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 of and concerning Sir James Stansfield., 1649-1733, undated.
File
Identifier: MSS.25709-25742
Scope and Contents
A former Cromwellian Colonel, Sir James Stansfield settled in Scotland after the Restoration. At first, he lived in Edinburgh, where he became a prosperous merchant. Later, he purchased Newmills (subsequently Amisfield) in Haddington, where he was founder of the Newmills Cloth Manufactory.
As a wealthy man, he was able to 'accomodate' a number of needy people, notably Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount Kingston, whose affairs are well represented here. Later, however, Stansfield was beset with...
Dates:
1649-1733, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson., 1859-?1888, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.20211
Dates:
1859-?1888, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Notebooks and other papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane, preceded by correspondence of and papers concerning his mother, Mrs Mary E Haldane and his maternal uncle, Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and followed by notebooks and other papers of his sister Elizabeth S Haldane.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, brother of Mary E Haldane and uncle of Viscount Haldane.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson., 1889-1906, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.20212
Scope and Contents
At the end of the volume (starting on folio 198) are sheets containing a calendar of John S Burdon-Sanderson’s letters listed in approximate order of date.
Dates:
1889-1906, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Notebooks and other papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane, preceded by correspondence of and papers concerning his mother, Mrs Mary E Haldane and his maternal uncle, Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and followed by notebooks and other papers of his sister Elizabeth S Haldane.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, brother of Mary E Haldane and uncle of Viscount Haldane.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, brother of Mary E Haldane and uncle of Viscount Haldane., 1859-1906, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20211-20212
Scope and Contents
The correspondence consists of letters addressed to John S Burdon-Sanderson with a few drafts of his replies, and the papers are concerned chiefly with physiology and university affairs.
Dates:
1859-1906, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Notebooks and other papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane, preceded by correspondence of and papers concerning his mother, Mrs Mary E Haldane and his maternal uncle, Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and followed by notebooks and other papers of his sister Elizabeth S Haldane.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Robert Murdoch Smith.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.9569
Scope and Contents
Concerning Murdoch Smith`s archaeological and diplomatic activities, as used by W K Dickson in his "Life" (1901).
Dates:
1855-1902.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station., 1842-1847.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2378-2426
Dates:
1842-1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto., 1800-1802.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11264-11265
Dates:
1800-1802.
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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Diplomatic correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto relating to Vienna.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto., 1811-1814.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11696-11697
Dates:
1811-1814.
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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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government concerning the British invasion and occupation of Java and other Dutch possessions in the East Indies.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto concerning various military expeditions., 1810-1811.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11683-11685
Dates:
1810-1811.
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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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with various Governors and others.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto relating to Vienna., 1783, 1793, 1798-1806.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11226-11271
Dates:
1783, 1793, 1798-1806.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1835-1837.
File
Identifier: MS.12062
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Memorandum of Major (later Major-General) William Reid, Royal Engineers, 20 December 1836, on the naval operations off Northern Spain and the civil war in Biscay and Navarre (folio 1); (ii) Correspondence and papers, 1835-1837, with copies of documents, 1822 and 1830, on the administration of the Royal Naval College, on the Greenwich Hospital Schools, and on naval education in general (folio 9).
Dates:
1835-1837.
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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Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto as First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, with further correspondence and papers on Admiralty and general naval affairs, 1822-1856.
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Admiralty papers and some associated correspondence on various subjects, of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 3rd Earl of Minto., 1844-1880.
File
Identifier: MS.12331
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Wills of the 3rd Earl and Countess of Minto and related papers, 1862-1886 (folio 1);
(ii) Correspondence and papers, 1844-1888, concerning the marriage settlement of the 3rd Earl and Countess of Minto (folio 68);
(iii) Papers, 1866-1881, concerning settlements for the younger children of the 3rd Earl and Countess of Minto (folio 129);
(iv) Correspondence and papers, 1879, concerning the marriage settlement of the Honourable Hugh Frederick Hislop Elliot (folio...
Dates:
1844-1880.
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 William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1814-1891), 3rd Earl of Minto.
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Financial and legal correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning London property., 1883-1890.
File
Identifier: MS.12337(i)
Dates:
1883-1890.
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 William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1814-1891), 3rd Earl of Minto.
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Financial and legal correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers concerning London property, and miscellaneous accounts of and concerning the 3rd Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to Canada., 1883-1908, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12549-12587
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India., 1879-1914.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12588-12803
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the family of Anderson of St. Germains and their descendants, being chiefly the correspondence of Warren Hastings Anderson (died 1875), son of David Anderson of St. Germains (1751-1825).
Series
Identifier: MSS.14842-14847
Scope and Contents
Warren Hastings Anderson entered the merchant house of his uncle, Robert Anderson and Company, St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, in 1813, becoming a partner in 1818. From then until the 1850s he spent most of his life in Italy and France engaged in trade, finally retiring to Bowerhouse near Dunbar. Family, personal and legal material predominates in this collection.
Dates:
1792-mid 20th century.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the family of Barkly of Mount Eagle.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9907
Dates:
1753-1953.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the genealogy of the family of Tweedie of Quarter.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11450
Dates:
19th century and 20th century.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the Military Department., 1807-1815
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11601-11606
Dates:
1807-1815
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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Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the painter, Hope James Stewart (died 1881).
File
Identifier: MS.9738
Scope and Contents
The correspondence (folio 1) contains personal letters, letters on financial matters, and letters about his work. A few of these, dated 1885-1888 and addressed to his wife, concern his portrait of Sir William Hamilton. The correspondence is followed by accounts and financial papers (folio 145), and by miscellaneous papers (folio 185).
Dates:
1857-1888, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Thomas and J A Carlyle.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20752-20753
Dates:
1833-1883, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning William Elliot of Wells., 1775-1818, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12899-12927
Dates:
1775-1818, undated.
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 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.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning William Nassau Elliot of Wells., 1692-1781.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12885-12898
Dates:
1692-1781.
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 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.
Correspondence and papers of and relating to Alexander Kynynmound Elliot, son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, of the East India Company's service, Bengal., 1752-1778.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11020-11024
Correspondence and papers of and relating to James Hogg.
File
Identifier: MS.2245
Scope and Contents
The contents include: letters of James Hogg, 1814, 1820, 1826, 1831, 1835; an unpublished poem, 'The Fall of Idumea', written by him shortly before his death; letters and verses of his literary acquaintances in Scotland and London and his family; information supplied to his daughter and biographer, Mary Garden; portraits of Hogg; and a receipt, 1819, for duty paid by him on 'one work horse', on which someone has written, 'Mr. Hogg has no Horse nor never had one' (folio 333).
Dates:
1813-1905, undated.