Copies. Derivative objects.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3635 Collections and/or Records:
Assorted collection of music in manuscript, comprising arrangements and settings by Learmont Drysdale of traditional songs and various poems., [Before 1910.]
File
Identifier: MS.3213
Scope and Contents
Many of the songs are accompanied by alternative drafts or duplicates.
Dates:
[Before 1910.]
Assorted letters of and to John Cam Hobhouse., 1816-1854, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.42291
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged by correspondent surname, with an unknown correspondent and accounts placed at the end of the sequence.Letter of Alfred D'Orsay von Barry to John Cam Hobhouse, 1854: folio 1;Copy of a letter of John Cam Hobhouse to Charles Frisby Barry, 1827: folios 2-3;Letter of Luigi Chiaveri to John Cam Hobhouse, 1831: folios 4-5;Letter of Scrope Berdmore Davies to John Cam Hobhouse, 1816: folio 6;Letter of John Cam...
Dates:
1816-1854, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning John Cam Hobhouse.
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Letters of, to and concerning John Cam Hobhouse.
‘Assumption of the benefices’, copy, 18th century, of a book of assumptions, tax rolls of church properties, and retour of Fife.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.13
Scope and Contents
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.V.3.1.The contents are as follows:
(i) An abridgement of part of the valuation, 1551 (page 5);
(ii) The rent paid to the King out of the surplus of the thirds of benefices (page 48);
(iii) Various taxt rolls of Benefices and church property - temporality as well as spirituality, chiefly early 17th century (page 51);
(iv) List of Religious houses (page 185);
(v) Copy of a retour,...
Dates:
16th century-early 17th century.
‘Authentic Copy of a Journal of the Siege of Gibraltar, 1727', undated, probably of Colonel Guise., [1727, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.25683
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The main interest of the papers lies in the military and diplomatic material relating to General St Clair's career in the British army over thirty years.
The 2nd son of the 10th Lord Sinclair, James St Clair succeeded as titular 12th Lord Sinclair in 1750 on the death of his brother, who was attainted in 1715. In 1747 he married Janet, daughter of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet of Hailes, and widow of Sir John Baird, 2nd Baronet of Newbyth. He served with the Foot Guards in Gibraltar in...
Dates:
[1727, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning General the Honourable James St Clair of Sinclair and Balblair (1688-1762).
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Military papers of and concerning General James St Clair.
Authenticated copy of retour of Sir William Forbes of Craigievar as heir to his father in husbandlands of Saltoun., 23 April 1635.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13568
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
William Forbes of Many, afterwards of Craigievar, and his son Sir William, succeeded in acquiring all rights to Saltoun, which was ultimately sold, after being held briefly by Sir William Gray of Pittendrum and various relations of Forbes, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer.
Dates:
23 April 1635.
Author's interleaved proof copy of ‘Occasional verses, translations and imitations’ by Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie; with letters and papers to Glenbervie formerly loosely inserted therein.
Series
Identifier: MSS.16493-16494
Dates:
[?1820.]
Autobiographical writings of Alexander Carlyle., 1801-1805.
Series
Identifier: MSS.23910-23916
Scope and Contents
The contents consists of a copy of Alexander Carlyle's 'Recolections' (MS.23910) and the autograph manuscript of his Autobiography (MSS.23911-23916).
Dates:
1801-1805.
Autograph album with the name Jessie Begbie stamped on the cover; containing verses (originals and copies), prose extracts and drawings.
Item
Identifier: MS.15918
Dates:
1870-1908.
Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow., 2nd half of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3750
Scope and Contents
According to a note on Dow and his manuscripts (folio i) by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society, the piobaireachd in this volume were apparently copied, like those in Skinner's Manuscript (MS.3746 above), from Duncan Campbell's Manuscript. Between them these two manuscripts (MSS.3746 and 3750) contain all but four of the piobaireachd in Duncan Campbell's Manuscript.
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow, the piobaireachd corresponding, according to Archibald Campbell, to settings recorded and played by the sons of Donald Cameron, piper to Seaforth, and by J MacDougall Gillies., 2nd half of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3752
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Donald Dow died in Glasgow in 1892, aged 56.
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Balcarres Papers.
Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.29.2.1-29.2.9a
Scope and Contents
In the original inventory (a copy of which is at MS.3581, folios 6-7) signed by Thomas Ruddiman, then Underkeeper of the Library, the papers are listed in thirty-eight bundles. Most of these were arranged and bound during the period 1820-1849. Of the remainder, Adv.MSS.19.1.24 and 29.2.9a were bound in 1896, when it was not realised that Adv.MS.19.1.24 belonged to the collection. Adv.MS.16.2.3, now a small quarto volume, had also become separated from the rest of the papers, but can be...
Dates:
1231-1686, and undated.
