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 10927 Collections and/or Records:
Volume of John Riddell entitled `Genealogical Collections`, commenced in 1807 and completed in 1811, containing transcripts and extracts of charters dating from the 13th to the 15th century relating to various Scottish families., 13th century-15th century, 1861.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.3.1
Scope and Contents
A discontinued contents list is at folio 2. A letter, 1861, of Robert Riddell formerly pinned to folio 6 has been tipped in inside the back cover (folio i). An incorrect pagination has been ignored.
Dates:
13th century-15th century, 1861.
Volume of letters, September-October 1816, of Robert Graham to his mother and sister, Eliza, and bound by him, describing a visit to Paris with Lord Lynedoch., 1816.
File
Identifier: MS.16051
Scope and Contents
The letters were written chiefly in Paris, but include some from London and Portsmouth before departure for France and others from Calais, St. Omer and Cambrai.
Dates:
1816.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Travel diaries, journal letters and papers chiefly of Robert Graham.
Volume of lists of men of the 1st Battalion of the Royals, with transcripts made for Lord Hailes of letters and papers relating to late 17th century politics., Late 17th century, ?1746.
Item
Identifier: MS.25692
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The main interest of the papers lies in the military and diplomatic material relating to General St Clair's career in the British army over thirty years.
The 2nd son of the 10th Lord Sinclair, James St Clair succeeded as titular 12th Lord Sinclair in 1750 on the death of his brother, who was attainted in 1715. In 1747 he married Janet, daughter of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet of Hailes, and widow of Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet of Newbyth. He served with the Foot Guards in Gibraltar in...
Dates:
Late 17th century, ?1746.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning General the Honourable James St Clair of Sinclair and Balblair (1688-1762).
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Military papers of and concerning General James St Clair.
Volume of miscellaneous papers, bearing the name Goodsir., 1780-1885.
File
Identifier: MS.170
Scope and Contents
The author or authors may have some connexion with Professor John Goodsir, who came from Anstruther (cf. folios 1-47) and attended Dr Robert Knox’s anatomy classes (cf. folio 48).The contents are as follows.(i) ‘Linked memories’, being reminiscences of Anstruther and Pittenweem, written in 1884. They contain information about local events and personalities of the early 19th century. (Folio 1.)(ii) Letters of James Sanson, seaman aboard H M S Alfred,...
Dates:
1780-1885.
Volume of miscellaneous poetic manuscripts by Lord Byron; with some related correspondence., 1808-1822, 1930-1973, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.43346
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts here have been largely arranged in chronological order. The original foliation of the volume has been retained, although some of the folios have been removed prior to arrival at the Library.For poetical works, first lines are given in brackets after the title of the poem. The manuscripts are in the hand of Byron unless otherwise stated.‘Lord Byron: Complete poetical works’, edited by Jermone McGann, has been used in some of the following descriptions...
Dates:
1808-1822, 1930-1973, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Manuscripts of poems, plays and prose of or relating to Lord Byron and his circle.
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Manuscripts, fair copies, fragments and material relating to the non-narrative poems of Lord Byron.
Volume of nine miscellaneous manuscripts, forming part of the Hugh Sharp Collection., 1679-1933.
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Identifier: MS.3310 [H.S.389]
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Letter of the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council for Public Affairs, signed by Archbishop Sharp, ordering the Earl of Linlithgow to cause seize Francis Scott of Greenhill in the head of Yarrow, 1679 (folio 1);(ii) Commission of a captain in Cluny's regiment, signed by Prince Charles Edward, 1745 (folio 2);(iii) Discharge-certificate of a sergeant, signed by George Washington, 1783 (folio 4);(iv) Letters...
Dates:
1679-1933.
Volume of verse entitled 'Reminiscences of a cruise in H.M. Frigate le Egyptienne in the years 1804-5, when commanded by Captain the Honble. C.E. Fleeming, by Wm. Fras. Wolfe of H.M.S. York, 1839', addressed, with a letter of presentation, to Lord John Hay by W F Wolfe., 1839.
File
Identifier: MS.14824
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1839.
Volume of works relating to Scots law chiefly in hands of the late seventeenth century., Late 15th century-early 18th century.
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Identifier: MS.3171
Scope and Contents
The volume contains three sections, written by different persons.(i) The Law Repertory of Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie (folio 1). The text contains several differences from the copies of this work in Adv.MS.24.3.2 and MS.943. In other hands, some more modern, are: a note stating that the work 'is thought to have bein done by Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigy, lately on of the Lords of Session, & compiled by him for his readier use when he was ane Advocat' (folio 1); occasional...
Dates:
Late 15th century-early 18th century.
Volume, received bound, of 'Letter from Cadet R.K. Dickson, R.N., Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, to Mrs W.K. Dickson, describing the test mobilization of the Fleet in July 1914, just before the outbreak of war with Germany', with a photograph of H.M.S. Russell on the inside of the front cover., 26 July 1914.
File
Identifier: MS.13578
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection, in which family correspondence predominates, reflects all aspects of the naval career of Robert Kirk Dickson. He took part in the Battles of the Falkland Islands, 1914, Gallipoli, 1915, and Jutland, 1916. In the Second World War he served as Duty Captain in the Admiralty War Room, 1939-1940, and commanded the fast minelayer, H.M.S. Manxman, 1940-1942, when he took part in a series of offensive minelaying operations in the Channel, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. He was Deputy...
