Photocopies of papers concerning Scots and the West Indies.
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of correspondence of and concerning Scots in Jamaica, including letters of the Earl of Balcarres, the Fyffe family and other Scots in Jamaica.
Typewritten lists concenring materials of Scottish interest in the National Library of Jamaica, formerly the West India Reference Library.
Typewritten list of Scottish place names in Jamaica.
Dates
- Creation: 1699; 1735-1846.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Not to be copied. The Library maintains a blanket ban on creating copies or photographs of photocopied or copied materials. Further information is available from the Archives and Manuscript Division.
Extent
408 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1975, by West Indies Reference Library, Kingston, Jamaica (now the National Library of Jamaica), in exchange for microfilm of similar material through the good offices of Dr Clare Taylor, Aberystwyth.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts MSS.50273-50276
- 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
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk