Copies, made by Adam S Douglas in 1838, of a collection of letters, 1744-1746, addressed to Robert Craigie of Glendoick, Lord Advocate for Scotland.
File
Identifier: MS.3030
Scope and Contents
The letters, which are chiefly of the later part of 1745, deal almost entirely with the Jacobite rising.
Dates
- Creation: 1744-1746.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
187 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iv folios + xiv + 352 pages.
Other Finding Aids
There is a list of contents at page iii.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1945, by E H M Cox, Glendoick.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original letters copied on pages 182-308 will be found in MS.3036, presented by the same donor.
Bibliography
Much of the correspondence is printed in J H Jesse, ‘Memoirs of the Pretenders and their adherents’ (London, 1845), and it is used by G W T Omond in his ‘Lord Advocates of Scotland’ (London, 1883), volume ii. For accounts of the collection and of the destruction of part of it, see page i of this manuscript; J H Jesse, ‘Memoirs of the Pretenders and their adherents’ (London, 1845), volume ii, page 266; and G W T Omond, ‘Lord Advocates of Scotland’ (London, 1883), volume ii, page 5 note.
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
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk