Copies. Derivative objects.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3635 Collections and/or Records:
Copies and drafts of letters of James Stuart chiefly to East India Company officials and politicians in London, but also to local officials., 1776-1790, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8352-8353
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers chiefly refer to James Stuart's stay in India as an officer (later Commander-in-Chief) of the forces of the East India Company based at Fort St George (Madras). The most detailed portions of the papers cover the year immediately prior to Stuart's dismissal from the Company's service in 1783. Stuart appears to have retained these papers as justification of his actions and as a defence against accusations of inefficiency. He made different sets of copies of much of his...
Dates:
1776-1790, undated.
Copies and drafts of letters of James Stuart chiefly to East India Company officials and politicians in London, but also to local officials., 1776-1782.
File
Identifier: MS.8352
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers chiefly refer to James Stuart's stay in India as an officer (later Commander-in-Chief) of the forces of the East India Company based at Fort St George (Madras). The most detailed portions of the papers cover the year immediately prior to Stuart's dismissal from the Company's service in 1783. Stuart appears to have retained these papers as justification of his actions and as a defence against accusations of inefficiency. He made different sets of copies of much of his...
Dates:
1776-1782.
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 and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart.
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Correspondence of James Stuart.
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Copies and drafts of letters of James Stuart chiefly to East India Company officials and politicians in London, but also to local officials.
Copies and drafts of letters of James Stuart chiefly to East India Company officials and politicians in London, but also to local officials., 1783-1790, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.8353
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers chiefly refer to James Stuart's stay in India as an officer (later Commander-in-Chief) of the forces of the East India Company based at Fort St George (Madras). The most detailed portions of the papers cover the year immediately prior to Stuart's dismissal from the Company's service in 1783. Stuart appears to have retained these papers as justification of his actions and as a defence against accusations of inefficiency. He made different sets of copies of much of his...
Dates:
1783-1790, undated.
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 and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart.
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Correspondence of James Stuart.
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Copies and drafts of letters of James Stuart chiefly to East India Company officials and politicians in London, but also to local officials.
Copies and drafts of personal letters, August 1782-March 1783, of Sir Robert Liston from the period when he was secretary to Lord Mountstuart in Turin., 1782-1783.
File
Identifier: MS.5527
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Robert Liston's correspondence with Lord Grantham stresses Sardinia's anxiety in the face of the rumours of a war between the Ottoman Porte and the joint forces of Austria and Russia. Lord Mountstuart did not take up his appointment at Turin, but was appointed Ambassador to Spain; he asked Liston to remain as his secretary, and sent him directly from Turin to Madrid.
Dates:
1782-1783.
Copies and drafts of the 2nd Earl of Minto's 'private' out-letters from Berlin, chiefly to Lord Palmerston, but including letters to some other diplomatic colleagues and a few copies of dispatches and other enclosures., 1832-1834.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12017-12019
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Lord Minto arrived in Berlin on 25 September 1832 and presented his credentials on the following day. Exclusive of periods of leave (July-August 1833 and June-July 1834), the 2nd Earl of Minto was resident in Prussia until presentation of his recall on 2 October 1834. In consultation with the Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston, he worked to counteract Austro-Russian influence at the Prussian Court. On the Belgian-Dutch question he urged Prussia to use her own influence on the Dutch king to...
Dates:
1832-1834.
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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Correspondence and papers relating to the 2nd Earl of Minto's period as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia at Berlin.
Copies and drafts of the 2nd Earl of Minto's 'private' out-letters from Berlin, chiefly to Lord Palmerston, but including letters to some other diplomatic colleagues and a few copies of dispatches and other enclosures., September-December 1832.
File
Identifier: MS.12017
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Lord Minto arrived in Berlin on 25 September 1832 and presented his credentials on the following day. Exclusive of periods of leave (July-August 1833 and June-July 1834), the 2nd Earl of Minto was resident in Prussia until presentation of his recall on 2 October 1834. In consultation with the Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston, he worked to counteract Austro-Russian influence at the Prussian Court. On the Belgian-Dutch question he urged Prussia to use her own influence on the Dutch king to...
Dates:
September-December 1832.
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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Correspondence and papers relating to the 2nd Earl of Minto's period as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia at Berlin.
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Copies and drafts of the 2nd Earl of Minto's 'private' out-letters from Berlin, chiefly to Lord Palmerston, but including letters to some other diplomatic colleagues and a few copies of dispatches and other enclosures.
