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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Portions of a larger work, such as a literary work or motion picture, reproduced or excised without further change from their original context.
Found in 686 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers of the Faculty of Advocates Library concerning the printing of the Library’s catalogue.
File
Identifier: F.R.341
Dates:
1819-1879.
Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.21001-21069
Scope and Contents
Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.
Dates:
1802-mid 20th century, undated.
Correspondence of Alexander Carlyle with his more frequent correspondents, including some copies and excerpts of letters., 1758-1803, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.23763
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) copies, made on paper watermarked 1839, of letters 1795-1799, 1803 of Cuthbert (later 1st Baron) Collingwood, with some other related correspondence and papers (folio 1). Printed from the originals in Edward Hughes, editor, ‘The private correspondence of Admiral Lord Collingwood’, ‘Navy Records Society Publications’, volume xcviii, 1957. Other copies of the letters, made about 1840, are in MS.1811.
(ii) Letters written between 1773 and 1805 with some...
Dates:
1758-1803, undated.
Correspondence of Aylmer Haldane, with some other papers., 1897-1941.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20255-20257
Dates:
1897-1941.
Correspondence of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe., 1826, 1831-1845, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2511
Scope and Contents
The correspondence is principally with James Maidment, on literary and historical matters, some scandalous, and with John Stevenson, his publisher. There are also copies of letters of Sir Walter Scott to Sharpe, in the latter's hand, 1826, undated; extracts, etc., in Sharpe's hand; a biographical note on Sharpe (folio 235); and newspaper-cuttings relating to him.
Dates:
1826, 1831-1845, undated.
Correspondence of John A Fairley relating to Thomas Murray., 1910.
File
Identifier: MS.188
Scope and Contents
Contains extracts from Presbytery Records relating to Thomas Murray.
Dates:
1910.
Correspondence of the Ashburner family and their relatives., 1789-1930, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20368-20369
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most of the letters concern family and personal affairs, but there is much talk of their business interests whether in trading across the Atlantic and in India, or in the Gardiner paper mills on the Kennebec River.
Dates:
1789-1930, undated.
Correspondence of the Ashburner family and their relatives., 1789-1872.
File
Identifier: MS.20368
Scope and Contents
Included are extracts from letters of George Cadogan Morgan written to his wife while travelling in France in July 1789, and published with some exclusions in ‘A Welsh family from the beginning of the eighteenth century’ by C E William. Morgan was present at the storming of the Bastille, and his letters provide a dramatic eye witness account of the early days of the Revolution (folio 1). Among other writers are Luke and Sarah Ashburner resident in India 1805-1817, and George Ashburner who...
Dates:
1789-1872.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, business, and genealogical papers chiefly of the Richards family of Gardiner, Maine, and of the Ashburner family.
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Correspondence of the Richards, Gardiner, and Ashburner families.
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Correspondence of the Ashburner family and their relatives.
Correspondence of the Reverend James Morton., 1811-1875, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3381
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, 1811-1875 (folio 1), chiefly about John Leyden, the publication of his life and works and the sale of his books and manuscripts, but including several dealing with the Reverend James Morton's own affairs and an account of Van Diemen's Land, extracted from a letter (folio 175);(ii) Newspaper-cuttings relating to John Leyden, 1811-1861 (folio 193);(iii) Youthful letter of Morton and list of woven goods, undated (folio...
Dates:
1811-1875, undated.
Correspondence of Thomas Thomson and other papers formerly in his possession or in that of his family., 1797-1850, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.786, folios 78-153
Scope and Contents
The correspondence includes, with family letters and letters alluding to Sir Walter Scott, a copy of correspondence between Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, Scott, and Archibald Constable on the proposed publication of Fountainhall’s writings by the Bannatyne Club, 1823 (folio 94); a letter of J M W Turner on the illustrations to Scott’s 'Provincial antiquities', 1828 (folio 104); letters and papers on the erection of a national memorial to Scott, 1832 (folio 114); and “Extracts from L’Histoire...
Dates:
1797-1850, undated.
