Single items and small collections of letters of a variety of nineteenth-century theological and legal figures.
Scope and Contents
The volume includes letters of Sir Archibald Alison, 1844-1846, Thomas Chalmers, 1814-1845, Lord Cockburn, 1850-1854. Sir William Jardine, 1829-1852, Francis Jeffrey, 1805-1849, Sydney Smith, 1810-1826, letters, 1812-1835, of and to Sir Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay, and letters, 1828-1835, to William Aird Thomson from other ministers with petitions, 1835, from some parishes on his proposed election as Moderator of the General Assembly.
Dates
- Creation: 19th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
297 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
297 folios.
Custodial History
This manuscript has been formed from various accessions:
folios 33-35, 118, 176, transferred, 1964, 1969, from the Department of Printed Books;
folio 62, presented, 1974, by Kenneth W Rendell Inc.;
folios 123-129, presented, 1964, by Cosmo Gordon, lnsch;
folio 143, presented, 1969, by Professor W L Renwick, F.B.A., D.Litt., LL.D.;
folio 159, bought, Sotheby's, 11 December 1957, lot 702;
folios 171, 174, presented,1973, by Mrs Robert S McIntyre, Ontario;
folios 179-182, presented, 1964, 1970, by Miss Winifred A Myers, London;
folio 207, bought, Sotheby's, 12 November 1968, lot 558;
the rest bought elsewhere at various dates, 1962-1974.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Various, 1957-1974.
Bibliography
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
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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manuscripts@nls.uk