Transcripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written, printed, or typed copies of an original text or of words originally spoken, such as of court proceedings, broadcasts, or oral histories. Transcripts are extremely accurate copies with any editorial explanations or notations clearly distinguished from the original, including indications of misspellings or editorial omissions. For less formal copying, or for short documents or single words such as in a vocabulary, use "transcriptions."
Found in 618 Collections and/or Records:
Transcripts, made in the nineteenth century probably for Sir William Fraser, of various documents in the Fletcher of Saltoun papers., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17872
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Transcripts, mid 18th century, of miscellaneous charters, [circa 1174]-1755, made by copyists of Walter Macfarlane.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.3.25
Scope and Contents
Among the transcripts are charters of the following:
Sinclair, Lauder, Stirling, Pitcairn, Lundin, Kenmore, Forlie, Mortoun, Churches of Crichtoun, Holyrood, Kynloss.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.v.4.29.
Dates:
[Circa 1174]-1755.
Transcripts, nineteenth century, and a typed copy thereof, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance., 1397-1731.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8247-8249
Dates:
1397-1731.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance., 1397-1731.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8247-8248
Dates:
1397-1731.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, and a typed copy thereof, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance., 1397-1668.
File
Identifier: MS.8247
Dates:
1397-1668.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, and a typed copy thereof, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance., 1668-1731.
File
Identifier: MS.8248
Dates:
1668-1731.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, and a typed copy thereof, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
Transcripts of a letter, 1869, of Thomas Carlyle to William Fraser (afterwards Sir William), and of a letter, 1785, of Henry Mackenzie to the Comte de Catuélan., 1785, 1869.
File
Identifier: MS.573, folios 98-102
Scope and Contents
The letter of Thomas Carlyle to William Fraser (folio 98) acknowledges the receipt of his 'Red book of Grandtully', with a postscript relating to Craigenputtock. The letter of Henry Mackenzie to the Comte de Catuélan (folio 99) concerns Shakespeare, the state of English literature (Fergusson, Robertson, Adam Smith, Monboddo, Dr Johnson), the theatre, and ‘The lounger’.
Dates:
1785, 1869.
Transcripts of a letter of Henry Mackenzie, and of correspondence of Thomas Carlyle with James Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, third son of Henry Mackenzie., 1788, 1852-1853.
File
Identifier: MS.573, folios 84-91
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:Transcript of a letter, 1788, of Henry Mackenzie to Le Clerc de Septchênes, giving him ‘literary intelligence’ and opinions about Dr Johnson, Sir John Dalrymple, Adam Smith, and the theatre, from a copy in the possession of Miss Mackenzie, Moray Place, Edinburgh (folio 84);Transcripts of correspondence of Thomas Carlyle with James Mackenzie, about Joseph Stevenson’s ‘Wallace Papers’, Erskine of Linlathen, the possibility of invasion from...
Dates:
1788, 1852-1853.
Transcripts of and notes on medieval documents, undated, chiefly made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes in several hands but with some notes in his own hand., Late 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.25375
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet of Hailes, (1726-1792), was the son of Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes, and Lady Christian Dalrymple, daughter of the 6th Earl of Haddington. Sir David was educated at Eton and entered the Inner Temple in 1742. From 1747-1748 he studied Civil Law at Utrecht, and in 1748 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Hailes in 1766 and appointed a Lord of Justiciary in 1776. In addition to his legal activities, Lord...
Dates:
Late 18th century.
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 Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland., [1817, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.1576
Dates:
[1817, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Manuscripts chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland, all from manuscripts of Sir Robert Sibbald, Walter Macfarlane and others in the Advocates’ Library (Adv.MSS. 33.5.15, 35.3.12, 31.7.17).
Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland., [1817, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.1577
Scope and Contents
Also contains a transcript of John Nicoll's diary for 1659, from Adv.MS.33.4.1 (folio 143).
Dates:
[1817, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Manuscripts chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland, all from manuscripts of Sir Robert Sibbald, Walter Macfarlane and others in the Advocates’ Library (Adv.MSS. 33.5.15, 35.3.12, 31.7.17).
Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland, all from manuscripts of Sir Robert Sibbald, Walter Macfarlane and others in the Advocates’ Library (Adv.MSS. 33.5.15, 35.3.12, 31.7.17)., [1817, or after.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1576-1577
Dates:
[1817, or after.]
Transcripts of BBC radio broadcasts during the Second World War, 'Tobruk truth'.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13956
Dates:
1941-1942.
Transcripts of ‘Cartularium insule missarum’, being the Register of the Abbey of Inchaffray, and of a charter, 1444, of Robert Mersar of Innerpeffray., 1444.
