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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 1414 Collections and/or Records:

Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reel 5. Part 1. Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions, 1885-1930., 1888-1926.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1333
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Letter book of the conveners and secretaries of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland in Darjeeling.

Dates: 1888-1926.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-14. Parts 1-2 (Adam Matthew). / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-10. Part 1. Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions, 1885-1930.

Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reel 6. Part 1. Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions, 1885-1930., 1888-1926.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1334
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Letter book of the conveners and secretaries of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland in Calcutta.

Dates: 1888-1926.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-14. Parts 1-2 (Adam Matthew). / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-10. Part 1. Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions, 1885-1930.

Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reel 7. Part 1. Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions, 1885-1930., 1888-1923.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1335
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Letter book of the conveners and secretaries of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland in Madras.

Dates: 1888-1923.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-14. Parts 1-2 (Adam Matthew). / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-10. Part 1. Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions, 1885-1930.

Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reel 8. Part 1 Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions, 1885-1930., 1896-1929.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1336
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Letter book, 1923-1926, of the conveners and secretaries of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland in Madras (MS.7631);Letter book, 1896-1918, 1920, 1922-1925, of the conveners and secretaries of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland in China. (MS.7632);Letters, 1927-1929, to the secretary of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland from...
Dates: 1896-1929.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-14. Parts 1-2 (Adam Matthew). / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-10. Part 1. Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions, 1885-1930.

Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reel 11. Part 2. Papers of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India, 1878-1904., 1878-1886.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1339
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Letter book, November 1878-April 1886, of the secretary of the Glasgow Committee and of the general secretary of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India.

Dates: 1878-1886.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-14. Parts 1-2 (Adam Matthew). / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 11-14. Part 2. Papers of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India, 1878-1904.

Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reel 12. Part 2. Papers of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India, 1878-1904., 1886-1891.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1340
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Letter book, April 1886-May 1891, of the secretary of the Glasgow Committee and of the general secretary of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India.

Dates: 1886-1891.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-14. Parts 1-2 (Adam Matthew). / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 11-14. Part 2. Papers of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India, 1878-1904.

Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-10. Part 1. Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions, 1885-1930., 1885-1930.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1329-1338
Dates: 1885-1930.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-14. Parts 1-2 (Adam Matthew).

Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 11-14. Part 2. Papers of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India, 1878-1904., 1878-1904.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1339-1342
Dates: 1878-1904.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Microfilm of Women Missionaries. Reels 1-14. Parts 1-2 (Adam Matthew).

Military papers of Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch., Late 18th century-1830, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16179-16197
Dates: Late 18th century-1830, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.

Miscellany chiefly of correspondence and legal papers., 1757-1932.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15187-15195
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.

Dates: 1757-1932.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.

Numbered series of Fettercairn estate letter books., 1911-1956.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/477-496
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: 1911-1956.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo. / Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families. / Fettercairn estate letter books.

Papers and correspondence of the Honourable Sir Charles G J B Elliot, Admiral of the Fleet., 1844-1875, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21223-21232
Dates: 1844-1875, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot Murray Kynynmounds, Earls of Minto, of related families, and of Sir John Coxe Hippisley, whose career was associated with that of the 1st Earl of Minto.

Papers concerning Gibraltar and mercantile affairs., 1724-1849.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15404-15416
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Auldbar was bought in 1753 by William Chalmers, a Gibraltar merchant whose family had owned land in Aberdeenshire, at Federate and Hazlehead. His father and brother were physicians in Aberdeen, and the papers as arranged below begin with medical records of these men. An important section concerns the trade and administration of Gibraltar in the second quarter of the 18th century, and there is also much mercantile correspondence of the 18th and early 19th centuries. As with the rest of this...
Dates: 1724-1849.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Chalmers of Auldbar (or Aldbar), near Brechin.

Papers of and concerning the firm of William Wilson and Son., 1770-1886, undated.

 Sub-Group
Identifier: MSS.9662-9678
Scope and Contents

The papers, consisting of correspondence, account-books, and legal papers, form an addendum to the main Wilson collection (MSS.6660-7000).

Dates: 1770-1886, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and concerning the firm of William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers in Bannockburn; and concerning the parish of St Ninians, Stirlingshire.

Papers of the Committee for Liquidating the Debt of the Free Church of Scotland., 1841-1844.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19191-19193
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.

Dates: 1841-1844.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Financial papers of the Free Church of Scotland. / Papers of and concerning the various committees of the Free Church of Scotland.

Papers of the estate of Eaglescarnie, East Lothian: volume 3: Letterbook of John, 20th Earl of Crawford., 1746.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.3.28
Scope and Contents

Letterbook of John, 20th Earl of Crawford, January-May 1746, when he was Major-General in command of the Government troops in South Scotland. Incoming and outgoing letters, general orders, and financial transactions are recorded.

Dates: 1746.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the estate of Eaglescarnie, East Lothian.

Papers of the Women's Association for Foreign Missions of the Church of Scotland., 1885-1930.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.7624-7637
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Group: The Church of Scotland resolved in 1824 to enter the Foreign Mission field, and sent its first missionaries to Bombay in 1829 (later taking over the work of the Scottish Missionary Society, for which see MSS.8012-8013, 8986, 8988-8989), to Calcutta in 1830, to Poona in 1834, and to Madras in 1837. The Disruption of 1843 caused the loss of most of the missionaries and missionary spirit; but after a period of retrenchment advance began again, in the Punjab (1857), in Poona (1864), in the...
Dates: 1885-1930.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the Church of Scotland.

Papers of W and A K Johnston, Ltd., 1839-1931, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.5811/22-54
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes biographies and histories of members of the Johnston family, and business records of W and A K Johnston, Ltd, founded in 1826 by William and Alexander Keith Johnston.

Dates: 1839-1931, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters, papers, photographs and other papers of the Johnston family, and financial and business records of the firm W and A K Johnston, printers and publishers, Edinburgh.

Papers relating to military service and commands of Sir William Stewart in Britain, Europe and the Caribbean., 1789-1826.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.9074/1-54
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Acc.9074/1-61 consist of 61 bound volumes entitled 'The Cumloden Papers'.

Dates: 1789-1826.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals, orders, letters and other papers of Lieutenant-General Hon Sir William Stewart relating to commands and service at home and abroad, and to the formation of the Rifle Brigade.

Personal correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto., 1806-1814.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11361-11365
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 1806-1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.

Personal letter-book of the Honourable John Edmund Elliot., 1807-1813.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11301
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 1807-1813.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / General correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto containing material relating to all aspects of his Indian career.

‘Private letter-book’ containing copies of letters mostly to applicants for posts under the ordnance., 1841-1846.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.9.12-46.9.16
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.

Dates: 1841-1846.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray. / Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray chiefly with reference to his position as master-general of the ordnance (1834-1835, 1841-1846).

Private letter-book of John T Maclagan., 1882-1884.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7555
Scope and Contents

The majority of the letters are to Archibald Scott, Minister of St George's, Edinburgh, temporarily convener of the Foreign Mission Committee. John T Maclagan was secretary of the Committee at this time.

Dates: 1882-1884.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland.

Private letter-book of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane., 1806-1807.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2296
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates: 1806-1807.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath. / Correspondence and papers, of the personal affairs of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane. / Private letter-books of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane.

Private letter-book of Sir Thomas John Cochrane, containing copies of his letters., 1840-1845.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2607
Dates: 1840-1845.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.

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