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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 chiefly of Sir Robert Liston, the diplomatist, and the Reverend Henry Liston, father of Robert Liston, the surgeon; there are also three letters of the surgeon to his father., 1782-1835.

 File
Identifier: MS.6352
Dates: 1782-1835.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts from the family of Robert Liston, surgeon.

Correspondence chiefly of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale., 1645-1697, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14402-14412
Scope and Contents

Unless specified otherwise, letters are addressed to, and correspondence is of, John, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale (1626-1697), created Marquess of Tweeddale in 1694, or his wife Jean, Countess of Tweeddale (1628-1688), The 1st Marquess was known as Lord Yester from 1646 until he succeeded his father, the 1st Earl, in 1654.

Dates: 1645-1697, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Correspondence of the Hays of Yester.

Correspondence chiefly of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale., 1658-1713, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14413-14418
Scope and Contents

Unless specified otherwise, letters are addressed to, and correspondence is of, John, Marquess of Tweeddale (1645-1715), or his wife Mary, Marchioness of Tweeddale (died 1702), daughter of the Duke of Lauderdale. The 2nd Marquess was known as Lord Yester until 1694, and Earl of Yester from 1694 until he succeeded his father, the 1st Marquess, in 1697.

Dates: 1658-1713, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Correspondence of the Hays of Yester.

Correspondence chiefly of the 3rd Earl of Minto, chiefly concerning family and domestic affairs and Greenock politics, but including also a letter concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto’s diplomatic mission to Italy., 1831-1851.

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Identifier: MS.21233
Dates: 1831-1851.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot Murray Kynynmounds, Earls of Minto, of related families, and of Sir John Coxe Hippisley, whose career was associated with that of the 1st Earl of Minto. / Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Earls of Minto.

Correspondence chiefly of the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1742-1787, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14434-14439
Scope and Contents

Unless specified otherwise, letters are addressed to, and correspondence is of, George, Marquess of Tweeddale (1710-1787). Until he succeeded his nephew, the 5th Marquess, in 1770 he was known as Lord George Hay of Newhall. Also included is the correspondence of Major William Hay, heir presumptive to the Tweeddale title until his death in 1781.

Dates: 1742-1787, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Correspondence of the Hays of Yester.

Correspondence chiefly of the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1742-1787, undated.

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Identifier: MS.14439
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Letters, 1775-1781, undated, addressed to Major William Hay (folio 1);

(ii) Letters, 1780-1785, concerning the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale's one-sixteenth share in the ‘Kent’ East Indiaman (folio 77);

(iii) Miscellaneous business, estate and local affairs correspondence, 1742-1787, undated (folio 116).

Dates: 1742-1787, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Correspondence of the Hays of Yester. / Correspondence chiefly of the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale. / Business, estate and local affairs correspondence of the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale.

Correspondence chiefly of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1803-1876, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14441-14463
Scope and Contents

Unless specified otherwise, letters are addressed to, and correspondence is of, George, Marquess of Tweeddale (1787-1876), or his wife Susan, Marchioness of Tweeddale (1797-1870).

Dates: 1803-1876, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Correspondence of the Hays of Yester.

Correspondence chiefly of the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale, his wife Candida Louise, Marchioness of Tweeddale, and his son William George Montagu, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1845-1967, undated.

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Identifier: MSS.14465-14471
Scope and Contents

Unless specified otherwise, letters are addressed to, and correspondence is of, William Montagu, Marquess of Tweeddale (1826-1911), or his wife Candida Louise, Marchioness of Tweeddale. The 10th Marquess was known as Lord William Montagu Hay until he succeeded his brother, the 9th Marquess, in 1878. The 10th Marquess was succeeded in 1911 by his eldest son, William George Montagu, Marquess of Tweeddale (1884-1967), who was styled Earl of Gifford until that date.

Dates: 1845-1967, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House. / Correspondence of the Hays of Yester.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1777-1896.

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Identifier: MSS.13330-13353
Scope and Contents

MS.13330 contains material concerning electoral politics at Morpeth in 1777. MS.13330 and MS.13331, folios 1-43, are chiefly correspondence of Cornelius Elliot of Woollie, Writer to the Signet, and include many letters of the 1st Earl of Minto with Admiral John Elliot, and in MS.13331 there are letters of the 1st Earl concerning Fox's India Bill and the constitutional crisis of 1783-1784. In MSS.13336-13338 there are voters' rolls for Roxburghshire.

Dates: 1777-1896.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1777-1780.

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Identifier: MS.13330
Dates: 1777-1780.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1781-1788.

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Identifier: MS.13331
Dates: 1781-1788.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1790-1793.

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Identifier: MS.13332
Dates: 1790-1793.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1795-October 1806.

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Identifier: MS.13333
Dates: 1795-October 1806.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., April-November 1806.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.13334(i)-(ii)
Dates: April-November 1806.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., May 1806-1810.

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Identifier: MS.13335
Dates: May 1806-1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., January-February 1811.

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Identifier: MS.13336
Dates: January-February 1811.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., February 1811-1812.

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Identifier: MS.13337
Dates: February 1811-1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1811-1814.

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Identifier: MS.13338
Dates: 1811-1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1806-1814.

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Identifier: MS.13339
Dates: 1806-1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1816-1820.

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Identifier: MS.13340
Dates: 1816-1820.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1821-1828.

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Identifier: MS.13341
Dates: 1821-1828.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1830-1831.

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Identifier: MS.13342
Dates: 1830-1831.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1832.

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Identifier: MS.13343
Dates: 1832.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., 1833-May 1835.

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Identifier: MS.13344
Dates: 1833-May 1835.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire., July 1835-1836.

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Identifier: MS.13345
Dates: July 1835-1836.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence, chiefly of the Earls of Minto, concerning elections and politics in Roxburghshire.

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