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Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 3631 Collections and/or Records:
Inventories of writs, extracts from and copies of deeds (many from published transcripts) and memoranda concerning legal topics, chiefly from the 18th and 19th centuries., 18th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.2.20
Scope and Contents
The papers are in a variety of hands, some by John Riddell.
Dates:
18th century-19th century.
Inventory of jewellery belonging to Queen Anne of Denmark.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.10
Scope and Contents
The pieces of jewellery are described, with their weight, on the rectos of the folios; on the versos are notes in two different hands, 1606-1611, concerning items taken away for repair, sent to the goldsmiths for use in other pieces, or removed for other reasons.The inventory is not signed but was probably compiled under the supervision of Francis Goffin. See `Anne of Denmark`s Jewellery: The Old and the New`, pages 228-236.A copy of a letter, 1618, to one of the...
Dates:
Circa 1606-1611, 1618.
Inventory of the Seals of Cause, with charters ratifying them, and of the acts and ordinances relative to the rights and privileges of the Incorporation of Candlemakers, Edinburgh., 1517-1695.
File
Identifier: MS.216
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of the Seal of Cause, 5 September 1517; ratification by James VI, 4 May 1597; ratification by William III, 17 July 1695.
Dates:
1517-1695.
Jacobite papers collected by Sir Henry Steuart., 1715-1850, 1926, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1694
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1715-1850, 1926, undated.
Jacobite papers collected by Sir Henry Steuart, titled, 'M.S.S. Jacobite II'., 1700-1869, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1696
Dates:
1700-1869, undated.
‘James Hogg’ by Sir George Douglas (Edinburgh, 1899), with a few annotations by the author.
File
Identifier: MS.10500
Scope and Contents
A letter, 1920, to George Douglas from Adam Scott, concerning portraits of Hogg, and a copy of a letter of Hogg, 1835, are inserted.
Dates:
1835, 1899, 1920.
John Sawers` Armorial, containing the arms of the Scottish nobility, mostly painted on engraved outlines.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.4.4
Scope and Contents
The later entries are unfinished and some are merely pencil sketches. The manuscript was shown in the Heraldic Exhibition in Edinburgh in 1891 (see ‘Memorial Catalogue’, number 60).The armorial is preceded by a printed form of charge concerning the right to bear arms, 1675 (folio ii verso) and a list of Scottish peers (folio iv). It is followed by an index and, on inverted pages 1-47, by a copy of a list of Scottish families and their arms by Thomas Craufurd,...
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
Journal and other papers of James Stuart concerning military events in India., 1782-?1785.
File
Identifier: MS.8432
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Journal, chiefly in James Stuart's hand, from 17 May-27 September 1782, relating events in a military expedition against the French and Hyder Ali (folio 1);(ii) 'Narrative' of events following the surrender of Bidanore, April 1783, and the imprisonment of British officers by Tippoo Sultan (folio 105);(iii) Draft by James Stuart of a memorandum, 1783, in reply to personal criticism in the minutes of the Committee of the...
Dates:
1782-?1785.
Journal, in the form of copies of letters, of a tour, apparently a business tour, by a native of Dublin to Belfast, Glasgow, Perth, Edinburgh, Manchester, and Shrewsbury., 1818.
Item
Identifier: MS.2795
'Journal of a route through the Peninsula of Guzerat' kept by James Macmurdo of the 7th Native Infantry, and a copy thereof., 1809-1810.
File
Identifier: MSS.13712-13713
Scope and Contents
The journal commences after the taking of Mallia by Alexander Walker's field detachment and ends with Macmurdo's return to Baroda, 7 December 1809-17 March 1810. It is however more than a catalogue of camps and skirmishes because Macmurdo records and speculates upon the customs and economy of the area at considerable length.
Dates:
1809-1810.
'Journal of an excursion to Ireland, Wales and England' by Alexander J Adie., 1828.
Item
Identifier: MS.24630
Scope and Contents
Alexander J Adie travelled through Galloway to Belfast and Dublin, then through North Wales, returning to Edinburgh through Newcastle. His journal describes the countryside and people, but his interest was primarily in bridges, mines, railways and other engineering works. There are detailed descriptions, with small sketches, of a descent in a diving bell (folio 19) and visits to a salt mine (folio 37) and iron works (folio 50).
Dates:
1828.
