together with related papers compiled by David J Mackenzie, Sheriff-substitute of Glasgow.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15369-15378
Scope and Contents
William Marshall, who was factor to the Duke of Gordon, was known in his own day as a Scottish fiddler and composer of strathspeys, and an inventor. The collection contains almost nothing of musical interest, and the largest single part consists of letters and copies of letters of his sons whilst on active service in India and in the Peninsular War, written to him and to other members of the family.
Dates:
1778-1961, undated.
Lawrence Crawford, "A Brief Recollection of Passages in My Lord of Manchester`s Army", circa 1643, with annotated transcript, circa 1840-circa 1845, of Thomas Carlyle.
File
Identifier: Acc.5002
Dates:
circa 1643, circa 1840-circa 1845.
Manuscripts collected by Walter Biggar Blaikie, Doctor of Laws, editor of volumes concerning Jacobitism in the publications of the Scottish History Society, etc.
Series
Identifier: MSS.278-318
Dates:
18th century-19th century.
Memoir of George Romanes in the form of a letter to his son Professor George Romanes.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12749
Scope and Contents
Memoir covers some Romanes family history, George Romanes` early life in Edinburgh, his early work as a civil engineer in Egypt and Calgary and war service with the Royal Engineers from 1917-1919. Includes transcript.
Dates:
1957.
Reminiscences of Andrew Macgeorge.
File
Identifier: Acc.8341
Scope and Contents
Concerning his family, upbringing and social life.
With typed transcript.
Dates:
19th century.
"Singapore and Afterwards", manuscript account of the fall of Singapore in 1942, by W D Brown.
File
Identifier: Acc.9948
Scope and Contents
With typed transcript, 1989.
Dates:
circa 1943.
Small collections of letters and papers, and some transcripts from manuscripts made with the permission of the owners of the originals.
File
Identifier: MS.1758
Dates:
1645-1936, undated.
Transcript of "Accompt of the Expence of my Ffaither`s Ffuneralls", transcribed by James Masterton.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5599
Dates:
1717.