Bibliographical notes and synopses of Nancy Brysson Morrison of for the biography 'Mary Queen of Scots'., [Circa 1958], 1963.
File
Identifier: MS.27310
Scope and Contents
There is also a copy of the agreement for an Italian edition, 1963 (folio 51).
Dates:
[Circa 1958], 1963.
Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.37.2.1-37.2.11
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Biographical material concerning Tipu, Gangádhar Shastri and Kemal-ud-din-Hussain Khan., ?1st quarter of 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.13794A
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Copy of a memoir of the life and principal transactions of Tipu written by a Maratha Sirdar in his service (page 1);(ii) Account by Alexander Walker of the career of Gangádhar Shastri in the service of the East India Company, compiled at St Helena in August 1824, with a translation of Shastri's autobiographical memoir (page 212);(iii) Memoir of the life of Kemal-ud-din-Hussain Khan, another East India Company servant (page...
Dates:
?1st quarter of 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
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Papers of and collected by Alexander Walker for proposed publications.
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Biographical material concerning Tipu, Gangádhar Shastri and Kemal-ud-din-Hussain Khan, including draft notes.
Bishop Robert Forbes' copy of ‘A large new historical Catalogue of the Bishops of the Several Sees within the Kingdom of Scotland Down to the Year 1688’ by Bishop Robert Keith (Edinburgh, 1755), with extensive manuscript annotations in his hand., 1755-[?1822].
Item
Identifier: MS.21196
Scope and Contents
The annotations include copies of letters, 1755, of Bishop Keith (folio 5 verso), copies of letters of and to Field-Marshal Keith, 1756 (folio 6), a contents list (folio 7), an additional "Preface first" by Bishop John Alexander (folio 11), with numerous marginal and interleaved notes, additions and corrections and an index to the bishops at the end (folio 266).Also included are 'Account of the Chapel of Roslin' by Bishop Keith, for which see ‘The Edinburgh magazine’ of January...
Dates:
1755-[?1822].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Two copies of ‘A large new historical Catalogue of the Bishops of the Several Sees within the Kingdom of Scotland Down to the Year 1688’ by Bishop Robert Keith (Edinburgh, 1755) with manuscript annotations.
Book containing copies of reports, chiefly on the movements of enemy shipping, from the time when Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane was Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands., 1805-1807.
Item
Identifier: MS.2325
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1805-1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.
Book of copies of Sir Thomas John Cochrane's letters to the Admiralty during his time as Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth., 1852-1855.
Item
Identifier: MS.2428
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1852-1855.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Letters and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane, chiefly as Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, 1852-1855.
`Book of Opinions 1`, containing copies of opinions and memorials of English Crown counsel in matters of customs and excise arising in the Exchequer or Treasury., 1708-1730.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.1.2
Scope and Contents
The volume is prefaced by a contents list.
Dates:
1708-1730.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
`Book of Opinions`, volume 2, containing copies of opinions and memorials of English Crown counsel in matters of customs and excise arising in the Exchequer or Treasury., 1727-1738.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.3.1(i)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The volumes were copied in July 1751 for John Maule, Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, from other copies belonging to the Board of Customs in Edinburgh.
Dates:
1727-1738.
`Book of Opinions`, volume 3, containing copies of opinions and memorials of English Crown counsel in matters of customs and excise arising in the Exchequer or Treasury., 1739-1746.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.3.1(ii)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The volumes were copied in July 1751 for John Maule, Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, from other copies belonging to the Board of Customs in Edinburgh.
Dates:
1739-1746.
`Book of Opinions`, volumes 2 and 3, containing copies of opinions and memorials of English Crown counsel in matters of customs and excise arising in the Exchequer or Treasury.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.3.1(i)-(ii)
Scope and Contents
The volumes were copied in July 1751 for John Maule, Baron of the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, from other copies belonging to the Board of Customs in Edinburgh.
Dates:
1727-1746.
Book of prayers titled ‘A golden chain to link the penitent sinner unto God. By R. B., Edinburgh, 1742’.
Item
Identifier: MS.1748
Scope and Contents
The title is laid out like that of a printed book; on the last page are the words, ‘Wrote By William Jackson Junior Writer in Edinburgh, And finished this 31st December, 1742’, It seems, therefore, to be a copy of another manuscript or a printed book.
Dates:
1742.
Book of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 25 July 1842-19 January 1844.
Item
Identifier: MS.2402
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
25 July 1842-19 January 1844.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station.
Book of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 29 January 1844-27 January 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2403
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
29 January 1844-27 January 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station.
Book of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station., 28 January 1845-15 November 1845.
Item
Identifier: MS.2404
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
28 January 1845-15 November 1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station.
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Books of semi-official letters of Sir Thomas John Cochrane during his service at the East India Station.