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Found in 3631 Collections and/or Records:
Papers, notes, and correspondence of James Glen on subjects relating to Sir Walter Scott, with copies of and extracts from original letters, accounts, and other papers., 1921-1935, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2533
Scope and Contents
Among the subjects dealt with are the date of Sir Walter Scott's birth, his brothers and sisters, his visit to Fettercairn in 1796, Lady Scott's birth and family, Scott's financial affairs, and the story of his drive to Polton in 1825.
Dates:
1921-1935, undated.
Papers obtained by William Forbes Skene from the Reverend Mackintosh MacKay of Laggan (1800-1873).
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.1.14
Scope and Contents
Mackintosh MacKay was a native of the Reay Country, the son of Captain Alexander MacKay of Duard Beg. In 1828 William Forbes Skene, then nineteen, was sent by his father, at Sir Walter Scott’s recommendation, to study Gaelic with him at Laggan. MacKay had then just finished his work on the Highland Society of Scotland’s Dictionary.The contents are as follows.(i) (John Mackechnie, number 1). A note recording the return of Adv.MS.72.1.33, pages 41-42, formerly here, to...
Dates:
17th century-19th century.
Papers of Alexander Walker during his retirement, including copies of earlier correspondence., 1783-[circa 1825], undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.13720-13740
Dates:
1783-[circa 1825], undated.
Papers of and collected by Alexander Walker for proposed publications., 1592-1594, 1775-1830.
Series
Identifier: MSS.13775-13960
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1592-1594, 1775-1830.
Papers of and collected by James Dennistoun (including some printed items), together with some correspondence mostly relating to the Scots monasteries at Würzburg and Ratisbon, being materials towards a projected book by Dennistoun on the Scots monasteries in Germany and elsewhere on the Continent (cf. folio 408)., ?1650-1839.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.19.2.25
Scope and Contents
The more substantial items include:(i) a copy in the hand of Friar Alan Chisholm of a version brought up to date in 1687 of `Indiculus Monasteriorum Scotorum S. Benedicti Extra Scotiam` by James Brown (see `"Germania Sancta": a seventeenth-century trilogy`, pages 118-140) (folio 1).(ii) two engravings depicting the Scottish Benedictine monastery of St James, Ratisbon, followed by notes by Dennistoun on the library, the funerary monuments, extracts from the necrology,...
Dates:
?1650-1839.
Papers of and concerning Basil Cochrane, a senior merchant of the East India Company in the Madras Presidency, and a nephew of Andrew and James Stuart., 1778-1789, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8456-8462
Dates:
1778-1789, undated.
Papers of and concerning Charles Grant, Vicomte de Vaux, on maritime subjects., 1792-1806, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.25161
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Nouveaux moyens de trouver la longitude en mer' by Charles Grant, undated. (Folio 1.) The paper is watermarked 1798. This is a fair copy of the introduction to a work planned in four chapters.
(ii) 'Introduction à de nouvelles cartes des quartre [sic] parties du monde' by Charles Grant, after 1801. (Folio 21.)
(iii) Reports on clocks and watches for maritime use, 1793. (Folio 29.)
(iv) Two fair copies of 'Moyens simples pour trouver la longitude en mer' by...
Dates:
1792-1806, undated.
Papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto., 1812, 1814.
File
Identifier: MS.11697
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Notes in the 1st Earl of Minto's hand concerning Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie's address to the Governor-General in Council, with related papers (folio 1); (ii) Copy of the address of Herman Warner Muntinghe to Thomas Stamford Raffles, 23 March 1814 (folio 58). See MS.11701, folio 93 for the printed version of this address.
Dates:
1812, 1814.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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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.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto.
Papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1835-[circa 1840.]
File
Identifier: MS.12064
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Notes and papers, 1836-1839, concerning naval operations against the slave trade from West Africa (folio 1);
(ii) The Countess of Minto's list of dinners given at the Admiralty, 1835-1839, with names of guests (folio 62);
(iii) Copy of a circular, January 1838, regulating the entry of 1st Class Volunteers to the Navy (folio 68);
(iv) Reports and other papers, 1835-1836, relating to the Russian Fleet and its naval establishments on the Black Sea, and to the...
Dates:
1835-[circa 1840.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Political and diplomatic correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto as First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, with further correspondence and papers on Admiralty and general naval affairs, 1822-1856.
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Admiralty papers and some associated correspondence on various subjects, of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Papers of and concerning William Elliot as Chief Secretary., 1806-[circa 1815], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.12924
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Copy of the address of the Presbyterian (Seceder) Synod of Ireland to the Chief Secretary, 10 April 1806 (folio 1);
(ii) Copy of 'Resolutions respecting the Military of Ireland' by Henry Brooke Parnell (folio 3);
(iii) Memorandum and copy of a letter concerning titles, ?1806 (folio 13);
(iv) Papers, March-June 1807, concerning William Elliot's Chief Secretaryship fees and private account (folio 23);
(v) Notes of William Elliot on the 'Suspension Bill',...
Dates:
1806-[circa 1815], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers chiefly of William Nassau Elliot of Wells (?1736-1775), Barrister (Inner Temple), and of his son, William Elliot of Wells (1766-1818), Member of Parliament.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning William Elliot of Wells.
