Instructions. Document genre.
Found in 160 Collections and/or Records:
Papers collected by Sir Walter Scott dealing with Scottish history and antiquities, chiefly copied from official records and other sources, with some facsimiles., 17th century-early 19th century.
Papers concerning lead mining in Scotland in the late 16th century, and political papers of the 17th century., 1584-1686, and undated.
Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar'., 1728-1736, undated.
The principal persons involved are Alexander Mackenzie of Dellvine, Writer to the Signet, Captain Jacob Rowe, Eugene Fothringham, Leith, and William Evans, Deptford.
Papers dealing with signals, diagrams for battle, and other matters., 1793-1808.
Includes a diagram signed by Nelson.
Papers of General Sir George Murray relating to the British army in Ireland., 1779-1807, and undated.
The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.
Papers of John Rennie concerning various canals and navigations in places beginning L-P., 1794-1817.
Papers of John Rennie concerning various canals and navigations in places beginning L-W., 1794-1821.
Papers of John Rennie concerning various canals and navigations in places beginning P-W., 1793-1821.
Papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale chiefly concerning Treasury and Exchequer affairs., [Circa 1661-1683], undated.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Papers, circa 1661-1683 (many undated but circa 1665-1669), of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, including accounts and lists of fees and pensions, concerning Treasury and Exchequer affairs (folio 1);
(ii) Rentals of the lands of Swinton, 1663, and of Hawick, 1669 (folio 169);
(iii) 'Instructions to our commissioners of the thesaurie', [circa 1667] (folio 172).
Papers of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale concerning public affairs., 1701-1711, undated.
Papers of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale concerning public affairs., 1702-1711, undated.
Papers of the Earl of Mansfield, relating to the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland., 1961-1962.
The papers contain a large number of photocopies of documents dating back to the 17th century.
Papers of the estate of Eaglescarnie, East Lothian: volume 1: Various letters and papers., 1639-1747.
Papers relating to Captain John Slezer., 1688, 1693, undated.
Papers relating to the silver mines of Alva., 18th century.
The papers contain a description of the mine in the hand of Sir John Erskine (folio 1), instructions given by him to Dr Justice Brandshagen for prospecting and mining the silver, and several papers on the legal position of the mine. There is a list of shareholders (folio 36) of the company formed to mine the silver, and a copy of an article on the mine by the Reverend Robert Paul (folios 16-18), published in the 'Alloa Advertiser'”, 20 March 1880.
Papers relating to the sultanate of Bantam., 1808, 1812.
Includes correspondence and papers, 1810-1814, of and concerning Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Java.
Papers submitted to the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty in 1851 by Captain (subsequently Vice-Admiral Sir) Horatio T Austin., 1845-1859.
Parchment leaf from an unidentified work which appears to consist of instructions concerning the altar, and possibly is part of a collection of instructions for priests when saying Mass., 14th century.
The text of the work, which is not recorded in ‘Patrologia Latina’, is written in double columns.
The leaf was recovered from the binding of a copy (pressmark M.13.f.α.7(1-2)) of ‘Antonii Musae Brasavoli ... Examen omnium simplicium medicamentorum ...’ (Lugduni, 1537), where it had been used as the front pastedown.
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.
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).
Photographs taken by Neil Gunn's wife which were used as illustrations, for 'Off the boat'., 1937.
Instructions to the printer, and a letter of Neill Gunn, 1968, is included (folio 1).