Instructions. Document genre.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Information in the form of outlines of procedures, as directions or commands.
Found in 200 Collections and/or Records:
Personal and legal papers of and concerning the Lairds of Inchbraikie, chiefly adjudications and decreets, 1675-1718, concerning the wadset of the lands of Beldhill., 1555-1796.
File
Identifier: MS.19592
Scope and Contents
The papers also consist of instructions of Perthshire Committee of War, 1639, (folio 8), and commission to Patrick, younger of Inchbraikie, to act as Colonel for the shire of Perth, 1651 (folio 10).
Dates:
1555-1796.
Photographs taken by Neil Gunn's wife which were used as illustrations, for 'Off the boat'., 1937.
File
Identifier: MS.26939
Scope and Contents
Instructions to the printer, and a letter of Neill Gunn, 1968, is included (folio 1).
Dates:
1937.
Pocket-book of signals., [?19th century.]
Item
Identifier: MS.2442
Dates:
[?19th century.]
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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Naval signals, and related material.
Political and miscellaneous papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1719-1760, undated.
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Identifier: MS.14521
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of the following:(i) 'Instructions for preparing a case for the Duke of Hamilton touching his peerage as Duke of Brandon & c. and proceedings in the House of Lords on the Duke of Queensberry petition’ 1719 (folio 1);(ii) Printed recommendations to the King by the commissioners for securing the peace of the Highlands concerning the provisions of schools in the Highlands, 1716, with a manuscript, 1733, 'Memorial concerning the provisions made by...
Dates:
1719-1760, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of individual members of the family of Hay of Yester.
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Papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale.
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Political and miscellaneous papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, including material concerning Lord James Hay and Lord Charles Hay of Linplum.
Political papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, being largely Scottish Privy Council and Parliamentary papers., 1660-[circa 1697], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14488
Dates:
1660-[circa 1697], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of individual members of the family of Hay of Yester.
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Papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale.
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Papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale concerning public affairs.
Printed ‘General Instructions and Orders to be observed by the Squadron under the Command of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alex. Cochrane’, 1807, with manuscript additions, and a memorandum, 1809, of Cochrane communicating to the Fleet the congratulations of the House of Commons on the capture of Martinique., 1807, 1809.
File
Identifier: MS.2446
Dates:
1807, 1809.
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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Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Printed ‘Instructions for the Conduct of the Ships of War, explanatory of, and relative to the signals contained in the Signal-book herewith delivered’, given and signed by Rear-Admiral George Vandeput, with manuscript additions., 1796.
Item
Identifier: MS.2443
Dates:
1796.
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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Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Printed ‘Instructions to be observed by the Persons appointed to take care of the Rebel Prisoners, etc., in Great Britain’., 1745.
Item
Identifier: MS.287
Scope and Contents
Included are the signatures of Charles Allen and T Cayley, Commissioners for taking care of sick and wounded seamen and for exchanging prisoners of war, and specimen schedules for prisoner returns, as in MS.288.
This copy was used by George Fraser, Auditor of Excise, who had charge of the payment of the prisoners in Scotland.
Dates:
1745.
Printed papers of the family of Erskine of Alva including statements by parties in legal cases, some parliamentary papers, and letters and instructions of the Commissioners and Trustees for Improving the Fisheries and Manufactures of Scotland., 1592-1825, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.5128
Dates:
1592-1825, undated.
Printed ‘Signals and Instructions in addition to the general printed Sailing and Fighting Instructions’, issued and signed by Admiral Marriot Arbuthnot, with additional signals in manuscript., 1779.
Item
Identifier: MS.2436
Dates:
1779.
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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Naval signals, and related material.
Printed ‘Signals to be observed in Combined Operations of the Army and Navy’, with a covering order signed by Henry Hotham, Captain of the Fleet, with manuscript additions., 1813.
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Identifier: MS.2438
Dates:
1813.
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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Naval signals, and related material.
