The record stops abruptly soon after the commencement of the third volume, on 14 January, when the writer is passing Blair [Atholl]. This English traveller has been identified as John Pease (1775-1808) of the Quaker family of Pease, cloth merchants in Leeds, by Peter Barber, who has printed the full text in 'Journal of a traveller in Scotland', in 'Scottish Historical Review', volume xxxvi (1957).

The record stops abruptly soon after the commencement of the third volume, on 14 January, when the writer is passing Blair [Atholl]. This English traveller has been identified as John Pease (1775-1808) of the Quaker family of Pease, cloth merchants in Leeds, by Peter Barber, who has printed the full text in 'Journal of a traveller in Scotland', in 'Scottish Historical Review', volume xxxvi (1957).

The record stops abruptly soon after the commencement of the third volume, on 14 January, when the writer is passing Blair [Atholl]. This English traveller has been identified as John Pease (1775-1808) of the Quaker family of Pease, cloth merchants in Leeds, by Peter Barber, who has printed the full text in 'Journal of a traveller in Scotland', in 'Scottish Historical Review', volume xxxvi (1957).

The record stops abruptly soon after the commencement of the third volume, on 14 January, when the writer is passing Blair [Atholl]. This English traveller has been identified as John Pease (1775-1808) of the Quaker family of Pease, cloth merchants in Leeds, by Peter Barber, who has printed the full text in 'Journal of a traveller in Scotland', in 'Scottish Historical Review', volume xxxvi (1957).

Correspondence, notes, drafts and memoranda concerning the genealogical researches of Andrew Stuart for his ‘Genealogical history of the Stewarts’, and other works.

Concerning personal, business and political matters.

Two journals and a sketchbook, possibly by Harriet Wise (1797-1877) or her sister Hannah.

Places visited include: Dunkeld, Inverness, Drumnadrochit, Fort William, Tobermory, Staffa, Skye, Inveraray, Cairdow and Glasgow.

The sketchbook includes drawings of Ben Cruachan, the Cuillins on Syke, Iona, Inveraray, Staffa, Urqhart Castle. Two paintings of Melrose and Loch Leven Castle tipped inside.

The writer embarked at Berwick on 20 July, and returned to England on 25 December. His journals are mainly concerned with architecture, antiquities, and the fine arts, and he shows himself to be a thorough and sensitive tourist. His fastidious reactions to local customs and hospitality are described throughout. A few references to a second visit in 1840 have been added.

The main Italian towns visited are Venice, Bologna, Milan, Genoa, and Pisa.

The last folio is a printed flysheet guide to the Church of Notre Dame, Verona, and has been tipped in.

The main towns described are Florence, Rome, and Naples.

Whilst at St Helena, Alexander Walker busied himself in promoting the agricultural potential of the island and in tackling the question of slavery.

This sub-series contains a collection of Lucinda Mackay's sketchbooks spanning the period [?1970]-2012, featuring observational sketches from everyday life and travels in Scotland, England, Europe, Turkey, and China. Also present are 6 portfolios of loose artworks and 16 photograph albums/folders documenting the artist's completed paintings.

The contents are as follows:

(i) Miscellaneous correspondence, 1805-1825, undated (folio 1);

(ii) Tradesmen's accounts sent to Elizabeth Loch, 1827, 1832-1833 (folio 38);

(iii) Baptismal certificates, memorials, etc., 1815-1837, undated (folio 57);

(iv) Journal of a tour in the Highlands by Mary E Loch, undated (folio 66);

(v) Miscellaneous notes, verses, etc., undated (folio 72).

Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot, the son of Hugh Elliot, Diplomatist, spent his entire career either in or attached to the Colonial Office. In the 1830's he was in Canada for some years and his memoranda and correspondence for the period are of great interest. He was also involved in the organisation of the penal colonies, in emigration, and in the running of the Colonial Office itself.