Part of the collection of correspondence of George Paton, the antiquary.
Scope and Contents
The letters in this volume are arranged chronologically under each correspondent, but the order of correspondents appears to be arbitrary. The principal writers are William Henderson (1775-1782, and undated), John Callander (1781, and undated), Robert Riddell (1787-1791, and undated), John Philp Wood (1786-1793, and undated), and George Chalmers (1774-1777, and undated), and the topics are chiefly books, antiquities, topography, and local history.
Dates
- Creation: 1772-1793, undated.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (132 folios. Folio and under.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The collection was bought by the Advocates’ Library in 1816.
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 07 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk