Letters, etc., chiefly addressed to Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Sheils, writer in Edinburgh, née Wightman.
Scope and Contents
The writers include Thomas Boston the Elder, 1719, 1728 (folios 9, 46; transcripts appended), and other divines, and the content of the letters is mainly religious. It includes an account of the death and prophecies of Robert Stark, Minister of Stenton (folio 66). For the Wightman family, see notes on folios i-iv. At folio 84 is a copy of a letter, 1797, of the Marquess Cornwallis to Dundas regarding promotion in the East India Company's Army.
Dates
- Creation: 1714-1764, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
91 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
i + 90 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1942, with Ch.2119, by Mrs Thomson, Edinburgh.
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
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