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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Brief statements condensing substansive points in a longer document.

Found in 245 Collections and/or Records:

Food bills., 1669-1696.

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Identifier: MS.14633
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Bills of Edinburgh bakers: James Craw, 1669-1685 (folio 1); Charles Hay, 1692-1696 (folio 32); James Cuthbertson, 1692-1696 (folio 68);(ii) Summary of baker's bills, 1692, for the Countess of Roxburghe at Broxmouth (folio 87);(iii) Bill, 1687-1696, for dairy produce and eggs, Yester and Edinburgh (folio 88);(iv) Bills of Edinburgh poulterers: James Fairgrieve, 1678-1679 (folio 121); William Flemming, for...
Dates: 1669-1696.

Gaelic material, chiefly plays and broadcasts, of Hector MacIver., 1934-1962, undated.

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Identifier: MS.14973
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.Autograph verse by Sorley MacLean (folios 1-2):(i) “Bho mhullaichean a’ chuilthinn chràcaich”, 29 lines. From part III of ‘An Cuilthionn’ (folio 1 recto);(ii) ‘Aigich Sgitheanaich’, 8 stanzas. From the ‘Aigeach’ lyrics in part V of ‘An Cuilthionn’ (folio 2 recto);(iii) ‘Mo lamhan air lapadh’, 10 stanzas. ‘Crath dhiot an cadal’. With lines addressed to Hector MacIver beginning ‘Eachainn dhuinn an leadain dualaich’, 4...
Dates: 1934-1962, undated.

'Glen Quoich stags 1873 to 19__', printed for Edward Charles Ellice in 1899., 1899-1910.

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Identifier: MS.15159
Scope and Contents

The volume contains a title page (folio 1), photographs of Glenquoich Lodge and its billiard room (folio 2), blank leaves on which are recorded summaries of stags shot, 1841-1863 (folio 4), a printed record of stags shot, 1893-1898 (folio 8), leaves partly printed with details added by hand, 1899-1910 (folio 34) and leaves left blank (folio 45). Printed analyses of stags shot, 1910-1912, have been pasted to folios 45-46.

The flyleaf at the front has been cut out.

Dates: 1899-1910.

Glossary of Gaelic terms connected with ‘music, poetry, dancing and oratory’ compiled by Angus Fraser., [1855, or after.]

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Identifier: Adv.MS.73.1.5
Scope and Contents The volume was made in Cork as a military “Defaulter’s Book”, and obtained by a Sergeant Gardner, from whose father-in-law, James Beaton, Castle Street, Inverness, Angus Fraser purchased it from to use for his glossary (page ii). A number of leaves are excised at the beginning. Pages i-x consist of a variety of additional leaves. The contents are as follows.(i) List of works referred to. (Page i.)(ii) Note on purchase of book. (Page ii.)(iii)...
Dates: [1855, or after.]

Imperfect copy, lacking the title page, of the libretto of ‘La Traviata’ by Verdi (Paris, 1865).

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Identifier: MS.21855
Scope and Contents The copy contains two printed summaries of the plot tipped in at the front (folios i-ii) and numerous stage directions written on leaves tipped in throughout the volume and in the margins of the printed pages, as well as alterations to the text, for an unidentified apparently late nineteenth-century French production.The volume is signed by Ernest Marchand (deleted) and Francois Runaio on the upper cover which is inscribed 'Travrata mise en Scène n[o]. 2', and by Marchand on page...
Dates: 1865, late 19th century.

Incomplete copy, written in the late 17th century, of the chronicle of the Civil War in Scotland compiled by Henry Guthrie, Bishop of Dunkeld, subsequently printed as ‘The Memoirs of Henry Guthrie’ (London, 1702).

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Identifier: Adv.MS.34.5.17
Scope and Contents

The manuscript, which covers the period only as far as October 1643, is the same as that common to the other copies in this Library, agreeing with them against the printed book occasionally in small omissions and additions, and frequently in vocabulary, spelling and word order. A few of the early pages contain summaries in the margin.

Dates: 17th century.

‘Inventory of the writts of the lands and baronies of Gleneagles & Haldane’ containing in a late eighteenth-century hand transcripts and summaries of charters and other formal documents, and notes of others concerning the Haldane claim to the earldom of Lennox., [?1724, or earlier.]

