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Photocopies of family papers of Sir Henry Duncan, and papers concernig the estate of Naughton.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6384
Scope and Contents
Including family correspondence and letter books.
Dates:
16th century to early 19th century.
Records, 1887-1908, of the Scottish Operative Plumbers Protective and Benefit Federal Union, Edinburgh Branch.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4961
Scope and Contents
With two letter books, 1872-1891, of the Operative Plumbers` Association of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh Lodge.
Dates:
1872-1908.
Records, 1887-1908, of the Scottish Operative Plumbers` Protective and Benefit Federal Union, Edinburgh Branch; with two letter-books of the Operative Plumbers` Association of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh Lodge, 1872-1891.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.148- is now Acc.4961.
Dates:
1872-1908.
Records of the Border Co-operative Society, comprising minutes and other records of the Galashiels Co-operative Society, Galashiels Waverley Co-operative Society, Galashiels United Co-operative Society, Galashiels Co-operative Coal Society, Peebles Co-operative Society, and Earlston Co-operative Society.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.136- is now Acc.4772.
Dates:
1846-1967.
Records of the Falkirk Office of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers, Foundry Section.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.204
Dates:
1889-1967.
Records of the firm of M J Brown, Son and Co, WS, consisting of letterbooks, ledgers and journals, with eight bundles of loose papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.212
Scope and Contents
The collection also includes some earlier documents.
Dates:
Circa 1880-1964.
Records of the Franco-Scottish Society, Scottish branch.
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10638
Dates:
1897-1985.
Records of the Highland Society of London, including minutes, account books, correspondence and letter books.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.268
Dates:
1781-1931.
Records of the Lanarkshire Miners` County Union, the Lanarkshire Mineworkers` Union and the National Union of Mineworkers, Lanarkshire Area.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.227
Dates:
1887-1962.
Regimental cash and account book and letter book of William Gavin, Quartermaster, 71st Foot.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.9039
Scope and Contents
Account books contains brief account of the fighting in which the regiment engaged in 1810.
Dates:
1810-1814.
Sketchbook of Christopher Norton, business partner of James Byres, 1764-1765.
File
Identifier: Acc.11873
Scope and Contents
Includes a note and copy-letterbook of Norton, 1788-1794.
Dates:
1764-1794.
Surviving office books of the fishing, fish curing, and shipping enterprise of the Richardson family of Pitfour; with two ledgers of Pitfour estate and some Richardson family papers.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20801-20987
Scope and Contents
The firm of John Richardson and Company, of Perth, was already well established by 1760 with a wide business, chiefly in salmon, both locally and throughout Europe. The books consist of letter books and various account books, and show the whole process from the acquisition of the fish to its sale either raw at home or pickled as far afield as Italy and Spain. The salmon business was precarious, and to offset losses Richardson frequently entered into partnership with local merchants, notably...
Dates:
1760-1820.
Three naval log books and one letter copy book for ships under the command of Vice Admiral Archibald Duff.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14510
Scope and Contents
Records the last mission of HMS Muros under the command of Captain Archibald Duff up to and including the wreck of the Muros on a reef off of Cuba.
Letter book of HMS President during its service in the War of 1812.
Dates:
1807-1814.
Transcripts of letters of and to David Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8788
Scope and Contents
Volume made at Buchan`s behest as one of his "Gleanings of Literature", and sent to the Bishop of Llandaff.
Letters concern Celtic languages and correspondents include Sir James Foulis of Colinton, Charles Vallancey, the Reverend Donald MacQueen and Jacob Bryant Phillipps.
Dates:
circa 1794.
Two letter books and one account book of Major-General Sir Paulus Irving, as Commander-in-Chief in the West Indies.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8343-is now MSS.50279-50281
Dates:
1795.
Two letter books kept by secretaries to the English military commanders in Scotland.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7695
Dates:
1746-1748, 1750-1751.