Documents.
Found in 1533 Collections and/or Records:
“Relation de ce qui s’est passé au sujet de la vente du vin à Geneve en 1716.”
Reminiscences of Mary E Haldane’s early life and experiences., 1922-1925, undated.
The reminiscences are continued from MS.20017 (Part 1), folio 15.
A small quantity of papers found loosely enclosed in MSS.20015: ‘Birthday scripture text book’, and MS.20018: Notebook containing an account by Mrs Haldane of her ancestors and her early years, have been placed at the end (folio 399).
Reports, memoranda and papers chiefly of or to Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, or Robert Graham, concerning estate improvements, valuations and rentals, and general administration., 1696-1849.
Reports, memorials, opinions and other papers relating to roads, turnpikes, railways and other county business., 1825-1841.
Reports, minutes, lists of accounts, memorandums, and other documents., 1859-1864.
'Results of the investigation of the settlement of English families in Scotland.'
Returns concerning the Friendly Societies Act (1896)., [?1896, or after.]
Scottish petitions and other documents., [?1705]-1725.
Contains petitions and other documents relating to:
(i) The opposition to the Malt Tax, 1724-1725 (folios 1, 10);
(ii) The prohibition of the importation of foreign starch, [?1705] (folio 8);
(iii) The spread of Roman Catholicism in Scotland, 1723 (folio 13);
(iv) The call of the Magistrates and Kirk Session of Aberdeen to Mr James Chalmers (apparently the subsequent Professor of Divinity), [?I725] (folio 14).
Scrapbook containing miscellaneous notice and correspondence of the Edinburgh Typographical Society., 1910-1951.
'Selecta quaedam carmina Proverbialia', undated, written chiefly by Thomas Ruddiman., First half of 18th century.
The manuscript is labelled 'RF, VII’.
'Sibbaldi Fragmenta Historica.'
“Sibbald’s historical collections”, in the hand of Sir Robert Sibbald.
The contents are as follows: (i) Memoirs for writing of the History of Scotland from the Records now extant; (ii) An account of Scotch Records carried into England; (iii) An account of source Manuscript Scotch Histories kept in France, Italy and Germany; (iv) Upon the ancient League between France and Scotland; (v) The History of Scotland during the reign of James I of Scotland.
Single items and small collections of letters and papers of, or concerning, James Keir Hardie, socialist and labour leader.
Small collection of letters, papers, photographs and press cuttings from the Minto Papers.
Small collections of correspondence and papers of and to members of the Haldane family.
Small collections of correspondence, with some papers, chiefly of J B S Haldane.
Small collections of letters and papers concerning people with surnames from F-W., 1741-1888, undated.
Small collections of letters and papers of the nineteenth century, with a few of the eighteenth century.
Small miscellaneous collection of letters and papers (some printed) including letters to and concerning Major-General Sir Neil Campbell and his nephew and biographer Archibald N C Maclachlan.
Many of the items appear to have been previously pasted into an album, or albums.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 1: letters and papers, 1560-1610 (chiefly1603-1606), undated, on various topics., 1560-1610, undated.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 6: letters and papers, ?1608-1621 (chiefly 1615), undated., ?1608-1621, undated.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 8: letters and papers, 1599-1622 (chiefly 1617-1618), undated., 1599-1622, undated.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 10: letters and papers, [Circa 1608]-1624 (chiefly 1621-1623), undated., [Circa 1608]-1624, undated.
The letters are chiefly to James VI and John Murray.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 11: letters and papers, 1620-1626 (chiefly 1624-1625), undated., 1620-1626, undated.
Documents are chiefly to James VI and the Lord Chancellor, George Hay (later Earl of Kinnoull), but there are some administrative documents from early in the reign of Charles I.