Reports.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents containing presentations of facts or the record of some proceeding, investigation, or event.
Found in 1065 Collections and/or Records:
Letters and papers of the Brown family, Linkwood, with some of the family of William Leslie, Minister of Lhanbryde.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3258-3276
Dates:
1769-1883, undated.
Letters and papers relating chiefly to the City of Edinburgh., 1773, 1790-1837, 1849.
File
Identifier: MS.351
Scope and Contents
The correspondents and subjects dealt with include: Contract of Professor William Cullen, 1773;
Professor John Playfair, 1790;
Sir William Forbes and the proposed regulations regarding Bills of Exchange and Notes, 1790;
Sir John Sinclair and Scottish wool, 1791;
Mutiny of Highland troops at Linlithgow, 1794;
Report on the Friends of the People and on J Gerrald, 1794;
Printed circular letter to the Faculty of Advocates regarding the Deanship and Henry Erskine, with...
Dates:
1773, 1790-1837, 1849.
Letters and papers relating to taxation, salt-duty and fisheries., 1785-1820, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.640
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letters and papers relating chiefly to taxation 1786-1820. The correspondents and subjects dealt with include duties on soap and candles, 1786-1787; surveyors of windows, etc., in North Britain, 1787; malt-tax in Scotland, 1788; Inspector General for Stamps for Scotland, 1790; accounts of the Receiver General for Scotland in respect of the land-tax, 1788-90; window, house, etc., taxes, 1878-1879; petition of the glasswork companies at Leith,...
Dates:
1785-1820, undated.
Letters and reports of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government concerning preparations for the expedition against Mauritius and Bourbon (Réunion)., 1810.
File
Identifier: MS.11677
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:
1810.
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 with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with various Governors and others.
Letters and telegrams of condolence to the Countess of Minto on the 4th Earl of Minto's death, with copies of Indian newspaper reports., 1914.
File
Identifier: MS.12791
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates:
1914.
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 Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Miscellaneous papers of the 4th Earl of Minto relating to his time in India.
Letters of Lord Cornwallis to Henry Dundas; with an appendix containing attachments thereto., 1786-1793.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3385-3386
Dates:
1786-1793.
Letters of Sir Walter Scott, and anecdotes about Scott followed by letters and press cuttings concerning them., 1792-1831.
File
Identifier: MS.8993
Scope and Contents
The letters of Sir Walter Scott, 1792-1831, are to various members of the Shortreed family, and concern Scott's business and social connections with the family. There is also a report (folio 94) of a conversation between Robert and John Shortreed about tours with Scott in Liddesdale, 1824. This is apparently the original report, of which MS.921, folio 78 is a copy. The report is printed in ‘Cornhill Magazine’ (1932).
Dates:
1792-1831.
Letters of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, chiefly rough drafts, and nearly all in his own hand., 1682-1689.
File
Identifier: MS.7026
Scope and Contents
Most of the letters in MS.7026 are to Lord Yester, those of 1685-1686 being mainly concerned with legal and estate affairs, while those of 1688-1689 discuss public affairs and enclose reports of the Scottish Parliament of 1689.
Dates:
1682-1689.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Marquesses of Tweeddale, formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Correspondence and papers of the Marquesses of Tweeddale.
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Letters and papers concerning the 1st Earl of Tweeddale; and correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st and 2nd Marquesses of Tweeddale.
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Letters and letter-books of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale.
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Letters of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, chiefly rough drafts, and nearly all in his own hand.
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Letters of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, chiefly rough drafts, and nearly all in his own hand.
Letters of various individuals to John Kirk and Helen Kirk, 1865-1872, and to John William Carnegie Kirk, 1925; several professional reports of John Kirk, 1870-1872; and two printed documents in Arabic, undated., 1865-1872, 1925, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.9942/6
Scope and Contents
2 letters from George Percy Badger to Kirk, 8 October 1872 and undated.3 letters from H.W. Bates to Kirk, 7 September 1872, 8 November 1872 and 20 November 1872.Fragment of a letter from Archibald Churchill, British Residency at Zanzibar [circa 1865].3 letters from L.S. Dawson to Kirk, 10 September 1872, 20 September 1872, and 6 November 1872.Fragment of a letter from Baron von der Decken, mid-1865.Letter from H.A. Fraser to Kirk,...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1865-1872, 1925, undated.
Letters, reports, and other papers on the expedition to Guadeloupe (of which Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane was Governor, 1810-1824)., 1809-1811.
File
Identifier: MS.2318
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1809-1811.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.
Letters, reports and other papers relating to Independent Church Study Groups., 1963-1967.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5239/3
Dates:
1963-1967.
Letters, reports, military returns, and other papers concerning the Martinique expedition under the command of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane., 1808-1809.
File
Identifier: MS.2316
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1808-1809.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.
Letters to, and drafts of replies of, John Cay, the Convenor of the Finance Committee of the Faculty of Advocates, and other papers.
File
Identifier: F.R.344/12
Dates:
1833-1838.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Huber to Hudson., 1821-1918.
File
Identifier: MS.40587
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondents have been added to the end of the sequence.Huber, Victor Amie.Letters, 1844, 1846, 1849 and undated, of Victor Amie Huber to John Murray III. Folios 1-14.Hubert Rutherford Brown.Letter, 1918, of Hubert Rutherford Brown to John Murray IV. Folio 15.Huchon, Rene Louis.Letters and postcards, 1901-1906, of Rene...
Dates:
1821-1918.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Iredale to Isenthal., 1813-1925.
