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13 diaries and letterbooks of James Gilliland Simpson, merchant, and his wife Jane née Horsburgh.
Includes a related typescript, circa 1985, of John Home Simpson.
22 notebooks, 1942, containing the corrected manuscript of A J Cronin, "The Keys of the Kingdom".
With a copy of the novel inscribed by Cronin and a letter, 1950, of Cronin.
63 letters and cards of Frances Shand Kydd to William McIlwraith, Ayr.
Includes book and press cutting.
'A Handbook for Travellers on the Continent' bound with a manuscript tour, 1841, of Thomas Davison Bland of Kippax Hall, Yorkshire.
The volume includes a copy of the 1841 edition of Murray's handbook alongside a handritten account of a tour taken that year, a list of recommended hotels and a summary of travelling expenses.
Account and letter books of W Green and Son Ltd, and of their predecessors, Bell and Bradfute, law publishers, Edinburgh.
Account book, 1837-1859, of Alexander Gilchrist, kept during service in Britain and at Gibraltar.
With copy of J L Hilson, "Further Yesterdays in a Royal Burgh" (1917), and associated letters of Hilson.
Account book containing colliers` wages and other expenses at colliery at Haghill.
Account book, early 19th century, of Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael.
With drawings for "A new Edition of Pennecuick`s Works, 1816", and a monologue, 19th century, "Lady Gifford".
Account book, Edinburgh.
Including rent receipts for urban property.
Account book kept by James Traill of Woodwick and his nephew John Traill of Westness, of rents paid by their tenants in the mainland of Orkney and the island of North Ronaldsay.
James Traill`s accounts (folio 1) cover the crop years 1728-1731, and those of his successor, 1746-1747 (folio 128). There is also an inventory of goods belonging to James Traill left in North Ronaldsay (folio 175).
Account book of a shoemaker in the Kinross area.
Account book of an Edinburgh merchant.
Details transactions in foodstuffs and materials within Scotland and to Holland and the Baltic.
Account book of Archibald Hamilton, merchant in Edinburgh, and brother of Lord Presmennan.
There is a gap in the accounts between 1667 and 1671. Hamilton appears to have dealt in general merchandise, and to have had shares in several ships trading to Holland, France and Spain.
On folio 1, Hamilton has written the dates of his marriages and of the births of his children.
Account book of Castle Grant.
Detailing deliveries of cereals to estate tenants.
Account-book of Hew MacKail, one of the Keepers of Parliament House, containing his official record of income as a Keeper. Mention is made of some of the cases heard in the Court of Session, and sometimes a note of the sentence is given.
Account book of James Erskine, Lord Alva, Senator of the College of Justice.
The entries are for both income and expenditure in personal, legal and estate affairs. Erskine adopted a different method of book-keeping in 1752.
Account book of James Wilson.
Accounts relate to Wilson's job as a stocking maker in Midlothian and his farm.
Account book of John Wylie detailing mostly dealings in brandy and tea.
Account book of the 1st and 2nd Earls of Callendar.
Written in various hands, partly by the Earls themselves.