Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.
Found in 7214 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers, chiefly diplomatic, of the Honourable Sir Henry George Elliot (1817-1907), 2nd son of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1822-1884.
Series
Identifier: MSS.13060-13088
Scope and Contents
The papers chiefly concern Sir Henry George Elliot’s career as ambassador at Constantinople and Vienna in the years 1867-1884.
Dates:
1822-1884.
Correspondence and papers chiefly in manuscript, and relating to a controversy between visiting French naval vessels in Port Louis Mauritius, and the Government of the colony., 1839.
File
Identifier: MS.12217
Dates:
1839.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Political and diplomatic correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Confidential papers chiefly printed for the use of members of the Cabinet.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly legal and administrative, of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk, and of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet., 1725-1773, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.11033
Scope and Contents
Includes the correspondence of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet as Keeper of the Signet with the Substitute Keeper, George Sandy, 1767-1769 (folios 104-107, 110-147).
Dates:
1725-1773, undated.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly lists of agenda, of William S Haldane concerning meetings of the Prison Commission for Scotland., 1906-1916.
File
Identifier: MS.20246
Correspondence and papers chiefly of and concerning the family of Dr Angus Macdonald., 1744-1825, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14841, folios 1-131
Scope and Contents
Included are letters of Angus Macdonald to his father, Angus Macdonald of Gellovie (succeeded 1744), letters of the Chevalier de Johnstone and his son concerning the Merkland of Moffat to Dr Angus Macdonald, letters of Christian Dundas and her brother, Henry (later 1st Viscount Melville), to Anne Ord, letters of Walter Boyd, the financier, Sir Walter Farquhar, the physician, and Charles Butler, the Catholic leader, to Dr Angus Macdonald, and genealogical and devotional papers.
Dates:
1744-1825, undated.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly of General Sir George Brown, Knight Commander of the Bath, with those of other members of his family, residing at Linkwood, Elgin.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2835-2878
Dates:
19th century.
Correspondence and papers chiefly of George Gleig and George Robert Gleig., 1787-1927, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3869-3871
Scope and Contents
Among the subjects are: Bishop Gleig's literary activities, 1793-1813, George Robert Gleig's military experiences, 1812-1814, the Kent riots, 1830, reform and subsequent politics, 1831-1834, Ward's government of the Ionian Isles, 1849-1854, the Crimean War, 1856, and the Indian Mutiny, 1857. Several letters, 1883-1884, 1887-1888, and undated, relate to articles on the Army and War Office published by George Robert Gleig in periodicals.
Among the undated papers are some bearing on family...
Dates:
1787-1927, undated.
Correspondence and papers chiefly of George Gleig and George Robert Gleig., 1787-1830.
File
Identifier: MS.3869
Correspondence and papers chiefly of George Gleig and George Robert Gleig., 1831-1850.
File
Identifier: MS.3870
Correspondence and papers chiefly of George Gleig and George Robert Gleig., 1851-1927, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3871
Dates:
1851-1927, undated.
Correspondence and papers chiefly of J S Haldane, chiefly concerning his medical and physiological work., ?1883-1937, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20233-20235
Scope and Contents
Much of the correspondence concerns J S Haldane’s work on poison gases during the Great War.
Dates:
?1883-1937, undated.
Correspondence and papers chiefly of William Nassau Elliot of Wells (?1736-1775), Barrister (Inner Temple), and of his son, William Elliot of Wells (1766-1818), Member of Parliament., 1685-1807, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.12885-12948
Scope and Contents
William Nassau Elliot of Wells was Commissary and Commissary-General to the allied army in Germany, 1761-173, and his son, William Elliot of Wells was Member of Parliament for Portarlington, 1801-1802, and for Peterborough, 1802-1818, and Chief Secretary for Ireland in the ‘Talents' Ministry, 1806-1807. The Elliots of Wells were only very distantly related to the Elliots of Minto, the common ancestor being Robin Elliot of Redheugh (florished 1582). However, William Elliot of Wells was a...
Dates:
1685-1807, undated.
Correspondence and papers chiefly received by the 1st Earl of Minto., 1806-1814.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11302-11336
Dates:
1806-1814.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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General correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto containing material relating to all aspects of his Indian career.
Correspondence and papers chiefly relating to the development of the highways and turnpike roads in the County of Angus, in which Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar (died 1854) played an important part.
