Jacobite papers collected by Sir Henry Steuart, 1st Baronet, of Allanton.
Scope and Contents
These papers are part of the collection which was formed by Sir Henry Steuart with a view to composing a ‘History of the Efforts in behalf of the House of Stuart from the Revolution onwards’, together with papers on the Stuarts and the rebellions which were acquired by Robert Chambers, and notes on persons and events of the period by him.
The papers consist of originals and copies; most of them have been incorporated in Robert Chambers’ books or in articles written by him for periodicals.
Dates
- Creation: 1623-1869, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
3 Volumes ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The papers are arranged within the volumes as received.
MSS.1695-1696 were labelled 'M.S.S.Jacobite I' and 'II'
Other Finding Aids
There is a list of the contents of MS.1694 at the beginning of that volume; that for MSS.1695-1696 is at the beginning of MS.1695.
Custodial History
Many of the notes and letters were probably at one time in the possession of Bishop Robert Forbes, being supplementary to the ‘Lyon in Mourning’, as evidence bearing on the rising of 1745.
The collection ultimately came into the possession of Robert Chambers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed, 1936, by Charles E S Chambers.
Bibliography
The papers are also mentioned in Charles E S Chambers, ‘Catalogue of rarer books, also MSS’ (privately printed, Edinburgh, 1886).
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
Archives and Manuscript Division
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