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 1414 Collections and/or Records:
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 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.
Diaries and letter books of Rear Admiral George John Malcolm., 1853-1880.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12150/38-45
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Diaries, letter books and commonplace book, 1835-1884, of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm (1782-1851) his sons, Rear Admiral George John Malcolm (1830-1884), and Pulteney Malcolm (1831-1852) of the Bengal Civil Service, and of George John Malcolm's wives, Ottonie von Dungern (1841-1866) and Sophie von Brockdorff (1846-1927).
Dates:
1853-1880.
Diaries, letter books and commonplace book of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm., 1820-1851.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12150/1-37
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Diaries, letter books and commonplace book, 1835-1884, of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm (1782-1851) his sons, Rear Admiral George John Malcolm (1830-1884), and Pulteney Malcolm (1831-1852) of the Bengal Civil Service, and of George John Malcolm's wives, Ottonie von Dungern (1841-1866) and Sophie von Brockdorff (1846-1927).
Dates:
1820-1851.
District Secretary's letter-books., 1936-1950.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4412/7-16
Early Fettercairn estate letter books., 1870-1905.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/472-476
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:
1870-1905.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Fettercairn estate letter books.
Family letter-book of John Harriott, containing copies of letters written chiefly to members of his family in India., 1804-1807.
Item
Identifier: MS.5066
Family letter-book of John Harriott, containing copies of letters written chiefly to members of his family in India; with three letters of and two letters to Harriot, and four leaves of rough notes., 1810-1816.
Item
Identifier: MS.5067
Fettercairn estate letter book no.1., March 1870 - September 1873.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/472
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:
March 1870 - September 1873.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Fettercairn estate letter books.
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Early Fettercairn estate letter books.
Fettercairn estate letter book no.1., February 1911 - August 1912.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/477
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:
February 1911 - August 1912.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Fettercairn estate letter books.
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Numbered series of Fettercairn estate letter books.
Fettercairn estate letter book no.8., June 1929 - April 1931.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/483
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:
June 1929 - April 1931.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Fettercairn estate letter books.
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Numbered series of Fettercairn estate letter books.
Fettercairn estate letter book no.9., May 1931 - May 1933.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/484
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:
May 1931 - May 1933.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Fettercairn estate letter books.
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Numbered series of Fettercairn estate letter books.
Fettercairn estate letter book no.10., May 1933 - May 1935.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/485
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:
May 1933 - May 1935.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Fettercairn estate letter books.
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Numbered series of Fettercairn estate letter books.
Fettercairn estate letter book no.11., June 1935 - November 1936.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/486
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:
June 1935 - November 1936.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Fettercairn estate letter books.
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Numbered series of Fettercairn estate letter books.
Fettercairn estate letter book no.12., November 1936 - April 1938.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/487
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:
November 1936 - April 1938.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Fettercairn estate letter books.
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Numbered series of Fettercairn estate letter books.
Fettercairn estate letter book no.13., April 1938 - October 1939.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/488
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:
April 1938 - October 1939.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Fettercairn estate letter books.
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Numbered series of Fettercairn estate letter books.