File
Identifier: MS.40602
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Iredale, Andrew.Letters, 1895 and 1897, of Andrew Iredale to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Iredell, James Stanley.Letters, 1922, of James Stanley Iredell to John Murray IV. Folios 3-4.Ireland, John.Letters and a copy of a letter, 1821, 1823-1824, 1826-1827, 1832-1834 and 1838, of John Ireland to John Murray II. Folios 5-41....
Dates:
1813-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Kings to Kinnear, A., 1829-1921.
File
Identifier: MS.40652
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added at the end of the sequence.Kings College, London.Report, 1829, of the general meeting for King’s College, London. Folios 1-2.Kingscote, Adeline Georgiana Isabella.Letters, 1900 and 1907-1908, of Adeline Georgiana Isabella Kingscote to John Murray IV. Folios 3-9.Kingsford, Hugh Sadler.Letter,...
Dates:
1829-1921.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Grove, A. to Grove, G., 1855-1915.
File
Identifier: MS.40492
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Grove, Arthur Stanley.Letter, 1902, of Arthur Stanley Grove to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Grove, Coleridge.Letters, 1915, of Sir Coleridge Grove to John Murray IV. Folios 3-5.Grove, George.Letters and postcards, 1855-1857, 1860-1868, 1870-1877, 1882-1885, 1887-1899 and undated, of Sir George Grove to John Murray III, John Murray...
Dates:
1855-1915.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hill, J. to Hilton., 1808-1920.
File
Identifier: MS.40558
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hill, James.Letter, 1826, of James Hill to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Hill, John Henry.Letter, 1866, of John Henry Hill to John Murray III. Folios 3-4.Hill, John Smith.Letters, 1904, of John Smith Hill to John Murray IV. Folios 5-8.Hill, John Spencer.Letters, 1892-1893, of John Spencer Hill to John Murray...
Dates:
1808-1920.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kinnear, C. to Kinnear, Janet., 1843-1919.
File
Identifier: MS.40653
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Kinnear, Christine Elizabeth.Letters, 1900, 1905, 1914 and undated, of Christine Elizabeth Kinnear to John Murray IV. Folios 1-10.Kinnear, David.Letters, 1843, 1855 and 1857, of David Kinnear to John Murray III. Folios 11-16.Kinnear, GeorgeLetter, 1867, of George Kinnear to John Murray III. Folio 17.Kinnear,...
Dates:
1843-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Lockwood to Loftus., 1824-1926.
File
Identifier: MS.40708
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lockwood, Amelius Mark Richard.Letters, 1919, of Amelius Mark Richard Lockwood, 1st Baron Lambourne, to John Murray IV. Folios 1-5.Folios 3-4. Newspaper cuttings, 1919, showing an article entitled ‘Playful ways of ministers’ by Amelius Mark Richard Lockwood.Folio 5. Note, 1919, concerning Amelius Mark Richard Lockwood.Lockwood, Hannah...
Dates:
1824-1926.
Letters, with a few enclosures of Ralph Abercromby, later 2nd Baron Dunfermline and then Secretary of Legation in Berlin, to the 2nd Earl of Minto, giving detailed reports of the political and diplomatic situation in Prussia., 1833-1835.
File
Identifier: MS.12022
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Lord Minto arrived in Berlin on 25 September 1832 and presented his credentials on the following day. Exclusive of periods of leave (July-August 1833 and June-July 1834), the 2nd Earl of Minto was resident in Prussia until presentation of his recall on 2 October 1834. In consultation with the Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston, he worked to counteract Austro-Russian influence at the Prussian Court. On the Belgian-Dutch question he urged Prussia to use her own influence on the Dutch king to...
Dates:
1833-1835.
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, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Political and diplomatic correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers relating to the 2nd Earl of Minto's period as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia at Berlin.
Manuscript containing minutes, 1804-1807, of the tutors of Murdoch Maclaine of Lochbuy (succeeded 1804) and letter book, 1816-January 1817, of a lawyer named Maclean, probably Donald Maclean of Drimnin, Writer to the Signet, and father-in-law of Murdoch Maclaine of Lochbuy).
File
Identifier: MS.20758
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Minutes, 1804-1807, of the tutors (guardians, curators) of Murdoch Maclaine of Lochbuy (succeeded 1804). As well as the record of their discussions on estate business, the minutes include copies of letters, a report, 1806, by Robert Reid, surveyor, Perth (folio 13 verso), and statement of accounts, 1806 (folio 21 verso).
(ii) Letter-book, May, 1816-January, 1817, of a lawyer named Maclean, probably Donald Maclean of Drimnin, Writer to the Signet...
Dates:
1804-1817.
Manuscript copies of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo., December 1810-1812.
File
Identifier: MS.24615
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The reports and notes may have been compiled for someone who was abroad at the time, possibly James B Burnett. A number of pages are missing.
Dates:
December 1810-1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Papers of the Burnett family of Monboddo other than Lord Monboddo.
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Series of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo, chiefly taken from newspapers, and cover foreign and national news as well as including a few items of social and local interest.
Manuscript copies of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo., January-December 1813.
File
Identifier: MS.24616
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The reports and notes may have been compiled for someone who was abroad at the time, possibly James B Burnett. A number of pages are missing.
Dates:
January-December 1813.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Papers of the Burnett family of Monboddo other than Lord Monboddo.
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Series of reports and notes of political and other events, compiled by the Burnett family of Monboddo, chiefly taken from newspapers, and cover foreign and national news as well as including a few items of social and local interest.