Correspondence of various members of the Brown family., 1841-1850.
File
Identifier: MS.3260
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The correspondence deals in large part with surveys, leases, and other business relating to estates in Morayshire and elsewhere in Scotland. Sir George Brown's letters refer to regimental matters and to general affairs in the places where he is stationed - London, various Mediterranean stations, 1822-1836, Ireland, 1825, 1837, and the Crimea, 1854. Among the correspondents are: William Leslie, the eccentric Minister of Lhanbryde, 1811, 1816, undated; William Young Sellar and his relatives,...
Dates:
1841-1850.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of the Brown family, Linkwood, with some of the family of William Leslie, Minister of Lhanbryde.
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Correspondence, chiefly of George Brown, Provost of Elgin, Major-General John Brown, Regional Support Command, General Sir George Brown, and Peter Brown, Linkwood.
Correspondence of Victoria Mary Louise, Duchess of Kent and mother of Queen Victoria, with the 1st Baron and Baroness Dunfermline, with excerpts from the letters., 1830-1846.
File
Identifier: MS.24766
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Correspondence, with some enclosures, 1830-1846, of Victoria Mary Louisa, Duchess of Kent and mother of Queen Victoria, with the 1st Baron and Baroness. The correspondence is concerned mostly with the Lady Flora Hastings affair; the resignation of Sir John Conroy, Comptroller of the Duchess's Household; the marriage of Queen Victoria; and the Duchess's relations with her daughter.
(ii) Excerpts in the hand of Ralph, 2nd Baron, from letters of the Duchess to...
Dates:
1830-1846.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family, political and personal correspondence and papers of the Abercromby family, chiefly of James Abercromby (1776-1858), 1st Baron Dunfermline, with some correspondence and papers of his wife Marianne (died 1874), and of their son Ralph, 2nd Baron and diplomatist (1803-1868), and his family.
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Correspondence from individuals to James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline, with some letters to his family.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘Annals of Scotland’, 2 volumes (Edinburgh, 1776, 1779) by Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.4.13(i)-(ii)
Scope and Contents
Each volume contains Macpherson`s signature on the verso of the title page and numerous marginalia, many of which are quite lengthy, throughout, as well as additional notes and extracts on scraps, and some sheets, of paper tipped in at appropriate places. According to a note on the verso of the title page of volume i, Macpherson `inserted everything that occurred to me in printed authors or in manuscript records, which is useful correcting the errors, or supplying the defects of Sir David...
Dates:
1776, 1779.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘Annals of Scotland’, volume 1 (Edinburgh, 1776) by Sir David Dalrymple., 1776.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.4.13(i)
Scope and Contents
Additions are tipped-in at pages 3, 13, 43, 49, 69, 71, 93, 182, 195, 245, 263, 295, 353 and at the endpaper.
At folio 15 is a printed list of books for sale, over which Macpherson has written a draft of a letter to David Steuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan (succeeded 1767), and, on the verso, a list of manuscripts and printed works relating to Scottish history.
Dates:
1776.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘Annals of Scotland’, volume 2 (Edinburgh, 1779) by Sir David Dalrymple., 1779.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.4.13(ii)
Scope and Contents
Additions are tipped-in at pages 3, 17, 127, 169, 247, 276, 303 and 319.
Dates:
1779.
Devotional writings by a member of the Episcopal Church of Scotland., 1713-[1717, or before].
File
Identifier: MS.2750
Scope and Contents
The devotional writings begin with "Prayers I composed while in my Father's House in Inverury", 1713-1714 (page 1), and continue with commentaries, liturgical excerpts, prayers, versifications, etc. In another hand are copies of letters (page 315) of M G, who 'died the 9th of June 1717 in the 70th year of her age'.
Dates:
1713-[1717, or before].
Diaries and autobiography of John Dunlop of Gairbraid., 1833-1860.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9261-9263
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Much of the collection concerns William Dunlop, Principal of Glasgow University, his son Alexander, Professor of Greek at Glasgow, and his grandson John, Tide Surveyor at Greenock. The papers of William Dunlop include material on the colony of South Carolina, the Darien Scheme, and the affairs of the Church of Scotland, while those of Alexander chiefly concern the University of Glasgow. The collection also includes diaries and literary works of John Dunlop of Gairbraid, the temperance...
