Shorthand.
Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Excerpts from scripture written by Henry Fletcher of Saltoun in a form of shorthand (most vowels omitted)., 18th century.
Military memoirs of General Thomas Wentworth relating to the War of the Austrian Succession, partly in shorthand., 1747.
Interspersed with the memoirs are copies and drafts of letters of General Thomas Wentworth to Henry Fox, the Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Henry Pelham. There is also a 'List of Ministers at Vienna, 1747' (folio 104).
Miscellaneous papers, including diary and three shorthand notebooks., 1945.
Includes press cuttings and correspondence.
Note-book of the Reverend Ralph Erskine, inscribed on the outside paper cover, 'Rev. Ralph Erskine 1714-1720'., 1714-1720.
The note-book is wholly in shorthand.
Note-book of the Reverend Ralph Erskine, inscribed on the outside paper cover, 'Rev. Ralph Erskine (underneath 'Rev. Ebenr. Erskine') 1709'., 1709.
The note-book also contains some letters and notes of later dates, and is mainly in shorthand.
Note-books of the Reverend Ralph Erskine, containing notes of sermons., 1709-1720.
Notebook of Sir James Matthew Barrie, for rough notes on Alexander Campbell Fraser's lectures on logic and metaphysics., 1880-1881.
The notebook also contains the rough work for the notes written out fairly in MS.6656. Much is in shorthand. There are also rough notes on mathematics and natural philosophy.
Notebook of Sir James Matthew Barrie originally intended for rough notes on George Chrystal's mathematical lectures, but also containing notes on natural philosophy, logic, and metaphysics., 1880-1881.
At the end of the notebook (folios 1-7 inverted) are further notes on philosophers and philosophy; these are mainly in longhand, whereas the other notes, apart from the actual working out of problems, etc., are for the most part in shorthand.
Notes, 1857-1866, partly in shorthand, for lectures by James Wright, chiefly for a class on the Westminster Confession and the Testimony of 1827., 1856-1866.
The inverted folios contain lectures delivered in 1856.
Notes, in a late seventeenth-century hand, on religious and theological matters., Late 17th century.
The index and several pages at the end of the volume are in shorthand.
Notes in shorthand, written on pages 41 and 69 of "The muse's pocket companion" (Carlisle, 1785)., Late 18th century.
These are the more substantial of the letters, papers and notes found in the Lauriston Castle Collection of printed books, whether pasted or inserted loosely into volumes or as inscriptions written in books.
Probably sermons or notes for sermons, written in shorthand., 18th century.
Some of the headings are in longhand and these are simply references to book, chapter, and verse of the Bible.
Reporter's notebook, undated, of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid', in shorthand., [1947-1954.]
The papers consist chiefly of Christopher Murray Grieve’s literary papers, but there is also material relating to his family and affairs.
Sermon in shorthand of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on I Peter I, 12., 18th century.
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in 1767. A large part of the papers consist of his essays, drafts and notes, many of which were used in his books.
Shorthand notes by Robert Trail, bound with, and of the same date as, ‘Notes about saving illumination’ by James Hogg (Edinburgh, 1708)., 1708.
Robert Trail’s name appears on page 2.