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Account and letter book of William Angus of North Grange, Lindores, elder of Abdie Church.
The account and letter book contains tables of agricultural wages 1857-1873, letters concerning local affairs 1846-1867, and letters and statements of Abdie church 1835-1875. At the back there is a record of baptisms of the Angus Family 1789-1840 (folio 17).
Account book of the Trustees of James Dundas of Dundas (died 1780).
The accounts are between the Trustees and tenants, employees, tradesmen, etc. A loose sheet, containing draft accounts relating to 1794-1796 has been placed at the beginning of the volume (folio i).
Business and legal papers of James Gentleman, merchant, Edinburgh.
Papers largely concern Gentleman`s Leith shipping interests; includes unrelated legal papers.
Business and personal papers of William Sim, colour manufacturer.
Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.
Correspondence and papers of Louisa Kathleen Haldane concerning her parents, Coutts and Harriet A Trotter of Dreghorn, and their ancestors.
Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.
Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.
Correspondence, papers and personal account-books of Charles Herries, a merchant in London who was Colonel of the Light Horse Volunteers of London and Westminster, and correspondence and papers of his younger son, Lieutenant-General Sir William Lewis Herries and of, and concerning, other members of the family.
Documents concerning Thomas de Quincey during his residence in Edinburgh.
The documents include 3 letters of Thomas de Quincey, 1838, 1841; books of accounts for rent, etc., incurred when he lodged with the Misses Miller in the Holyrood sanctuary, 1836-1841; and papers in a process at law with Robert Bauchope about monies due by de Quincey, 1837-1838; with an essay based on these documents by Tinsley Pratt, undated (typed), and a letter regarding them, 1881.
Further estate and family papers of the Earls and Dukes of Sutherland, 1651-1960, including titles, legal papers, financial records and maps and plans relating to the family’s Scottish estates.
Microfilm of correspondence of, and manuscripts of or concerning, Thomas De Quincey.
Microfilm of correspondence, papers, charters and other formal documents of Edward Ellice of Invergarry (died 1863) and of his son Edward Ellice of Invergarry (died 1880), and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, American and West Indian Merchant in London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Microfilm of various notebooks of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reels 1-16 (Adam Matthew).
Minute books and other records of the United Incorporation of Mary`s Chapel, Edinburgh.
Office records of Messrs Tods, Murray and Jamieson, WS.
Papers, 1746, assembled by Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope.
The papers were gathered for use in evidence at the Board of Enquiry into Cope`s conduct as Commander-in-Chief in Scotland before the Battle of Prestonpans and at the battle itself.
Includes an account books of Cope`s concerning the Queen`s Regiment of Dragoons, 1741-1749.
Papers of and concerning Lex McLean, mostly relating to his career in entertainment.
Papers of Archibald Shiells, merchant in Edinburgh, and his family.
Includes papers of, and relating to, the family of Wilsone of Murrayshall, Stirlingshire, 1701-1925; and Scottish charters and other legal and administrative documents, mainly from Fife.
Papers of Neill and Company, printers, Edinburgh.
Papers of the Burns Begg family, being the family of Isabella Begg, sister of Robert Burns.
Papers of the Shortreed family of Jedburgh concerning the family's connection with Sir Walter Scott and business and family affairs of the Shortreeds themselves.
Records of the National Party of Scotland, Scottish Convention, Scottish Covenant Association and Scottish National Party.
Minutes, letters and papers, with miscellaneous printed political leaflets and ephemera retained with the collection, from the Edinburgh Headquarters of the Scottish National Party. Included are records of other organizations of the national movement.