Series
Identifier: MSS.19584-19589
Dates:
1759-1859.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly relating to the publication of James Currie’s 'Works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life', 1st-8th editions.
Series
Identifier: MSS.1653-1655
Dates:
1797-1819.
Correspondence and papers chiefly to John Graeme and Robert Graham, concerning estate administration and the financial business of the Balgowan and Lynedoch family., 1768-1845.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16216-16237
Dates:
1768-1845.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly undated, of the family of Forbes of Culloden., [1625-1800.]
File
Identifier: MS.2970
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) General correspondence (folio 1);(ii) Papers concerning property of the Forbeses: Ferintosh (including Inverallochie's debts and the Ferintosh excise) (folio 41) and lands in general (folio 59);(iii) Papers concerning private business (folio 65);(iv) Inverness: petitions of the town for relief from taxation, levies, and the maintenance of the garrison, and instructions to John Forbes, 2nd of Culloden, as...
Dates:
[1625-1800.]
Correspondence and papers, [circa 1645]-1745, undated, chiefly concerning the Skene family of Hallyards, Midlothian; papers, 1780-1789, of the Moir family of Stoneywood; and miscellaneous papers, 16th century-20th century., 16th century-20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.20476
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Correspondence, [circa 1645]-1745, chiefly concerning the Skene family of Hallyards. It includes papers concerning the murder of Ensign John Skene in 1696, and the financial affairs of his father, John Skene (died 1717). (Folio 1.)
(ii) Financial papers, 1663-1725, undated, of the Skenes of Hallyards. (Folio 39.)
(iii) Accounts and rentals, 1780-1789, of the Moir family of Stoneywood. (Folio 90.)
(iv) Miscellaneous papers, 16th century-20th century (Folio...
Dates:
16th century-20th century.
Correspondence and papers, circa 1950-1991, of Vincent and Ann Flynn.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11504
Scope and Contents
Includes printed papers concerning printers` and bookbinders` unions, 1846-1920 and 1959.
Dates:
1846-1991.
Correspondence and papers concerning accounts of John Home and others., 1817-1858, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.16797
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers concerning John Home's accounts, 1819-1836 (folio 1); accounts and vouchers of William Home, 1840, 1849, and of Gibson and Fraser, later J and G Fraser, 1850-1858 (folio 128); and miscellaneous accounts, 1817-1828, undated (folio 195).
Dates:
1817-1858, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Legal papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning General John Fletcher's Trust.
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Financial papers concerning General Fletcher's Trust.
Correspondence and papers concerning Admiral John Elliot's mining ventures in Perthshire and southern Scotland for copper and lead deposits., 1751-1792.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12874-12884
Scope and Contents
With letters and reports on the lead mines of Islay, 1771-1785.
Dates:
1751-1792.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of John Elliot (1732-1808), 4th son of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk.
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Estate, financial and legal correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral John Elliot.
Correspondence and papers concerning affairs in Canada., 1782-1886, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15113-15129
Scope and Contents
The seigneury of Anfield, or Beauharnois as it was usually called, was purchased by Edward Ellice (died 1863) from the Marquis de Lotbinière. Most of the papers consist of reports of various agents who administered the estate. Negotiations for the sale of Beauharnois were started in 1839, when the North American Colonial Association of Ireland agreed to purchase, but the huge amounts of money involved protracted the affair, and it was not finally disposed of until 1866.There are...
Dates:
1782-1886, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Correspondence and papers concerning affairs in the West Indies., 1799-1869.
File
Identifier: MS.15137
Scope and Contents
The Ellices had considerable trading interests with the West Indies and as part of their business dealings loaned a certain amount of money to John Crawford Balfour, a planter, on the security of his sugar estates. He failed to repay the loan, and the estates passed to the Elices, who employed a manager to administer them.
Dates:
1799-1869.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Correspondence and papers concerning Alexander Carlyle., 1806-1850.
File
Identifier: MS.23927
Scope and Contents
The contents consist of correspondence of Carlyle Bell, Writer to the Signet (folio 1), some later correspondence (folio 32) and papers (folio 38) relating to Alexander Carlyle's books and papers.
Dates:
1806-1850.
Correspondence and papers concerning, and music for, the film 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' produced by London Film Productions, Ltd., 1947-1948.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22085-22086