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:
‘Autographs, 8, Napoleon & his officers’., 1779-1870.
File
Identifier: MS.9310
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The letters, which were collected for their autograph interest, are chiefly on army administrative matters, but a few concern military conditions and contemporary events.
Dates:
1779-1870.
‘Autographs, 9, Napoleon & his officers’., 1795-1884.
File
Identifier: MS.9311
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The letters, which were collected for their autograph interest, are chiefly on army administrative matters, but a few concern military conditions and contemporary events.
Dates:
1795-1884.
‘Autographs, 10, Napoleon & his officers’., 1779-1870.
File
Identifier: MS.9312
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The letters, which were collected for their autograph interest, are chiefly on army administrative matters, but a few concern military conditions and contemporary events.
Dates:
1779-1870.
‘Autographs, 11, Napoleon & his camp’., 1794-1840.
File
Identifier: MS.9313
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The letters, which were collected for their autograph interest, are chiefly on army administrative matters, but a few concern military conditions and contemporary events.
Dates:
1794-1840.
‘Autographs, 12, Napoleon & his court’., 1797-1881.
File
Identifier: MS.9314
Scope and Contents
The volume contains letters of Napoleon's family and members of his administration.
Dates:
1797-1881.
Awards applications of the Gude Cause project., Circa 2008-2010.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13293/96-101
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Electronic archive, digital images, sound and video recordings, and related ephemera of the Gude Cause project, 2008-2010. The project’s main objective was to celebrate the centenary of the Women’s Social and Political Union procession which took place in Edinburgh on 10 October 1909. Furthermore, in the light of a report published before the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election, Gude Cause sought to reenergize women’s participation in Scottish political life.The archive charts the...
Dates:
Circa 2008-2010.
Background letter for prospective publishers, with a curriculum vitae of Alice G. Vines., c. 1982
File
Identifier: Acc.13629/11
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Research notes of Dr Alice G. Vines for her book `The MacDonald Women: Margaret and Ishbel`.
Dates:
c. 1982
Baker's recipe-book., 2nd quarter of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.10979 [Maca.530]
Scope and Contents
The paper is watermarked 1827. The recipes are arranged alphabetically, and many of them are described as suitable for shops, tables, taverns or fairs. There are a few additions in another hand (page 145). A letter, 1924, concerning the manuscript is inserted.
Dates:
2nd quarter of 19th century.
Ballads and songs, ancient and modern., [1787]-1831, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.893
Scope and Contents
This material does not appear to have been used by F J Child. Besides British ballads, it includes a note on Spanish ballads by George Tickner of Boston (folio 7), a letter of William Laidlaw (folio 15), a letter of Robert Jamieson, with translations of Danish ballads (folio 23), historical ballads and songs (folios 50-82), two versions of ‘Galatian’, and correspondence of Sir John Sinclair regarding the Gaelic song ‘Malli bheag Og’, 1819-1820 (folio 93).
Dates:
[1787]-1831, undated.
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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Miscellaneous material, literary, antiquarian, topical, etc., chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Material concerning literary matters, chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
Binding in which the 9th century French manuscript of the epigrams of Martial was previously bound., 13th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.3.1(a)
Scope and Contents
With the binding are:
(i) a letter, 1885, of Edward Maunde Thompson to W M Lindsay concerning the date of the original manuscript;
(ii) notes, circa 1885, in manuscript from the introduction to `M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammaton Libri`, by Ludwig Friedlaender, concerning the date of the manuscript; and,
(iii) 10 black and white photographs of the manuscript before the binding was disbound.
Dates:
13th century.
Biographical and genealogical notes relating to Ordinary Lords of the Courts of Session, 1641-1706, compiled by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.2.3
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Baron of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood.
Biographical and genealogical notes relating to Presidents of the Court of Session, 1532-1811, compiled by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.2.1
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Baron of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood.
Bishop Robert Forbes' copy of ‘A large new historical Catalogue of the Bishops of the Several Sees within the Kingdom of Scotland Down to the Year 1688’ by Bishop Robert Keith (Edinburgh, 1755), with extensive manuscript annotations in his hand., 1755-[?1822].
Item
Identifier: MS.21196
Scope and Contents
The annotations include copies of letters, 1755, of Bishop Keith (folio 5 verso), copies of letters of and to Field-Marshal Keith, 1756 (folio 6), a contents list (folio 7), an additional "Preface first" by Bishop John Alexander (folio 11), with numerous marginal and interleaved notes, additions and corrections and an index to the bishops at the end (folio 266).Also included are 'Account of the Chapel of Roslin' by Bishop Keith, for which see ‘The Edinburgh magazine’ of January...
Dates:
1755-[?1822].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Two copies of ‘A large new historical Catalogue of the Bishops of the Several Sees within the Kingdom of Scotland Down to the Year 1688’ by Bishop Robert Keith (Edinburgh, 1755) with manuscript annotations.
'Book belonging to the chapmen in Fif for the East Nevck'., 1706-1764.
Item
Identifier: MS.198
Scope and Contents
Contains ‘The Acts to the Chapman Cowrt of Fife’, 1706-1751 (folio 23-32), i.e., the rules of the Incorporation, records of election of officials, admission of new members, and occasional payments.
Dates:
1706-1764.
Book jacket and advertising proofs, manuscript notes, and brief original and copy letters concerning the promotion of the John Murray Travel Classics series., undated
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1713
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This sub-series contains book jacket proofs, agreements, correspondence, and editorial papers concerning the re-issue of ten named titles in the Travel Classics series including: "Two Middle-Aged Ladies in Andalusia", by Penelope Chetwood; "The Lycian Shore", by Freya Stark; "A Time of Gifts" and "Between the Woods and the Water", by Patrick Leigh Fermor; "Forgotten Kingdom", by Peter Goullart; "The Enchanted Mountains", by Robin...
Dates:
undated
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers, typescripts, and correspondence of, or concerning, authors and series published by John Murray, publishers.
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Papers concerning the re-issue of titles from the John Murray Travel Classics series.
Book of copies of Sir Thomas John Cochrane's letters to the Admiralty during his time as Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth., 1852-1855.
Item
Identifier: MS.2428
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:
1852-1855.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Letters and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane, chiefly as Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, 1852-1855.
Book of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 25 July 1842-19 January 1844.
Item
Identifier: MS.2402
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:
25 July 1842-19 January 1844.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station.
Book of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 29 January 1844-27 January 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2403
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:
29 January 1844-27 January 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station.
Book of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 28 January 1845-15 November 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2404
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:
28 January 1845-15 November 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station.
Book of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 15 November 1845-25 November 1846.
Item
Identifier: MS.2405
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:
15 November 1845-25 November 1846.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station.
Book of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 25 November 1846-14 April 1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.2406
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:
25 November 1846-14 April 1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station.
Book of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 1843-1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.2407
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:
1843-1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station.
Books and articles published by Lucinda Mackay, 1964-2015
Series
Identifier: MS.50787-MS.50792
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series documents Lady Mackay's professional career as an artist, writer and teacher, containing her art-related papers, her publishing papers, art administration papers, a collection of art-related ephemera, and a file on her teaching career in England and Scotland.
Dates:
1964-2015
Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 1842-1847.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2402-2407
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:
1842-1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
Bound journal letters of Robert Graham to his family forming a more detailed account of his tour through Holland and Belgium, Switzerland, Savoy, Italy, the Tyrol and Germany sketched in MS.16047: Draft journal and 'Memorandum book' of Robert Graham of a continental tour, March 1824-March 1825., 1824-1825.
File
Identifier: MSS.16053-16054
Dates:
1824-1825.
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.