Diary and account book, August-November 1769, written by a tutor of Sir John Scott of Ancrum.
Item
Identifier: MS.9239
Scope and Contents
The writer was probably Alexander Pringle of Whytbank (died 1772), handwriting having characteristics similar to those of MS.9365: Rental of the estate of Whytbank, Selkirkshire.
The volume contains brief notes on the weather and the writer's daily affairs, with particular reference to property in Selkirkshire and Roxburghshire, and entries for small items of expenditure.
Dates
- Creation: 1769.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
22 Leaves ; Octavo.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
22 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1965.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk