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 14704 Collections and/or Records:
Undated letters of Laurence Oliphant to William Blackwood., ? 1853-? 1888.
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Identifier: MS.42512
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
? 1853-? 1888.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Laurence Oliphant.
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Letters of Laurence Oliphant, mostly to William Blackwood.
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Letters of Laurence Oliphant to William Blackwood.
Undated letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III. Also included are letters to and concerning Elwin, and a letter of Elwin`s daughter, Frances, to her mother., ?1858-?1899.
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Identifier: MS.42203
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Whitwell Elwin and the publishing house of John Murray had a close connection over the second half of the 19th century. Not only was Elwin a Murray author, he was also the editor of the 'Quarterly Review' for seven years. A large and thorough correspondence has survived, detailing their relationship and many issues concerning Elwin, Murray and the 'Quarterly Review'. The letters here are mostly of Elwin to John Murray [III], although there are some other letters of, to or concerning Elwin...
Dates:
?1858-?1899.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Whitwell Elwin.
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Letters of Whitwell Elwin mostly to John Murray III, but including letters of Elwin to other correspondents, and letters to and concerning Elwin.
Undated letters of William Gifford John Murray II., ? 1802-? 1826.
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Identifier: MS.42251
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
As literary advisor and editor of the 'Quarterly Review', William Gifford was a frequent correspondent of John Murray [II]. The correspondence in this subseries are letters sent as literary adviser and friend - those that mainly relate to his role of editor of the 'Quarterly Review' can be located in Ms.42252.Within the letters in this subseries, Gifford writes about manuscripts that have been sent to him for review and discusses mutual acquaintances, including Lord Byron,...
Dates:
? 1802-? 1826.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gifford.
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Correspondence of and concerning William Gifford.
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Letters of William Gifford mostly to John Murray II.
Undated letters of William Knapp to John Murray IV. Also included is a letter of Knapp to Hallam Murray., ? 1889-? 1904.
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Identifier: MS.42322
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
William Ireland Knapp corresponded regularly with his publisher, John Murray, while producing his work ' Life, writings and correspondence of George Borrow'. His letters to Murray detail the publishing process of the work and the relationship between author and publisher. In addition to the letters of Knapp to Murray, there are also other letters concerning the work. Various correspondents wrote to John Murray [IV] and Robert Francis Cooke in relation to the work on Borrow,...
Dates:
? 1889-? 1904.
Undated letters, partially dated letters and incomplete letters of and concerning Arthur and Augusta Stanley., ? 1850-? 1881.
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Identifier: MS.42563
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
? 1850-? 1881.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Arthur and Augusta Stanley.
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Letters of and concerning Arthur and Augusta Stanley.
Undated letters to Sir Robert Liston., 1774-1832.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5684-5686
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Sir Robert and Lady Liston spent the remainder of their lives at Millburn Tower, near Kirkliston, which Sir Robert had bought some years previously. He took a great interest in improving the estate and supervising road-making in the parish.
Dates:
1774-1832.
Unpublished poem and correspondence of George Outram.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13489
Scope and Contents
A small collection of letters mainly to George Outram, and a manuscript of one of his `legal lyrics`, evidently unpublished. The letters are from various eminent correspondents and mainly relate to `The Glasgow Herald` and to Outram`s first privately printed collection of `Legal Lyrics` (1851). Correspondents include William Edmonstoune Aytoun, John Wilson and James Sheridan Knowles. With one unrelated letter, 1870, of Sir George Deas.
Dates:
c 1840-1855.
Unpublished work on Thomas Machell with associated letters., 1974-1975.
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Identifier: Acc.9260/40
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Papers of Michael Moncrieff Staurt, CIE OBE concerning his career in India and East Pakistan, 1927-1950, and his research into the Scottish Nabobs and other matters concerning the history of India, circa 1950-1986.
Dates:
1974-1975.
Unrelated documents and letters, including one of James Erskine, Lord Grange, an essay for "The Mirror", and an Advocates` Library ex-Libris inscription by Thomas Ruddiman.
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Identifier: Acc.12496
Dates:
1726-1860.
Unsigned letter concerning the genealogy of the Stuarts., Late 16th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.1.13(xiii), folio 45
Dates:
Late 16th century.
'Variety of memorandums, reports and letters relative to the manners customs and transactions in Guzerat' by Alexander Walker., [Circa 1808.]
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Identifier: MS.13841
Scope and Contents
The papers seem to have been drafted circa 1808 but not bound up until circa 1826. They form an important selection of Alexander Walker's opinions and writings.
Dates:
[Circa 1808.]
Various commissions and honours., 1857-1902.
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Identifier: Acc.9942/49
Scope and Contents
1858-1902. Various commissions and honours. Includes consular commissions, warrants, honorary degrees, letters of recognition and membership by scientific societies, letters accompanying honours. Includes an honorary G.C.M.G. for the Sultan of Zanzibar, and a reference for Kirk by W.J. Hooker relating to a professorial chair in Kingston, Canada, 23 November 1857. Detailed lists (not totally accurate) in file.
Dates:
1857-1902.