Printer`s copy for material in ‘The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough’ additional to the letter-books which formed the basis of the text., 1702-1703, 1843-1845.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.9.25
Dates:
1702-1703, 1843-1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the publication of ‘The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough’, edited by General Sir George Murray.
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Printer`s copy for material in ‘The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough’ additional to the letter-books which formed the basis of the text.
Printer`s copy for material in ‘The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough’ additional to the letter-books which formed the basis of the text., 1704-1705, 1843-1845.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.9.26
Dates:
1704-1705, 1843-1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the publication of ‘The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough’, edited by General Sir George Murray.
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Printer`s copy for material in ‘The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough’ additional to the letter-books which formed the basis of the text.
Printer`s copy for material in ‘The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough’ additional to the letter-books which formed the basis of the text., 1706-1712, 1843-1845.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.9.27
Dates:
1706-1712, 1843-1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the publication of ‘The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough’, edited by General Sir George Murray.
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Printer`s copy for material in ‘The Letters and Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough’ additional to the letter-books which formed the basis of the text.
Programmes of the 4th Earl of Minto's tours, including timetables, instructions, composition of trains, mail times and notes on places to be visited., 1906-1910.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12688-12691
Dates:
1906-1910.
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 Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
Proof-sheets of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe’s edition of James Kirkton’s 'Secret and true history of the Church of Scotland'.
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Identifier: MS.540
Scope and Contents
There are many notes and corrections in the autograph of the editor, Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, which were embodied in the published text, and some instructions to the printer in the hand of James Ballantyne.Inserted are three letters of Walter Scott to the editor, 1817, 1829 (folios ii—vii); and Sharpe’s application to the Curators of the Advocates’ Library for the use of Wodrow’s copy of Kirkton’s manuscript at his own house, 1817. Sharpe’s application was granted, [Sir] John...
Dates:
1817, 1829.
"Rear Admiral the Honourable Sir Alex. Cochrane's Signals for His Majesty's Vessels commanded by Lieutenants", printed, with manuscript additions., 1808.
Item
Identifier: MS.2437
Dates:
1808.
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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Naval signals, and related material.
Rough notes on the arrangement of books in a library, probably by John Trotter of Mortonhall., 1709-1715.
File
Identifier: MS.6295, folios 17-35
Scope and Contents
The notes include instructions for making catalogues and for making an index (folio 17).
Dates:
1709-1715.
Schoolbook of James Fowler, Strathpeffer, containing instructions and problems in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry and the construction of sundials, and a translation of the ‘Iliad’, book 3.
Item
Identifier: MS.14284
Scope and Contents
A few miscellaneous notes and poems have been added in a 19th-century hand.
Dates:
1780.
Secretary's minute-book of Henry Dundas., December 1792-March 1793.
Item
Identifier: MS.20
Dates:
December 1792-March 1793.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
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Secretary's minute-books, containing summaries of letters addressed to Henry Dundas, with his autograph instructions as to replies.
Secretary's minute-book of Henry Dundas., August 1794-January 1795.
Item
Identifier: MS.21
Dates:
August 1794-January 1795.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
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Secretary's minute-books, containing summaries of letters addressed to Henry Dundas, with his autograph instructions as to replies.
Secretary's minute-book of Henry Dundas., July-September 1797.
Item
Identifier: MS.23
Dates:
July-September 1797.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
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Secretary's minute-books, containing summaries of letters addressed to Henry Dundas, with his autograph instructions as to replies.
Secretary's minute-book of Henry Dundas., May-June 1804.
Item
Identifier: MS.38
Dates:
May-June 1804.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
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Secretary's minute-books, containing summaries of letters addressed to Henry Dundas, with his autograph instructions as to replies.
Secretary's minute-book of Henry Dundas., May-July 1804.
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Identifier: MS.39
Dates:
May-July 1804.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
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Secretary's minute-books, containing summaries of letters addressed to Henry Dundas, with his autograph instructions as to replies.