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Correspondence and papers of William Elliot of Wells as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1806-1807.
Papers of, and letters of, and to, Sir Charles Elliot., 1844-1873, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.21229
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Extracts from the logbook, 1844, of H.M.S. Spartan (folio 1);
(ii) Letter, 1845, of Admiral Sir Francis W Austen ordering Sir Charles Elliot to return to England (folio 7);
(iii) Letters, 1864-1866, to Elliot concerning his command on the South American station and the war between Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay (folio 9);
(iv) Copy letters, 1864-1866, undated, of Elliot, extracted from a letter book, concerning his command on the South American station (folio...
Dates:
1844-1873, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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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.
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Papers and correspondence of the Honourable Sir Charles G J B Elliot, Admiral of the Fleet.
Papers of Auldbar estate., 1755-[circa 1900.]
File
Identifier: MS.15418
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) Apprisings, valuations, etc. (folio 1); (ii) Rentals (folio 50); (iii) Papers on roups (folio 93); (iv) Papers on agriculture and forestry (folio 110); (v) Papers on fishing (folio 144); (vi) Papers on dogs (folio 153); (vii) Papers concerning roads (folio 171); (viii) Papers concerning churches (folio 213); (ix) Papers concerning schools (folio 217); (x) Papers concerning prisons (folio 223).
Dates:
1755-[circa 1900.]
Papers of Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd., 1911-?1978, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27442
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscripts and one typescript of poems by Nan Shepherd, 1911-1950, undated (folio 1); (ii) Printed and typescript copies of poems by other poets, 1938-?1978, undated (folio 6); (iii) Miscellaneous papers, 1934-1949, undated (folio 42).
Dates:
1911-?1978, undated.
Papers of Dr Robert Anderson, 1799-1808, undated, including copies of ballads and other poems, printed and in manuscript, and a copy of a letter, 1808, of the Archbishop of Canterbury., 1799-1808, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1001, folios 61-82
Dates:
1799-1808, undated.
Papers of George Bruce.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11260
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscript and typescript drafts of poems and 89 letters and copies of letters.
Dates:
1944-1995 and undated.
Papers of George Chalmers, the antiquary.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.21.1.1-21.1.12
Dates:
18th century-1816.
Papers of George Thomson, chiefly concerning Robert Bums.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20438-20439
Dates:
1798-1851.
Papers of Hugh Elliot relating to the Governorship of the Leeward Islands., 1809-1813.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13054-13058
Scope and Contents
Most of these papers consist of official correspondence with the government, and with the formal depositions and memoranda concerning legal cases mostly against planters for cruelty to their slaves. The case against Arthur Hodge in which Hugh Elliot by his own personal interference secured a conviction is well documented.
Dates:
1809-1813.
Papers of Hugh Elliot relating to the Neapolitan Mission., 1802-1808, 1814.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13023-13053
Scope and Contents
These papers cover every aspect of Hugh Elliot's official activities during his embassy at Naples and subsequently at Palermo, 1803-1806. In addition to normal diplomatic affairs, they deal extensively with naval operations in the Mediterranean and with military campaigns in southern Italy, particularly Calabria.
Dates:
1802-1808, 1814.
Papers of James Aitkins, Bishop of Galloway.
File
Identifier: MS.3012
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letters, 1679-1685, undated, to James Aitkins, with copies of two letters written by him. Printed in ‘Miscellany III’, ‘Scottish History Society', 2nd series, volume xix (1919), edited by William Douglas. (Folio 1.)(ii) Birthday exhortation to James, Duke of York, probably written between 1662 and 1671. (Folio 31.)(iii) Instructions, 1636, signed by Charles I, regarding the denunciation of the Priory of St Andrews, the...
Dates:
1636-1709, undated.
Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on America, Australasia, with miscellaneous material., 1766-1796, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.24536
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Of North America and South America', 1790. (Folio 1.) Monboddo number 261.
(ii) ‘Of the Indians in North America', 1769, based on an account by the Jesuit missionary, P J A Roubaud. (Folio 36.) Monboddo number 88.
(iii) Copy of a letter of Thomas Campbell, 1767, concerning an embassy to the Creek Indians in Alabama (Folio 56.) Monboddo number 116.
(iv) Papers concerning Patagonia, Peru and the Antilles, 1766, undated. (Folio 60.) Monboddo numbers 82, 84, 87,...
Dates:
1766-1796, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Literary and philosophical papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo.
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on anthropology and travel, consisting to a great extent of notes taken from published works.
Papers of James Stuart concerning the Pigot Affair., 1776-1780.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8413-8424
Papers of James W S Marr.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5110
Scope and Contents
Including letters and copies of letters, press cuttings and photographs.
Dates:
1929-1937.
Papers of Jane C Burdon-Sanderson concerning her journeys to India., 1885-1889.
File
Identifier: MS.20669
Scope and Contents
The associated papers of Jane Burdon-Sanderson, which were formerly loosely enclosed at various places in MS.20668, consist of her original diary of 18 March-1 April 1886, letters 1885, 1888-1889 to her sister Elizabeth, and letters, 1889, of her servant and others to her brother and sisters concerning her death.
Dates:
1885-1889.