Family papers and correspondence of and concerning Hugh Miller., 1650-1864, undated.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Legal papers, 1717-1803, concerning the Feddes and Wright families, Cromarty (ancestors of Hugh Miller) (folio 1);
(ii) Legal papers, 1855-1857, undated, concerning Hugh Miller and his dependents (folio 14);
(iii) Fragment of an abusive article on Hugh Miller, undated (folio 38);
(iv) Four letters, 1650-1758, including one of George Monck, the others relating to the family of Forbes of Culloden (folio 40);
(v) Letters and drafts of letters, 1842-1854, of Hugh Miller (folio 49);
(vi) Letters, 1822-1856, undated, to Hugh Miller, chiefly concerning his writings, church affairs, and geology (folio 81);
(vii) Family correspondence, 1853-1864, undated, mainly letters of condolence or business letters after Miller's death (folio 155);
(viii) Fourteen letters, 1843-1850, of Andrew Williamson, half-brother of Hugh Miller, to Margaret Macdonald (later his wife) (folio 188);
(ix) Photostats of five letters, 1807-1854, undated, from Hugh Miller's father to his mother, and from Richard Owen, Charles Darwin, Louis Agassiz, and Thomas Carlyle to Hugh Miller (folio 222).
Dates
- Creation: 1650-1864, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
234 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Arrangement
234 folios.
Repository Details
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