Scope and Contents This loose collection of papers belonged to Duncan Campbell, who was born at the farm of Kerrumore, Glenlyon, of which his family had been tenants for three generations. He was editor of the ‘Northern Chronicle’, co-editor of the ‘Highland Monthly’, and author of a number of works relating to Highland history, notably the ‘Book of Garth and Fortingall’. (See ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 28, page vi).The papers here described are in many different...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Copies of letters and decreet arbitral concerning Sir James Campbell of Aberuchil and Colin Campbell, collector of Prestonpans, 1735-1736 (folio 1);(ii) Notes on the affairs of the widow of Archibald Campbell, collector of Prestonpans, 1765 (folio 11);(iii) Accounts, mostly for seeds, of Colonel John Campbell of Mamore (later 4th Duke of Argyll), 1728-1741, undated (folio 14);(iv) Correspondence and papers...

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(i) Papers, 1748-1763, of and concerning Alexander Hamilton (folio 1). They relate mostly to finance, personal and official (Lord Milton was his creditor), but also to some proposed changes in postal services.

(ii) Papers, 1725-1759, undated, concerning the Hepburns of Humbie, relating chiefly to a dispute between the elder and younger lairds, in which Lord Milton was arbitrator, and the entail of the estate.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Haddington's ‘Decisions’, from 1609 to 1623 (folio 1), 'wryten be Johne McKenzie, servitor to Mr. Rorie McKenzie, Advocat' (folio 101 verso); the same version as in MS. 2707;(ii) 'Informationes anent Consistories, qrby the usefulness and necessitie of these is evinced and prejudices against them is satisfied and declared', in the same hand (folio 102);(iii) 'Instructions to the Commissrs of Edr.', in the same hand (folio...