Letter books.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Books of blank or lined paper on which letters to be sent have been written; also manuscript copies of letters, originally on loose sheets, bound together, usually in chronological order. Not to be confused with letterpress copybooks where the copies are created through a mechanical process.
Found in 1557 Collections and/or Records:
Copies of letters of William Porteous to James Linn.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7461
Scope and Contents
Mostly on personal matters.
Dates:
1860-1863.
Copies of the correspondence of the Bengal Government with the Court of Directors, and papers printed by order of the Court Directors., 1807-1813.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11341-11360
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1807-1813.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with the Chairman and Directors of the East India Company.
Copy correspondence letter books, from Lewis Robertson to various., 1974-1989.
Series
Identifier: Acc.11679/154-270
Dates:
1974-1989.
Copy letter book., 1746-1760.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/286
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...
Dates:
1746-1760.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Miscellaneous Papers of the Forbes Family.
Copy letter book of James Guild., 1831-1836.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14531/24
Scope and Contents
This copy letter book covers a period when James Guild (1810-1893) was trying to establish himself in business. After trying to estabilsh himself in a distilling business on Islay, Guild went to Canada. There are some diary notes as well as copy letters in this volume.
Dates:
1831-1836.
Copy letter book of James Lyon Guild., 1887-1908.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14531/25
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These letter books cover the business of the Thornbush Brewery in Inverness. In 1887, James Lyon Guild (1852-1925) and his brother-in-law Richard Wyllie (1854-1944) established Guild and Wyllie to run the brewery. The partnership was dissolved in 1894, after which time James Lyon Guild ran the business himself as Guild and Co. until 1913 when the brewery was sold at auction.The copy letter books here were kept by James Lyon Guild and cover the running of the business, the...
Dates:
1887-1908.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Guild family, including correspondence, business copy letters and bound illustrated transcriptions.
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Copy letter books relating to businesses owned by members of the Guild family.
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Copy letter books of James Lyon Guild, largely concerning the Thornbush Brewery, Inverness.
Copy letter book of James Lyon Guild., 1908-1915.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14531/26
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These letter books cover the business of the Thornbush Brewery in Inverness. In 1887, James Lyon Guild (1852-1925) and his brother-in-law Richard Wyllie (1854-1944) established Guild and Wyllie to run the brewery. The partnership was dissolved in 1894, after which time James Lyon Guild ran the business himself as Guild and Co. until 1913 when the brewery was sold at auction.The copy letter books here were kept by James Lyon Guild and cover the running of the business, the...
Dates:
1908-1915.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Guild family, including correspondence, business copy letters and bound illustrated transcriptions.
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Copy letter books relating to businesses owned by members of the Guild family.
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Copy letter books of James Lyon Guild, largely concerning the Thornbush Brewery, Inverness.
Copy letter book of James Lyon Guild., 1915-1925.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14531/27
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These letter books cover the business of the Thornbush Brewery in Inverness. In 1887, James Lyon Guild (1852-1925) and his brother-in-law Richard Wyllie (1854-1944) established Guild and Wyllie to run the brewery. The partnership was dissolved in 1894, after which time James Lyon Guild ran the business himself as Guild and Co. until 1913 when the brewery was sold at auction.The copy letter books here were kept by James Lyon Guild and cover the running of the business, the...
Dates:
1915-1925.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Guild family, including correspondence, business copy letters and bound illustrated transcriptions.
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Copy letter books relating to businesses owned by members of the Guild family.
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Copy letter books of James Lyon Guild, largely concerning the Thornbush Brewery, Inverness.
Copy letter-book of official correspondence between Sir Robert Liston and William Eden, Baron Auckland., 1774-1776.
File
Identifier: MS.5511
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers concern: Robert Liston's career as tutor to the sons of Sir Gilbert Elliot; the period from 1771 to 1773 which he spent in applying, unsuccessfully, for various posts; his assisting Gilbert Stuart in editing 'The London Magazine'; and the beginning of his diplomatic career, as secretary to Hugh Elliot in Munich and as Chargé d'Affaires to the Imperial Diet in Ratisbon, 1774-1776.
Dates:
1774-1776.
Copy letter-book of Sir Robert Liston, containing his official correspondence as secretary to Hugh Elliot in Berlin., 1779-1780.
Item
Identifier: MS.5519
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In 1777 Robert Liston accompanied Hugh Elliot, again as secretary, to Berlin, where he remained until October 1781, when he was offered the post of secretary to Lord Mountstuart in Turin.
Dates:
1779-1780.
Copy letter-book of the family of Foulis of Ravelston and Woodhall., 1834-1836.
File
Identifier: MS.6144
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Sir William Foulis, 8th Baronet, married in 1843 Henrietta Ramage Liston, the great niece and heiress of Sir Robert Liston, the diplomatist. He then assumed the additional name of Liston before his own.
Dates:
1834-1836.
Copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird., 1815-1819.
File
Identifier: MS.43458
Scope and Contents
The five volumes here contain copies of letters of Douglas Kinnaird. The descriptions below are taken from how Kinnaird has described them on the front cover. The volumes contain copy letters of Kinnaird to various correspondents, many of which relate to either his brother, Charles Kinnaird, 8th Baron Kinnaird, or his friend, Lord Byron. The volumes have been arranged in chronological order.‘Lord K’s affairs Oct 1815’, 9 Oct 1815-4 Dec 1815: folios 1-48;...
Dates:
1815-1819.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters and copies of letters of and to Douglas James William Kinnaird.
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Copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird to various correspondents.
Copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird., 1819-1825.
File
Identifier: MS.43459
Scope and Contents
The three volumes here contain copies of letters of Douglas Kinnaird. The descriptions below are taken from how Kinnaird has described them on the front cover. The volumes contain copy letters of Kinnaird to various correspondents, many of which relate to Lord Byron. The volumes have been arranged in chronological order.In addition to the letter books, there is a letter of Stephen Lushington to Douglas Kinnaird, which has been placed at the end of the sequence....
Dates:
1819-1825.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters and copies of letters of and to Douglas James William Kinnaird.
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Copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird to various correspondents.
Copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird., 1826-1828.
Item
Identifier: MS.43460
Scope and Contents
The two volumes here contain copies of letters of Douglas Kinnaird. They have been arranged in chronological order. After the letter books there is an uncut pamphelt of Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird. This folder also holds the original boards for the folder containing the copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird.Copy book of Douglas Kinnaird, with some folios removed, 13 June 1826-9 Apr 1828: folios 1-91;Copy book of Douglas Kinnaird, 8 July 1828-25 Nov 1828:...
Dates:
1826-1828.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters and copies of letters of and to Douglas James William Kinnaird.
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Copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird to various correspondents.
Copy letter books of Douglas Kinnaird to various correspondents., 1815-1828.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43458-43460
Scope and Contents
Douglas Kinnaird kept these volumes of copy correspondence for over a decade. They record copies of many letters of Kinnaird to a variety of correspondents, including Lord Byron and Stephen Lushington. Many of the letters concern the business affairs of Lord Byron and Charles Kinnaird.
Dates:
1815-1828.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters and copies of letters of and to Douglas James William Kinnaird.
Copy letter books of James Lyon Guild, largely concerning the Thornbush Brewery, Inverness., 1887-1925.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.14531/25-27
Scope and Contents
These letter books cover the business of the Thornbush Brewery in Inverness. In 1887, James Lyon Guild (1852-1925) and his brother-in-law Richard Wyllie (1854-1944) established Guild and Wyllie to run the brewery. The partnership was dissolved in 1894, after which time James Lyon Guild ran the business himself as Guild and Co. until 1913 when the brewery was sold at auction.The copy letter books here were kept by James Lyon Guild and cover the running of the business, the...
Dates:
1887-1925.
Copy letter books relating to businesses owned by members of the Guild family., 1831-1925.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.14531/19-23
Scope and Contents
The first copy letter book relates to James Guild (1810-1893) who tries to establish himself in business on Islay and in Canada, while the other three were created by James Lyon Guild (1852-1925) and the Thornbush Brewery, Inverness.
Dates:
1831-1925.
Correspondence., 1847-1927.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13898/13-15
Scope and Contents
Comprises two letter books of outgoing correspondence and a folder of incoming correspondence.
Dates:
1847-1927.
Correspondence and letter book of Isabella Plumb, including some related papers., 1888-1942, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12680/1-6
Correspondence and letter books of Duncan MacKinnon.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6168/1-15
Scope and Contents
In connection mainly with the British India Steam Navigation Company.This collection consists of the incoming correspondence and letter books of Duncan Mackinnon, a partner in MacKinnon, Mackenzie, and Co, of Calcutta, the firm from which the British India Steam Navigation Compnay developed. This correspondence covers the years 1873, when MacKinnon returned to India after his marriage, to 1881, and the letter books cover a somewhat longer period from 1871 to 1887. This was the...
Dates:
1873-1887.
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman., 1885-1911, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.9893/1-2
Correspondence and papers of and relating to Alexander Kynynmound Elliot, son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, of the East India Company's service, Bengal., 1752-1778.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11020-11024
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This section consists of the personal, political and official correspondence and papers of the Elliots of Minto up to and including the 3rd Baronet, but chiefly of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), and of his son Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet (1722-1777). The former was Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire and served as Lord Justice Clerk from 1763; the latter was Member of Parliament for Selkirkshire, 1753-1765, and for Roxburghshire, 1765-1777, and served as Lord of the...
Dates:
1752-1778.
Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.15001-15195
Scope and Contents
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.
Dates:
1757-1934, undated.
Correspondence and papers of Sir Lewis Robertson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12345/1-189
Dates:
1960-2002, undated.
Correspondence and research papers of the Seanachaidh (historian) of the Clan Mackay Society with some records of the organisation
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11994
Dates:
circa 1887-2000.