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Manuscripts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Circa 20 manuscripts concerning Edinburgh.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.3761
Scope and Contents

Inserted in William Maitland, "History of Edinburgh" (1753).

Dates: 1562-1781.

Copy of William Maitland, "History of Edinburgh" (Edinburgh, 1753), with additional papers bound in to the book.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9932
Scope and Contents

Additional papers include:

printed proposals for the work

printed and manuscript papers concerning alterations to the text

papers concerning defamation of James Coutts and Mrs Little of Liberton.

Dates: 1753 and undated.