Copies and drafts of the 2nd Earl of Minto's 'private' out-letters from Berlin, chiefly to Lord Palmerston, but including letters to some other diplomatic colleagues and a few copies of dispatches and other enclosures., January-March 1833.
File
Identifier: MS.12018
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Lord Minto arrived in Berlin on 25 September 1832 and presented his credentials on the following day. Exclusive of periods of leave (July-August 1833 and June-July 1834), the 2nd Earl of Minto was resident in Prussia until presentation of his recall on 2 October 1834. In consultation with the Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston, he worked to counteract Austro-Russian influence at the Prussian Court. On the Belgian-Dutch question he urged Prussia to use her own influence on the Dutch king to...
Dates:
January-March 1833.
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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Correspondence and papers relating to the 2nd Earl of Minto's period as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia at Berlin.
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Copies and drafts of the 2nd Earl of Minto's 'private' out-letters from Berlin, chiefly to Lord Palmerston, but including letters to some other diplomatic colleagues and a few copies of dispatches and other enclosures.
Copies and drafts of the 2nd Earl of Minto's 'private' out-letters from Berlin, chiefly to Lord Palmerston, but including letters to some other diplomatic colleagues and a few copies of dispatches and other enclosures., April 1833-October 1834.
File
Identifier: MS.12019
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Lord Minto arrived in Berlin on 25 September 1832 and presented his credentials on the following day. Exclusive of periods of leave (July-August 1833 and June-July 1834), the 2nd Earl of Minto was resident in Prussia until presentation of his recall on 2 October 1834. In consultation with the Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston, he worked to counteract Austro-Russian influence at the Prussian Court. On the Belgian-Dutch question he urged Prussia to use her own influence on the Dutch king to...
Dates:
April 1833-October 1834.
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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Correspondence and papers relating to the 2nd Earl of Minto's period as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia at Berlin.
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Copies and drafts of the 2nd Earl of Minto's 'private' out-letters from Berlin, chiefly to Lord Palmerston, but including letters to some other diplomatic colleagues and a few copies of dispatches and other enclosures.
Copies and excerpts of correspondence, April-July, and October 1783, of James Stuart, chiefly in his own hand, with notes., 1783.
File
Identifier: MS.8406
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers chiefly refer to James Stuart's stay in India as an officer (later Commander-in-Chief) of the forces of the East India Company based at Fort St George (Madras). The most detailed portions of the papers cover the year immediately prior to Stuart's dismissal from the Company's service in 1783. Stuart appears to have retained these papers as justification of his actions and as a defence against accusations of inefficiency. He made different sets of copies of much of his...
Dates:
1783.
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 and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart.
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Copies of correspondence, chiefly compiled for James Stuart, probably as part of his defence against accusations of inefficiency.
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Copies and excerpts of correspondence of James Stuart, and copies of correspondence and minutes of the Select Committee, Madras.
Copies and excerpts of correspondence of James Stuart, and copies of correspondence and minutes of the Select Committee, Madras., 1782-1783.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8406-8407
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers chiefly refer to James Stuart's stay in India as an officer (later Commander-in-Chief) of the forces of the East India Company based at Fort St George (Madras). The most detailed portions of the papers cover the year immediately prior to Stuart's dismissal from the Company's service in 1783. Stuart appears to have retained these papers as justification of his actions and as a defence against accusations of inefficiency. He made different sets of copies of much of his...
Dates:
1782-1783.
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 and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart.
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Copies of correspondence, chiefly compiled for James Stuart, probably as part of his defence against accusations of inefficiency.
Copies and extracts of minutes of meetings of the Provisional Committee, afterwards the Directors, of the Caledonian Railway Company., 1844-1847.
File
Identifier: MS.6355
Scope and Contents
The copies were made after 1880.
Dates:
1844-1847.
Copies and extracts, probably late nineteenth century, of letters, 1852, of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson., May-27 June 1852.
File
Identifier: MS.20183
Scope and Contents
Folios 4, 6 are tipped in; folio 5 verso is pasted in; a leaf is torn out between folios 24 and 25.
Dates:
May-27 June 1852.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Diaries, a few notebooks and some miscellaneous papers chiefly of Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson, with some of her parents, brother and sisters, her husband and daughter.
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Diaries and notebooks of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson, sister of Mary E Haldane.
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Notebooks of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson consisting chiefly of journals of tours abroad.
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Copies and extracts, written in an unidentified hand, probably in the late nineteenth century, of letters, 1852, of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson to her family, written from Paris.
Copies and extracts, probably late nineteenth century, of letters, 1852, of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson., 28 June-August 1852, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.20184
Scope and Contents
Folios 23-28 and all after folio 30 are blank.
