Letters and papers relating to church and school affairs in the Parish of Roxburgh.
Scope and Contents
The papers, for the most part, deal with matters affecting the Presbytery of Kelso and include:
Papers relating to a charge of drunkenness brought against John Byres, schoolmaster of Roxburgh, 1819 (folio 1);
Papers relating to charges of misconduct brought against William Laidlaw, schoolmaster of Roxburgh, 1838 (folio 26);
Papers relating to the admission of William Lee as Minister of Roxburgh, 1843 (folio 40), and his transfer to Glasgow University, 1875 (folio 52);
Letters from the North British Railway, the Caledonian Extension-Railway, and the Jedburgh Railway to the Presbytery of Kelso, informing them of their plan to build a branch line on lands belonging to the Church, 1845-1852 (folio 55);
Letters and papers relating to the admission of Dr David Paul as Minister of Roxburgh, 1875-1876 (folio 65), and his transfer to Grange, Edinburgh, 1896 (folio 77);
Letters and papers relating to the proposed suppression of Fairnington School, with a letter and petition from Henry Rutherfurd, requesting the return of his land after the school's removal, 1876-1894 (folio 81).
Dates
- Creation: 1819-1906, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
110 Leaves ; Folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
110 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1944, With Ch.2158-2159, by John Grant (Booksellers), Limited, 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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