Commonplace books.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books in which noteworthy literary passages, cogent quotations, poems, comments, recipes, prescriptions, and other miscellaneous document types are written.
Found in 146 Collections and/or Records:
Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-book of General Henry Fletcher., 1783-1789.
Item
Identifier: MS.17067
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
1783-1789.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-books of General Henry Fletcher.
Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-book of General Henry Fletcher., 1786-1793.
Item
Identifier: MS.17068
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
1786-1793.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-books of General Henry Fletcher.
Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-book of General Henry Fletcher., 1793.
Item
Identifier: MS.17069
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
1793.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-books of General Henry Fletcher.
Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-book of General Henry Fletcher., 1793.
Item
Identifier: MS.17070
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
1793.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-books of General Henry Fletcher.
Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-book of General Henry Fletcher., 1795-1798.
Item
Identifier: MS.17071
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
1795-1798.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-books of General Henry Fletcher.
Account-, memorandum- and commonplace-books of General Henry Fletcher., 1783-1798.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17067-17071
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
1783-1798.
Album labelled, 'Letters &c. from 1791 to 1796 from George Ellis, Esq., to his [half-] sister Elizabeth Lindsay, afterwards Mrs. Schutz', but really a commonplace-book, containing poems, riddles, etc., of Ellis and others., 1791-1796.
Item
Identifier: MS.2907
Scope and Contents
Poems ascribed to George Ellis occur on folios 16 verso-20, 28 verso-39 verso. A list of letters of Ellis to Miss Lindsay, found loose, has been pasted on to folio 1. The name 'E. Lindsay' appears on folio ii verso and that of 'Aug. Schutz' on folio 26 verso.
Dates:
1791-1796.
Cash book, also used as a commonplace book., 1803-1812.
File
Identifier: Acc.11049/41
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Papers of the Willison family, who farmed in both Lanarkshire and Perthshire, covering personal and business matters. The collection includes a detailed family history and genealogy composed by Ralph Willison Simmonds (Edinburgh 1989), detailed transcripts and a booklet with historical notes: The Willisons of South Lanarkshire (Edinburgh, 1994), also by Mr Willison - see Acc.11049/1 and Acc.11049/76.
Dates:
1803-1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Personal and estate papers of the Willison family of Perthshire and Lanarkshire, including farming notebooks, private correspondence and family documents; with family history and genealogical papers compiled by Ralph Willison Simmonds.
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Estate papers of the Willison family, including leases, tacks, receipts, cashbooks, notebooks and related financial papers.
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Estate papers of the WIllison family, comprising cash books, commonplace books, account books, wages books, stock books, bank books, sheep books and related material.
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Cash books of the Willison family, with some used as commonplace books and book catalogues.
Common place book of Robert Edward (1616-1696), minister of the Murroes; with original cover., [?1635-?1670.]
Series
Identifier: MS.9450
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
MSS.9447-9458 consist of Scottish and English music, and French lute music, all dating from before 1675. MSS.9459-9469 consist of French music brought to Scotland by James and Harie Maule after their visits to France between 1678 and 1683. MSS.9470-9475 are opera scores and parts acquired by James Maule when in exile in Italy after the 1715 rising.
Dates:
[?1635-?1670.]
Commonplace book, bearing the name Gualterus Scott, containing notes and extracts on Italian poetry, Scottish history, Northern antiquities, ballads, romances, witchcraft, etc., in Sir Walter Scott’s autograph, with a few passages in other hands., 1792-1803.
Item
Identifier: MS.1568
Scope and Contents
The latest certain date is 1803.
Dates:
1792-1803.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Writings of Sir Walter Scott and papers closely associated with him.
Commonplace book chiefly containing historical material., 17th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.2095
Scope and Contents
The contents include copies of speeches, letters, and various documents, abstracts, tables, and notes relating to history (chiefly Scottish, of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries; also Highland and some English), foundations of religious houses at Restalrig and St Andrews, rents of Church benefices, coinage, Crown rents, Dutchmen fishing with busses in British waters, the Royal Navy, merchant adventures, etc., with notes from Scripture, epitaphs, etc. In various different...
Dates:
17th century.
Commonplace book, chiefly in the hand of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale., 17th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.14791
Scope and Contents
On folios 393-394 there are drafts of letters, 1606-1607, in the hand of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale.
Dates:
17th century.
Commonplace book containing copies of poems and extracts in verse and prose from various sources., 1831-1832, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.15179
Scope and Contents
The greater part of the book is blank.
