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Microfilm of proof-sheets, [1827, or before], of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott; and, letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland.
The contents are as follows:
Proof-sheets of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott, volume v, pages 225-240, with autograph corrections by Scott, [1827, or before] (MS.496);
Letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland (MS.2991).
Microfilm of schoolbook, transcribed in the early 12th century, containing notes and glosses (in Latin and German) on authors studied in schools and other texts which could be used in teaching.
Microfilm of schoolbook, transcribed in the early 12th century, containing notes and glosses (in Latin and German) on authors studied in schools and other texts which could be used in teaching.
Miscellany of letters and documents of African explorers, missionaries, and administrators.
Notebook, presumably of the late nineteenth century, containing an epic poem in Gaelic, and related material.
Notes and drafts of articles by David Steuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan.
Notes, circa 1840-circa 1865, of Peter Cunningham, on English actresses.
With corrected proofs, 1833, of Cunningham`s "Life of William Drummond of Hawthornden".
Notes on the life of Archibald Prentice, journalist.
Obituaries, funeral orations and biographical notes of and concerning James Francis Edward, the Old Pretender, his wife and sons, and of Charlotte, Duchess of Albany, daughter of Prince Charles Edward.
Includes modern historical notes.
Papers concerning Trevor Royle, "James and Jim: a Biography of James Kennaway" (1983).
Includes drafts, proofs, notes and correspondence.
Papers of and concerning the Reverend George Murray Reith.
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.
Papers of Dr George Pratt Insh, mostly concerning his unpublished biography of Thomas Muir of Huntershill.
Papers of George Chalmers, the antiquary.
Papers of George Chalmers, the antiquary, comprising drafts and notes for `The History of the Life and Reign of James the Third, the King of Scots, 1460-1488`; and, ‘An Historical Account of Printing in Scotland from 1507 to 1707.`
Papers of Leslie Shirlaw.
Includes research notes and articles on Archibald Pitcairne.
Papers relating to the publication of works of Michael Strachan.
Includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, copies and transcripts of 17th-century documents relating to the following works of Michael Strachan: 'The life and adventures of Thomas Coryate' (Oxford University Press, 1962); 'The East India Company journals of Captain William Keeling and Master Thomas Bonner, 1615-1617' (University of Minnesota Press, 1971); 'Sir Thomas Roe (1581-1644): a life' (Salisbury, 1989).
Research papers of Adriano Galantini on the genealogy and biography of the last members of the Stuart Royal family.
Research papers of Michael McManus for "Jo Grimond: Towards the Sound of Gunfire", (Edinburgh, 2001)
Schoolbook, transcribed in the early 12th century, containing notes and glosses (in Latin and German) on authors studied in schools and other texts which could be used in teaching.
Typescript chronological list of the Senators of the College of Justice from 1532 to 1920, with biographical notes, compiled by Charles John Guthrie, Lord Guthrie (born 1849, died 1920), and Jessie E Macdonald.
The contents consist of 4 volumes of lists, and miscellaneous papers.
The manuscripts were compiled by Lord Guthrie as material for a book projected by him.
Typescript of Malcolm Murray, "Överslöjtnant Alexander Irvings Skotska Bördsbrer av den 16 Maj 1642".
With an English translation, notes and correspondence, 1986.
Typescript Peeblesshire church histories, by Dr Clement Bryce Gunn, intended to form part of the author's series of 'Books of the Church'.
The typescripts, chiefly 20th-century and consisting largely of excerpts from the kirk-session records, are almost ready for publication, and are accompanied by notes, newspaper cuttings, and photographs. Churches other than parish are dealt with, and biographical and genealogical information is given about ministers.