Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The memoranda-books contain notes of actions taken and to be taken, letters written, meetings, etc. Some also contain accounts.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The memoranda-books contain notes of actions taken and to be taken, letters written, meetings, etc. Some also contain accounts.

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...

Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...

Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...

Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The memoranda-books contain notes of actions taken and to be taken, letters written, meetings, etc. Some also contain accounts.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The memoranda-books contain notes of actions taken and to be taken, letters written, meetings, etc. Some also contain accounts.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...

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The memoranda-books contain notes of actions taken and to be taken, letters written, meetings, etc. Some also contain accounts.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...

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Contains numerous very brief miscellaneous notes, and a more continuous entry (folios 5 verso-9 verso) written in Spanish and relating to Spain.

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The memorandum book contains notes of meetings with students and others, and records of poems sent to the 'New Edinburgh Review' and other journals.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Memorandum-book of Elizabeth Walker, daughter of James Walker, Minister of Buittle, containing notes of money matters and deaths in the family, recipes, etc., 1717-1762, undated. The earlier notes are in the hand of another. Fragmentary; many leaves had been wholly or partly cut away before receipt, and several blank leaves have been removed since. (Folio 1.)(ii) Journal of Mr Bontein, writer in Cardross, 1728, relating entirely to...

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The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.

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The papers are chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

For a genealogical tree of the Erskine family, see MS.5115.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers are chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

For a genealogical tree of the Erskine family, see MS.5115.

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Contains copies of correspondence, complaints, petitions, treaties, and remits from the Privy Council of England, principally in connection with merchants, shipping, and trade; all relating to business which came before Sir Daniel Dun as a Judge of the Court of Admiralty and a Master of Requests.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Some letters, particularly in the first section of correspondence (MSS. 16198-215), also refer to more general political, military and social events.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Some letters, particularly in the first section of correspondence (MSS. 16198-215), also refer to more general political, military and social events.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...

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To a great extent the papers have been examined by William Scott, the sixth laird (died 1855), whose notes, signed 'W.S.', appear throughout.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Some letters, particularly in the first section of correspondence (MSS. 16198-215), also refer to more general political, military and social events.