Various legal instruments, including drafts and copies, concerning Thomas Moore, Lord Byron and John Murray II. Included is a letter of Alfred Turner to John Murray III concerning a draft agreement between Thomas Moore and John Murray II relating to the memoirs of Lord Byron., 1821-1853.
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Identifier: MS.42489
Scope and Contents
Several of the agreements are between Lord Byron, Thomas Moore and John Murray II in respect of the transfer of all rights in Lord Byron`s manuscript, "Memoirs of my life up to 1816", from Thomas Moore, to whom Byron had given the manuscript, to John Murray II.
Dates:
1821-1853.
Various letters, 1873, 1881, 1890, 1893, and undated, transferred from the Department of Printed Books where they were found loosely enclosed in books.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.81.5.12
Scope and Contents
A contents list has been provided, recording also the former locations of the letters.
Dates:
1873-1893, and undated.
Various letters and papers., 1822-1876, undated.
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Identifier: MS.1704, folios 56-65
Scope and Contents
Letter of Princess Louise of Stolberg, wife of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, to Lady Dillon, 1822; letter of Charles Kingsley, when a boy, to Mrs Knowles, 1828; poem of James Hogg, 'The last look of the land of the Stuarts', undated; poem of Mrs Hemans, “The Kaiser’s Feast", undated; letter of George Eliot, 1876.
Dates:
1822-1876, undated.
Various letters and papers, including several press cuttings and copies of photographs, of and concerning members of the Haldane and Burdon-Sanderson families, with most of the items concerning Elizabeth S Haldane., 1849-1936, undated.
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Identifier: MS.20034
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
There are letters and papers of Mary Haldane’s sisters Jane and Elizabeth, and her brother Sir John Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and his wife, Ghetal, née Herschell. There are also a few letters and papers of Mrs Haldane's daughter Elizabeth S Haldane, and collections of press-cuttings relating to her son Richard, Viscount Haldane.
Dates:
1849-1936, undated.
Various letters and papers of Elizabeth Bell, 'Tibbie Flint'., 1808-1867, undated.
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Identifier: MS.12848
Scope and Contents
Includes a letter, 1808, of Helen Stewart (Mrs Dugald Stewart) giving her opinion of 'Tibbie Flint' (folio 1); correspondence with Mary Brydone, 1808, 1825, undated (folios 3, 25), Dr John Brown, 1865 (folio 60), and the Adam family of Blair Adam, 1865-1867 (folio 66); 'Tibbey Flint's History ...', circa 1808 (folio 21); and verses and charades, 1809, 1820, circa 1836 (folios 27, 36).
Dates:
1808-1867, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family.
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Literary papers of Elizabeth Bell of Coldstream, a humorous writer in Scots in the character of 'Tibbie Flint', who frequently acted that part in theatrical productions at Minto House.
Various letters and press cuttings concerning the arrests of Janet Parker and Arabella Scott and the forcible feeding of women prisoners., Dated 16 June 1914-27 July 1914.
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Identifier: Acc.4498/2
Dates:
Dated 16 June 1914-27 July 1914.
Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1796-1847.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2443-2485
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:
1796-1847.
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.
Various manuscripts and fragments, almost all undated, in the autograph of Hugh Miller., 1819-[1852, or before.]
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Identifier: MS.7518
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Two 'Descriptive Letters' probably intended for publication and signed 'M--r', concerning a visit to Edinburgh in 1824 (folio 1);(ii) Fragmentary notebooks, 1819-1820, undated, mainly containing poems, some of which were published with many alterations in ‘Poems written in the leisure hours of a journeyman mason’ (Edinburgh, 1829) (folio 10);(iii) Description of the parish of Cromarty: basically the text of the description...
Dates:
1819-[1852, or before.]
Various memoranda, petitions and letters concerning the administration of Madras., 1804-1810.
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Identifier: MS.11651
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:
1804-1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government with and concerning the Madras Government and Army.
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Various memoranda, petitions and letters concerning the administration of Madras, and a Copy of Sir Henry Gwillim's 'Charge to the Grand Jury at Madras'.
Various memoranda, petitions and letters concerning the administration of Madras, and a Copy of Sir Henry Gwillim's 'Charge to the Grand Jury at Madras'., 1804-1810.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11651-11652
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:
1804-1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government with and concerning the Madras Government and Army.
Various papers, including copies of and a report on intercepted letters of Lord Lovat, 1703-1704., 1651-1857.
File
Identifier: MS.10335, folios 1-31
Dates:
1651-1857.
Various papers of, concerning and collected by William Barclay David Donald Turnbull., 1633-1861, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2106
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Original documents: account of copper coins issued by the Earl of Stirling, 1633; account with Mr George Halyburtoun, 1636; letter regarding appointment of a minister to Eddleston, 1642 (folio 1);(ii) 'The Original of the Antient Scots', by Chevalier O'Gorman, undated (folio 7);(iii) Papers relating to the 'Monasticon Scoticanum' (folio 71); also copies of letters, etc., of the Earl of Buchan regarding Walter Macfarlane's...
Dates:
1633-1861, undated.