Journals. Accounts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books containing accounts of an individual's or organization's occurrences or transactions, including records of financial transactions.
Found in 431 Collections and/or Records:
Diaries and notebooks of Rear-Admiral Maitland., 1815-1839.
Series
Identifier: Dep.353/1-11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes the fair copy (not autograph) of Maitland’s ‘Narrative of the Principal Occurrences on board HMS Bellerophon’, and journals of his naval service in South America, 1819-20, the Mediterranean 1820-1, and 1828-30, and India, 1837-9. It also includes a number of printed books relating to Napoleon, particularly to the time he spent on St Helena. Some of these were written by Barry O’Meara and dedicated by him to Maitland with whom he had served as surgeon...
Dates:
1815-1839.
Diaries and notebooks of Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick L Maitland.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.353
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the fair copy (not autograph) of Maitland’s ‘Narrative of the Principal Occurrences on board HMS Bellerophon’, and journals of his naval service in South America, 1819-20, the Mediterranean 1820-1, and 1828-30, and India, 1837-9. It also includes a number of printed books relating to Napoleon, particularly to the time he spent on St Helena. Some of these were written by Barry O’Meara and dedicated by him to Maitland with whom he had served as surgeon...
Dates:
1815, 1819-1820, 1828-1839.
Diaries and notebooks of William Blair, minister of Dunblane United Presbyterian Church; with two volumes formerly belonging to John Bisset, minister of Nairn United Presbyterian Church.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3334/1-50
Scope and Contents
Includes student lecture-notes, journals and sermons.
Dates:
?1843-1903, undated.
Diaries, journals, notebooks and related papers of Robert Stevenson and Sons., 1803-1963, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10706/190-269
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1803-1963, undated.
Diaries, notebooks and journals of members of the Gray family of Carntyne., 1814-1900.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8100/112-130
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Most of these papers consist of titles and estate papers relating to the lands of Carntyne and Shettleston in Glasgow. They are particularly important for the history of the colliery at Westmuir from the death of John Gray of Carntyne in 1796 until that of his grandson, the Rev John Hamilton Gray, in 1867, but there is material from both before, and in particular from after that period. Robert Gray (d.1833) was a resident landowner, and an enthusiastic coalmaster. Though not all the Westmuir...
Dates:
1814-1900.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Administrative, legal and financial papers concerning the estates of the families of Gray of Carntyne, and Anstruther Thomson, afterwards Anstruther Gray, of Kilmany, including records of coal mining interests, and also some private family papers.
Diary of Daniel Murray Smillie, officer in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps during WW1.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13748
Scope and Contents
Papers of Daniel Murray Smillie, written whilst serving as an officer with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps during the First World War. The son of Robert Smillie, trade unionist and politician, Daniel Murray Smillie appears to have enlisted in 1915. The papers include a diary, 30 August to 17 November 1916, which gives an insight into the work of the RAVC at the veterinary hospital at Bulford, covering such subjects as the treatment of horses. More general themes are also covered...
Dates:
1916-1919.
`Diurnall of the 2d parl: of our Soverainge Lord King Charles from the 15 day of Julay 1641 to ye 27 of November holden at Edinburghe’ by Sir James Balfour.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.7.7
Dates:
1641.
Documents relating to the management and improvement of the estate of Ladykirk, Berwickshire.
Series
Identifier: MSS.998-999
Scope and Contents
Detailed schemes of inclosing, building, stocking, planting, and general work on the farm are described.
Dates:
1758-1784.
Estate and household accounts of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, 1728-1730, and journal, October 1733-February 1734., 1728-1734.
Item
Identifier: MS.16937
Scope and Contents
The estate and household accounts begin on folio 1, and the journal on folio 18.
Dates:
1728-1734.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Financial books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.
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Account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.
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Quarto account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.
Excerpts and cuttings from records, journals, and other documents, regarding persons named Fergusson and Ferguson., 1537-1918.
File
Identifier: MS.5176
Dates:
1537-1918.
‘Extracts from a Journal written while on service in the Mediterranean in the years, 1828, 1829, 1830, by Captain F L Maitland RN, CB, commanding HMS Wellesley’., 1828-1830.
Item
Identifier: Dep.353/2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes the fair copy (not autograph) of Maitland’s ‘Narrative of the Principal Occurrences on board HMS Bellerophon’, and journals of his naval service in South America, 1819-20, the Mediterranean 1820-1, and 1828-30, and India, 1837-9. It also includes a number of printed books relating to Napoleon, particularly to the time he spent on St Helena. Some of these were written by Barry O’Meara and dedicated by him to Maitland with whom he had served as surgeon...
Dates:
1828-1830.
Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask.
Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.82.1.1-82.9.16
Dates:
1509-19th century.
Farm journal of Broomhall Park, Kelso.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6408
Scope and Contents
Written as extracts from letters.
Dates:
1759-1760.
Fettercairn Farm Journal., 1799-1800.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/580
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1799-1800.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Accounts for Fettercairn and other estates.
Financial journal of John Murray, publishers., April 1981-August 1983
Item
Identifier: Acc.13328/1528
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series of business papers contains records that provide evidence of the administrative, production, legal, and business operations of John Murray, publishers. Records include manuscript and publication books, financial papers, staff employment and pension records, and legal papers.
Dates:
April 1981-August 1983
Financial journal of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund: volume 1., 1830-1862.
Item
Identifier: F.R.425
Dates:
1830-1862.
Financial journal of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund: volume 2., 1862-1886.
Item
Identifier: F.R.426
Dates:
1862-1886.
Financial journal of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund: volume 3., 1886-1905.
Item
Identifier: F.R.427
Dates:
1886-1905.
Financial journal of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund: volume 4., 1906-1939.
Item
Identifier: F.R.428
Dates:
1906-1939.
Financial journals of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund.
Series
Identifier: F.R.425-F.R.428
Dates:
1830-1939.
Financial journals of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch', containing daily records of advertisements received, accounts and bad debts., 1848-1860.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11812/37-41
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The surviving business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'The Evening Dispatch', consisting largely of financial records, 1832 to 1964. Other records have survived only sporadically. These include minutes of directors, 1868-1880, and for the 1940s and 1950s, records of debenture stock, office diaries for 1915 and 1941, and papers of libel cases brought against the newspaper.The second part of the archive consists of titles and other administrative records,...
Dates:
1848-1860.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Titles, financial records and papers of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'.
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Business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'.
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Financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch', containing balance sheets, private ledgers, journals, cash books, purchase books, records of contributors and other miscellaneous papers.
Financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch', containing balance sheets, private ledgers, journals, cash books, purchase books, records of contributors and other miscellaneous papers., 1832-1972, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11812/12-144
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The surviving business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'The Evening Dispatch', consisting largely of financial records, 1832 to 1964. Other records have survived only sporadically. These include minutes of directors, 1868-1880, and for the 1940s and 1950s, records of debenture stock, office diaries for 1915 and 1941, and papers of libel cases brought against the newspaper.The second part of the archive consists of titles and other administrative records,...
Dates:
1832-1972, undated.
First draft of Journal for General Trading Ledger of the Darien Company., 1696-1701.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.83.3.2
Folio account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1726-1754.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16923-16932
Scope and Contents
These account books are chiefly in journal form, though only MSS.16923, 16926, and 16931 are so described.
Dates:
1726-1754.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Financial books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.
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Account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.
Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland)., 1856-1930.
Sub-Group
Identifier: MSS.7745-8011
Scope and Contents
At the Disruption of 1843, the missionaries in India of the Church of Scotland and in Kaffraria of the Glasgow Missionary Society adhered, almost without exception, to the Free Church. New missions were later founded in Nagpur (1845), Jaina (1855), Santalia (1871), Livingstonia (1875), and Aden (1886). The union in 1876 with the Reformed Presbyterian Church brought with it the New Hebrides mission.
Dates:
1856-1930.