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Microfilm of family letter books of John Harriott, Magistrate of the Thames Police, containing copies of letters written chiefly to members of his family in India.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1196
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Family letter book of John Harriott, containing copies of letters written chiefly to members of his family in India. (MS.5066);

Family letter book of John Harriott, containing copies of letters written chiefly to members of his family in India; with three letters of, and two letters to, Harriot, and four leaves of rough notes. (MS.5067).

Dates: 1804-1807, 1810-1816.

Microfilm of Margaret Sinkler's music-book, containing a collection of airs, chiefly Scottish; with notes thereon by Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.322
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Margaret Sinkler's music-book, 1710, containing a collection of chiefly Scottish airs (MS.3296 [Glen.143(i)]);

Notes, [1927, or before], on the airs in Margaret Sinkler's music-book, by Lady Dorothea Ruggles-Brise, who indicates in what collections, if any, they first appeared (MS.3297 [Glen.143(ii)]).

Dates: 1710, [1927, or before.]

Microfilm of papers, 1592-1654, of Sir James Balfour; and, sermons, 1660, of Presbyterian preachers.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.361
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: “Order of King Charles’ entering Edinburghe in stait at ye vest porte, and his march trough the towne to Holyrood House 15 Junij 1633”, and notes on other ceremonies, by Sir James Balfour, in his own handwriting (Adv.MS.15.2.17);Notes, 1592-1606, of Sir James Balfour on the order of court dignitaries on ceremonial occasions. (Adv.MS.15.2.18);Collection of sermons, 1660, by Presbyterian preachers (Adv.MS.15.2.20);Commonplace...
Dates: 1592-1660.

Microfilm of two account books, the first 1843-1859 and (inverted) 1822-1830, the second 1818-1829, of the farm of Glenim, Dumfriesshire.

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Identifier: MS.15554 [Mf.MSS.46]
Scope and Contents

One of the account books also contains the diary of a clerk in the lead-mines at Leadhills, June-December 1745, and July 1746, and notes on optics, 18th century.

Dates: 18th century, 1818-1859.