Three commonplace books of Andrew Douglas, paymaster to the navy, father of George of Cavers (born 1753), consisting chiefly of philosophical reflections, poetry, notes on current affairs and medical receipts, mostly taken from printed sources.
Dates
- Creation: 1772-1785.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (3 volumes. Folio.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The volumes are not in chronological order, which would be:
Adv.MS.17.1.11 (1772-1775);
Adv.MS.17.1.10 (1776-1780);
Adv.MS.17.1.12 (1781-1785).
Custodial History
Adv.MS.17.1.11 includes a loose envelope which suggests that the manuscript came to the Advocates’ Library no earlier than 1850 (folio i).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 03 02 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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