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Houston's acted as an ‘entrepôt’ importing sugar, rum, cotton and tobacco from the British West Indies and distributing them to merchants throughout Britain. The return trade consisted of provisions, largely herrings and plantation stores, drawn in from various parts of Britain and occasionally from Western Europe. The papers, especially the letter-books and sales-books, offer a detailed picture of the organisation and price structure of the trade.

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The contents are as follows: Ledger, 1764-1767 (Dep.196, number 28);

Ledger, 1767-1773 (Dep.196, number 29).

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The contents are as follows: Ledger, 1764-1767 (Dep.196, number 28);

Ledger, 1767-1773 (Dep.196, number 29).

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The collection also includes a few later, unrelated, items.

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Comprising:

1. letter book, 1806-1824, concerning the Glenlyon Estate

2. accounts and papers, 1896-1914, concerning Barcaldine

3. ledger, 1848-1854, of Sir Alexander Campbell

4. index, 18th century.

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The ledger contains subscription-lists of the various parishes and copies of relevant correspondence 1798-1802, with loose letters, 1799-1803, 1810-1811.

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Minute books, membership registers, financial records and related papers, 1921 – 2001, of the East Edinburgh Unionist Association.

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The collection also includes some earlier documents.

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Minutes, letters and papers, with miscellaneous printed political leaflets and ephemera retained with the collection, from the Edinburgh Headquarters of the Scottish National Party. Included are records of other organizations of the national movement.

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...