Abstracts. Summaries.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 205 Collections and/or Records:
Legal and historical collections of Sir Lewis Stewart of Kirkhill, advocate, compiled early in the 17th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.1.14
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:List, 1606, of Scottish nobility (folio 1);Process of apprising of the Bishop of Orkney against Sinclair, 1572 (folio 3);Process of apprising of Sir Thomas Hamilton against Sir Blaise Belmer, 1607 (folio 13 verso);Reduction of a decreet of perambulation obtained by Lord Hay of Yester against the James Heriot of Trabroun, 1572 (folio 21 verso);Registered submission and decreet arbitral, 1614, between...
Dates:
Early 17th century.
Legal manuscript, 4 November 1609 to 12 December 1623, containing abstract decisions of the Court of Session, Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: Acc.7938
Scope and Contents
With other legal notes, early 17th century.
Dates:
early 17th century.
Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1807.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11571-11573
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.
Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1810.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11582-11585
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.
Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1811.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11586-11589
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1811.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.
Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1812.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11590-11592
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.
Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1813.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11593-11595
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1813.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.
Letters and papers, chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland., 1548-1550, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2991
Scope and Contents
Each item is accompanied by a modern abstract in French and, in most cases, a typed English translation.The contents are as follows.(i) Contemporary copy of instructions given by the Dukes de Guise and de Montmorency to the Seigneurs de Fourquevaux and de Visque regarding their mission to Scotland with 1200 men and munitions, Bordeaux, 1548(folio 7). Preceded by an abstract (folio 1 verso) and a translation (folio 2).(ii) Abstract, early twentieth century,...
Dates:
1548-1550, undated.
Letters and papers, chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2991-2992
Dates:
1548-1550, 1561, undated.
Letters and papers concerning the Glasgow Free Church Building Society., 1862-1870, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.19196
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.
Dates:
1862-1870, undated.
Letters and papers relating to the Corn Laws and the state of harvest, and letters of Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, Baronet., 1786-1826, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.641
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letters and papers relating to the Corn Laws and state of the harvest, 1786-1826. The correspondents and subjects dealt with include price of wheat at Windsor market from 1595 to 1782, and of barley and meal at Edinburgh and Glasgow from 1720 to 1789 (folio 9); fiars’ prices of meal and grain in Scotland from 1756 to 1776 (folios 15-18); abstract of letters from the Corn Inspectors in England and from the Sheriffs in Scotland respecting the...
Dates:
1786-1826, undated.
Letters, September 1745-1756, of and for the 4th Marquess, chiefly drafts in his own hand or copies; and papers concerning the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion., 1744-1756.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7078-7079
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Most of the letters addressed to the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale (MSS.7044-7074) date from 1742 to 1745 and are written to the Marquess in his capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland. They include regular letters on Scottish affairs from the Keeper of the Signet, the Lord Advocate, the Solicitor General, and others; a series of letters (mostly copies and in duplicate) on the progress of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion from Sir John Cope and others; and a large number of letters soliciting the...
Dates:
1744-1756.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Marquesses of Tweeddale, formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Correspondence and papers of the Marquesses of Tweeddale.
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Letters and papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale; and papers of Lord Charles Hay.
Letters to, and drafts of replies of, John Cay, the Convenor of the Finance Committee of the Faculty of Advocates, and other papers.
File
Identifier: F.R.344/12
Dates:
1833-1838.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Down to Doyle., 1812-1925.
File
Identifier: MS.40343
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Down, Eliza.Letter, 1872, of Eliza Down to John Murray III. Folio 1.Downard, Annie.Letter, 1925, of Annie Downard to John Murray IV. Folios 2-3.Downer, Arthur Cleveland.Letter, 1917, of Arthur Cleveland Downer to John Murray IV. Folio 4.Downes, George.Letter, 1821, of George Downes to John Murray II. Folios...
Dates:
1812-1925.
Manuscript 'Abstracts of Intelligence' circulated by John Backhouse, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, to members of the Cabinet. , August 1836-January 1841.
File
Identifier: MS.12213
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates:
August 1836-January 1841.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Political and diplomatic correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Confidential papers chiefly printed for the use of members of the Cabinet.
Manuscript drafts and typescripts of papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘What is the Super Ego?’; ‘The Super Ego Conception’; ‘Modern Views about Mental Disease’; ‘Some Points in the Analysis of a Woman without Genitalia’: and, ‘The Super Ego and Unconscious Sense of Guilt’., 1929-1931.
File
Identifier: MS.50176
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.1929.‘What is the Super Ego?’.Manuscript draft and publicity, 1929, of a paper, ‘What is the Super Ego?’ read at the British Psychological Society, Scottish Branch meeting, 2 November 1929. Folios 1-36.Manuscript draft, 1929, of Fairbairn’s paper, ‘What is the Super Ego?’. Folios 1-34. Typescript and press cutting, 1929, of publicity for Fairbairn’s paper, ‘What is the Super Ego?’. Folios...
Dates:
1929-1931.
Manuscripts of an article, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with related notes and correspondence., 1937-1938.
File
Identifier: MS.50182
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1937-1938.Incomplete, amended, draft manuscript ‘I’, 1937, comprised of typescript and manuscript, of an article, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The article is based on Fairbairn’s paper of the same title read to the British Psychological Society, Scottish Branch meeting, 6 March 1937. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-29.Amended, superseded typescript...
Dates:
1937-1938.
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of an article, ‘A Critical Evaluation of Certain Basic Psycho-Analytical Conceptions’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1956.
File
Identifier: MS.50206
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.1956.Manuscript draft, 1956, of an article subsequently entitled, ‘A Critical Evaluation of Certain Basic Psycho-Analytical Conceptions’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-33.Revised manuscript, 1956, of the article, ‘A Critical Evaluation of Certain Basic Psycho-Analytical Conceptions’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 34-85.Amended carbon copy of a typescript, 1956, of the article, ‘A...
Dates:
1956.
Microfilm of letter books, 1848-1851, and commonplace book, 1839, of Sir Charles Malcolm., 1839, 1848-1851.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1397
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Letter book, 1848-1849 (Acc.12150/35);
Letter book, 1850-1851 (Acc.12150/36);
Commonplace book, 1839 (Acc.12150/37).
Dates:
1839, 1848-1851.
Microfilm of letter books and commonplace book of Sir George Malcolm of Burnfoot, containing abstracts of letters.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1396-1397
Dates:
1836-1851.
Microfilm of letter books of Sir George Malcolm., 1836-1847.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1396
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Letter book, 1836-1837 (Acc.12150/31);
Letter book, 1843-1846 (Acc.12150/32);
Letter book, 1849 (Acc.12150/33);
Letter book, 1847 (Acc.12150/34).
Dates:
1836-1847.
Microfilm of proof-sheets, [1827, or before], of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott; and, letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.54
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Proof-sheets of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott, volume v, pages 225-240, with autograph corrections by Scott, [1827, or before] (MS.496);
Letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland (MS.2991).
Dates:
[1548-1550, 1827, or before].
Minute book of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund: volume 1., 23 June 1830-1 May 1839.
Item
Identifier: F.R.367
Dates:
23 June 1830-1 May 1839.
Minute book of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund: volume 2., 1 May 1839- 3 May 1848.
Item
Identifier: F.R.368
Dates:
1 May 1839- 3 May 1848.
Minute book of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund: volume 3., 3 May 1848-2 May 1855.
Item
Identifier: F.R.369
Dates:
3 May 1848-2 May 1855.