Copies. Derivative objects.
Found in 3631 Collections and/or Records:
“Alexander Cummings’s narrative”, a contemporary manuscript, containing copies of letters and other memorials of Sir Alexander Cuming, 2nd Baronet of Culter, Advocate, and Chief of the Cherokee nation, who died in 1775.
Alexander Nimmo`s copy of his account of the survey made by him in the summer of 1806 of the northern, eastern and southern boundaries of Inverness-shire, which he undertook on Telford`s recommendation, whilst rector of Inverness Academy, for the parliamentary commission appointed to fix the county boundaries of Scotland.
Amalgamation of Durie’s ‘Decisions’ and Hope’s, Balfour’s, Spottiswoode’s, and Haddington’s ‘Practicks’.
'Ancient Writings’, being specimens of handwriting from Scottish documents of various dates ranging from the Middle Ages to 1681., ?15th century-1681.
Annotated copies of tunes, compiled by John Murdoch Henderson from various manuscript sources., 17th century-1859.
Annotated copies of tunes from 'Airs and melodies of the highlands and islands of Scotland', volume 2, by Angus Fraser., 1859.
Annotated copies of tunes from the music book of Robert Butler., 1815.
Annotated copies of tunes from various sources including the Skene manuscript (Adv.MS.5.2.15), the Drummond manuscript (Drummond Castle), the William Young manuscript (Reid Library), the Baxter manuscript (Dundee Central Library), and the Macfarlane manuscripts (MSS.2084-2085)., 17th century-18th century.
Annotated copy, drafts and notes, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, for ‘A specimen of notes on the statute law of Scotland during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots'., Late 18th century.
Annotated copy, drafts and notes, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, for ‘A specimen of notes on the statute law of Scotland during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots'., Late 18th century.
Annotated copy, drafts and notes, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, for ‘A specimen of notes on the statute law of Scotland during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots'., Late 18th century.
Annotated copy of a Scots translation of Boece`s "Scotorum Historiae...".
Connected with a projected edition of Lindsay of Pitscottie`s "Chronicles" by George Chambers.
Anonymous and undated pamphlet titled ‘Proposal For a Regular and useful Militia’, apparently copied from a printed work and connected with the agitation for a militia in 1759-1760., [?1759-?1760.]
Antiquarian and genealogical papers and correspondence of the Chalmers family of Auldbar., 18th century-19th century.
Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Antiquarian papers of Patrick Chalmers (died 1854)., 1st quarter of 19th century-3rd quarter of 19th century.
Apparently an interleaved proof copy of an untitled printed book containing copies and excerpts of correspondence between Robert Cadell and Archibald Constable, 1811-1826, and between Constable and his son David 1809-1826., [1826, or after.]
The correspondence between Archibald and David Constable includes a number of letters of and to others. It is not known why either correspondence was printed; neither appears to have been published.
Apparently incomplete collection of correspondence and papers of William Marshall and of members of his family, together with related papers compiled by David J Mackenzie, Sheriff-substitute of Glasgow.
William Marshall, who was factor to the Duke of Gordon, was known in his own day as a Scottish fiddler and composer of strathspeys, and an inventor. The collection contains almost nothing of musical interest, and the largest single part consists of letters and copies of letters of his sons whilst on active service in India and in the Peninsular War, written to him and to other members of the family.
Apparently incomplete collection of notarial copies of wills., 1547-1552.
The majority of the testators, many of whom are unidentified, are not indexed.
Apparently unpublished manuscript of `Gleanings of Antiquity in Forfarshire’ by James Thomson of Dundee.
Appendices to the tour diary of Frederick Walter Ferrier Noel-Paton: Burma, 17 December 1911 - 8 February 1912., 1911-1912.
"Appendix to Lord Cornwallis's letters to Mr. Dundas", containing the documents sent by Cornwallis attached to letters in MS.3385., 1786-1793.
The documents consist chiefly of copies of letters and reports addressed to Cornwallis by his subordinates, and include, for instance, a letter of Captain Francis Light regarding Penang, 1788, and a long series of reports by magistrates on the administration of justice in criminal cases in their several districts, 1789-1790. All letters bear a reference to the covering letter in MS.3385.
Argyll papers., ?1640, 1715.
The papers comprise a copy of a letter, ?1640, of the Earl of Argyll to 'Dougall' (folio 6); facsimiles of a minute, 11 August 1715, of a meeting of freeholders and other heritors of Argyll convened at Inveraray to decide on measures to be taken against the Jacobite invasion, with undertaking to support the Government signed by those present (folio 7), and of a letter, 27 August 1715, of the Duke of Argyll thanking them (folio 9).