Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
Dates
- Creation: 1650-[circa 1945], undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
416 Volumes ; Unless stated otherwise all papers are sized 'folio and under'.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The contents are arranged as follows: MSS.16001-16044. Family and general correspondence and papers. MSS.16045-16057. Travel journals and papers. MSS.16058-16122. Diaries and journals. MSS.16123-16178. Political papers: 'Perthshire politics'. MSS.16179-16197. Military notebooks and papers. MSS.16198-16384. Estate administration. MSS.16385-16395. Maps and plans. MSS.16396-16406. Miscellaneous papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1955, by Anthony Maxtone Graham of Cultoquhey.
Separated Materials
For the main series of general correspondence and papers of Lord Lynedoch see MSS.3590-3645, Ch.2525-2535. For formal documents received with this part of the archive see Ch.12819-12870.
Further Lynedoch Papers, presented, deposited or purchased, 1952-1960, are at MSS.16407-16434.
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
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