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Found in 3631 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of the Douglas family used by the Hamilton lawyers in the Douglas Cause lawsuit, apparently to establish the principle of the Douglas succession., 1321-1707, 1712, 1761-1762.
File
Identifier: MS.5350
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Inventories, 1712, 1761, of Douglas papers in the Douglas charter chest and elsewhere. (Folio 1.)(ii) Copies and extracts, 1761-1762, of Douglas charters, 1321-1633. Many of these were printed from the originals by Sir William Fraser in ‘The Douglas book’, volume iii; only those charters not printed in this work have been indexed. (Folio 44.)(iii) Copies and extracts, 1761-1762, of Douglas deeds and writs, 1588-1707. (Folio...
Dates:
1321-1707, 1712, 1761-1762.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Papers of Andrew Stuart, the second son of Archibald Stuart, of Torrance, Writer to the Signet.
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Papers of Andrew Stuart concerning the Douglas Cause.
Papers of the Edinburgh Harmonists’ Society., 1829-1961, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21643-21664
Scope and Contents
The Edinburgh Harmonists’ Society was founded in 1822 as the direct successor to the Catch Club and thereby of the Edinburgh Musical Society which began in 1728. It continued until 1950, when it became part of the Edinburgh Musical Society to which it transferred its papers and above all its valuable library, much of which had belonged to the Catch Club.
Dates:
1829-1961, undated.
Papers of the enquiry into the suicide of Sultan Muhi ad-Din, being copies of reports, testimonies and depositions, received by the 1st Earl of Minto in Java., 1811.
File
Identifier: MS.11598
Dates:
1811.
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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Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government.
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Papers of the Bengal Government relating to the Judicial Department and the administration of law and law enforcement.
Papers of the estate of Eaglescarnie, East Lothian.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.23.3.26-23.3.30
Scope and Contents
The Eaglescarnie estate was held by a younger branch of the Haliburtons until the middle of the 18th century, when it was acquired by Patrick Lindsay, Deputy Secretary at War, by his marriage with Margaret, only daughter of Thomas Haliburton. There are some 17th-century papers of the Haliburtons, but the majority relate to Patrick Lindsay and to his father, Patrick, Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Member of Parliament for the City (see ‘The Scots Peerage’, pages 409-410). Several of the papers...
Dates:
1639-1789.
Papers of the estate of Eaglescarnie, East Lothian: volume 1: Various letters and papers., 1639-1747.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.3.26
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Letters to Patrick Lindsay, Member of Parliament, 1736-1737, concerning the Porteous Riots (folio 1).(ii) Letters to Patrick Lindsay, Member of Parliament, 1735, 1739, chiefly concerning the licensing of a theatre in Edinburgh (folio 19).(iii) Papers concerning the Jacobite Rising of 1745-1746, including a printed military pass of Prince Charles Edward to Patrick Lindsay, Lord George Murray`s releasement of...
Dates:
1639-1747.
Papers of the Faculty of Advocates concerning the case of Messrs Tait against James A Maconochie.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/19
Dates:
1823, undated.
Papers of the families of Crawfurd of Kilbirnie and of Jordanhill.
File
Identifier: MS.20988
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) Legal documents and correspondence, 1488-1789 (folio 1); (ii) Notes, ?1786-1821, on legal cases (folio 33); (iii) Genealogical papers, 1707-1731, undated (folio 65); (iv) Poetry, 18th century-19th century, including an early copy, dated 1734, of Allan Ramsay's poem, 'The Thimble' (folio 93); (v) Notes, undated, by George Crawfurd, the antiquary, and a translation of a charter, 1748, by Thomas Ruddiman (folio 107).
Dates:
1488-1821, undated.
Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs., 1437-1912, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14750-14777
Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs., 1541-1687, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14751
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Relief, 1541, of the castleward of Belton (folio 1);(ii) Copy of the instrument of sasine, 1603, of Lady (Margaret) Hay of Yester of the lands of Belton, Killpallet, Byrecleuch, Yester Park and 'Hedinghill' (folio 2);(iii) Papers, 1629-1648, concerning tacks of teinds to East Lothian lairds (folio 4);(iv) Papers, 1647-1653, of a dispute between the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and Patrick Hepburn of Nunraw...
Dates:
1541-1687, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning estate and local affairs.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs.
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General and East Lothian papers.
Papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal., 15th century-1927, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21174-21191
Papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine concerning Customs in Scotland., 1767, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1494-1495
Papers of the Oliphants of Gask concerning a dispute with Lord Rollo about the Water of Earn, 1827-1828, with copies of earlier papers., 1827-1828.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.4.12
Papers of the Ross family, gardeners at Costerton and Greenhill, shopkeepers in Edinburgh and school teacher at Broughton School.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7159
Scope and Contents
With copies of letters, 1915, of George Ross from Gallipoli.
Dates:
1831-1915.