Dates:
1833-1860.
Diaries and diary extracts of Francis G Richards and diary extracts of Anne H Richards., [Circa 1830]-1860.
File
Identifier: MS.20371
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Account, [circa 1830], of a visit to Bangor, Maine, and to New Brunswick Province, Canada, probably of Francis Richards. (Folio 1.)
(ii) Extracts from the diary, 1855-1856, of Francis G Richards. (Folio 7.)
(iii) Journal, June 1857-September 1858, of Francis G Richards giving a detailed account of his voyage to Calcutta in 1857 and return to Boston in 1858. Richards was a keen sailor, and he pays particular attention to the navigation of the ship and to...
Dates:
[Circa 1830]-1860.
Diaries and diary extracts of members of the Richards family., [Circa 1830]-1882.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20371-20391
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The Richards family of Horndean in Hampshire began its connection with America in the early 19th century when John Richards opened a business in Boston, Massachusetts. Although his son, Francis Richards, established a manufacturing business in Gardiner, Maine, the family retained strong European ties. The constant coming and going across the Atlantic gives the collection a very cosmopolitan outlook enhanced by the marriage in 1878 of Francis Gardiner Richards to Anne Ashburner whose family...
Dates:
[Circa 1830]-1882.
Diaries and notebooks of Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick L Maitland.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.353
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the fair copy (not autograph) of Maitland’s ‘Narrative of the Principal Occurrences on board HMS Bellerophon’, and journals of his naval service in South America, 1819-20, the Mediterranean 1820-1, and 1828-30, and India, 1837-9. It also includes a number of printed books relating to Napoleon, particularly to the time he spent on St Helena. Some of these were written by Barry O’Meara and dedicated by him to Maitland with whom he had served as surgeon...
Dates:
1815, 1819-1820, 1828-1839.
Diaries of John Dunlop of Gairbraid., 1833-1860.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9261-9262
Scope and Contents
The diaries chiefly concern John Dunlop’s work in the Temperance movement and the earlier entries describe scenes of debauchery in Edinburgh, and visits to police courts. There are also reports on Temperance meetings and notes of conversations with individuals.In addition to these diaries, there are summaries of some of Dunlop's letters, extracts from his reading, and notes on various subjects. Numerous press-cuttings and other papers, mostly concerning the Temperance movement,...
Dates:
1833-1860.
Diary of Lady Henrietta Liston, and description of Constantinople., 1812-1814.
Item
Identifier: MS.5709
Scope and Contents
The volume contains fair copies of some of the material in MSS.5707-5708.
Dates:
1812-1814.
'Dicta factaque memorabilia ex vitis virorum illustrium a Plutarcho conscriptis collecta.’, 1716-1717.
Item
Identifier: MS.17790
Scope and Contents
The excerpts, in Latin, extend to the life of Sulla. They are dated from November 1716 to September 1717, and the initials 'H.' or 'H.H.' occur at various places.
Dates:
1716-1717.
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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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Academic and literary papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
‘Distinction in the separate command . . . under the authority of His Excel. Lieut. Gen. Sir Eyre Coote, K.B., etc.’: a volume of printed correspondence prepared by James Stuart., 1783.
Item
Identifier: MS.8446
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
With the exception of MS.8455, these volumes of printed correspondence were prepared by James Stuart in answer to the accusations raised against him. The contents duplicate to a large extent letters recorded elsewhere in the catalogue. The majority of the volumes contain manuscript indexes and abstracts, and manuscript marginal notes.
Dates:
1783.
Documents, chiefly copies, and papers in the claim to the ancient earldom of Levenax, or Lennox, drawn up about 1772-1774 (but not brought to the House of Lords) by George Cockburn Haldane of Gleneagles.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20001-20003
Dates:
?1195-1844, undated.