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Histories.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Chronological records of events, as of the life or development of a people, country, or institution.

Found in 407 Collections and/or Records:

Historical works of W Lindsay., 1644-2nd half of 17th century.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.16.1.3 [Manuscript]
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) ‘Chronologicall historie of the Kirk’, 1644, being a general history from the Creation to about 1620; (ii) ‘The historie of the kingdom of England’, 1663; (iii) A history of the kings of Scotland, 2nd half of 17th century.

Dates: 1644-2nd half of 17th century.

‘Historie, letters, and dialogues’ by Archibald Moncreiff, Minister of Blackford in the Presbytery of Auchterarder., 1704.

 File
Identifier: MS.2694
Scope and Contents Archibald Moncreiff was the son of William Moncreiff, Minister of Monzie, i.e., Moonzie, Fife (folio 137a verso).The author says (folios 5-6) he had observed that in spite of revolutions in the Church and State of Scotland there was 'little reformation in the lives and maners of men and women nor much to the advantage of the civil interrest of the nation ... This put me upon an earnest enquirie to find out what these evills were'. At the end (folio 137a verso) there is a...
Dates: 1704.

Histories of the Highland Society of London., 1813-1983, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10615/1-3
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers, mostly late 19th to 20th centuries, of the Highland Society of London, covering the interests of the society; cultural, military, charitable, social and historical.

Dates: 1813-1983, undated.

'History of agriculture in India', compiled circa 1822., [Circa 1822.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.13893
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: [Circa 1822.]

'History of Arghoon Khan and his descendants…’, circa 1809, and material for a history of India, undated., [Circa 1809], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.13957
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) 'History of Arghoon Khan and his descendants who respectively reigned in Kandahar and Scind', circa 1809 (folio 1);

(ii) Material for a history of India, undated, partly related to MS.13785: Transactions of the East India Company in Malabar, volume 1, and MS.13797: Fair copy of ‘History of Malabar', volume 1 (folio 63).

Dates: [Circa 1809], undated.