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Letter books.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Books of blank or lined paper on which letters to be sent have been written; also manuscript copies of letters, originally on loose sheets, bound together, usually in chronological order. Not to be confused with letterpress copybooks where the copies are created through a mechanical process.

Found in 1557 Collections and/or Records:

Records, 1887-1908, of the Scottish Operative Plumbers Protective and Benefit Federal Union, Edinburgh Branch.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4961
Scope and Contents

With two letter books, 1872-1891, of the Operative Plumbers` Association of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh Lodge.

Dates: 1872-1908.

Records of the East Africa Scottish Mission., 1893-1900, 1919-1924.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8015-8016
Scope and Contents

Founded at Kibwezi in 1891 on the initiative of the Imperial British East Africa Company, the East Africa Scottish Mission was moved to Kikuyu in 1898, and transferred to the Church of Scotland in 1901.

Dates: 1893-1900, 1919-1924.

Records of the firm of M J Brown, Son and Co, WS, consisting of letterbooks, ledgers and journals, with eight bundles of loose papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.212
Scope and Contents

The collection also includes some earlier documents.

Dates: Circa 1880-1964.

Regimental cash and account book and letter book of William Gavin, Quartermaster, 71st Foot.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.9039
Scope and Contents

Account books contains brief account of the fighting in which the regiment engaged in 1810.

Dates: 1810-1814.

`Registre de la campagne d`Espagne` of General (afterwards Count) Étienne Heudelet de Bierre from 17 December 1808 to 27 September 1809, when it was probably captured at Busaco., 1808-1809.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.5.20-46.5.21
Scope and Contents

This is in six parts and consists of copies of orders to the troops under his command (the third division of the eighth corps under Junot, and from 2 January 1809, the fifth division of the second corps under Soult), and of letters, many of which are addressed to Soult.

Dates: 1808-1809.

Reports book and letter books of the Governors., 1855-1952.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12753/54-57
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Constitutions, reports, minutes, correspondence, financial records and printed books, 1846–2001, of Donaldson's Hospital and the Edinburgh Royal Institution for the Education of Deaf and Dumb Children and, from 1938, Donaldson's School.

Dates: 1855-1952.

Secretary's letter-books., 1961-1966.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.4685/18-23
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Formerly of the ASW the Amalgamated Society of Carpentry and Joiners.

Dates: 1961-1966.

Sketchbook of Christopher Norton, business partner of James Byres, 1764-1765.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11873
Scope and Contents

Includes a note and copy-letterbook of Norton, 1788-1794.

Dates: 1764-1794.

Surviving office books of the fishing, fish curing, and shipping enterprise of the Richardson family of Pitfour; with two ledgers of Pitfour estate and some Richardson family papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20801-20987
Scope and Contents The firm of John Richardson and Company, of Perth, was already well established by 1760 with a wide business, chiefly in salmon, both locally and throughout Europe. The books consist of letter books and various account books, and show the whole process from the acquisition of the fish to its sale either raw at home or pickled as far afield as Italy and Spain. The salmon business was precarious, and to offset losses Richardson frequently entered into partnership with local merchants, notably...
Dates: 1760-1820.

Three letter-books of Sir George Brown, now bound in one volume, containing copies of outgoing letters., 1850-1865.

 File
Identifier: MS.1859
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) 'Private Letter Book. Vol. I', chiefly written from the Horse Guards and the Crimea, 1850-1855, followed by an index (folio 1);

(ii) 'Crimean Correspondence. Letter Book 5', 1854-1856, preceded by an index (folio 97);

(iii) 'Private Letter Book', Royal Hospital, Dublin, 1860-1865 (folio 167);

The subjects of the letters are the same as in MSS.1847-1854.

Dates: 1850-1865.

Three naval log books and one letter copy book for ships under the command of Vice Admiral Archibald Duff.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.14510
Scope and Contents

Records the last mission of HMS Muros under the command of Captain Archibald Duff up to and including the wreck of the Muros on a reef off of Cuba.

Letter book of HMS President during its service in the War of 1812.

Dates: 1807-1814.

Tissue letter-book containing duplicated copies of letters of Donald Macleod., [?1877]-1880.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9830
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the correspondence concerns Donald Macleod's editorship of ‘Good words’, including many letters from contemporary authors and men of letters, with some letters of his brother, Dr Norman Macleod, minister of The Barony parish, Glasgow, and the first editor of ‘Good words’.

Dates: [?1877]-1880.

Transcripts of letters of and to David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8788
Scope and Contents

Volume made at Buchan`s behest as one of his "Gleanings of Literature", and sent to the Bishop of Llandaff.

Letters concern Celtic languages and correspondents include Sir James Foulis of Colinton, Charles Vallancey, the Reverend Donald MacQueen and Jacob Bryant Phillipps.

Dates: circa 1794.