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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 540 Collections and/or Records:

Papers relating to the sultanate of Bantam., 1808, 1812.

 File
Identifier: MS.11709
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Includes correspondence and papers, 1810-1814, of and concerning Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Java.

Dates: 1808, 1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government concerning the British invasion and occupation of Java and other Dutch possessions in the East Indies. / Letters and papers concerning the British invasion and occupation of Java, and papers relating to the sultanate of Bantam.

Papers, undated, of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound concerning philosophy, chronology, and miscellaneous papers., Early 18th century.

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Identifier: MS.12813
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) 'Of the Laws of Evidence' (folio 1); (ii) Philosophical tract concerning justice and injustice (folio 18); (iii) Tract concerning the existence of witches (folio 22); (iv) 'Extract from Gerards Herbal' with related articles (John Gerard, ‘The Herball’, edited by Thomas Johnson, (London, 1636) (folio 28); (v) Review of Jean Baptiste Du Halde's ‘The General History of China’ (London, 1736) (folio 38); (vi) 'From the travels of the Abbé [François] Sevin just now...
Dates: Early 18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family. / Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto.

Photocopies of documents formerly at Yester House., 1673-1739.

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Identifier: MS.14810
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Poem in the hand of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale: ‘On the death of Lady Sophia Hay who dyed at Yester the 29th of April 1678 and of her age the 13th yeare’ (folio 1);(ii) Extract of the blazoning of the coat of arms borne by Sir James Hay, 1st Baronet of Linplum, 10 February 1673 (folio 4);(iii) Newsheet, Edinburgh 1715, concerning fighting between the Jacobites and the forces commanded by the Duke of Argyll (folio 5);...
Dates: 1673-1739.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Miscellaneous papers of the Hays of Yester.

Photocopy of a typescript of an extract, 1822, from the journal of Robert Allan, son of Thomas Allan of Lauriston, the mineralogist., 1822.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8871
Scope and Contents

The extract, written at the age of fifteen, describes a visit to the Hardens at Brathay Hall.

Dates: 1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Drawings and journals chiefly of John Harden, a landowner from Tipperary and an accomplished amateur water-colourist, and of his wife Jessy, the daughter of Robert Allan, the Edinburgh banker, and an assiduous diarist.

Poems, notes, extracts from books, and a diplomatic cipher., 1794, 1807, undated.

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Identifier: MS.5720
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates: 1794, 1807, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist. / Plans, sketches and literary manuscripts belonging to Sir Robert Liston.

Poems of Marion Coleman and extracts from unidentified sources, undated., Mid 19th century.

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Identifier: MS.15102
Scope and Contents

The poems and extracts are on leaves from notebooks (folios1, 45, 62) and other loose leaves.

Dates: Mid 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / 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. / Correspondence and papers of Marion Coleman, née Ellice. / Correspondence of Marion Coleman.

Portfolio, containing chiefly extracts and notes taken from the letters of John Leyden, collected by the Reverend James Morton., 1797-1811, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3384
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

Extracts and notes taken from letters of John Leyden, all in MS.971 (folio 1);

Specimens of scripts, in an envelope inscribed 'Birman & Siamese Writings' (folio 29);

Notes on poems of Leyden, made with a view to their publication (folio 33).

Dates: 1797-1811, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of and relating to John Leyden, collected by his cousin and biographer, the Reverend James Morton, with correspondence of Morton.

Portions of letters of Sir Walter Scott, chiefly regarding his purchase of Toftfield., 1815-1819, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3836, folios 84-91
Dates: 1815-1819, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Miscellaneous letters and papers.

Printed and other miscellaneous material, chiefly relating to military matters., 1834-1863, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.2877
Dates: 1834-1863, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.

Printed and other miscellaneous material, chiefly relating to military matters., 1834-1863, undated.

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Identifier: MS.2877, (i)-(xix), (xxi)
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) ‘Proclamation for a Tournament’, held at Corfu, 1834, in Greek, English, and Italian.(ii) Proclamation relating to the Rebecca Riots in Brecon, 1843.(iii) ‘Rules and Regulations to be observed on the occupation of cells of approved construction’, issued by the Adjutant-General, November 1844.(iv) ‘Exercise with Heavy Shot, as a means of enforcing a sentence of hard labour’, undated.Numbers (iii) and...
Dates: 1834-1863, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin. / Printed and other miscellaneous material, chiefly relating to military matters.

