Sinclair, John, Sir (1st Baronet of Ulbster)
Dates
- Existence: 1754 - 1835
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Copy of Sir John Sinclair, "Observations on the Scottish Dialect" (London, 1782), with annotations in an unknown hand.
Letter of Sir John Sinclair.
Concerning the use of straw for ornamenting muslin, with examples of how it was done.
Letters of William Creech., 1773-1794.
Letter of William Creech to John Nourse, 1773, concerns a set of books on natural history which Creech may have sold to Nourse.
Letter of William Creech to Mr Bell, 1793, concerns Creech`s approval over Mr Bell`s unstated course of action.
Letter of William Creech to Thomas Cadell, 1794, concerns the literary works of Hugh Blair and the publication of more volumes of Sir John Sinclair`s, `The Statistical Account of Scotland`.
"Mr. Alexander Sinclair's Journal" of a visit to Caithness on which he accompanied his father, Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet, of Ulbster, and his brother George Sinclair.
The Sinclair's route from Edinburgh was by Stirling, Dunira, Weem, Aviemore, Beauly, and Golspie to Wick and Thurso, and they returned by Elgin, Peterhead, Aberdeen, and Kinross. The writer, aged 15, chiefly describes things of personal interest, such as food and social activities. He refers to Sir John's interests in road-building and herring-fisheries.
Papers and correspondence of the Williamsons of Banniskirk, the Sinclairs of Southdun and the Hendersons of Stemster, Bower.
Papers of Scottish interest, collected by R R Gove-Brown-Henderson.
Additional filters:
- Type
- Browse Resources 7
- Archival Object 1
- Subject
- Letters. Correspondence. 4
- Correspondence. 2
- Accounts. 1
- Annotations. 1
- Books 1
- Copies. Derivative objects. 1
- Estate records. 1
- Financial records. 1
- Invoices. 1
- Lists. 1
- Notebooks. 1
- Programmes 1
- Sermons 1
- Travel journals. 1 + ∧ less