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Biography of James Bonar, compiled by his son.
Mostly comprising extracts from Bonar`s diary and correspondence.
Copy of a report, 1786, to Cardinal Giovanni Archinto concerning the supply of priests in Scotland.
With extract of letter, 1784, from bishops [? George] Hay, Alexander MacDonald and [John?] Geddes to Leonardo Antonelli.
Correspondence and papers of or concerning General Sir Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.
Correspondence of Thomas Graham is chiefly with his factor, Henry Burt, concerning his estate of Balgowan, but includes also some letters from eminent friends and acquaintances not included in MSS.3590-3645. There are also papers of Mrs M E Maxtone Graham concerning the publication of her book ‘The beautiful Mrs Graham’, and typescript material and correspondence concerning a projected book on Lord Lynedoch.
Correspondence and papers of the Faculty of Advocates Library concerning Charles Roberts and the Scottish Historical Library.
Drawings of masons' marks, made or collected by Charles S S Johnston, architect, with letters, notes, and excerpts on the subject; the whole arranged by Professor W B Stevenson..
Extracts by William Bell Scott from the correspondence, journals, and memorandums of David Scott.
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.
Letters and papers of, and concerning, Sir Patrick Geddes and Dr Arthur Geddes.
'List of books and pamphlets relating to Orkney and Shetland' by James W Cursiter (Kirkwall, 1894), interleaved, with manuscript and printed addenda by James Shand.
The very extensive notes include extracts from printed catalogues, and inserted at the end of the volume (folio 40) is a letter from James Cursiter to James Shand, 1921, acknowledging receipt of bibliographical notes by [Gilbert] Goudie.
Manuscripts collected by William Lee Ferguson, Edinburgh.
Miscellaneous papers which belonged to Sir William Fraser, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath.
Notes and correspondence of James R Anderson, concerning a bibliography of Philip Doddridge's ‘Life of Colonel Gardiner’.
Papers concerning the families of Gardiner, Milne, and Gregor, Banffshire.
Papers of and concerning the Horsburgh family.
Comprising:
1. pedigree, 19th century, of the Horsburgh family
2. transcripts of, and extracts from, charters and letters concerning members of the Horsburgh family
3. presentation, 1836, of the Reverend David Gairdner to the Church and Parish of Skirling
4. presentation, 1831, of the Reverend Dr George Burns to the Church and Parish of Tweedsmuir.
Papers of Ramsay family, of Ochtertyre.
1. three documents, 1723-1748, concerning James Ramsay of Ochtertyre
2. extract of letter, 1762, of Joseph Macdonald (possibly the piper)
3. journal, 1776, of the first part of a journey from Edinburgh to London
4. 18 poems in Latin and three in English, 18th century, many in the hand of John Ramsay of Ochtertyre.
Photocopies of two letters of Thomas Muir and extract of letter of Thomas Fyshe Palmer.
Photocopies of typescript extracts from 32 letters of Neil Gunn.
Research papers concerning Clan Gregor, including extracts and copies of historical and genealogical papers; with some papers relating to the history and administration of the Clan Gregor Society.
The arrangement and description of the papers from the Clan Gregor Centre was undertaken by Sheila McGregor on behalf of the Centre. The described papers represent the activities of a small number of people who collected and compiled them over many years, combining traditional knowledge with research to both preserve and extend information about the clan.
Roman antiquities. Correspondence and papers of George Chalmers, being materials towards Book I of his ‘Caledonia’.
Many of the papers are in the hand of Chalmers’s nephew James: several of these are queries with answers on the same leaves from George Chalmers`s correspondents; other papers include extracts from contemporary printed sources.