Copies. Derivative objects.
Found in 3631 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of the firm of Hurst, Robinson and Company and its individual members to Archibald Constable, with copies of some letters of Constable., 1816-1827.
Letters of the Honourable Gilbert Elliot, to his father, the 2nd Earl of Minto, his brother George, and other members of the family, with a few letters to him., 1835-1854.
Letters of the Honourable Sir Charles Erskine of Cambuskenneth to his wife, Mary Hope., 1643-1647, 1715-1716.
The earliest of the series of letters, June 1643-August 1644, were written from France, where Charles Erskine was probably tutor to the young Thomas Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Haddington. Erskine was then appointed a Commissioner to the Assembly at Westminster. His letters are mostly on personal matters, although he makes a few references to the work of Parliament.
Letters of the Honourable Sir Charles Erskine to his wife, Mary Hope., 1646-1647, 1715-1716.
Included are typescript copies of letters, 1715-1716, from Catherine St Clair, wife of Sir John Erskine, 3rd Baronet, to her husband during his exile after the 'Fifteen rebellion (folio 183).
Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his sister Jean Aitken, and to John Sterling., 1835-1871.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Ten letters of Thomas Carlyle to his sister Jean Aitken, 1856-1871; five are autograph; five are only signed (number 1);
(ii) Fifty-five letters to John Sterling, 1835-1844, (number 11), that of [?June] 1838 (number 19) a being a copy; included is one addressed to Sterling’s mother, 1842 (number 38).
Letters of Thomas Stamford Raffles to the 1st Earl of Minto, and copies of letters of the 1st Earl to Raffles., 1811-1813.
The contents are as follows. (i) The letters of Thomas Stamford Raffles to the 1st Earl of Minto, 1811-1813, include Major William Robinson's defence of his conduct at Palembang, 18 August 1813 (folio 1). See also British Library, Add.MS.45272. (ii) Copies of letters of the 1st Earl to Raffles, 1811-1813 (folio 82).
Letters of, to and concerning Catherine Gordon Byron, the mother of Lord Byron., 1788-1811.
Letters of, to and concerning the North American Colonial Association of Ireland, with related papers., 1827-1866.
Letters of, to and concerning the North American Colonial Association of Ireland, with related papers., 1827-1864.
Letters of, to and concerning the North American Colonial Association of Ireland, with related papers., 1865-1866.
Letters of, to or concerning Lady Caroline Lamb; with letters and manuscripts of George Lamb and William Lamb., 1812-1831, undated.
Letters of, to or concerning Lord Byron with correspondents with surnames from Hornby to John Hunt., 1808-1823, undated.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: correspondents with surnames from Balint to Guntrip., 1927-1974.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: correspondents with surnames from Harding to Rycroft., 1930-1961, undated.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine., 1538-1567, and undated.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine., [?1536]-1556, 1588, and undated.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine, Queen Consort of James V., 1473-1568, and undated.
Unless otherwise stated the letters are in French and are addressed to Mary of Lorraine. The correspondents are mostly members of the French royal family, of the Guise-Lorraine family and of Mary`s household in France. The subjects of the letters include family news and affairs of state.
Letters of various correspondents relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron; with some typescript copies of letters relating to the same., 1816-1937, undated.
Letters of various correspondents to Lord Byron and others concerning Greece and the Greek Committee., 1823-1824, undated.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., January-June 1816.
The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1816
January: folios 1-21;
February: folios 22-38;
March: folios 39-52;
April: folios 53-75;
May: folios 76-99;
June: folios 100-117.
Letters of William Blackwood (1776-1834) to John Murray II, with related letters and papers., July-December 1816.
The letters, among which are some contemporary copies of letters, concern the business relations between Blackwood and Murray and their associates. Also included are miscellaneous business papers.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1816
July: folios 1-15;
August: folios 16-38;
October: folios 39-40;
November: folios 41-51;
December: folios 52-66.