Dates:
26 July 1914.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson (1898-1952) and of his younger brother, Midshipman Archibald Kirk Dickson (died 1916), with some papers of their father, William Kirk Dickson (1860-1949), first Librarian of the National Library of Scotland.
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Papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson.
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Personal and naval papers of Robert Kirk Dickson.
Volume titled 'Forms of Warrant from General Wentworth'. , 17th century, 1746.
File
Identifier: MS.25706
Scope and Contents
The warrants appear only on folios 2-22, and much of the volume consists of transcripts of 17th century letters made for Lord Hailes. Included are letters of Archbishop Sharp, ?1660 - for other copies of which see MSS.25379-25384 - (folios 28-46), and copies of correspondence of James VI and I with Charles I and the Duke of Buckingham when in Spain in 1623 (folios 50-186 verso). For other copies of this correspondence see MS.25376.
At the back are notes in Lord Hailes' hand on Dryden (folio...
Dates:
17th century, 1746.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning General the Honourable James St Clair of Sinclair and Balblair (1688-1762).
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Military papers of and concerning General James St Clair.
Volume V of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'., [1836, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.2133
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
Dates:
[1836, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
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Volumes I-X of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
Volume VI of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'., [1836, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.2134
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
Dates:
[1836, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
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Volumes I-X of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
Volume VII of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'., [1836, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.2135
Scope and Contents
There are two poems, with notes, sent to Donald Gregory by 'A.S.' (Alexander Stewart?). They are watermarked 1834.
(i) "An saoil sibh féin nach foghainteach", 18 lines. To Gregor MacGregor (Grigar Odhar Ard mac Dhonncha nan Gleann) (page 299);
(ii) "A Righ, gur mór mo chuid mhulaid", 22 lines. Said to be by a daughter of Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy on his beheading her husband, Gregor MacGregor of Glenstrae. Cf."Bárdachd Gháidhlig", page 244; A and A Macdonald, 'Macdonald collection of...
Dates:
[1836, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
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Volumes I-X of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
Volume VIII of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'., [1836, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.2136
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
Dates:
[1836, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
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Volumes I-X of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
Volume X of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'., [1836, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.2138
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.
Dates:
[1836, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
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Volumes I-X of 'Collections from the Public Records of Scotland and various other sources illustrative of the history of the West Highlands and Hebrides (in the 16th & 17th centuries) and of the genealogies of the different families, made by Donald Gregory'.
Vouchers of the Faculty of Advocates., 1785-1786, 1796-1801.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/22(ii)
Dates:
1785-1786, 1796-1801.
War letters from family and friends of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, 1940-1944, also containing miscellaneous letters and papers of Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, 1980-1988., 1940-1944, 1980-1988.
File
Identifier: Acc.11628/167
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1940-1944, 1980-1988.
Will and testament with attached letters of administration of Jessie Anna Letitia Chalmers, wife of Patrick Chalmers, M.P., antiquary, deceased., 1840.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12778
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.
Dates:
1840.
William Gallacher Memorial Library Archive Special Collections., 1920s-2017.
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14114 Special Collections
Scope and Contents
The WGMLA Special Collections comprise over 60 collections relating to notable individuals, organisations, and themes in the Scottish labour, trade union, and suffrage movements. In a number of cases, collections do not contain the personal papers of the named individuals or organisations but rather comprise of primary or secondary materials collected by WGML librarian Audrey Canning, or third parties, relating to that individual or organisation and collated for public research purposes....
Dates:
1920s-2017.
Wooden box containing letters of Lotte Glob to Peter Haining., [2008, or after].
File
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 49
Scope and Contents
Also included is a copy of 'Floating stones' (Aberfeldy : Watermill Books, 2008), by Lotte Glob.
Dates:
[2008, or after].
Work by other authors collected by Hector MacIver., 1921-1954, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26291-26294
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Hector MacIver was born in the Isle of Lewis and educated in Stornoway and at Edinburgh University. Except for a period of service in the Navy (1940-1945), he spent his life teaching, mostly in the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He wrote and broadcast in both English and Gaelic.
Dates:
1921-1954, undated.
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.
Works of James Ramsay, volume IX: 'Prospects of Private Life'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.1643
Scope and Contents
A modern letter concerning the battle of Aboukir Bay has been inserted at folio 293.
Dates:
Late 18th century-early 19th century.
Writings of Anna Seward, copied in her autograph and bequeathed by her to Sir Walter Scott., 1762-1768, 1804-1807.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.879-880
Scope and Contents
The sheets which Sir Walter Scott published in his edition of Anna Seward's ‘Poetical works’, 1810, were evidently taken out by him, and this collection consists of the unpublished remainder. These writings are described in her letter of 17 July 1807, sent to Scott posthumously (MS.870, folio 14, printed in her ‘Poetical works,’ volume i, page xxxiii).
Dates:
1762-1768, 1804-1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Materials for works written or edited by Sir Walter Scott.
Writings of James Hogg, with letters of Hogg's children to Robert Blackie., [1827, or after]-1873, undated.
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Identifier: MS.1869
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) 'The bush aboon Traquair; or, the rural philosophers. A pastoral drama', partly in James Hogg's hand, on paper watermarked 1827. Printed in ‘Tales and sketches’, volume ii. Pages are missing after folio 40. For a typed transcript see MS.6139. (Folio 1.)(ii) Various poems of Hogg, in another hand, showing some variations from the printed versions, on paper watermarked 1834, 1837. (Folio 53.)(iii) Letters of Hogg's children to...
Dates:
[1827, or after]-1873, undated.