Histories.
Found in 777 Collections and/or Records:
Fair copy of ‘Memoir on Malabar, in 1790, with correspondence and documents respecting the same country. Appendix to the history – vol. 5’ by Alexander Walker, [1821, or after.]
Fair copy of 'The Historie of the Lives and Raignes of five Kinges of Scotland' by William Drummond of Hawthornden., [1655, or before.]
Only the account of the reign of James IV is in William Drummond's own hand; but Drummond's hand appears elsewhere in corrections and additions.
Fair copy of 'The Historie of the Lives and Raignes of five Kinges of Scotland' by William Drummond of Hawthornden, James I-III., [1655, or before.]
Only the account of the reign of James IV is in William Drummond's own hand; but Drummond's hand appears elsewhere in corrections and additions.
Fair copy of 'The Historie of the Lives and Raignes of five Kinges of Scotland' by William Drummond of Hawthornden, James IV-V., [1655, or before.]
Only the account of the reign of James IV is in William Drummond's own hand; but Drummond's hand appears elsewhere in corrections and additions.
Fair transcript, 18th century, of the first ten books of ‘Rerum Britannicarum historia auctore Roberto Johnstono‘.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.V.2.1.
Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask.
Family histories compiled by Andrew Thomson from papers of the family of Reddie., 1823-1827.
Family papers of Sir Alexander Gray., 19th century-mid 20th century.
Sir Alexander Gray published several volumes of his own poems and of translations of European ballads, and his literary papers consist of his work in these fields.
Farming memoranda, rentals and accounts of the Scotts of Raeburn, with religious notes of the earlier lairds., 1664-1854.
To the papers William, the 6th Laird, has added extensive annotations, and historical accounts of the family and their lands, copies of letters and various excerpts relating to these subjects and local affairs, and accounts of his own career, the latest dated entry being of 1854.
'Festival Mass for full orchestra & chorus; a study in instrumentation, composed by William Wallace' (born 1860), in his autograph.
The composer gives a history (folio xiii) of the work, which was composed in 1886-1887 and, in part, scored in 1888 (see dates on various folios). Some parts are incomplete.
Interspersed with the music are unruled leaves, bearing illuminations, manuscript notes of the composer, etc., on folios i-ii, viii, x-xiii, xxv, xxvii verso, xxviii verso, xxxix, xliii, xlvii, li.
First draft of a history of the lower Niger in the nineteenth century., [?1935-?1939.]
The authors appear from internal evidence to be William W Forsyth and H G Porter, the date of composition the late 1930s.
First draft of a history of the lower Niger in the nineteenth century, [part] I., [?1936-?1939.]
The authors appear from internal evidence to be William W Forsyth and H G Porter, the date of composition the late 1930s.
First draft of a history of the lower Niger in the nineteenth century, [part] II., [?1935-?1939.]
The authors appear from internal evidence to be William W Forsyth and H G Porter, the date of composition the late 1930s.
"Flowers o' the forest", by Ernest W J Nicholson., Undated.
An account of the American Civil War.
Four notebooks of Sir Robert Somerville containing material on the history of Dunfermline.
Fragment of a manuscript, written by two hands of the early 17th century, of David Moysie's 'Memoir of the Affairs of Scotland', covering December 1586-March 1589., Early 17th century.
The text is much closer to that of Adv.MS.31.7.5 than to that of the edition by James Dennistoun, Bannatyne Club, 1830.
Fragment of an account of, and a narrative of transactions concerning Kutch., [Circa 1804], 1818.
The papers consist of:
(i) Fragment of an account of Kutch, made in this translated version circa 1804, but probably related to an earlier history in Persian; see MS.13930 (folio 1);
(ii) ’Narrative of transactions with the state of Cutch from 1802 to 1816’ compiled by Benjamin Jones in 1818 (folio 45).
Fragment of Sir Walter Scott, "History of Scotland".
Fragment of Sir Walter Scott’s, ‘Tales of a Grandfather’, 2nd series, chapter 27, enclosed in a letter of Charles Feltham., 1855.
French translation by `M de la Chapelle`, i.e. N P Besset de la Chapelle, of the Appendix (of relevant documents) to the ‘History of Scotland’ by William Robertson.
From the references to the parts of the ‘History’ to which the documents refer it is clear that the translation is not from the first edition of 1759 but from the fourth, of 1761: Besset de la Chapelle`s translation of the complete ‘History’ was first published (in three volumes) in 1764. The manuscript contains numerous amendments in the same hand throughout: it is not clear whether or not this is in the translator`s autograph.
"From Arrochar to Cantebury" typescript account of the Macfarlane family in New Zealand, by James V Macfarlane
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, concerning his research and non-parliamentary interests.
Galley proofs of A W Kinglake, "Battle of Inkerman", with author`s amendments.
Corresponding to volume 5, pp 31 et seq of "The Invasion of the Crimea".
‘Genealogical and Historical Dissertation of the Present Royal Family of Great Britain and Ireland Beginning with the Milesian Colony and ending with his present Majesty and proving his lineal descent from all the Royal families that ever reigned in either nation by both Father and Mother`s side’, written by James Gordon early in the 18th century.
There is a dedicatory epistle addressed to George I and signed by James Gordon at the beginning of the volume. The work is apparently unpublished.