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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 143 Collections and/or Records:

Microfilm of papers of John Rennie and his family.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.341
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Papers, [?Circa 1783-?1821] (Acc.5111, numbers 33, 34);

Letter book, 1793-1794, of John Rennie (MS.19936);

Letter book, 1800, of John Rennie (MS.19937).

The dates are taken from the accession records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.

Dates: [?Circa 1783-?1821.]

Minutes, letter book and cash books of the Mortonhall Curling Club.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.24652-24655
Scope and Contents

Formed in 1868, the membership of the Mortonhall Curling Club was drawn largely from local landed families and the legal profession. For most of the Club's exsistence curling took place upon a constructed 'deep water pond' flooded annually in the winter months, but in the early 20th century two adjacent 'artificial ice rinks' were added. The Club was dissolved in 1916.

Dates: 1868-1917.

Miscellaneous collection of letter-books, ledgers and other volumes of William Grimond, trader, Dundee, and of other members of his family.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.365
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1797-1850, and undated.

Papers, circa 1697-circa 1740, concerning the family of Hunter of Blackness.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.8235
Scope and Contents

With a letter book, 1828-1861.

Dates: circa 1697-1861.

Papers collected by Morley Jamieson.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.7602
Scope and Contents

Includes:

manuscript, 1915, of R W Campbell, "Private Spud Tamson"

diaries, 1901-1909, concerning tours from Edinburgh to Europe

and a letterbook, 1888-1898.

Dates: 1827-1918 and undated.

Papers concerning estate management in the highlands.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.5639
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: circa 1700-1914.

Papers of the estate of Eaglescarnie, East Lothian.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.23.3.26-23.3.30
Scope and Contents The Eaglescarnie estate was held by a younger branch of the Haliburtons until the middle of the 18th century, when it was acquired by Patrick Lindsay, Deputy Secretary at War, by his marriage with Margaret, only daughter of Thomas Haliburton. There are some 17th-century papers of the Haliburtons, but the majority relate to Patrick Lindsay and to his father, Patrick, Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Member of Parliament for the City (see ‘The Scots Peerage’, pages 409-410). Several of the papers...
Dates: 1639-1789.

Papers of the Guild family, including correspondence, business copy letters and bound illustrated transcriptions.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14531/1-29
Scope and Contents The papers here relate to James Guild (1774-1839) and his descendants.There is a wealth of correspondence among members of the family across generations. The first series of correspondence has a particular focus on the son, also James Guild (1810-1893), grandson, James Lyon Guild (1852-1925) and great-granddaughter, Agatha Mary Guild (1896-1980) of the elder James Guild. The second series of correspondence is between James Harrower [Harry] Guild (1872-1951) and...
Dates: 1830-2022.

Papers of the National Council of Labour Colleges.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.5120 Box 1(1)—[Additional] Box 20(20)

Peninsular War papers of General Sir Hew Whiteford Dalrymple.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9716
Scope and Contents

Includes letters Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, dispatches, letter books and drafts of his writings.

Dates: 1807-1809.

Personal letters to Chilton L Addison Smith.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6027
Scope and Contents

Mostly connected with the Seaforth Highlanders and other military interests.

Dates: 1909-1936.