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Identifier: MS.20002
Scope and Contents The title is given on folio i.The manuscript appears to be a copy, presumably incomplete, for the text breaks off at the top of folio 81 verso, of an ‘Inventar of the writes and evidents of the baronies of Gleneagles and Haldane’ compiled by 1724 ('The Haldanes of Gleneagles’ by J Aylmer L Haldane, page 343). The documents copied are arranged chiefly in chronological order, the first being a charter of King William (which has suffered falsification: see ‘Regesta Regum Scottorum’,...
Dates: [?1724, or earlier.]

Journal and précis of dispatches of J L Doerfeld, secretary to Lewis de Vismes, Envoy extraordinary to Sweden., 1774-1776.

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Identifier: MS.5512
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers concern: Robert Liston's career as tutor to the sons of Sir Gilbert Elliot; the period from 1771 to 1773 which he spent in applying, unsuccessfully, for various posts; his assisting Gilbert Stuart in editing 'The London Magazine'; and the beginning of his diplomatic career, as secretary to Hugh Elliot in Munich and as Chargé d'Affaires to the Imperial Diet in Ratisbon, 1774-1776.

Dates: 1774-1776.

Journal of Charles Abbot of a tour of Scotland., 1827.

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Identifier: MS.9816
Scope and Contents Charles Abbot started on 11 July travelling through the Midlands to Llangollen, Liverpool and Carlisle. In Scotland he visited Hamilton, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth, and Inverness, and arrived at Dunrobin on 7 August. After a journey to Ord of Caithness and a tour of Strathbrora he left Dunrobin on 13 August, travelling via Inverness, Inveraray (from where he made visits to Islay and Iona), Stirling, Edinburgh and the Borders, and arrived at Kidbrooke on 1 October. The narrative is followed by...
Dates: 1827.

Ledger containing ‘Accounts of the monies expended & the work executed on the Barony of Strathbrock’, now Uphall, belonging to the Earl of Buchan.

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Identifier: MS.343
Scope and Contents

The accounts were begun ‘by John Millar, Precentor of Uphall and School Master of the Parish, and continued by Ebenezer Faichney, Overseer to the Earl of Buchan'. They relate mainly to the estate of Kirkhill; but they include also some household and personal expenses of the Earl, who passed and signed the accounts, a summary of the enclosures on the estate of Kirkhill, 1780 (folio 26), and a list of the Statute work of the barony (folio 103).

Dates: 1768-1772, 1781-1788.

Legal notes on various matters of Civil and Scots law, including some by Lord Milton., 17th century-18th century.

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Identifier: MS.17813
Scope and Contents

The more substantial items are: suggestions for amending the law, 1752 (folio 12), proposals for publishing the Civil Law (folio 15), notes on actions (folio 57; cf. MS.17820), a summary of Stair's ‘Institutions’ (folio 69), a copy of 'De jure praelationis Nobilium Scotiae ... 1606' (see Adv.MS.33.7.5) with various lists of peers down to 1707 and of representative peers down to 1739 (folio 86), and an alphabetical list of tailzies from 1685 to 1754 (folio 131).

Dates: 17th century-18th century.

Letter-book of Francis Jeffrey whilst Lord Advocate, containing some copies and a much greater number of summaries of his outgoing letters., 24 December 1830-18 March 1833.

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Identifier: MS.23220
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Many of the letters and summaries are addressed to Henry Cockburn who was Solicitor-General for Scotland during the same period.

Each volume has at the front, leaves marked for an alphabetical list, which has been started but not continued with in MS.23220-23221 and unattempted in MS.23222.

Dates: 24 December 1830-18 March 1833.

Letter-book of Francis Jeffrey whilst Lord Advocate, containing some copies and a much greater number of summaries of his outgoing letters., 27 January 1831-9 April 1832.

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Identifier: MS.23221
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Many of the letters and summaries are addressed to Henry Cockburn who was Solicitor-General for Scotland during the same period.

Each volume has at the front, leaves marked for an alphabetical list, which has been started but not continued with in MS.23220-23221 and unattempted in MS.23222.

Dates: 27 January 1831-9 April 1832.

