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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., 1776-1782.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Copies and excerpts of correspondence, April-July, and October 1783, of James Stuart, chiefly in his own hand, with notes., 1783.

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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.

Copies and excerpts of correspondence of James Stuart, and copies of correspondence and minutes of the Select Committee, Madras., 1782-1783.

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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.

Copies and notes from official records and Newcastle newspapers relating to the family of Cockburn and their connections., 16th century-19th century.

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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.

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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 by Robert Mylne of birth-brieves and diplomas conferring titles., 1610-1696.

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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, facsimiles and reproductions of various correspondence of Lord Byron., 1931-1951, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43543
Scope and Contents There are here copies and transcriptions of original letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron as well as catalogue entries with images for letters of Lord Byron for sale. The copies are all undated unless otherwise stated and have been arranged chronologically by date of the original letters, followed by the transcriptions organised in the same way. The catalogue entries are then placed at the end of the sequence with a letter to John Murray.Facsimile copies of:Letter...
Dates: 1931-1951, undated.