Inscriptions.
Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:
Typescript by Richard Burdon Haldane entitled 'Memories'., [1917, or before.]
There is an inscription (folio 1) in Richard Burdon Haldane's hand: 'To his mother from her son, the writer, Christmas 1917'. This is a brief, early version of Haldane’s 'Autobiography'.
Unrelated documents and letters, including one of James Erskine, Lord Grange, an essay for "The Mirror", and an Advocates` Library ex-Libris inscription by Thomas Ruddiman.
Various single and small quantities of musical compositions and letters of James Scott Skinner.
Volume containing summaries of accounts, 1862-1879, and descriptions of graves at Tornacarry and the inscriptions thereon, 1931; with notes, 1906, on paint prices., 1862-1931.
Leaves have been torn out between folios 5 and 6, and 18 and 19.
Volume of verse of Lieutenant Colonel James Dalrymple., 1752-1782.
The volume is inscribed by Anne Fergusson.
Volume titled, 'Copies of Warrants and Orders by Lieut. General St Clair Commander in Chief of an Expedition intended for North America, and afterwards sent to the Coast of Brittany, 1746 and 1747’., 1687, 1746-1747.
Many of the Orders were issued by David Hume, then Secretary to James St Clair. The volume is inscribed at the front 'Miscellaneous Records on The History of Scotland by Sir D D'. At the back is a copy of 'An Answer to some Considerations on the Spirit of Martin Luther And The Original of the Reformations; Lately Printed at Oxford ... 1687'. With miscellaneous historical notes in Lord Hailes' hand.
'Walk across Africa’ (Edinburgh and London, 1864), by James Augustus Grant., 1864.
On the front flyleaf is the inscription 'To my sister & brother-in-law at Ferintosh Manse Dingwall with love from the author. J.A. Grant Dingwall 8 Decr./64'.