Correspondence.
Found in 1778 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and other papers of John Richardson, of Kirklands, Writer to the Signet, and his family.
A note on John Richardson's children will be found in MS.3989, folio i.
Correspondence and other papers of the Pinkerton family of Lyttle Park, Renfrewshire.
Correspondence and other papers of the Rev Mary Levison.
Correspondence and other papers of the Scotts of Raeburn.
To a great extent the papers have been examined by William Scott, the sixth laird (died 1855), whose notes, signed 'W.S.', appear throughout.
Correspondence and other papers relating to the ‘Scottish Review’, which was published by Alexander Gardner, Paisley and London, 1882-1900, and edited by the Reverend William M Metcalfe, Minister of Paisley South Parish.
Correspondence and pamphlets relating to the setting up of the bookshops Lavender Menace, West and Wilde and Open Gaze, by Bobby Orr.
Correspondence and papers, 1793-1828, of Deputy Commissary General James Ogilvie, together with a small unrelated quantity of letters and chiefly printed papers, 1787-1835, undated, of the sons of Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington.
Correspondence and papers, 1804-1853 and undated, of members of the families of Mungo Park and his brothers-in-law, Andrew and Thomas Anderson.
Includes two formal documents, 1627 and 1659.
Correspondence and papers, 1940, of Jim Harley, Edinburgh.
Correspondence and papers largely of and to the Children`s Overseas Reception Board (Scottish Branch) concerning the proposed evacuation of Rosemary Harley to Canada. Also includes Rosemary Harley`s school reports, 1932-1938, from Cranley School, Edinburgh, a Cranley School photograph, 1937, and her notes on the papers, 2001.
Correspondence and papers, 1980-1994, of David Morrison, mostly on literary matters.
Includes notebook, undated, of the Reverend James Lamont.
Correspondence and papers, 1996-1999, of Ronald Black concerning the publication of his work 'An tuil: anthology of 20th century Scottish Gaelic verse' (Polygon: Edinburgh, 1999); with papers, 1937-1999, relating to other work on 20th century Gaelic literature.
Includes scripts of two unpublished Gaelic novels of the Rev Ewen MacLean, Edinburgh, and photocopies of 'Leabhar nam Prannag', manuscript poems of Ian Paterson.
Correspondence and papers addressed chiefly to Sir Robert H Kennedy as Commissary General whilst on active service in the Peninsular War, written chiefly by Sir George Murray as Quartermaster General, and by Sir Edward M Pakenham as Adjutant General; with letters of Kennedy and Murray to Sir Charles Dalrymple.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
Robert Paul, manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, married Charlotte, the daughter of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, in 1814. The connection of the Pauls with the Erskines of Alva, and later with the Erskine Murrays, remained strong, and the antiquarian interests of the Reverend Robert Paul, Free Church minister at Dollar, led him to examine many of the Erskine papers. Some of these remained with the Paul’s and now form part of the collection.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
Correspondence and papers chiefly relating to the development of the highways and turnpike roads in the County of Angus, in which Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar (died 1854) played an important part.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly relating to the publication of James Currie’s 'Works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life', 1st-8th editions.
Correspondence and papers, circa 1950-1991, of Vincent and Ann Flynn.
Includes printed papers concerning printers` and bookbinders` unions, 1846-1920 and 1959.
Correspondence and papers concerning Colin Harvey and the Heatherbank Museum of Social Work, Glasgow.
Correspondence and papers concerning Dalkeith; and letters of celebrities of the 19th century.
The first part of the volume (folios 1-32) is composed of correspondence and papers relating to the affairs of the First Associate Congregation of Dalkeith; the second part (folios 33-38), of papers relating to the weaving and linen trades of Dalkeith, and a dispute with their Deacon; the third (folios 39-55), of letters of celebrities of the 19th century.
Correspondence and papers concerning Ebenezer Henderson`s research for his biography "Life of James Ferguson FRS" (Edinburgh, 1867).
Correspondence and papers concerning figures of Scottish historical interest.
Includes:
charter, 1316, of Robert the Bruce
royal letters, 1537-1645
contemporary description, 1587, of the death of Mary, Queen of Scots
letters, 1716-1821 and undated, of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his family
letters, 1764 and 1793, of James Boswell
letters, 1810 and 1828, of Sir Walter Scott
letter, 1843, of Thomas Carlyle