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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3637 Collections and/or Records:

Copies of general orders, official correspondence etc. of Alexander Walker, concerning the course and the handling of the Vellore Mutiny in 1806, and a partial draft thereof., [1806, or after.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13844-13845
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates: [1806, or after.]

Copies of Hugh Elliot's letters to the Secretary of State., 1810-1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13054-13056
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Most of these papers consist of official correspondence with the government, and with the formal depositions and memoranda concerning legal cases mostly against planters for cruelty to their slaves. The case against Arthur Hodge in which Hugh Elliot by his own personal interference secured a conviction is well documented.

Dates: 1810-1813.

Copies of Hugh Elliot's letters to the Secretary of State., 1809-1811.

 File
Identifier: MS.13055
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Most of these papers consist of official correspondence with the government, and with the formal depositions and memoranda concerning legal cases mostly against planters for cruelty to their slaves. The case against Arthur Hodge in which Hugh Elliot by his own personal interference secured a conviction is well documented.

Dates: 1809-1811.

Copies of Hugh Elliot's letters to the Secretary of State., 1812-1813.

 File
Identifier: MS.13056
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Most of these papers consist of official correspondence with the government, and with the formal depositions and memoranda concerning legal cases mostly against planters for cruelty to their slaves. The case against Arthur Hodge in which Hugh Elliot by his own personal interference secured a conviction is well documented.

Dates: 1812-1813.

Copies of Hugh Elliot's outgoing letters, titled 'Copies of letters', including family, private, business, and diplomatic material., 1774-1781.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12993-12997
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Volumes of what Hugh Elliot describes as 'miscellaneous correspondence'. This is a mixed collection of diplomatic and private correspondence. The adjectives 'English' and 'French' are used by Elliot to describe the language of the correspondence, not the nationality of the writer.

Dates: 1774-1781.

Copies of Hugh Elliot's outgoing letters, titled 'Copies of letters', including family, private, business, and diplomatic material., 1774-1776.

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Identifier: MS.12993
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Volumes of what Hugh Elliot describes as 'miscellaneous correspondence'. This is a mixed collection of diplomatic and private correspondence. The adjectives 'English' and 'French' are used by Elliot to describe the language of the correspondence, not the nationality of the writer.

Dates: 1774-1776.

Copies of Hugh Elliot's outgoing letters, titled 'Copies of letters', including family, private, business, and diplomatic material., 1777-1778.

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Identifier: MS.12994
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Volumes of what Hugh Elliot describes as 'miscellaneous correspondence'. This is a mixed collection of diplomatic and private correspondence. The adjectives 'English' and 'French' are used by Elliot to describe the language of the correspondence, not the nationality of the writer.

Dates: 1777-1778.

Copies of Indian administrative and other correspondence, November 1782-October 1783, of James Stuart., 1782-1783.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8408-8409
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The papers chiefly refer to James Stuart's stay in India as an officer (later Commander-in-Chief) of the forces of the East India Company based at Fort St George (Madras). The most detailed portions of the papers cover the year immediately prior to Stuart's dismissal from the Company's service in 1783. Stuart appears to have retained these papers as justification of his actions and as a defence against accusations of inefficiency. He made different sets of copies of much of his...
Dates: 1782-1783.

Copies of instrument of resignation by John Ross of Craigie to John Charters of Kinfauns, of Craigton and of precept and instrument of sasine to him., 3-5 March 1557.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14974
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.

Dates: 3-5 March 1557.

Copies of journals of the tours made by James Robertson in 1767 and 1771 in the service of the Commissioners on the Forfeited Estates.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.2507-2508
Scope and Contents James Robertson was first employed by the Commissioners, at the instance of Professor Hope of the Edinburgh Chair of Botany, to make a survey of the flora of the Highlands and Islands, but he was later authorized to make notes on the fauna and on the natural features of the country. For an account of James Robertson's tour in 1768 see Sir Arthur Mitchell, "James Robertson's Tour through some of the Western Islands, etc., of Scotland in 1768", in 'Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of...
Dates: 1767, 1771.

Copies of legal documents, 2nd half of 17th century, and copies, 1657 and early 18th century, of valuations, 16th century, of places in Scotland.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.5
Scope and Contents (i) 'Taxtio super integra ecclesia Scoticana tam super pralatiuris quam aliis beneficis numonluis ad valarem annuum £40 sel ad rationem £30,000' (page 1); (ii) 'Libellus taxationum seu contrivutionum spiritualitatis conceparcum S.D.N. Regi per fraelator et Clericas Regni Scotiae' (page 16); (iii) Extent rolls of the Shires of Scotland in some instances distinguishing the property of the Crown, kirklands, and temporal lands, all apparently of the 16th century but dated at the end Sept 10 1687...
Dates: 16th century, 2nd half of 17th century.

Copies of legal papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.22.3.6
Scope and Contents

There is a pencil note inscribed thus, “this volume belonged to the late Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, and appears to be the same which he has referred to in ‘The annals of Scotland’ volume II, page 261 as ‘Pitmedden’s MS. Collection’ (signed) Tho. Thomson”.

The “Catalogue of the manuscripts in the Advocates’ Library. II. Law" (F.R.185) includes the note “Prof. Hannay thinks there is no evidence for it being Pitmedden’s”.

Dates: 14th century-18th century.

Copies of letters, 18 September-9 October 1783, of James Stuart in his own hand to officials of the East India Company, written during his confinement in Madras., 1783.

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Identifier: MS.8351
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The papers chiefly refer to James Stuart's stay in India as an officer (later Commander-in-Chief) of the forces of the East India Company based at Fort St George (Madras). The most detailed portions of the papers cover the year immediately prior to Stuart's dismissal from the Company's service in 1783. Stuart appears to have retained these papers as justification of his actions and as a defence against accusations of inefficiency. He made different sets of copies of much of his...
Dates: 1783.

Copies of letters, 1769-1808, of Ann Murray Keith addressed to Jeremiah Hill, a Bristol merchant.

 File
Identifier: MS.3524
Scope and Contents

The letters deal largely with personal and family affairs, including those of Ann Murray Keith's friends, Mrs Baird of Newbyth and the Countess of Balcarres, but there are also references to public affairs and to the social life of the time.

According to a note in the volume the copies were made in 1829 at the instance of Charles Hill, a son of Jeremiah and the owner of the originals.

Dates: 1769-1808.

Copies of letters, 1798, 1838, of George Thomson; with sketches and engravings, undated, of David Allan and others., 1798-1838, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.20439
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Copy of a letter, 1798, by George Thomson concerning his publication of Robert Burns' songs. (Folio 1.) (ii) Copy of a letter, 1838, by Thomson containing an autobiographical memoir. This was published in ‘The land of Burns’, i, by John Wilson and Robert Chambers, pages 38-42. (Folio 5.) (iii) Sketches and engravings, undated, by David Allan and others. The sketches were probably made for Thomson's ‘Select collection of original Scotish [sic] airs’ (see J C...
Dates: 1798-1838, undated.

Copies of letters, 1845-1860, of John Connel and John Taylor to relatives in Scotland.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7021
Scope and Contents

With letter, undated, of William Edmond, to his sister Mrs James McQuat, Balfron, and a family tree of the McQuats.

Dates: 1845-1860 and undated.