File
Identifier: MS.2685
Scope and Contents
The transcripts were made by John Dillon, Secretary of the Maitland Club, probably in 1812 (see folio 63 and watermark), the charter of Robert Mersar of Innerpeffray beginning on folio 61. They are followed by a short calendar (folio 65) and index, also by Dillon, on paper watermarked 1823.
Dates:
1444.
Transcripts of correspondence of the Warden family and travel of Alexander Warden., 1816; 1819-1857
File
Identifier: MS.50261
Scope and Contents
Transcripts of the correspondence of the Warden family, concerning the lives of Alexander Warden, M.B. Warden and their children in Trinidad, and the travel journal of Alexander Warden's voyage to Java.
Dates:
1816; 1819-1857
Transcripts of correspondence, with 'diaries' of the letters, mainly between Private David Mackenzie and his wife, Elizabeth, during his service as an army clerk, Allied Force Headquarters in Algiers., 1939-1944.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12870/2-25
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes photocopies of souvenir programmes and "The Torch" newsheet.
Dates:
1939-1944.
Transcripts of damaged passages of Adv.MS.34.1.11: ‘State papers collected by Walsingham, Burleigh &ce’.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.1.15
Dates:
2nd half of 16th century.
Transcripts of Gaelic manuscripts written by the Reverend Donald Mackintosh.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.3.11
Scope and Contents
The transcripts were written by the Reverend Donald Mackintosh, who was ‘Keeper of the Records and Translator of the Gaelic Language’ to the Highland Society of Scotland from January 1801 until his death in 1808. These are transcripts from 2 of the 5 manuscripts which Mackintosh obtained on loan from Ewen MacLachlan of Kilbride in July 1801. He dates the completion of the last of the major items of his transcript 3rd August 1804 (page 201); on 25th May of that year he had in fact requested a...
Dates:
1801-1804.
Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., Late 18th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25373-25388
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet of Hailes, (1726-1792), was the son of Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes, and Lady Christian Dalrymple, daughter of the 6th Earl of Haddington. Sir David was educated at Eton and entered the Inner Temple in 1742. From 1747-1748 he studied Civil Law at Utrecht, and in 1748 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Hailes in 1766 and appointed a Lord of Justiciary in 1776. In addition to his legal activities, Lord...
Dates:
Late 18th century.
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 Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Transcripts of interviews recorded for the BBC television series, 'Writing Scotland', made by Hopscotch Film Productions.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13095/1-54
Dates:
2003-2004.
Transcripts of letters addressed by Henry Mackenzie to his cousin Miss (afterwards Mrs) Elizabeth Rose of Kilravock, including a few addressed to other members of the family., 1769-1815.
File
Identifier: MS.647
Scope and Contents
The letters (109 in total) discuss events and literature, mainly of the eighteenth century. The originals are apparently lost.
Dates:
1769-1815.
'Transcripts of letters addressed to various persons by Sir Walter Scott': volume I., 1806-1831.
File
Identifier: MS.853
Scope and Contents
The volume states 'Volume I, 1803-1831', but the contents are really from 1806-1831.
Dates:
1806-1831.
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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Letters of Sir Walter Scott.
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'Transcripts of letters addressed to various persons by Sir Walter Scott'.
'Transcripts of letters addressed to various persons by Sir Walter Scott': volume II., 1802-1831.
File
Identifier: MS.854
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
In MS.854, there is an explanatory narrative by Robert Cadell (folios 212-261 verso) connecting the letters to Archibald Constable, himself, and James Ballantyne. The portion commencing at folio 254, endorsed 'Sketch of the Friendly Criticism of Sir W. Scott & Jas. Ballantyne, October 1836' (folio 261 verso) is incomplete, the first ten sheets being bound in MS.921, folios 149-158.
Dates:
1802-1831.
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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Letters of Sir Walter Scott.
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'Transcripts of letters addressed to various persons by Sir Walter Scott'.
Transcripts of letters in the possession of Mrs Clephan, the Cottage, Monkseaton, Northumberland.
File
Identifier: MS.811
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged as follows.From a volume entitled ‘A Collection of Autographs, etc., Newcastle-upon-Tyne 9th September, 1832. G. H. Gilchrist': letters of John Ross, the explorer, 1833, James Hogg, 1834, and James Montgomery, the poet, 1836.From a volume entitled ‘Letters from Kirkpatrick Sharpe, James Hogg and others to Robert Surtees. From 1804 to 1833’: letters of Hogg to Surtees, 1817, of Thomas Thomson to Sir Walter Scott, undated, and of Charles...
Dates:
1804-1834, undated.
Transcripts of letters of or concerning John Leyden.
File
Identifier: MS.939
Scope and Contents
The letters are chiefly addressed to Richard Heber, and include some written by William Erskine regarding the collection and preservation of John Leyden's writings, 1812-[1817].
Dates:
1800-[1817.]