'Extracts of letters addressed to Deputy Governor of the British Society for extending the Fisheries, &c., in answer to the printed queries circulated by the Court of Directors of the Society'.
File
Identifier: MS.2619
Scope and Contents
The letters, which are chiefly from local landowners, deal with particular places on the West coast, with the coast in general and general topics, and (a few) with the East coast.
Dates
- Creation: 1786-1787.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
83 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
83 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Contains the Bookplate of Henry B H Beaufoy, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1939.
Bibliography
With special reference to John Knox, ‘Observations on the Northern Fisheries, with a Discourse on the expediency of establishing fishing stations or small towns in the Highlands of Scotland and the Hebride Islands’ (London, 1786).
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- 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
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manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk