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Manuscript of an apparently unpublished essay by William Cross[e], 'Some considerations by way of Essay, upon the means of civilizing the Highlands and extinguishing Jacobitism in Scotland'.
The author of the essay, who was Sheriff of Lanark and Professor of Law at Glasgow, recommends a policy of severity, to be enforced by garrisons of troops.
Manuscript of ‘Ane Essay Relating to the Natural History of Scotland by way of Supplement to the Prodromus Naturalis Historae Scotae published anno 1684’ in the hand of Sir Robert Sibbald.
Manuscript of George Macintosh, "Researches Relative to the Cyclopian Ruins of Antiquity, Written Originally 1822, Rewritten 1826".
Manuscript of Henry Myers, "Hegelian Dialectics of Moses, Jesus, and Paul. "What was the Real Jesus?""
Manuscript of Sorley MacLean, "My Relationship with Poetry".
Manuscript volume by Sir Robert Sibbald, containing two unpublished discourses.
Manuscript, written in the 14th century, containing extracts from 'De Clementia' and an incomplete text of 'Epistolae morales' by Seneca; with many contemporary annotations.
Manuscripts and typescripts of talks and essays of James Archibald Campbell of Achanduin and Barbreck (1854-1926).
Manuscripts collected by Walter Biggar Blaikie, Doctor of Laws, editor of volumes concerning Jacobitism in the publications of the Scottish History Society, etc.
Manuscripts of biographical articles for the 8th edition of the `Encyclopaedia Britannica` by Lord Macaulay.
Essays on Atterbury, Bunyan, Goldsmith, Johnson, and William Pitt
Manuscripts of books, articles and essays on historical subjects of William Ferguson.
Manuscripts, typescripts and research papers of Tom Leonard.
Material on Aberdeenshire used by George Chalmers in the compilation of ‘Caledonia’.
The manuscript mostly concerns the boundary between the counties of Banff and Aberdeen, but also includes an essay on the University of Aberdeen (folio 18).
Memorial, by John Smyth WS, of Balharry, Perthshire, on behalf of the poor of Scotland.
‘Metaphysic the science of the absolute’, an essay by Richard B Haldane, in his autograph.
According to a note in pencil in the hand of Richard B Haldane at folio i, dated 1914, this appears to have been the essay which he wrote in 1876 whilst a student at Edinburgh University for the Bruce of Grangehill prize and Falkland medal.
The text is preceded by a list of contents (folio 1), and begins with a preface (folio 1) and an introduction (folio 4).
Microfilm of ‘Collection of the place names of Colonsay and general description of Scalasaig’, prize essay, Mod competition, 1909, by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson.
Microfilm of correspondence of, and manuscripts of or concerning, Thomas De Quincey.
Microfilm of essay entitled ‘Superstitions of Perth’ by the Reverend James Scott, incorporating extracts from the Kirk Session registers of Perth upon 16th century popular customs in Perth.
Microfilm of essay, musical arrangement and photographs of Robert Louis Stevenson.
The contents are as follows:
Account, [?1871], of a students’ meeting and class excursion by Robert Louis Stevenson (Acc.9690);
Setting by Robert Louis Stevenson, circa 1890, of an air by J S Bach from the Cantata number 68 'Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt', for two flageolets; and two photographs, circa ?1890-circa ?1894], of Stevenson, one taken at Vailima (MS.9756).
Microfilm of manuscript, ‘Jus Liberae Monarchiae’, Latin translation by James VI of his ‘The True Lawe of Free Monarchies’.
Microfilm of manuscripts, one by Pappus of Alexandria, mid 16th century, and the other essays, 15th century, against Georgios Plethon by Matthaeus Camariota.
The contents are as follows:
‘Συναγωγή’ iii-vi, viii, by Pappus of Alexandria, mid 16th century (Adv.MS.18.1.3), 160 frames;
Copy, written in the 2nd half of the 17th century, probably in Holland, of essays against Georgios Plethon by Matthaeus Camariota, 15th century (Adv.MS.18.1.4), 55 frames.
Microfilm of 'Tea Assistant in Cachar' by D Foulis, an essay on growing tea and managing an estate in Assam.
Notebook of James Mutter, Ardrossan.
Contains a lecture on a visit to Germany and an essay on Schiller.