Printed papers for use of members of the Cabinet relating to the affairs of Greece., 1850.

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Identifier: MS.12224
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) 'Extracts [in manuscript] of M. Drouyn de Lhuys's Despatches on Greek Question (1850)', 6 folios; (ii) 'Abstract of Greek Correspondence presented to both Houses of Parliament in February, April and May 1850', 42 pages.

Dates: 1850.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Political and diplomatic correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Confidential papers chiefly printed for the use of members of the Cabinet. / Various printed papers for use of members of the Cabinet.

`Registrum Coenobii Arbrothensis: Impensis Walteri McFarlan De Eodem, Transcriptum. 1740`., 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.2
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.4.2, 14th century, with extracts from Hay on Arbroath, 1700-1707, or after (page 331; from Adv.MSS.34.1.8, page 191, and 34.1.10(ii), pages 434-498) and Fyvie (page 408; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, page 386), and a list of the charters (page 409).

Dates: 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist.

`Registrum Coenobii de Cambus-Kenneth: Impensis Walteri McFarlan de Eodem In ipsius usum transcriptum MDCCXXXVIII`., 1535, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.7
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.1.2, 1535 (the list of the charters is trans¬ferred to the end), with extracts from Hay on Cambuskenneth, 1700-1707, or after (page 313; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 511-516) and from ‘Collections concerning the Scottish History’, pages 264-265 (page 319), and a rental of the abbey in 1561 (page 321; `Ex MS[??] penes T[homam] C[alderwood] de P[olton] Jurisconsultum`). The rental is in Macfarlane’s own hand.

Dates: 1535, 1700-1707, or after.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist.

‘Registrum Coenobii de Dunfermline: Impensis Walteri Macfarlan de Eodem In ipsius usum transcriptum. MDCCXXXVIII`., 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.9
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.1.3A, 13th century-16th century (the index on folios 11-15 is placed after the first section), with an extract from Hay on Dunfermline, 1700-1707, or after (page 784; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 323-338), an additional note by Macfarlane himself (page 804), and a list of the charters (page 805).

Dates: 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist.

`Registrum Coenobii Kalsonensis: Impensis Walteri Macfarlan de Eodem In ipsius usum transcriptum MDCCXXXVIII`., 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.6
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.5.1, 14th century (the medical treatise on folios 213 verso-215 is placed after the chartulary, the defaced last leaves of which are not completely transcribed; the rental on folios 1-6 is transferred to the end), with extracts from Hay on Kelso, 1700-1707, or after (page 489; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 500-504) and Lesmahagow (page 495; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 509-510), and a list of the charters (page 497).

Dates: 14th century, 1700-1707, or after.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist.

`Registrum Episcopatus Aberdonensis: Impensis Walteri Macfarlan De Eodem Transcriptum. 1740`., Late 14th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.4
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MSS.16.1.10, late 14th century-16th century (page 1), and 34.4.4, 1st half of 16th century (page 505; documents already tran¬scribed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 are omitted), with an extract from Hay, 1700-1707, or after, on the see of Aberdeen (page 593; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 159-90) and a list of the charters (page 625).

Dates: Late 14th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist.

`Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis Impensis Walteri MacFarlan De Eodem Transcriptum Anno MDCCXLII Volumen I`., Late 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.3.5(I)
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is copied from Adv.MS.34.4.10, late 13th century-16th century, with an extract from Hay on the see of Moray, 1700-1707, or after (page 548a; from Adv.MS.34.1.8, pages 559-566).

Dates: Late 13th century-16th century, 1700-1707, or after.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist. / Chartularies of the bishopric of Moray transcribed for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane.

‘Reports Guicawar reforms Guzerat vol. 4’: a volume containing memoranda and other papers, chiefly on the subject of female infanticide., [Circa 1807-circa 1822.]

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Identifier: MS.13659
Scope and Contents The many interleaved additions and annotations suggest that this volume was to form the basis of a published account of female infanticide.The contents are as follows:(i) Memorandum, March 1808, from Alexander Walker to Jonathan Duncan on the subject of female infanticide (folio 1);(ii) Extracts from Walker's correspondence, 1807, with influential native representatives which throw light on how they went about trying to eradicate female infanticide in...
Dates: [Circa 1807-circa 1822.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker during his time in Gujarat. / ‘Reports Guicawar reforms Guzerat’: volumes containing memoranda and other papers concerning Guzerat reforms.

