Manuscripts.
Found in 4488 Collections and/or Records:
[Unfinished sketch plan of fortifications, place unknown]., Undated.
Unfinished untitled romance, in the hand of Henrietta, Marchioness of Lothian, set in the time of the Crusades., 18th century.
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Unpublished critical work concerning the 'Book of Job'., Circa 1943-1955, undated.
Unpublished material of John Francis Campbell concerning `Folklore and Popular Mythology`, with particular reference to Indian fables and legends., 1876-1877.
The text has been heavily corrected.
Unpublished paper on 'Nietzche', which John Dover Wilson read before the German Society at Cambridge., 1902.
Unpublished paper, ‘The Highland Dress’ by John Francis Campbell, discussing Scottish costume through the centuries., 1871.
The volume contains two rough versions of the article.
Valuation-roll of Moray for 1667, belonging to Robert Donaldson, Baylie (Inv. LIV, Mac. 68)., 1667.
Many of the papers bear notes by Rose.
Valuation-roll of Moray for 1667 (Inv. LIII, Mac. 68)., 1667.
Many of the papers bear notes by Rose.
'Value of articles bought'., 1825.
'Value of articles bought before departure from England' for China, for Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1842.
Variety of papers of General Sir George Murray on the defence of Ireland., 1779-1807, and undated.
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.
Various compositions of George Douglas Brown., 1897-1898, undated.
Various compositions of Sir Walter Scott., [?1799]-1831, undated.
Various finding aids relating to the papers of General Sir George Murray, with a report on the collection., 1st half of 20th century.
The contents of the volume are as follows:
List of printed books in the collection which have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books (folio 1).
List of non-manuscript maps which have been transferred to the Map Room (folio 4).
Report on the collection by Robert Young, 1914 (folio 17).
Inventory of Murray’s private papers, 1907, including many not in the National Library of Scotland (folio 56).
Various items concerning Edinburgh and Leith., 1715-1819.
The contents are as follows:
An 'Answer to the Town of Edinburgh's Queries' concerning the oaths of allegiance and abjuration, 1715 (folio 137);
A 'Table of Dues allowed to be exacted by the Officers of South Leith', 1819 (folio 138);
An engraving of Parliament House as seen from the Cowgate, by J M Storer, 1815 (folio 139).
Various manuscripts and fragments, almost all undated, in the autograph of Hugh Miller., 1819-[1852, or before.]
Various manuscripts of David Hume., 1738-1776, undated.
Various manuscripts of George Douglas Brown bound together., 1897-[1901, or after], ?1923.
Many of the drafts are early compositions, but they include all that apparently now exists of 'The House with the Green Shutters', published in 1901 (MSS.8171-8172), and two items not by George Douglas Brown (MS.8178).
MSS.8171-8176 are written in school notebooks.
Various papers and correspondence concerning David Hume., 1746-1766, 1839-1844, undated.
Various papers, chiefly copies, relating to the administration of military affairs in Madras, particularly in connection with George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale, as Governor of Madras, and Commander-in-Chief at Madras., 1834-1848.
Various papers General Sir George Murray bound separately because of their size., 1828-1842.
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.
Various papers of, concerning and collected by William Barclay David Donald Turnbull., 1633-1861, undated.
Various papers of General Sir George Murray., 1799-1842, and undated.
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.