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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Genre of written works published or otherwise available in printed form, usually on paper.

Found in 1186 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and other papers relating to the Murdostoun estate, Lanarkshire., 1831-1841.

 File
Identifier: MS.2304
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates: 1831-1841.

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.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15201-15336
Scope and Contents James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates: 1787-1835, undated.

Correspondence and papers, 1807-1815, and printed legal papers, 1808-1810, concerning the lawsuit between Admiral John Elliot and Archibald Cochrane of Ashkirk concerning Essenside Loch., 1807-1815.

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Identifier: MS.12868
Scope and Contents From the Series: John Elliot entered the Royal Navy in 1745 and reached the rank of Admiral in 1799. He was Member of Parliament for Cockermouth, 1767-1768, and served as Governor of Newfoundland, 1786. Most of this material relates to his estate of Essenside in the parish of Ashkirk, Roxburghshire, and to his mining interests, especially the affairs of the White Water Mineral Company. In the family and general correspondence, there is material relating to his naval career, especially his Governorship of...
Dates: 1807-1815.

Correspondence and papers, 1832-1885, undated, of Hugh Henry Rose, Baron Strathnairn., 1832-1886, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3798
Scope and Contents

At the end of this volume are to be found a few papers, 1867-1886, relating to Lord Strathnairn's brother Sir William Rose, Clerk of the Parliaments (folio 367).

Dates: 1832-1886, undated.

Correspondence and papers addressed to the 2nd Earl of Minto on particular topics of political interest., 1806-1858.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12119-12126
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates: 1806-1858.

Correspondence and papers, chiefly diplomatic, of the Honourable Sir Henry George Elliot (1817-1907), 2nd son of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1822-1884.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.13060-13088
Scope and Contents

The papers chiefly concern Sir Henry George Elliot’s career as ambassador at Constantinople and Vienna in the years 1867-1884.

Dates: 1822-1884.

Correspondence and papers chiefly received by the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the affairs of the Government of Madras., 1806-1812.

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Identifier: MS.11322
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Letters and papers, 1809, concerning the debts of the Nawabs of the Carnatic and charges against Rai Reddi Rao, Diwan to the Nawab Azim ad-Daula (folio 1); (ii) Letters of Benjamin Roebuck at Madras, 1809 (folio 56); (iii) Papers concerning retrenchment in the Madras Army, 1807 (folio 64); (iv) Papers concerning the mutiny in the garrison at Vellore, 1806-1807 (folio 79); (v) Letters of and papers concerning Lieutenant-Colonel James Leith, Judge...
Dates: 1806-1812.

Correspondence and papers concerning bridges., 1822, 1831-1834.

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Identifier: MS.19969
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Broomielaw, Glasgow, correspondence and accounts, 1833-1834 (folio 1); (ii) Over Bridge, Gloucester, letters, 1832, 1834, and draft reports (folio 73); (iii) Tongland Bridge, Kirkcudbright, letters, 1833 (folio 86); (iv) Printed Act of Parliament relating to the waterworks at London Bridge, 1822, with a letter, 1831, concerning drawings of London Bridges (folio 91).

Dates: 1822, 1831-1834.

Correspondence and papers concerning canals., 1806-1834.

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Identifier: MS.19970
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Aire and Calder, letter, 1833. (Folio 1.) (ii) Birmingham and Liverpool Junction, letter and accounts, 1833-1834. (Folio 2.) (iii) Gloucester and Berkeley, report and accounts, 1823-1826. These very detailed accounts are those of Hugh McIntosh the contractor, which were queried by the Canal Company. (Folio 5.) (iv) Macclesfield, share receipts, and printed circulars and reports, 1826-1834. (Folio 41.) (v) Middlewich, draft letter of Thomas Telford to Thomas...
Dates: 1806-1834.

Correspondence and papers concerning church affairs in the Parish of Minto., 1858-1878.

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Identifier: MS.13322
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703. Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates: 1858-1878.

Correspondence and papers concerning private entail acts obtained by the 1st Earl of Minto., 1775-1792, 1806-1807.

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Identifier: MS.11175
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 1775-1792, 1806-1807.

Correspondence and papers concerning schools in Minto and Ashkirk., 1792-1897.

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Identifier: MS.13329
Scope and Contents

The correspondence and papers concern Minto School, 1792-1897 (folio 1), Clarilaw School, Wilton, 1884-1885 (folio 215), and Ashkirk Female School and Ashkirk School Board, 1873-1875 (folio 234).

Dates: 1792-1897.

Correspondence and papers concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto., [Circa 1800]-1847.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12219-12220
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates: [Circa 1800]-1847.

Correspondence and papers concerning the 4th Earl of Minto as Military Secretary., 1883-1886.

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Identifier: MS.12550
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence relating to the raising of Canadian troops for imperial service, 1885 (folio 1); (ii) Correspondence and papers relating to the North-West Rebellion, 1885-1894. This includes material concerning the events of the rebellion itself, and later correspondence and printed historical notes on Sir Frederick Middleton's part in the campaign. For an account of the background to the sentencing and execution of Louis Riel, see MS.12507 (folio 51); (iii)...
Dates: 1883-1886.

Correspondence and papers, concerning the administration of the College at Fort William., 1808-1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11637-11638
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 1808-1813.

Correspondence and papers concerning the militia and volunteers in Roxburghshire., 1776-1900, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13366-13394
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703. Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates: 1776-1900, undated.

Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India., 1879-1914.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12588-12803
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates: 1879-1914.

Correspondence and papers of and concerning the Military Department., 1807-1815

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11601-11606
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 1807-1815

Correspondence and papers of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson., 1854-1908, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20025-20029
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

There are letters and papers of Mary Haldane’s sisters Jane and Elizabeth, and her brother Sir John Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and his wife, Ghetal, née Herschell. There are also a few letters and papers of Mrs Haldane's daughter Elizabeth S Haldane, and collections of press-cuttings relating to her son Richard, Viscount Haldane.

Dates: 1854-1908, undated.

Correspondence and papers of James Maidment concerning the peerage of Ruthven., 1618-1863.

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Identifier: MS.5269
Scope and Contents

The volume contains: charters, 1618, 1663 and 1671 (folio 59 verso); printed documents, 1722-1731 (folio 63); correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1839-1863 (folios 1-59, 76-81).

Dates: 1618-1863.

Correspondence and papers of James Maidment concerning the peerages of Banff and Findlater., 1758, 1816-1865.

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Identifier: MS.5268
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Correspondence and papers, 1816-1865 (folio 1);

(ii) A printed 'Information', 1758 (folio 28).

Dates: 1758, 1816-1865.

Correspondence and papers of John Coxe Hippisley, including letters to the 1st Earl of Minto, and material concerning Hippisley's financial and political affairs., 1783.

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Identifier: MS.11143
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 1783.