Correspondence.
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Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations.
Alexander Carlyle's papers consist chiefly of journals, sermons, lectures, autobiographical writings, writings on various topics, poetry and papers on church and other affairs. The later papers (MSS.23927-23930) consist of a list of his books, excerpts from his writings and excerpts of proceedings in the action against him by the Presbytery of Dalkeith.
Correspondence and papers of (Alfred) William Ross, Head of Radar, Royal Radar Establishment.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral of the Fleet, the Honourable Sir Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot., 1830-1859.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral of the Fleet, the Honourable Sir Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot., 1855-1859, 1863, 1890.
Includes navigational sketches and sailing plans and some papers of Admiral Elliot, 1863-1890 (folio 416).
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Christian Dalrymple of Hailes., 1775-1838, undated.
Christian Dalrymple (1765-1838) was the heiress of Lord Hailes, being his daughter by his first marriage to Anne Brown. Although she inherited the Newhailes estate in 1792, the title passed to her cousin, James Dalrymple, who became 4th Baronet of Hailes. Christian Dalrymple did not marry. Her papers consist largely of family correspondence and her journals which provide a detailed record of her daily life over nearly forty years.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Colonel Francis Charteris of Amisfield (a cousin of Lady Milton) and his grand-son Francis Charteris (formerly Wemyss, later Earl of Wemyss), of whose tutors Lord Milton was one., 1666-1755, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning David Hume.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Edward Arthur Walton., 1891-1925, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Edward Sang.
Includes mathematical tables.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning F C B Cadell.
Papers concern artistic and personal matters and include letters from Sir William Russell Flint, J Pittendrigh Macillivray and S J Peploe.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning General the Honourable James St Clair of Sinclair and Balblair (1688-1762)., 1727-1766, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning James Augustus Grant's elder son, also James Augustus (1867-1932)., 1883-1900, undated.
Following Oxford, James Augustus junior went to South Africa where he worked as a surveyor on the Kimberley Bechuanaland Railway, accompanied Joseph Thomson on his last expedition, and became involved in Cecil Rhodes's plans for Central Africa. Later he was a Member of Parliament and was created a baronet in 1926.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning John MacDougall Hay., 1904-1956, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence, chiefly concerning 'Gillespie', 1904-1922 (folio 1); (ii) Manuscripts and cuttings of poetry, drama and other work by John MacDougall Hay, 1908-1914, undated (folio 61); (iii) Presscuttings about Hay and 'Gillespie', 1913-1956 (folio 104).
Correspondence and papers of and concerning John Scott Haldane, physiologist and philosopher.
Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Joseph Hislop.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Major-General Stair Park Dalrymple.
Concerns Dalrymple`s claims for compensation from the Rajah of Tanjore, and other matters of military and family interest.
Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Richard Burdon Haldane, who was created Viscount Haldane in 1911., 1864-1947, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands., 1805-1815.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the North American Station., 1813-1815.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran., 1816-1857, undated.
Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson (1800-1849), was the eldest son of Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet of Kilkerran, and Jean, second daughter of Lord Hailes. He inherited Newhailes in 1838 on the death of his aunt, Christian Dalrymple, when he assumed the additional surname of Dalrymple. Sir Charles was admitted Advocate in 1822, and in 1829 married Helen, daughter of David Boyle of Shewalton, Lord President of the Court of Session.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet of Hailes., 1684-1725, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes., 17th century-18th century.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Wilkie, Member of the Royal Academy of Arts, together with some sketches and engravings from his paintings.
Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Sir Henry Raeburn.
Concern Raeburn`s bankruptcy and financial papers.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes., 1714-1782, undated.
Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes (1692-1751) was MP for Haddington Burghs, 1722-1734, and Auditor-General of the Exchequer, 1721-1751. He married Lady Christian Hamilton, daughter of Thomas, 6th Earl of Haddington in 1725.