Papers of John Riddell formerly loosely enclosed in Adv.MS.26.3.4, consisting of a list, circa 1824, of the contents of a manuscript found at Hopetoun House (folio 2), a note on its authorship (folio 19) and a brief correspondence with David Laing about it, 1855 (folio 21)., Circa 1824, 1855.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.3.5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of printed books, 1718-1850 (Adv.MSS.25.8.1-25.8.42), and manuscripts, 1511-1857 (Adv.MSS.25.9.1-25.9.23), owned by Riddell, correspondence and papers (many incomplete) ?1799-1860, and undated, relating to peerages (Adv.MSS.26.1.1-26.1.29), to baronetcies, to landed families and to various related topics (Adv.MSS.26.2.1-26.2.23), and a large number of notebooks, circa 1805-1852, containing excerpts from the public records of Scotland, and other matter (Adv.MSS.26.3.1-26.7.37).
Dates
- Creation: Circa 1824, 1855.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (29 folios. Folio and under.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Bibliography
Maidment, John. ‘The Riddell Papers: a Catalogue of the Annotated Books and Manuscripts of the late John Riddell, Esq., Advocate` (privately printed, Edinburgh, 1863): RNB 51A.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk