The journal runs from 28 July to 23 August. With it are a passport and letter (folio 23) of Robert Bruce, 1815, an article of the donor regarding the manuscript cut from ‘Chambers’s Journal’ (folio 25), and a letter of the donor, 1934, giving further information (folio 27).

The narrative, describes the journey from Musselburgh to Queensferry and up the east coast to Aberdeen, to Banff via Old Meldrum and on to Inverness where the narrative, stops.

The narrative, describes the journey from Musselburgh to Queensferry and up the east coast to Aberdeen, to Banff via Old Meldrum and on to Inverness where the narrative, stops.

The narrative, describes the journey from Musselburgh to Queensferry and up the east coast to Aberdeen, to Banff via Old Meldrum and on to Inverness where the narrative, stops.

The author was one of a party who made a tour of inspection of Gottland in connection with a scheme, promoted by Robert Chambers, the publisher, to settle British farmers there. Their report was entirely adverse. The volume includes a printed prospectus of the scheme, relevant newspaper articles, and correspondence with Chambers, 1850, and is illustrated with several water-colour sketches.

Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.

There is also some correspondence of the Seaforth family, Henry's son, Joshua Henry, having married Helen, daughter of Lord Seaforth.

There is also some correspondence of the Seaforth family, Henry's son, Joshua Henry, having married Helen, daughter of Lord Seaforth.

Miss Black is interested in the scenery, local customs and the flora of Switzerland (she includes a number of pressed flowers in her journal). However, her main interest lies in recording the routine activities of herself and her companions.

At the back there are a number of newspaper cuttings, (folios 75-82) chiefly obituaries of her grandfather the Reverend Edward Black (died 1845) and of her father the Reverend William McMillan Black (died 1901).

This work was published in serial form in the 'Edinburgh Literary Gazette', 1829, from 23 May.

The papers are chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

For a genealogical tree of the Erskine family, see MS.5115.

The journal records Alexander Carlyle's activities whilst there (folio 8 verso), and his travel expenses (folios 2, 27).

Alexander Carlyle's daily diaries contain very brief entries. There are some journals of private tours in Scotland (MSS.23766-23767, 23771) and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs (MSS.23768-23769, 23774). Some contain notes of expenses and other accounts.

The diary makes particular mention of American gold miners returning home from California.

The diary also includes notes on various unrelated subjects and a fragment of a journal kept in Jamaica, possibly in 1843 (folio 22). A number of pages have been torn out.

The journal begins with a voyage to Jamaica from Kent for the purpose of studying the management of a sugar plantation. Alexander Innes travelled widely while on the island, and gives a detailed and sensitive account of life on the sugar plantations. On leaving Jamaica to join the 94th regiment, he journeyed to Newfoundland, returning via London for a brief holiday at his home in Banffshire, before service in London and Lisbon.

Alexander J Adie travelled through Galloway to Belfast and Dublin, then through North Wales, returning to Edinburgh through Newcastle. His journal describes the countryside and people, but his interest was primarily in bridges, mines, railways and other engineering works. There are detailed descriptions, with small sketches, of a descent in a diving bell (folio 19) and visits to a salt mine (folio 37) and iron works (folio 50).

The work describes the scenery, natural history, customs, history, superstitions, and antiquities of Zetland, and is illustrated by water-colours and pencil drawings by the author, T M Richardson (perhaps the Younger), George Richardson, and others.

An obituary notice of Edward Charlton has been inserted at the end.