Histories.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Chronological records of events, as of the life or development of a people, country, or institution.
Found in 777 Collections and/or Records:
Miscellaneous papers concerning James Seton., 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.19215
Scope and Contents
The miscellaneous papers include a manuscript copy, early 18th century of "The History and Genealogie of the famous Ancient and Truely Noble House of Seton" by Sir Richard Maitland of Lethington, with the continuation by Alexander Seton, Viscount Kingston (folio 45). There are a number of undated literary and historical pieces and poetry in English, French, and Dutch in James Seton's hand, and also some genealogical notes and medical recipes of the late 18th century.
Dates:
18th century.
Miscellaneous papers concerning the ‘Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers’ series., 1899-1924, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.42615
Scope and Contents
The papers in this folder have been divided into four sections: letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes relating to producing the ‘Handbook for Travellers’ series; advertisements for the series; papers relating to the history of the series; and other related material.Letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes:Partial letter, undated, of John Murray III relating to ‘Handbook for Travellers to Syria and Palestine’: folios 1-2;Circular letter, 1889, of John Murray...
Dates:
1899-1924, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of the Oliphants of Gask., 17th century-19th century.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.82.9.1-82.9.16
Dates:
17th century-19th century.
Miscellaneous works, chiefly theological, written in the 12th and 13th centuries., 12th century-13th century.
File
Identifier: MS.6122
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Part of the 'Historia scholastica' of Petrus Comestor, containing the history from II Maccabees ii to the end of the 'Historia evangelica', beginning 'Mortuo Simone qui ultimus quinque filiorum'; printed in ‘Patrologia Latina’, volume cxcviii, 1525-1644. (Folio 1.)(ii) Commentary on the books of Kings, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Daniel, and Maccabees, beginning ‘Ozia lepra percusso in fronte'. It is apparently complete, but like Corpus...
Dates:
12th century-13th century.
"Narrative of the Proceedings".
Item
Identifier: Acc.7796
Scope and Contents
Concerning a protracted dispute, 1821-1824, in the congregation of Queen Anne`s Street United Associated Synod Church, Dunfermline, over the election of a minister.
Dates:
circa 1824.
'Natural History of the Parish of Salton.', 1756.
Item
Identifier: MS.17835
Scope and Contents
On the cover is 'written Anno 1756' and at the end "This Natural History was written on Occasion of some Queries published in the Gentleman's Magazine for April 1756".
Dates:
1756.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning science.
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Three copies of a 'Natural History of the Parish of Salton'.
'Natural History of the Parish of Salton'., 1758.
Item
Identifier: MS.17836
Scope and Contents
This copy of the histories lacks the notes on the cover and at the end (see MS.17835), but is endorsed 1758.
Dates:
1758.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning science.
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Three copies of a 'Natural History of the Parish of Salton'.
'Natural History of the Parish of Salton'., [?1758, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.17837
Scope and Contents
A slightly expanded text compared with to that of MSS.17835-17836.
Dates:
[?1758, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning science.
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Three copies of a 'Natural History of the Parish of Salton'.
Negative microfilm of literary works of Sir Walter Scott., 1792-[circa 1831].
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.595
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Original manuscript, [1808, or before], of ‘Marmion’ by Sir Walter Scott (Adv.MS.19.1.16);Original manuscript, [1824, or before], of ‘Redgauntlet’ by Sir Walter Scott (Adv.MS.19.2.29);Presentation copy of Sir Walter Scott’s printed thesis on titles XXIV and XLVIII of the ‘Digest, Disputatio Juridica ... De Cadaveribus Damnatorum’ (Edinburgh, 1792), written for his admission to the Faculty of Advocates (Adv.MS.20.5.9);Page from...
Dates:
1792-[circa 1831].
Notebook containing a history of the Carnatic, probably compiled by James Stuart from the material collected in MSS.5381-5385., 1765-1775.
Item
Identifier: MS.5386
Dates:
1765-1775.
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 Major-General James Stuart, a younger brother of Andrew Stuart, who, as an officer in the service of the East India Company, became involved in the disturbed politics of Madras.
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Notebooks compiled by James Stuart, probably from the archives of the East India Company, prior to sailing for India in November 1775 to take up his military appointment at Madras.
Notebook containing historical notices of Leith.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.28
Scope and Contents
The notebook was begun probably in 1817, the date of the watermark of the sheets, and continued probably until 1821, the latest date quoted (folio 82 verso: the visit of George IV to Scotland in 1822 does not appear to be mentioned). The compiler, who has not been identified, appears to have derived much of his information from printed sources, especially the histories of Edinburgh by William Maitland (published 1753), Hugo Arnot (first published 1779) and Alexander Kincaid (published 1787)....
Dates:
?1817-?1821.
Notebook containing the autograph family history of George Leslie of Birdsbank from 1642 to 1722 (Inv. XXI, Mac. 64)., 1722, or after.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.49.7.10
Scope and Contents
At the end of the manuscript are notes on the family by William Rose.
Dates:
1722, or after.
Notebook of James Steuart, Keeper of the King’s Wardrobe.
Item
Identifier: MS.5725
Scope and Contents
The notebook contains: copies of James Steuart’s appointment to the office of Keeper of the King's Wardrobe, 1737 (folio 1); list of perquisites of the office (folio 3); order for drawing up inventories (folio 4 verso); copy of inventories, 1685, 1714, of the furniture in different departments of Holyroodhouse, such as the Wardrobe, Council Chamber, Exchequer, Session House, etc., (folio 8); and a history of the office, including copies of documents relating to it (folio 28 verso). Most of...
Dates:
1685-1769.
Notebook of Lieutenant-General G H Hutton., Circa 1784-circa 1820.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.30.5.10
Scope and Contents
The contents of the notebook are as follows:(i) a copy made by Hutton in 1790 of the part of Giovanni Ferreri`s history of Kinloss Abbey printed in ‘Veterum Scriptorum ... amplissima collectio’, tomus 6, columns 319-327, which Bishop John Geddes had made in 1770 from the copy in the Royal Library, Madrid (folio 2);(ii) extracts from Adamnan`s Life of Saint Columba, taken possibly from ‘Vitæ Antiquæ Sanctorum qui habitaverunt in ... Scotia ...’ (folio 15);...
Dates:
Circa 1784-circa 1820.
Notebook of Major-General John Brown., 1792-1797.
Item
Identifier: MS.3266
Dates:
1792-1797.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of the Brown family, Linkwood, with some of the family of William Leslie, Minister of Lhanbryde.
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Notebooks of Major-General John Brown, containing surveys, sketch-maps, notes on fortifications, and personal notes made in Ireland.
Notebook of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography., 1833-1838.
Item
Identifier: MS.19396
Dates:
1833-1838.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Papers relating to Orkney.
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Notebooks of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography.
Notebook of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography., 1833-1838.
Item
Identifier: MS.19397
Dates:
1833-1838.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Papers relating to Orkney.
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Notebooks of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography.
Notebook of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography., 1833-1838.
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Identifier: MS.19398
Dates:
1833-1838.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Papers relating to Orkney.
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Notebooks of Professor Thomas Stewart Traill relating to Orkney, with illustrated accounts of Orcadian history and geography.
Notebook of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, containing lecture notes on 'A Continuation of the History of England beginning in the reign of Edward the 5th'., 1 May 1820.
Item
Identifier: MS.25505
Dates:
1 May 1820.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran.
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Notebooks of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, chiefly concerning his education and legal career.
Notebook of transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history., 1600-1741, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.25380
Dates:
1600-1741, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts, and miscellaneous notebooks of transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history.
Notebook of transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history., 1600-1741, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.25381
Dates:
1600-1741, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts, and miscellaneous notebooks of transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history.
Notebook of transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history., 1600-1741, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.25382
Dates:
1600-1741, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts, and miscellaneous notebooks of transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history.
Notebook of transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history., 1713-1725.
File
Identifier: MS.25386
Dates:
1713-1725.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts, and miscellaneous notebooks of transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history.
Notebook, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing papers on ancient history and on law., 1747-[circa 1760.]
Item
Identifier: MS.24544
Scope and Contents
The papers include essays on the goverment of Athens, the history of Greece, the law of succession, the origins of feudal law, and titles of honour. The volume is referred to by Lord Monboddo as ‘Folio MS. 10’.
Dates:
1747-[circa 1760.]