Satirical and genealogical manuscripts, written in the late eighteenth century., 16th century-18th century.

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Identifier: MS.5721A
Scope and Contents The contents are follows.(i) 'Historia y papeles de el Duende Politico', 1735-1736, possibly by Manoel Freire de Silva. It consists of satires on contemporary politics in verse and prose, including an attack on the economic policy of Don José Patiño, chief Secretary of State. (Folio 1.)(ii) 'Vida del sutil critico Duende de Madrid', Manoel Freire de Silva. A biography of him was published in Madrid in 1788. (Folio 144.)(iii) 'Pequeña Pieza Jocoseria...
Dates: 16th century-18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist. / Plans, sketches and literary manuscripts belonging to Sir Robert Liston.

'Selections from the records of the Government of India, Foreign Department, No. CCCXLIII: correspondence between his Excellency Lord Minto and certain ruling chiefs regarding measures to be taken for the suppression of sedition and extracts from speeches during his Excellency's recent tour' (Calcutta, 1910)., 1909.

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Identifier: MS.12631
Scope and Contents

'Foreign Department Serial No. 178'.

Dates: 1909.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India. / Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration. / Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Home Department and related topics.

Series of general abstracts of military events in Portugal from 27 September 1810 to 31 July 1811., 1810-1811.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.6.1
Scope and Contents The abstracts begin on folio 4 and are illustrated by maps (folios 77-78, 103, 189), statistical returns of troops (folios 155-159) and extracts of letters (folios 161, 163, 175). They are preceded by a memorandum in reply to observations by Colonel (later Lieutenant-General Sir) Henry W Bunbury, 7th Baronet, 1811 (folio 1), and there are notes in red ink in the margins of several of the pages by Bunbury (according to a note at folio 15 verso). A leaf is cut out between folios 105 and...
Dates: 1810-1811.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray. / Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray during the Peninsular War in which he served (except during 1812 when he was in Ireland) as quartermaster-general.

Sermons, prayers, and other devotional writings, probably by Thomas Masson, Minister of Dunnichen., Late 18th century.

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Identifier: MS.3467
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

All the sermons are anonymous, but some can be identified as the work of Alexander Carlyle (MS.3466, folios 1-27), and most of the remainder are probably by Thomas Masson, Minister of Dunnichen (MS.3466, folios 85-125; MS.3467).

Dates: Late 18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Very Reverend John Lee, Principal of Edinburgh University, with the material collected by him. / Sermons, prayers, and other devotional writings.

Sermons preached by John Gray., 1705-1707.

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Identifier: MS.16464
Scope and Contents

The volume contains excerpts by John Gray from printed books at folios 83 verso.

There are the remains of a clasp.

Dates: 1705-1707.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscript volumes formerly kept at the Gray Library, Haddington. / Volumes containing texts of sermons preached by John Gray on various occasions.

Shān magico religious work, containing many references to the 'Vessantara-jātaka', and probably intended to instruct people how to gain victory over enemies - hatred, passion, illness, and evil spirits., ?19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.1898
Scope and Contents

The work is composed in the metrical style called by the Shāns 'Līk Haw'. It is written in a character resembling the scripts used for the Norā and Khāmtī dialects of Shān, but is not identical with either. It is illustrated with several drawings.

The date of the manuscript is uncertain; it is unlikely to be earlier than 1800.

An extract from notes made on the manuscript by Captain H J Inman has been placed with the manuscript.

Dates: ?19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

Sketchbook of John Francis Campbell containing watercolours mostly executed on his visit to Sweden in 1850 (folios 27-108) and to Avranches in Normandy, 1848-1851., 1848-1851.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.50.3.17
Scope and Contents

There is also a series of pencil sketches at the back of the volume of various people Campbell encountered during court cases he attended while studying law. In some cases, he gives a brief note on the proceedings.

A printed extract from Campbell’s pamphlet, ‘Notes on the Stature of the Lapps’ is inserted between folios 64 and 65.

Dates: 1848-1851.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant. / Collection of journals and sketchbooks of John Francis Campbell, kept during his travels throughout the world.

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