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Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
Composite manuscript consisting of two volumes (folios 1, 75) of copies, circa 1585, 1607, of papers, 1537-1606, in Italian and Latin concerning attempts to restore Roman Catholicism in England in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Literary and other papers of Sydney Goodsir Smith.
Microfilm of catalogues of the library of Andrew Fletcher, 1st quarter of 18th century, and part of the library of Saltoun Hall, [after 1716]; and, copies of correspondence, 1821-1826, of the French jurist, Athanase J L Jourdan (1791-1826).
The contents are as follows:
Copies of correspondence, 1821-1826, of Athanase J L Jourdan (Adv.MS.23.3.20);
Alphabetical catalogue, [after 1716], of 'Libri Politici et Iuridici', being part of the library at Saltoun (MS.17862);
Catalogue, early 18th century, of his books by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, the Patriot (MS.17863).
Miscellaneous bibliographical and other works in several hands of the 18th century.
Notebook of Sir Robert Sibbald containing geological and topographical material.
(i) `A Catalogue of Mineralls and figur`d stones found in Scotland in M.R.W. cabinet` (page 4). An abridged copy by Robert Sibbald of the catalogue of material owned by Robert Wodrow in 1703.
(ii) Copies, not in Sibbald`s hand, of descriptions of Shetland and the Hebrides written in the second half of the 17th century (inverted page 1).
Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Photographs and typescript copies of letters of Sir Walter Scott, collected by Sir Herbert Grierson for the centenary edition of Scott's letters.
Some of the letters have not been printed.
At the end are catalogues of letters of Sir Walter Scott to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe and other correspondents, 1927, and to his brother Thomas and the latter's wife, undated.