Correspondence of George Paton, the antiquary.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.29.5.5-29.5.8
Scope and Contents
Paton was originally a bookseller and later, in his leisure from his occupation in the Customs House at Edinburgh, he continued to cultivate his bibliographic and antiquarian interests. He corresponded with many of the leading antiquaries of his time, most prolifically with Thomas Pennant and Richard Gough. The topics range through all aspects of antiquities, topography, local history, and especially books.
Dates
- Creation: 1762-1804, and undated.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (12 volumes.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The collection was bought by the Advocates’ Library in 1816.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Bibliography
Doig, Ronald P. `George Paton: a study of his life and correspondence` (St. Andrews University thesis, 1956)
Doig, Ronald P. `George Paton, an eighteenth-century book collector`, in ‘P.L.A. Quarterly’, i.4 (1957)
Doig, Ronald P. `Index to the correspondence of George Paton` (typescript; copy available on request).
Some letters are printed in ‘Reliquiae Scoticae’ by James Maidment (Edinburgh, 1828) (NLS shelfmark: Ry.II.c.22).
Doig, Ronald P. `George Paton, an eighteenth-century book collector`, in ‘P.L.A. Quarterly’, i.4 (1957)
Doig, Ronald P. `Index to the correspondence of George Paton` (typescript; copy available on request).
Some letters are printed in ‘Reliquiae Scoticae’ by James Maidment (Edinburgh, 1828) (NLS shelfmark: Ry.II.c.22).
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 06 07 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk