Account book of Magdalen Nicolson, wife of Sir Gilbert Eliott, 1st Baronet, of Stobs.
Item
Identifier: MS.2987
Scope and Contents
The accounts relate to household expenses in the country and in Edinburgh and to estate expenses on the Border.
Dates
- Creation: 1671-1693.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
139 Leaves ; Quarto agenda.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
106 + 33 inverted + several blank folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1940, by Alexander O Curle, C.V.O., LL.D., F.S.A.
Bibliography
The accounts are described in full by A O Curle, 'Some notes on the account-book of Dame Magdalen Nicholson', in ‘Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’, volume xxxix (1904-1905), page 120.
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
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk