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Found in 683 Collections and/or Records:
Copies of dispatches and papers from Robert Townsend Farquhar to the Governor-General in Council sent to Thomas Stamford Raffles, secretary to the 1st Earl of Minto in Java, by Neil Benjamin Edmondstone, Chief Secretary to Government, Bengal, in June 1811., 1810-1811.
Copies of excerpts of letters from John P MacLeod, Tain, to A K Cameron., 1916-1919.
Copies of excerpts of letters from Simon Fraser to Alexander K Cameron and Dr J D Ross Watt., 1908-1929.
Copies of excerpts of letters to Dr J D Ross Watt, and miscellaneous articles on subjects relating to the bagpipes., 1880-1913, undated.
The contents are arranged as follows:
Copies of excerpts of letters, 1911-1913, undated, from various correspondents, including Dr Charles Bannatyne, John Grant, and Dr K N MacDonald, to Dr J D Ross Watt, 1911-1913, undated (folio 1);
An article, undated, on canntaireachd possibly by Alexander K Cameron (folio 90);
Miscellaneous copies of printed articles, 1880, undated, on subjects relating to the bagpipes (folio 111).
Copies of papers concerning the Commissioner for the Revenue Settlement of the Ceded and Conquered Provinces., 1810-1811, 1813.
The contents are as follows. (i) Reports and assessments, 1810-1811, concerning the revenue settlements of Kampur (folio 1), Gorakpur (folio 49), Allahabad (folio 116), Bundelkhand (folio 190) and Farruckhabad (folio 234); (ii) Excerpt from a general letter to the Court of Directors, 19 June 1813 (folio 268).
Copies of papers concerning the Exchequer and King’s rents.
Copies of papers relating to Galloway, in various hands of the 18th century.
Copy, 18th century of Latin poem, 1595, on Charlemagne by Matthew Brobon Caesar, Professor of Greek at Leipzig; with excerpt, 1399, from 14th century manuscript describing an 'idol of the Teutons'., 14th century, 1595.
Copy, 18th century, written on paper watermarked 1742 or 1749, of an extract from `An Abridgment of the Scotishe historie`, written by John Maxwell, 4th Lord Herries of Terregles and dated 1656.
Copy, made apparently in 1729, of ‘the most material passages’ of ‘Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Scotorum’ by Thomas Dempster (Bononiae, 1627).
Copy made by Thomas (Dom Placid) Fleming, Abbot of Ratisbon, of papers in the dispute between the Irish and the Scottish benedictines over the rightful ownership of the former Irish monasteries in Germany, and particularly that of St. James, Ratisbon.
Copy of ‘Memoirs of the Secret Services of John Macky (London, 1733) with manuscript annotations.
Copy of notes on persons in Glasgow written by John Buchanan, Doctor of Law, on a copy of the 'Reprint of Jones's Directory . . .for the year 1789'.
The copy, which was made in 1884, is followed by excerpts from the 'Glasgow Herald' regarding local persons and buildings.
'Copy of original writings containing the rights and priveldges belonging to the Incorporation of the Tailors of Canongate', 1438-1796; with related material., 1438-1796.
The copy was made in the 18th century. It is followed by copies of a contract of union, 1709, between the trades and incorporations of Canongate, and other deeds (folio 27), and an extract from William Maitland's 'History of Edinburgh' (Edinburgh, 1753), regarding the Canongate (folio 37).
Corrected typescript of Francis Bull`s introduction to "Scandinavia", a catalogue of an exhibition held at NLS.
With letter of Francis Bull.
Corrections and additions to ‘Letters and recollections of Sir Walter Scott' (London, 1904) by Mary Anne Hughes, from a collation with the originals in the possession of Messrs W Heffer & Sons, Ltd, Cambridge.
Correspondence, 1930-1935, of James Glen, Writer, Glasgow, chiefly with Professor Sir Herbert Grierson about questions connected with the latter's edition of Sir Walter Scott's letters and life of Scott.
Included are extracts from the diary of John Ballantyne, 1814-1818 (folio 176).
Correspondence and administrative papers of James Stuart including drafts, copies and extracts., 1782-1783.
The correspondence is between James Stuart, as Commander-in-Chief of the East India Company's forces based on Fort St George (Madras), officials of the Company, and officers of the army. It concerns the day-to-day administration of the forces under Stuart's command, general administration of the Madras Presidency, and local politics.
Correspondence and papers, 1821-1896, undated, of the Honourable George Henry Douglas, Admiral, nephew of Lord Strathnairn., 18th century, 1821-1896, undated.
A few papers, eighteenth century, whose connection with the Rose family is not apparent, have been placed at the end of this volume (folio 91).
Correspondence and papers concerning Alexander Carlyle., 1806-1850.
The contents consist of correspondence of Carlyle Bell, Writer to the Signet (folio 1), some later correspondence (folio 32) and papers (folio 38) relating to Alexander Carlyle's books and papers.
Correspondence and papers, concerning the administration of the College at Fort William., 1808-1813.
Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations.
Alexander Carlyle's papers consist chiefly of journals, sermons, lectures, autobiographical writings, writings on various topics, poetry and papers on church and other affairs. The later papers (MSS.23927-23930) consist of a list of his books, excerpts from his writings and excerpts of proceedings in the action against him by the Presbytery of Dalkeith.
Correspondence and papers of Louisa Kathleen Haldane concerning her parents, Coutts and Harriet A Trotter of Dreghorn, and their ancestors.
Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto, including letters from Henry Brougham and Sir John Sinclair, on the Farmers' Property Tax and on the current agricultural and industrial depression., 1807-1823.
Correspondence and papers of the Faculty of Advocates Library concerning donations and purchases.
Includes the inventory of John Campbell of Islay collection.