Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The surviving business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'The Evening Dispatch', consisting largely of financial records, 1832 to 1964. Other records have survived only sporadically. These include minutes of directors, 1868-1880, and for the 1940s and 1950s, records of debenture stock, office diaries for 1915 and 1941, and papers of libel cases brought against the newspaper.The second part of the archive consists of titles and other administrative records,...

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The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

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Volume records the date, the title of a book, level of present stock, the number most recently printed, the date of last printing, recent sales, the number to be printed, and the date the order was placed.

Scope and Contents The firm of John Richardson and Company, of Perth, was already well established by 1760 with a wide business, chiefly in salmon, both locally and throughout Europe. The books consist of letter books and various account books, and show the whole process from the acquisition of the fish to its sale either raw at home or pickled as far afield as Italy and Spain. The salmon business was precarious, and to offset losses Richardson frequently entered into partnership with local merchants, notably...

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Includes six unrelated ledgers concerning trusts and executries.

Scope and Contents The author is unknown, but the name E L Brown is stamped on the front cover.The contents are as follows.(i) Instructions for surveying, illustrated with examples taken from the Duke of Buccleuch's estates along Yarrow Water. (Folio 2.)(ii) Business ledger of a merchant with trading interests in La Rochelle, Leghorn and Jamaica. The commodities include wool, wine, sugar, wheat and cotton (folios 1 verso, 59). It is followed by incomplete notes on balancing...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...