Dates:
1831-1832, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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Miscellaneous papers.
Commonplace book containing epigrams, anecdotes, and quotations from religious writers., [Circa 1635-circa 1637.]
Item
Identifier: MS.5788
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Dates:
[Circa 1635-circa 1637.]
Commonplace book containing literary extracts collected, circa 1820, by Miss Elizabeth Carnegie., [Circa 1820.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15513
Scope and Contents
Elizabeth Carnegie was probably the sister of Sir David Carnegie, 4th Baronet of Pitarrow and Kinnaird.
Dates:
[Circa 1820.]
Commonplace-book, containing moral discourses, maxims, 'devices', and verse, including hymns and 'bouts-rimés', chiefly in French, but also in Latin and German., Late 17th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.1882
Scope and Contents
Some pieces are described as being 'par moi-même'; others are copied from other authors. The sentiments are Protestant. Several of the poems are in honour of persons belonging to the reigning houses of Saxe-Weimar, Saxe-Gotha, and Brandenburg; the works from which extracts are given include those of Madam and Mademoiselle Deshoulières, Tavernier, and Gregorio Leti. From these references, the manuscript seems to have been written at the end of the seventeenth century. The first leaf of the...
Dates:
Late 17th century.
Commonplace book containing notes and extracts, undated, by John Gray on various theological topics., [Circa 1702.]
Item
Identifier: MS.16469
Scope and Contents
At folio 77 reference is made to a work dated 1702.
Dates:
[Circa 1702.]
Commonplace-book containing notes from books, chiefly on historical and military subjects., 1815-1827.
Item
Identifier: MS.8244
Dates:
1815-1827.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Commonplace book containing notes, sermons and newspaper cuttings, 1885 - 1919
Item
Identifier: Acc.14025/3
Scope and Contents
Contains press cuttings mainly on Gaelic and Highland subjects, including obituaries of persons with Highland origins, for example the Gaelic poet Neil MacLeod (d. 1913) and Archibald Menzies, founder member of An Comunn Gaidhealach (d. 1914). Two newspaper cuttings concern Tolmie's own ministry in Kintyre. Items are dated up to 1919, with those dating from after Tolmie's death in 1909 being loosely inserted rather than pasted in, probably by his brother John Tolmie.The volume...
Dates:
1885 - 1919
Commonplace book containing passages and extracts in prose and poetry written by Elizabeth S Burdon-Sanderson, mother of Mary E Haldane., [1823, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.20081
Scope and Contents
Almost all entries are undated but appear to have been written about or shortly after 1823, the date of the watermark.
Dates:
[1823, or after.]
Commonplace book containing poems, excerpts from sermons, household recipes, etc., written in several hands., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.8243
Scope and Contents
In 1827 the volume belonged to Margaret Davidson, Glasgow.
Dates:
Late 18th century-early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Commonplace book containing verses, hymns and prayers, notes, sketches and cartoons, short memoirs, etc., collected chiefly by Eliza Graeme., [Circa 1820-circa 1870.]
Item
Identifier: MS.16404
Scope and Contents
The contents include (folios 1-2) recollections of Lord Jeffrey of the origins of the ‘Edinburgh review’ and versions of some traditional Scots ballads.
Dates:
[Circa 1820-circa 1870.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Miscellaneous papers chiefly of Robert Graham and Lord Lynedoch.
Commonplace book in French and English., 17th century-18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.165
Scope and Contents
The contents include ‘Miscellanea’ (folios 3, 96); ‘Metaphysique’ (folio 14); characteristics of European countries (folio 22); medical and cookery recipes (folios 49, 93). On folio 1 is written in a 17th century hand: ‘Je apartien a monsieur Hopton gentlehomme anglois demeurant a Kentwell Sufk cadet’.
Dates:
17th century-18th century.
Commonplace book in the hand of William Clydesdale., 1823, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.2746
Scope and Contents
William Clydesdale was a Glasgow character and a fellow student of Thomas Muir, the political reformer (note inside front cover).
The commonplace book contains satirical, comic, and reflective verses by Clydesdale in Scots and English, some dated 1823, a few anecdotes, and annotations by Peter Mackenzie, author of ‘The life of Thomas Muir’ (Glasgow, 1831).
Dates:
1823, undated.
Commonplace-book, in various hands of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, including apparently original poems, translations of Horace, and theological notes., Late 17th century-early 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.2785
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Many of the manuscripts contain notes, indexes, etc., by George Neilson.
Dates:
Late 17th century-early 18th century.