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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Physical or digital representations of a body of information designed with the capacity to communicate. In its broadest sense, ""documents"" include any item amenable to cataloging and indexing, that is, including nonprint media. For the activity of gathering and recording information, see ""documentation (function)""For specfic types of documents, see concepts under ""document genres."".

Found in 1533 Collections and/or Records:

Letters and papers concerning the British invasion and occupation of Java, and papers relating to the sultanate of Bantam., 1808-1814.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17708-11709
Dates: 1808-1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape. / 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.

Letters and papers found loosely enclosed in the papers of members of the families of Trotter., 1875-1911, undated.

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Identifier: MS.20309
Dates: 1875-1911, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of various members of the families of Trotter. / Miscellaneous papers of the Trotter family.

Letters and papers in the cases of Thomas Graham of Balgowan against Andrew Straiton, and Straiton against Graham., 1778, 1783-1787.

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Identifier: MS.16261
Dates: 1778, 1783-1787.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / 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. / Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates. / Papers and correspondence chiefly concerning civil litigation involving the estate, and family trusts. / Letters and papers in the cases of Thomas Graham of Balgowan against Andrew Straiton, tenant in Pitmurthly, and Straiton against Graham.

Letters and papers in the cases of Thomas Graham of Balgowan against Andrew Straiton, and Straiton against Graham., 1788-1789.

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Identifier: MS.16262
Dates: 1788-1789.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / 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. / Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates. / Papers and correspondence chiefly concerning civil litigation involving the estate, and family trusts. / Letters and papers in the cases of Thomas Graham of Balgowan against Andrew Straiton, tenant in Pitmurthly, and Straiton against Graham.

Letters and papers in the cases of Thomas Graham of Balgowan against Andrew Straiton, and Straiton against Graham., 1790-1797.

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Identifier: MS.16263
Dates: 1790-1797.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / 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. / Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates. / Papers and correspondence chiefly concerning civil litigation involving the estate, and family trusts. / Letters and papers in the cases of Thomas Graham of Balgowan against Andrew Straiton, tenant in Pitmurthly, and Straiton against Graham.

Letters and papers in the cases of Thomas Graham of Balgowan against Andrew Straiton, tenant in Pitmurthly, and Straiton against Graham., 1778-1797.

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Identifier: MSS.16261-16263
Dates: 1778-1797.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / 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. / Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates. / Papers and correspondence chiefly concerning civil litigation involving the estate, and family trusts.

Letters and papers, including a specimen printed sheet, 1784, concerning the New Musical Type devised by Samuel Arnold for his edition of the works of George Frideric Handel.

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Identifier: MS.21848
Dates: 1784.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letters and papers of and concerning James Augustus Grant and family., 1821-1908, undated.

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Identifier: MS.17908
Scope and Contents

The contents consist of various family letters, 1821-1891, undated (folio 1); letters and documents relating to James Augustus Grant's service in the Bengal Army, 1854-1870 (folio 50); and miscellaneous letters, 1842-1908, undated (folio 109).

Dates: 1821-1908, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of James Augustus Grant and of his family.

Letters and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto., 1806.

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Identifier: MS.11280
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Copies of dispatches and enclosures of the Bengal Government to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, May-June 1806 (folio 1); (ii) Letters and papers, 1806, concerning claims on the East India Company by Benjamin Lacam, Lady Jane Jodrell, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Sentleger, the estate of William Burke, Robert Townsend Farquar, and Walter Farquar (folio 94); (iii) Copy of a minute by the 1st Earl of Minto, as President of the Board of Control,...
Dates: 1806.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto chiefly as President of the Board of Control.

Letters and papers of and concerning the Madras Government and Army., 1809-1810.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11659-11661
Dates: 1809-1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape. / Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government with and concerning the Madras Government and Army.

Letters and papers of Major Alexander Gilbert Barry to the 1st Earl of Minto, written from Réunion and Mauritius., 1810-1812.

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Identifier: MS.11134
Dates: 1810-1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Family and general correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto. / Letters and papers of and concerning the illegitimate children of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly Major Alexander Gilbert Barry.

Letters and papers of Sir Charles H Firth, and of his wife, Lady Frances Firth, to Professor David Nicol Smith., 1909-1939, undated.

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Identifier: MS.19601
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Letters and papers, 1909-1936, undated, of Sir Charles H Firth. Many of the letters take the form of brief notes but the papers include manuscripts and typescripts of reviews and articles. (Folio 1.)

(ii) Letters and papers, 1926-1939, undated, of Frances, Lady Firth, mostly concerning the disposal of Sir Charles's books. (Folio 186.)

Dates: 1909-1939, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence of David Nichol Smith, Professor of English Literature at Oxford.

Letters and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning Church of Scotland affairs., 1849-1888.

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Identifier: MS.12346
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Printed papers and press cuttings, 1849-1888, chiefly concerning the teinds question (folio 1); (ii) Letters and papers, 1864, concerning the Episcopal Clergy Disabilities Bill (folio 260).

Dates: 1849-1888.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1814-1891), 3rd Earl of Minto. / Political correspondence and papers of and concerning the 3rd Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning Church of Scotland affairs.

Letters and papers of the family of Fleming., [?1643]-1736, undated.

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Identifier: MS.20773
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Letters and documents, [?1643]-1736, undated, numbered E.1-54 (with gaps). There is a considerable overlap in content with MS.20772. For more of this series of letters and documents, see MS.20800 (i). The basis of the arrangement is chronology but the reasons for selection are not clear. (Folio 1.) This is XVII C in the ‘Inventory’ (MS.20770).(ii) Letters, 1719-1733, to the Earl of Wigtown from other Scottish peers, chiefly in 1721 and 1727,...
Dates: [?1643]-1736, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the family of Fleming of Cumbernauld and Biggar, Lords Fleming, and Earls of Wigtown.

Letters and papers of the Macdonald family of Monachyle., 1800-1896.

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Identifier: MS.15911, folios 64-84
Dates: 1800-1896.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Miscellaneous small collections of letters and papers.

Letters and papers of Thomas Borthwick concerning the Greenock Articulation School for deaf children, of which Borthwick was Secretary.

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Identifier: MS.15995
Scope and Contents

The contents include a number of letters to Thomas Borthwick from Alexander Graham Bell concerning the school and the education of the deaf in general.

Dates: [?1877]-1885, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letters and papers received by the 1st Earl of Minto at the Board of Control., 1806.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11276-11277
Dates: 1806.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto chiefly as President of the Board of Control.

Letters and papers received by the 1st Earl of Minto during his absence from India on the Java Expedition., 1811.

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Identifier: MS.11622
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Copies of correspondence with the Bombay Government concerning the Residency at Bushehr (folio 1); (ii) Letter of Neil Benjamin Edmondstone to Thomas Stamford Raffles, with enclosed copies of dispatches from the Bengal Government to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors concerning the expeditions to Bourbon and Mauritius and to Java (folio 27); (iii) Correspondence, chiefly copies, concerning shipping for the Java expedition (folio 45); (iv) Letter...
Dates: 1811.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government. / Papers received by the 1st Earl of Minto during his absence from India on the Java Expedition. / Letters and dispatches, chiefly copies, received by the 1st Earl of Minto during his absence from India on the Java Expedition.

Letters and papers relating chiefly to the Herring Fisheries in Scotland, and to police and prisons in Scotland, with a few maps and plans of prisons., 1779-1848.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.354A-C
Dates: 1779-1848.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount.

Letters and papers sent by John Malcolm to the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the army mutiny at Masulipatam., 1809.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11655-11656
Dates: 1809.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape. / Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government with and concerning the Madras Government and Army. / Letters and papers sent by John Malcolm to the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the army mutiny at Masulipatam, and papers communicated by Lieutenant-Colonel (later General) Thomas Gage Montresor to Neil Benjamin Edmondstone.

Letters and papers sent by John Malcolm to the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the army mutiny at Masulipatam, and papers communicated by Lieutenant-Colonel (later General) Thomas Gage Montresor to Neil Benjamin Edmondstone., 1809.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11655-11658
Dates: 1809.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape. / Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government with and concerning the Madras Government and Army.

Letters and papers, some printed, including a few photographs, formerly loosely enclosed throughout MSS.20087-20205 which could not be pasted or tipped in where they were found., 1901-1929, undated.

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Identifier: MS.20207
Scope and Contents

A list of the volumes where the various items were formerly located is placed at the beginning (folio i).

Dates: 1901-1929, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Diaries, a few notebooks and some miscellaneous papers chiefly of Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson, with some of her parents, brother and sisters, her husband and daughter. / Miscellaneous papers of the Haldane and Burdon-Sanderson families.

Letters and papers to Baron Glenbervie and contact copies of some verses in his hand, originally found at various places inside MS.16492: Author's interleaved proof copy of ‘Occasional verses, translations and imitations’, but now kept separately., [?1820.]

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Identifier: MS.16494
Dates: [?1820.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Author's interleaved proof copy of ‘Occasional verses, translations and imitations’ by Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie; with letters and papers to Glenbervie formerly loosely inserted therein.

Letters and papers to Elizabeth S Haldane, concerning the Territorial Force Nursing Service., 1910-1911, 1919.

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Identifier: MS.20260, folios 78-101
Dates: 1910-1911, 1919.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Small collections of correspondence and papers of and to members of the Haldane family. / Correspondence and papers of and to members of the Haldane family.

Letters and papers written to John Forbes, with a few drafts of his replies., 1801-1804, 1807, 1818, undated.

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Identifier: MS.15350
Dates: 1801-1804, 1807, 1818, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of John Forbes, Lieutenant-General in the Portuguese service.

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