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Formal documents and miscellaneous papers of the family of John Taylor, rector of Musselburgh Grammar School.
Series
Identifier: MSS.14271-14272
Dates:
1800-1936, undated.
Microfilm of notebook containing works on musical theory, psalm tunes, miscellaneous recipes and a poem.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.126
Dates:
[Circa 1754.]
Notebook in several hands containing culinary, household and medical recipes.
Item
Identifier: MS.24775
Scope and Contents
The volume is inscribed at folio 1 'Pastry Book Elgin 20th August 1734' and at folio 15 'Jean Robinson 23rd January 1749/50'. Later entries are largely copied from newspapers and magazines, particulary 'The Edinburgh Evening Courant' and 'The Edinburgh Advertiser'
Dates:
1734-1802, undated.
Notebook of a mid-19th century Lady containing knitting and crochet patterns, and Gaelic poetry.
Item
Identifier: MS.14899
Scope and Contents
The notebook, watermarked 1833, is anonymously written from both ends. End ‘A’, paginated 1-121, consists of knitting and crochet patterns based on Gaugain, ‘The knitter’s friend’. Includes ‘The McDonald pattern’ (page 113). End ‘B’ is paginated 1-63, but pages 9-34 have been cut out. Pages 1-55 are in the same hand as end ‘A’, and are catalogued below. Pages 56-63 are in a later hand and contain knitting patterns and recipes.The contents are as follows....
Dates:
Mid 19th century.
Notebook of George Quentin, Glasgow, containing recipes and cricket scorecards.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14513
Scope and Contents
The name George Quentin appears at the front of the volume, but there are a few different hands throughout.This volume has two distinct sections and uses. The first records recipes for food, drink and household items including breakfast cake, ginger beer and different varieties of polish.The second section begins at the back of the volume and contains scorecards for cricket matches, largely featuring Lanarkshire in 1835. Opponents include Brunswick, the Grange, A...
Dates:
1835-1868, undated.
Notebook of Thomas Heart, containing prose translations, poetry, notes and some medical recipes.
Item
Identifier: MS.3004
Scope and Contents
The notebook contains prose translations of most of Horace's ‘Odes and Epodes’ (inverted folio 3, folio 1 verso), a poem entitled "The believer's dowry" with other verses and notes of a religious nature (folio 4), and some medical recipes (folio 27 verso). Dates ranging between the years 1720 and 1763 occur at points throughout the volume.
Dates:
1720-1763.
Various notebooks of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Series
Identifier: MSS.17888-17894
Dates:
Mid 18th century-early 19th century.