Dates:
28 June-August 1852, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Diaries, a few notebooks and some miscellaneous papers chiefly of Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson, with some of her parents, brother and sisters, her husband and daughter.
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Diaries and notebooks of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson, sister of Mary E Haldane.
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Notebooks of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson consisting chiefly of journals of tours abroad.
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Copies and extracts, written in an unidentified hand, probably in the late nineteenth century, of letters, 1852, of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson to her family, written from Paris.
Copies and extracts, written in an unidentified hand, probably in the late nineteenth century, of letters, 1852, of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson to her family, written from Paris., 1852, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20183-20184
Dates:
1852, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Diaries, a few notebooks and some miscellaneous papers chiefly of Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson, with some of her parents, brother and sisters, her husband and daughter.
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Diaries and notebooks of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson, sister of Mary E Haldane.
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Notebooks of Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson consisting chiefly of journals of tours abroad.
Copies and facsimiles of manuscripts, chiefly of Scottish interest, and mainly taken from various publications of the Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs., ?15th century-19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3144-3145
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Many of the papers are accompanied by transcripts or summaries by Alexander Macdonald.
Dates:
?15th century-19th century.
Copies and lists of letters and documents of and relating to Mary, Queen of Scots, 1552-1571, undated, made principally by Alexander Macdonald from originals in the Register House and in other collections, circa 1846., 1552-1571, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3137
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Many of the papers are accompanied by transcripts or summaries by Alexander Macdonald.
Dates:
1552-1571, undated.
Copies and notes from official records and Newcastle newspapers relating to the family of Cockburn and their connections., 16th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2997
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The family connections include Butler of Harpendean, Congalton (Congilton), Cumming (Cumine), Fairholme, Fortune, Naismith, Rainnie (Rennie, Rainny). The extracts and notes are taken from various registers in HM Register House, Edinburgh Burgh records, local records in Midlothian, East Lothian, Berwickshire, and Berwick-on-Tweed, and journals.
Dates:
16th century-19th century.
Copies and notes from official records, relating to the family of Cockburn and their connections., 16th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2996
Scope and Contents
Transcripts and translations of Ch.2045-2047 will be found on folios 14-37. Among the documents copied is the will of Alison Cockburn, author of 'The flowers of the forest' (folio 47).
Dates:
16th century-19th century.
Copies and photographic and other reproductions of early maps in British and foreign collections.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3024-3027
Dates:
10th century-17th century, undated.
Copies, apparently by Alexander Ross, of Johannes Ferrerius "Historiae Compendium de Origine et Incremento Gordonias Familiae", 1545, and of his own "Suthirlandiae Comitum Annales", 1625.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.11085
Scope and Contents
Indluding:
1. "Vera Narratio...Victoriae...quod Auinum Amen [Glenlivet]... Anno Dmi 1594", with ownership inscription of Robert Gordon and Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun
2. incomplete charter, undated, of John, Earl of Sutherland
3. letters, 1605, 1623 and undated
4. two fragments of a writing excercise, undated
5. poems, undated, mostly of Robert Southwell, with a photocopy of typescript on the poems.
Dates:
16th century to 17th century.
Copies by Archibald Constable, titled 'Private', of correspondence, notes and accounts, relating chiefly to Sir Walter Scott and some of his works., 1821-1822.
File
Identifier: MS.23232
Copies by John Wither, 1623, of English rolls of arms, mostly from `an auntient booke of Armes which Mr Glover Somerset the Harald had of Mr Joseph Holland in Cullers`.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.7.10
Scope and Contents
All the arms are in trick. The contents are as follows:(i) The shorter version of the Parliamentary Roll, circa 1312 (folio 2). ‘Catalogue of English mediaeval rolls of arms’, pages 42-45.(ii) The first Dunstable Roll, 1308 (folio 61). ‘Catalogue of English mediaeval rolls of arms’, pages 39-40.(iii) Arms from the Caerlaverock poem, circa 1300 (folio 73). ‘Catalogue of English mediaeval rolls of arms’, pages 29-34: this is type IV with 103 coats....
Dates:
1623.
Copies by Robert Mylne of birth-brieves and diplomas conferring titles., 1610-1696.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.6.3
Scope and Contents
Many of the items concern Scots who had gone abroad. The contents list (folio iii verso) and the last entry are in a different hand.
Dates:
1610-1696.
Copies by Robert Mylne of diplomas and other documents, mostly conferring titles.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.34.6.2-34.6.3
Dates:
16th century-18th century.