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Letters. Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Copy of Robert Law, "Memorials" (Edinburgh, 1818), with annotations by editor Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9331
Scope and Contents

Includes letters of James Ballantyne to Sharpe concerning the printing of "Memorials".

Dates: 1818.

Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., June-August 1810.

 File
Identifier: MS.40249
Scope and Contents

The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.

1810.

June: folios 1-54;

July: folios 55-83;

August: folios 84-107.

Dates: June-August 1810.

Correspondence, poetry and prose of Sir Walter Scott from the Library of Honresfield House., 1796-1832.

 Item
Identifier: MS.50703
Scope and Contents LettersArchibald, Joseph JamiesonLetter, 8 November 1825, of Scott to Joseph Jamieson Archibald on his admiration for Robert Burns and the progress of John Gibson Lockhart in London. Folio 1.Ballantyne, JamesLetter, 8 July 1826, of Scott to James Ballantyne on his work for ‘The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte’. Folios 2-3.Bell, JohnLetter, 7 March 1816, of Scott to John Bell on collecting Jacobite songs. Folios 4-5....
Dates: 1796-1832.

Letter of Alexander to James Ballantyne describing the last dinner of the writer with Sir Walter Scott.

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Identifier: Acc.11747
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscript draft and cutting of letter of John Ballantyne on the same dinner with Scott, and a pencil and chalk study of Scott by John Ballantyne.

Dates: 1831 and undated.

Letter of John Ballantyne to John Aitken.

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Identifier: Acc.12434
Scope and Contents

Letter concerns his health and Walter Scott`s concern for himself and his health; includes an undated letter of James Ballantyne to Miss Corbett on printing matters.

Dates: 1820.

Letters, 1829-1833 and undated, of James Ballantyne to John Hughes.

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Identifier: Acc.11815
Scope and Contents

Letters of Ballantyne to Hughes concern printing and publishing and also the health of Ballantyne and Sir Walter Scott.

Includes:

six letters of Sir Walter Scott, 1822 and undated,

two letters of Walter Scott, WS, father of Sir Walter Scott, undated,

three letters of John A Ballantyne, 1837-1838.

Dates: 1822-1838 and undated.

Letters and documents to and concerning Sir Walter Scott.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11878
Scope and Contents

Includes papers concerning the affairs of the Trust after 1826, including letters of Robert Cadell, James Ballantyne and John Gibson, papers on copyrights, the Magnum edition, the arbitration by Lord Newton, and a report by the Trustees to creditors, 1831. There are also earlier papers concerning plantations at Abbotsford and household records.

Dates: 1812-1831.

Letters of James Ballantyne to John Murray II, with related papers., 1809-1833.

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Identifier: MS.40043
Scope and Contents The letters concern the business relations between Murray and Ballantyne and their associates. Some of the letters include details of business accounts. The letters are arranged chronologically :1809: folios 1-52;1810: folios 53-54;1813: folios 55-69;1814: folios 70-73;1816: folios 74-81;1819: folios 82-83;1822: folios 84-86;1830: folios 87-96;1831: folios 97-98;1833:...
Dates: 1809-1833.

Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., January-June 1816.

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Identifier: MS.40114
Scope and Contents

The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.

The letters are arranged chronologically.

1816

January: folios 1-21;

February: folios 22-38;

March: folios 39-52;

April: folios 53-75;

May: folios 76-99;

June: folios 100-117.

Dates: January-June 1816.

Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., July-December 1816.

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Identifier: MS.40115
Scope and Contents

The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.

The letters are arranged chronologically.

1816



July: folios 1-15;

August: folios 16-38;

October: folios 39-40;

November: folios 41-51;

December: folios 52-66.

Dates: July-December 1816.

Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., 1817.

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Identifier: MS.40116
Scope and Contents The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.The letters are arranged chronologically.1817January: folios 1-8;February: folios 9-35;March: folios 36-51;April: folios 52-63;May: folios 64-77;June: folios 78-89; July: folios 90-94;...
Dates: 1817.

Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., 1819-1833

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Identifier: MS.40118
Scope and Contents The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. The letters are arranged chronologically :1819January: folios 1-15 ;February: folios 16-25;May: folios 26-48;June: folios 49-53; July: folios 54-59;September: folios 60-61;November: folios 62-63;December: folios 64-70....
Dates: 1819-1833

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Gregory, J. to Grehl, F.D., 1810-1909.

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Identifier: MS.40484
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged by surname, in alphabetical order, and chronologically under each surname.Gregory, James. Letters, 1810, concerning the publication of a review in the “Annual Medical Review” of a work on “the medical controversy at Edinburgh” by James Gregory. James and John Ballantyne were discomforted by the knowledge that the book, which was being printed by J. Ballantyne and Co., had not been fully printed at the time of the review, and that John Murray...
Dates: 1810-1909.

Letters, undated and of uncertain date, of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., ? 1816-? 1835.

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Identifier: MS.40119
Scope and Contents The letters and papers concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. The letters are arranged by suggested date.1816.Folio 1: note by ?William Blackwood on a fragment of a letter postmarked ”29 June 1816”. The note is a list of various publications.Folio 2: letter, [? September ? 1816], of William Blackwood to John Murray II.Folio 3: letter, [? 1816], of William Blackwood to John Murray II....
Dates: ? 1816-? 1835.

Two letters, 1824, of George Ticknor and George Huntly Gordon.

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Identifier: Acc.11580
Scope and Contents

Letters concern portraits of Sir Walter Scott. Also includes:

1. unrelated letter, 1812, of Sir David Wilkie

2. autograph note, 1816, of Walter Scott to James Ballantyne about "The Antiquary"

3. printed letter, 1829, of Scott

Dates: 1812-1824.

Two letters of J G Lockhart to James Ballantyne.

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Identifier: Acc.11556
Scope and Contents

Letters concern Ballantyne`s relationship with Sir Walter Scott and memoranda of Scott to be supplied by Ballantyne for the use of Lockhart in his projected biography.

Includes notes on the letters by Alexander Ballantyne and transcripts of three letters of Scott to James Ballantyne.

Dates: 1832.

Working autograph of ‘Rob Roy’ by Sir Walter Scott, with some associated papers., 1817.

 Item
Identifier: MS.50702
Scope and Contents Complete working manuscript of 'Rob Roy'.Associated content.Letter, circa 1817, of Sir Walter Scott to James Ballantyne on the completion of 'Rob Roy'. Folio i.Fragment of a sales catalogue, 4th quarter of 19th century. Folio ii.Card from Honresfield, Littleborough, marked 'Scott original manuscript of 'Rob Roy''. Folio iii.Newspaper clipping from 'The Times', 19 March 1901, on the effect of 'Rob Roy' on James Russell Lowell. Folio...
Dates: 1817.