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

Found in 1026 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence of Sir James Wordie formerly loosely inserted inside the printed books and pamphlets of the Wordie Collection., 1922-1959, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9501-9503
Scope and Contents

The correspondence consists of letters to James Wordie and carbon copies of his replies, together with miscellaneous material in manuscript, typescript and print, much of it referring to the particular printed work in which it was inserted.

A table of sources has been added to each volume.

Dates: 1922-1959, undated.

Correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1815-1824.

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Identifier: MS.12122
Scope and Contents

Includes some related printed papers and pamphlets, 1815-1824, on the Scottish Poor Laws, on Savings Banks and on other related social questions, with among others Thomas Chalmers, Henry Duncan, minister of Ruthwell and founder of the Savings Bank movement, and Thomas Francis Kennedy of Dunure.

Dates: 1815-1824.

Correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto concerning Naples and Sicily., 1848-1849.

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Identifier: MS.12114
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: 1848-1849.

Correspondence of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, with some of other members of their circle., 1816-1875, undated.

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Identifier: MS.2883
Scope and Contents The correspondence is preceded by a copy, 1876 (watermark), of the Minutes of Kirkcaldy Town Council, 1815-1816, relating to the appointment of Thomas Carlyle as schoolmaster there, and a printed notice, 1816, of Smith and Johnstone's school at Ecclefechan. Mrs Carlyle's letters, 1821-1826 and undated, include several written to Carlyle before their marriage. The writers include: Henry Duncan, Minister of Ruthwell, 1827 (on German theology); Allan Cunningham, 1832, 1837, 1839; Harriet...
Dates: 1816-1875, undated.

Correspondence of various members of the Brown family., 1851-1860.

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Identifier: MS.3261
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The correspondence deals in large part with surveys, leases, and other business relating to estates in Morayshire and elsewhere in Scotland. Sir George Brown's letters refer to regimental matters and to general affairs in the places where he is stationed - London, various Mediterranean stations, 1822-1836, Ireland, 1825, 1837, and the Crimea, 1854. Among the correspondents are: William Leslie, the eccentric Minister of Lhanbryde, 1811, 1816, undated; William Young Sellar and his relatives,...
Dates: 1851-1860.

Correspondence, papers, and diagrams of John Rennie concerning mills, chiefly for sugar, for Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, and Demerara (Guyana)., 1814-1821.

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Identifier: MS.19819
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: John Rennie was one of the distinguished group of Scottish engineers whose work contributed so much to the industrial and commercial development of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. With the exception of roads, in which he appears not to have been interested, and steam engines, which he promised Watt not to build - though he frequently constructed the accompanying machinery - there was very little in the field of engineering that lay outside the range of his activities. This...
Dates: 1814-1821.

Correspondence, papers and notebooks of the 2nd Earl of Minto concerning his scientific interests, particularly meteorology., 1807-1858, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12225-12237
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: 1807-1858, undated.

'Correspondence Relating to Affghanistan [sic]: Candahar', November 1836-May 1838.

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Identifier: MS.12154
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: November 1836-May 1838.

'Correspondence Relating to Persia and Affghanistan' [sic], part 1., May-November 1838.

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Identifier: MS.12155
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: May-November 1838.

'Correspondence Relating to Persia and Affghanistan' [sic], part 2., November-December 1837.

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Identifier: MS.12156
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: November-December 1837.

'Correspondence Relating to Persia and Affghanistan' [sic], part 3, 'relative to the Expedition of Shah Shooja-ool-Moolk into Affghanistan [sic] in 1833-1834, and the Treaty between the Shah and Runjeet-Sing, of 12th March 1833, which formed the Basis of the subsequent Treaty concluded at Lahore on 26th June 1838'., 1838.

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Identifier: MS.12157
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: 1838.

'Correspondence Relating to Persia and Affghanistan' [sic], part 4, 'Negociation [sic] with Dost Mahomed Khan. 1837-8', and 'No.6 - Part 2', correspondence, January 1839, of Sir Alexander Burnes., 1837-1839.

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Identifier: MS.12158
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: 1837-1839.

'Correspondence Relating to the Affairs of Persia and Affghanistan', part 2., January 1834-February 1839.

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Identifier: MS.12161
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: January 1834-February 1839.

'Correspondence Relating to the Affairs of Persia and Affghanistan', part 3: 'Correspondence Relating to Commercial Negotiations with Persia, July 1835-January 1838, circulated by the Foreign Secretary to Cabinet, 23 April 1839., 1835-1839.

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Identifier: MS.12162
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: 1835-1839.

'Correspondence Relating to the Affairs of Persia and Affghanistan', part I, with an appendix, February 1837-October 1838, circulated by the Foreign Secretary to Cabinet, 7 February 1839., 1837-1839.

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Identifier: MS.12159
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: 1837-1839.

'Correspondence Relating to the Affairs of Persia and Affghanistan' [sic]., 1835-1839.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12159-12162
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: 1835-1839.

Correspondence, reports, plans and other papers of John Rennie concerning Bridlington Harbour., 1806, 1810-1816.

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Identifier: MS.19790 (part 1)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The contents are as follows. (i) Bridlington, correspondence, 1810-1816, and reports, plans and other papers, 1806, 1811-1813, 1815 (folio 1); (ii) Bridport, correspondence, 1809 (folio 142); (iii) Bristol, printed memoranda, 1800, 1802, and a transcript of the evidence given by William Jessop concerning the harbour works, with John Rennie's comments, 1803 (folio 160); (iv) Buckie, reports and letter, 1780, 1808, 1810 (folio 210); (v) Burntisland, letter, 1821 (folio 218); (vl) Chatham,...
Dates: 1806, 1810-1816.

‘Correspondence with Lieut. Gen. Sir Eyre Coote, K.B., etc.‘: a volume of printed correspondence prepared by James Stuart., 1782.

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Identifier: MS.8445
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

With the exception of MS.8455, these volumes of printed correspondence were prepared by James Stuart in answer to the accusations raised against him. The contents duplicate to a large extent letters recorded elsewhere in the catalogue. The majority of the volumes contain manuscript indexes and abstracts, and manuscript marginal notes.

Dates: 1782.

'Correspondence with the Persian Government, Sept.,1839-Jan., 1840, with a note of Lord Paimerston to the 2nd Earl, 27 Jan., 1840'., 1839-1840.

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Identifier: MS.12188
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: 1839-1840.

‘Correspondence ... with Vice Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, K. B., etc.’: a volume of printed correspondence prepared by James Stuart., 1783.

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Identifier: MS.8447
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

With the exception of MS.8455, these volumes of printed correspondence were prepared by James Stuart in answer to the accusations raised against him. The contents duplicate to a large extent letters recorded elsewhere in the catalogue. The majority of the volumes contain manuscript indexes and abstracts, and manuscript marginal notes.

Dates: 1783.