Journal of Lieutenant David Aytoun, Royal Navy, on H.M.S. Dragon in the Mediterranean, with various notes, observations and copies of correspondence.
File
Identifier: MS.13598
Scope and Contents
The manuscript includes descriptions of Lisbon, Gibraltar and Minorca, the dimensions of the masts and yards of H.M.S. Dragon, religious notes, verses, copies of David Aytoun's letters and memorials requesting promotion, and Aytoun's curriculum vitae, which includes a list of the ships on which he served. Aytoun, a younger brother of the laird of Kinnaldie, joined the Royal Navy on 12 May 1729, as a Midshipman, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 13 October 1738. He went on...
Dates:
1743-1746.
Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell., 1846-1856.
Series
Identifier: MSS.7739-7743
Scope and Contents
The journal originally covered the years 1846-1858 in 13 volumes, but only volumes 1 and 7-11 have survived. Volume 9 is at MS.8953.
Copies of letters of Hope M Waddell's letters are given at the appropriate places.
Dates:
1846-1856.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.
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Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland.
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Foreign mission records of the United Presbyterian Church (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland).
Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell, volume 1., January-June 1846.
File
Identifier: MS.7739
Dates:
January-June 1846.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.
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Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland.
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Foreign mission records of the United Presbyterian Church (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland).
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Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell.
Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell, volume 7., 1846-1850.
File
Identifier: MS.7740
Scope and Contents
The volume covers June 1849-March 1850.
Copies of some letters, 1846-1849, of Hope M Waddell are added at the beginning of the volume.
Dates:
1846-1850.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.
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Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland.
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Foreign mission records of the United Presbyterian Church (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland).
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Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell.
Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell, volume 8., April 1850-June 1851.
File
Identifier: MS.7741
Dates:
April 1850-June 1851.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.
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Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland.
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Foreign mission records of the United Presbyterian Church (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland).
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Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell.
Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell, volume 10., September 1853-July 1855.
File
Identifier: MS.7742
Dates:
September 1853-July 1855.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.
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Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland.
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Foreign mission records of the United Presbyterian Church (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland).
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Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell.
Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell, volume 11., September 1855-September 1856.
File
Identifier: MS.7743
Dates:
September 1855-September 1856.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.
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Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland.
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Foreign mission records of the United Presbyterian Church (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland).
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Journal of the Calabar Mission of the United Presbyterian Church, kept by the Reverend Hope M Waddell.
Journal of William Thomson, Deputy Commissary-General of Stores to the Forces, during a tour in France and Holland, apparently on a pleasure trip., 1818.
Item
Identifier: MS.6334
Scope and Contents
The journal shows an interest in social conditions after the Restoration, in interior decoration and furnishing, and in paintings; he gives descriptions and lists of pictures in the Louvre and elsewhere, and has made sketch copies of a few (folios 30 verso-31, 82 verso). This volume is in two parts, consisting of Thomson's visit to Paris, and his tour in Holland; they are connected by the account of a journey through Belgium which includes a long description of the country surrounding...
Dates:
1818.
Journals and related letters of Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9486-9488
Dates:
1854-1867.
Journals of Edward Ellice (died 1880)., 1829-1880, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15143-15148
Dates:
1829-1880, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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Journals, chiefly of Edward Ellice (died 1863) and his son Edward Ellice (died 1880).
Journals of James Stuart., 1780-?1785.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8431-8433
‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of papers on ecclesiastical history, originally marked ‘A’., 17th century-18th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.5.8
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) ‘Ane account of the names of the ministers & parishes since the Revolution 1689 distinguishing the Episcopalian from the Presbyterian’.
(ii) A transcript of ‘Staggering state of Scotch statesmen’ by John Scott of Scotstarvet.
(iii) The Earl of Rothes’ “True relations” a transcript, of about 1700, from MS.34.5.7. This is the manuscript used in the printed edition.
(iv) ‘The Reformation of Religion in Scotland, &ce written be that faithful servant and...
Dates:
17th century-18th century.
‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of papers on ecclesiastical history, originally marked ‘B’., 17th century-18th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.5.9
Scope and Contents
The volume consists of “The second pairt of the Historie of the kirk and Nation of Scotland and of England & Ireland, (as their case becums lyk ours) fra the death of King James till the death of his sonne King Charles” in sixteen books interspersed with many printed papers.
Dates:
17th century-18th century.