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Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
Manuscripts, 1850, 1869, of two slightly different versions of the ballad 'The Cantie Carlie', with correspondence and notes, 1869, 1885.
The ballad is said to have been composed by the Reverend Gavin Mitchell, circa 1767.
Material by, or relating to, George Borrow, including part of his poem "The Count of Vendel`s Daughter" in his own hand.
Material collected for ‘The antient and modern state of the parish of Cramond’ by John Philp Wood.
Material relating to Sir Walter Scott.
The material includes transcripts of letters of Sir Walter Scott not printed in the Centenary Edition; transcripts of letters of his family and other correspondents; and extracts, correspondence, and notes on his ancestry and on various episodes in his life.
Material relating to Sir Walter Scott and Robert Southey, written and collected by James Glen, Writer, Glasgow.
Materials towards ‘Caledonia’ by George Chalmers.
The papers consist of notes and extracts, mostly from published sources, together with some correspondence, and a number of fair copies of early versions of parts of the text. Many of the items, particularly the fair copies of the text, are in the hand of Chalmers’s nephew James Chalmers. The letters are dated between 1794 and 1805: the other writings are undated but watermarks visible in the leaves are dated within this period.
Microfilm of 14th century copy of the ‘Historia Anglorum’ of Henry of Huntingdon, 12th century; and, late 14th century manuscript of the ‘Chronicle’ of Walter of Guisborough.
The contents are as follows:
English manuscript, 14th century, of the ‘Historia Anglorum’ of Henry of Huntingdon, 12th century (Adv.MS.33.5.2);
Manuscript written in England in the late 14th century by several hands of the ‘Chronicle’ of Walter of Guisborough (Adv.MS.33.5.3).
Microfilm of assorted manuscripts, chiefly genealogical material.
Microfilm of copies of letters and papers concerning the formation of the Irish Treasury Board and the procedures to be adopted by it, with notes on the procedures of the British Treasury.
Microfilm of correspondence, 1726-1800, lecture notes, 1787, and an early manuscript draft, [?1767], of ‘Case for the respondents', which concerns the Douglas Cause.
The contents are as follows:
Correspondence, 1726-1800, of and collected by the Very Reverend John Lee (MS.3431, folios 225-226);
Early manuscript draft, [?1767], of the ‘Case for the respondents', in which the full Hamilton case in the Douglas Cause was set out in detail, written by Professor Hugh Blair (MS.5356, folios 59-122);
Notes, 1787, of a series of lectures on rhetoric (MS.9974).
Microfilm of correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh Carlyle; and, proof sheets and notes for 'Frederick the Great' by Thomas Carlyle.
Microfilm of family and genealogical papers of the family of Mackintosh of Farr.
Microfilm of genealogical and heraldic material.
Microfilm of heraldic and genealogical material.
Microfilm of inventory of jewellery belonging to Queen Anne of Denmark.
Microfilm of Kilberry book of piobaireachd. Papers concerning piobaireachd, being the results of researches into the history of piobaireachd, the quality of the texts available, and problems of performance, compiled by Archibald Campbell, with the assistance of Colonel John P Grant of Rothiemurchus, numbers 148-290.
Microfilm of letters and other papers of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh Carlyle.
Microfilm of letters and papers, 1826-1831, undated, of Sir Walter Scott and correspondence, 1831-1846, of his son Walter and Lady Scott, and some other papers.
Microfilm of letters, notes and poems chiefly written to Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvet, by Scottish and Continental writers and scholars.
Microfilm of letters, notes and poems chiefly written to Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvet, by Scottish and Continental writers and scholars.
Microfilm of miscellaneous works, chiefly theological, written in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Microfilm of miscellaneous works, chiefly theological, written in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Microfilm of ‘M.S. West Highland Tales Vol. V’, being mainly a continuation of the scripts and editorial material for inclusion in ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’, volume 3.
Microfilm of papers, 1624-?1625, early 18th century, concerning the erection of baronetcies in Nova Scotia; and concerning the Dukes of Atholl.
The contents are as follows:
Papers, 1624-?1625, early 18th century, concerning the erection of baronetcies in Nova Scotia (Adv.MS.16.2.3);
Papers concerning the Dukes of Atholl (Adv.MS.16.2.4).