Letter-book of Francis Jeffrey whilst Lord Advocate, containing some copies and a much greater number of summaries of his outgoing letters., 18 March 1833-22 July 1834.

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Identifier: MS.23222
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Many of the letters and summaries are addressed to Henry Cockburn who was Solicitor-General for Scotland during the same period.

Each volume has at the front, leaves marked for an alphabetical list, which has been started but not continued with in MS.23220-23221 and unattempted in MS.23222.

Dates: 18 March 1833-22 July 1834.

Letter-book of John Russell of Braidshaw, Writer to the Signet (adrnitted 1711), started in 1700 and continued until 1712, with an almost complete gap between December 1704 and January 1707, and another between November 1707 and May 1709.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.25.3.9
Scope and Contents

The volume contains copies, drafts and summaries of his outgoing letters, and copies of legal and financial documents concerning himself and his sisters. Several letters are addressed to merchants and officials in Rotterdam (where his father had been a merchant) and in other parts of Holland.

Dates: 1700-1712.

Letter-books of Francis Jeffrey whilst Lord Advocate, containing some copies and a much greater number of summaries of his outgoing letters., 1830-1834.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.23220-23222
Scope and Contents

Many of the letters and summaries are addressed to Henry Cockburn who was Solicitor-General for Scotland during the same period.

Each volume has at the front, leaves marked for an alphabetical list, which has been started but not continued with in MS.23220-23221 and unattempted in MS.23222.

Dates: 1830-1834.

Letters mainly to Lord Byron from various correspondents, in French, Italian and Greek., 1811-1824, 2001, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43519
Scope and Contents The letters here have been divided into four groups: those in French; those in Italian; those of and to Prince Alexander Mavrocordatos; and letters to or relating to Lord Byron in Greece. In each section, the letters have been arranged alphabetically be correspondent. An additional letter in Italian has been added at the end of the sequence. This was originally housed, before foliation, in Ms.43408 and was moved during the cataloguing process.Letters in French to Lord Byron of...
Dates: 1811-1824, 2001, undated.

Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron; with letters and letter fragments of and to John Murray II concerning Byron., 1815-1837, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43497
Scope and Contents The letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron have been placed at the start of the sequence in chronological order. Letters of and to John Murray II relating to Byron have then been arranged in chronological order.Letters and copies of letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron, 1821: folios 1-39;Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron, including a press cutting relating to 'The Vision of Judgment', 1822: folios 40-52;Contemporary manuscript copies of four...
Dates: 1815-1837, undated.

Letters, reports, and other papers on the expedition to Guadeloupe (of which Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane was Governor, 1810-1824)., 1809-1811.

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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.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Crispi to Croly., 1821-1918

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Identifier: MS.40294
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Crispi, Francesco.Letters, 1898, of Francesco Crispi to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-16.Folio 3. Handwritten translation of letter, folios 1-2, of Francesco Crispi to John Murray IV.Folios 6-16. Summaries of chapters for Francesco Crispi’s proposed memoirs.Crispi, Tommas Palamenghi.Letter, 1910, probably...
Dates: 1821-1918

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Gabbitas to Gallichan, and company names beginning with initial G., 1816-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40434
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.G. Beltrami & C.Letter, 1910, of Giovanni Beltrami on behalf of G Beltrami & C. to John Murray IV. Folio 1.G C Jamieson.Letters, 1891, of George Charles Jamieson on behalf of G C Jamieson to John Murray IV. Folios 2-7.Folio 2. Letter, 1891, of George Charles Jamieson to Katherine Evelyn Murray.Folio 3. Memorandum, 1891,...
Dates: 1816-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Henley to Henriques., 1822-1922.

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Identifier: MS.40546
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Henley, Hannah Johnson.Letter, 1903, of Hannah Johnson Henley to John Murray IV. Folio 1.Henley, Robert.Letters, 1825-1826, 1830-1831 and 1833-1834, of Robert Henley, 2nd Baron Henley, to John Murray II. Folios 2-16.Henley, Robert.Letter, 1864, of Hon. Robert Henley to John Murray III. Folio 17.Henley, William...
Dates: 1822-1922.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hill, J. to Hilton., 1808-1920.

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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.