Papers of transactions and lawsuits between the Tweeddale and Lauderdale families, deriving chiefly from the marriage between the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and Lady Mary Maitland, daughter of the Duke of Lauderdale., 1632-early 18th century, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14546-14550
Dates:
1632-early 18th century, undated.
Papers of William Bell concerning his research on Henry Bell.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.278
Dates:
1899-1978.
'Papers on Persian affairs.', ?1809-?1810.
File
Identifier: MS.13716
Scope and Contents
The manuscript includes:
(i) "Abridged account of the mission of Sir Harford Jones and Brigadier General Malcolm, Bombay 12 April 1809" (folio 1);
(ii) Excerpt from private letter, 27 June 1809, from Lord Minto to Brigadier General Malcolm about Sir Harford Jones' Persian mission (folio 29);
(iii) Copy letter, 7 January 1810, from Malcolm to Minto about Sir Harford Jones' dispatches (folio 39).
Dates:
?1809-?1810.
Papers on the exchange of prisoners, reports of foreign ministers and ambassadors, permits to travel, and other papers, from the time when Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane was Commander-in-Chief of the North American Station., 1813-1815.
File
Identifier: MS.2337
Dates:
1813-1815.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the North American Station.
Papers, printed and manuscript, relating to the claim of Colonel William Fullarton of Glenquich to the title and dignity of Lord Spynie.
File
Identifier: MS.116
Scope and Contents
Includes the remarks of Lord Hailes on the Spynie peerage case (folio 92), and copies of deeds relating to the lands of the Abbey of Lindores, 1592, 1736, 1738 and 1743 (folio 130).
Dates:
1592, 1736-1743, 1784-1785.
Papers received by the 1st Earl of Minto during his absence from India on the Java Expedition., 1811.
File
Identifier: MS.11620
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Papers relating to claims of the military on Amboina (folio 1);
(ii) Letter of Neil Benjamin Edmondstone, Chief Secretary to Government, to Hugh Hope in Java (folio 116);
(iii) Copy of a dispatch from the Bengal Government to the Court of Directors concerning John Richardson, Political Agent in Bundelkhand, with an excerpt of a private letter from Richardson to the Chief Secretary (folio 121);
(iv) Copy of a dispatch from the Bengal Government to the Court of...
Dates:
1811.
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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Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government.
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Papers received by the 1st Earl of Minto during his absence from India on the Java Expedition.
Papers relating to lawsuits and copies of correspondence., 1752-1802.
File
Identifier: MS.2905
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Papers relating to lawsuits of David Nairn of Drumkilbo against James Mercer of Aldie, 1752-1756 (folio 3) and of Alexander Nairn of Drumkilbo, David's son, against Colonel William Mercer of Aldie, brother of James, 1783-1788 (folio 32). An inventory of the latter process, 1788, enumerating many of the papers in both, has been placed at folio 1. These papers are perhaps connected with the legal affairs of Baroness Nairne (Flahaut de la...
Dates:
1752-1802.
Papers relating to Ritchie Calder`s work with the Political Warfare Executive during the Second World War.
File
Identifier: Acc.12799
Dates:
circa 1942-2005.
Papers relating to the collieries at Urquhart and Lochgelly., 1582-1888.
File
Identifier: MS.13305
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Papers relating to the disputed march between the lands of Urquhart and Pittencrieff, 1582 (18th century copy), 1635-1636, 1697-1753 (folio 1);
(ii) Coal tacks and related papers for Urquhart and Lochgelly, 1723-1746, 1860, 1872, 1888 (folio 23);
(iii) Legal reports and memoranda relating to coal, 1658, 1682, 1729-1747, including a report by William Adam on the Lochgelly coal, 1747 (folio 219).
Dates:
1582-1888.
Papers relating to the early history of the Cameronian (Lord Angus’) Regiment.
File
Identifier: MS.542
Scope and Contents
According to a letter, 1896, of Charles Dalton, editor of ‘English Army lists’ (folio i), the papers throw additional light on the history of the regiment. Included are:(i) Assignation by Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, of the arrears due to him as Colonel of the Scots Regiment in France, 1653 (folio i);(ii) The complaints of some officers and soldiers in the Regiment against the Lieutenant-Colonel William Cleland (draft and copy), 1689 (folios 8-12);...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1653, 1689-1696, 1896.
Papers relating to the executry of the 1st and 2nd Earls of Buccleuch, the marriage and executry of Mary, Countess of Buccleuch, and transactions and lawsuits between the Tweeddale family and the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmouth., 1457-1708, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14542-14545
Papers relating to the military service of Lieutenant Walter R Cuthbert, RFA, in Mesopotamia and India.
File
Identifier: Acc.12808
Scope and Contents
Includes a list of photographs taken in Mesopotamia, papers connected with Cuthbert`s post-war claims for arrears of pay and allowances, a receipt from British Empire Union and copies of sketches by Mrs Cuthbert (Wendy Wood) made during her husband`s RFA training.
Dates:
1918-1919.