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Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:
Music books belonging to a member, or members, of the family of James Sanderson, a surgeon in the Madras Army; with a song setting and verses, undated, written on sheets formerly loosely inserted in MS.22167.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'Innes Papers, containing Genealogical and historical account with Pedigrees of various Innes branches, copies, Registers, inscriptions on Tombs and private remarks'., [?1850-?1855.]
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, "The Innes Papers, containing inter alia Mr Strathern's remarks respecting Alexander Innes 3d son of Rora"., [?1854-?1857.]
Notebook in several hands containing culinary, household and medical recipes.
The volume is inscribed at folio 1 'Pastry Book Elgin 20th August 1734' and at folio 15 'Jean Robinson 23rd January 1749/50'. Later entries are largely copied from newspapers and magazines, particulary 'The Edinburgh Evening Courant' and 'The Edinburgh Advertiser'
Notebook of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing copies of songs collected by A Lamont, including songs by John MacGregor and others, of Atholl interest., 1890.
Notebook of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing Gaelic songs and hymns copied from the McLagan collection., 1888.
Notebook of transcripts made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., 1657-1661, undated.
The transcripts include, 'Lieutenant General Baillie his vindication for his own part of Kilsyth and Preston', undated. Also copies of correspondence between James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrews, and Robert Baillie, Principal of Glasgow University, 1657-1661.
Inscribed in Lord Hailes's hand 'Transcribed from the original by Mr. Aitken of Glasgow' from the Wodrow papers.
Notebook of weekly notes made by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes on sermons heard chiefly at Inveresk Church and the Tron Kirk, Edinburgh., 1750, 1771-1775.
The book was previously used for historical notes and is inscribed 'David Dalrymple June 14th 1750'.
Some pages have been torn out.
‘Notice of Andrew Lumisden, Esqr., successively private Secretary to the Son and Grandson of James II[d]’, a copy of a memoir, written in the form of a letter from Lumisden’s nephew, Sir Thomas A L Strange, Recorder of Madras, to his daughter Louisa Strange, 1 January 1827., 1827, 1892.
Folios 1-5 verso were copied by Louisa Strange (Mrs J S Mure), and folios 6-14 verso by Admiral Newburgh. From folio 15 to the end is in the handwriting or Sir Thomas Strange himself (see note headed 1892 on folio 24 verso).
'Ocean, Stella, and other poems', 2nd edition (Edinburgh, 1830) by John Mackenzie, minister of Portpatrick, inscribed 'from the author', with an anonymous poem, 'The charming woman', tipped in at the end.
The poem, 'The charming woman', is addressed to Miss Agnes Mackenzie, probably by John Mackenzie to his daughter.
Official military returns, orders and correspondence concerning the War of the Austrian Succession., 1748.
Official military returns, orders and correspondence concerning the War of the Austrian Succession: Italian negotiations, volume 1., 1746-1747.
Official military returns, orders and correspondence concerning the War of the Austrian Succession: Italian negotiations, volume 2., 1747.
Official military returns, orders and correspondence concerning the War of the Austrian Succession: Italian negotiations, volume 3., 1747.
Official military returns, orders and correspondence concerning the War of the Austrian Succession: Italian negotiations, volume 4., 1747.
Original manuscript of "The Ship o' the Fiend", a ballad for Orchestra, Opus 5, composed by Hamish MacCunn.
The ballad is preceded by a version, in Hamish MacCunn's hand, of the verse ballad that inspired the music, i.e., 'The Daemon Lover', number 243 of ‘The English and Scottish popular ballads’. A pencilled note records two performances in 1888.
Papers concerning Tom Gallacher and Moray McLaren.
Papers from the collection of Thomas Ruddiman.
Papers obtained by William Forbes Skene from the Reverend Mackintosh MacKay of Laggan (1800-1873).
Papers of Callum Macdonald.
Includes manuscripts, corrected typescripts and proofs of publications, together with associated correspondence and printed items.
Papers relating to Ritchie Calder`s work with the Political Warfare Executive during the Second World War.
Pen and nib in leather case belonging to Sir Walter Scott, given by him to Maria Edgeworth., 1823, 1825.
The pen is inscribed ‘Sir Walter Scott's pen given to Maria Edgeworth, August 14th 1825’.
There is also a small framed portrait of Sir Walter Scott's daughter, Sophia Lockhart, by Watson, 1823, also given to Maria Edgeworth, at Abbotsford.
Perth Psalter, containing calendar, psalter, canticles, and litany.
Photograph album chiefly of Sir Charles Dalrymple's contemporaries at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge., 1862-1863.
The album is inscribed 'Charles Dalrymple from HDF, CF, and MDF, October 15th 1862'.