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Found in 3631 Collections and/or Records:

Political and miscellaneous papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1719-1760, undated.

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Identifier: MS.14521
Scope and Contents The papers consist of the following:(i) 'Instructions for preparing a case for the Duke of Hamilton touching his peerage as Duke of Brandon & c. and proceedings in the House of Lords on the Duke of Queensberry petition’ 1719 (folio 1);(ii) Printed recommendations to the King by the commissioners for securing the peace of the Highlands concerning the provisions of schools in the Highlands, 1716, with a manuscript, 1733, 'Memorial concerning the provisions made by...
Dates: 1719-1760, undated.

Political correspondence of and concerning Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville., 1806-1812.

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Identifier: MS.19581
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) An exchange of letters between Lord Grenville and Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, March 1806 (folio 1);(ii) Correspondence with the Earl of Moira, later 1st Marquess of Hastings, Lord Justice Clerk [later Lord President] Charles Hope, and Andrew James Cochrane Johnstone, relating to the management of Scottish business under the Talents ministry, 1806 (folio 5);(iii) Correspondence with the 2nd Earl of Liverpool...
Dates: 1806-1812.

Political correspondence of William Elliot of Wells., 1795-1818.

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Identifier: MS.12902
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Fair copy, with minor corrections in his own hand, of a 'public letter', 14 May 1795, of Edmund Burke to William Elliot of Wells, published posthumously by the first editors of Burke's 'Works' in ‘Two letters on the conduct of our domestick parties (folio 1); (ii) Correspondence of William Elliot of Wells with the Earl Fitzwilliam on various constituency and political matters, 1801, 1816-1818 (folio 15); (iii) Letters of Walter King, Bishop of Rochester, to...
Dates: 1795-1818.

Political papers of Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar (died 1854), who contested Montrose district of burghs unsuccessfully in 1832, and was returned as Member of Parliament for the constituency at the next election in 1835, resigning in 1842., 1830-1836.

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Identifier: MS.15467
Scope and Contents The volume contains: (i) Election papers and addresses, 1832 (folio 1); (ii) Printed parliamentary papers with manuscript notes, including lists of members; copies of Acts etc. (folio 21); (iii) Papers concerning reform (folio 75); (iv) Papers, 1836, concerning the Scotch Municipal Bill (folio 84); (v) Papers, 1831-1836, concerning the Hypothec Bill (folio 88); (vi) Papers, 1836-1837, concerning the Salmon Fisheries Bill (folios 162); (vii) Papers concerning prisons (folio 178); (viii)...
Dates: 1830-1836.

Practicks and other legal papers, written by John Thomsone, 1657., 1592-1653.

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Identifier: MS.2712
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) 'Practiques of the Lords of Session'. According to a note, “they appear to be President Spotswoods tho' in some things different”; see Hector McKechnie, 'Practicks, 1469-1700', in ‘An introductory survey of the sources and literature of Scots law’, ‘Stair Society’, volume i (1936). (Page 1.)(ii) A version of Haddington's Decisions, 1592-1593; see also MS.2707. (Page 155.)(iii) Copies of statements in the process begun by the...
Dates: 1592-1653.

Precis and photocopy of lecture, 1934, on "The Submarine and Anti-submarine War, 1914-1918", delivered by A E M Cunninghame Graham, to the RAF Staff College, Andover.

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Identifier: Acc.5705
Scope and Contents

With photocopy account, 1941, of a voyage to Murmansk, "Random Recollections of Hitler`s War".

Dates: 1934, 1941.

Presentation note, undated, of Thomas Carlyle to Mrs Welsh (apparently torn out of a printed work).

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Identifier: Acc.8405
Scope and Contents

With copy of verses, 1924, of John Masefield.

Dates: 1924 and undated.

Printed Books from the Riddell Collection., 1718-1850.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.25.8.1-25.8.42
Scope and Contents

Printed books owned by John Riddell, consisting of standard works of Scottish genealogical reference, volumes of printed session papers, collections of papers in peerage and other claims, and copies of some of Riddell`s published works.

Dates: 1718-1850.