Instructions. Document genre.
Found in 200 Collections and/or Records:
'Instructions to Master David Erskine by his Father The Earl of Buchan 29 March 1784'.
The instructions were drawn up by the Earl of Buchan when his son (afterwards Sir David Erskine) entered Mr de Ribouville's Academy, Old Cavendish Street, London. Before the precepts, the Earl gives a brief account of his son's life up to that date. He gives the date of his birth as December 1771 (not 1772, as in the Dictionary of National Biography).
Instructions to officers in the quartermaster-general`s department, with specimens of forms and returns, compiled apparently by Sir William De Lancey in 1813, being a revised and expanded version of General Sir George Murray`s instructions (Adv.MS.46.5.2)., 1813.
The work was possibly meant to be presented to C M Cathcart, being inscribed to him (folio ii) and containing a letter, 1813, of De Lancey to him enclosed at the back of the volume (folio 52).
Instructions to officers in the quartermaster-general`s department, with specimens of forms and returns, compiled by Murray apparently in 1811., 1811.
Four leaves at the end of the volume are torn out.
Instructions to the Comte de Weilneau to appoint Charles Théodore, Baron de Lucmantel, Company Commander in his regiment., 1781.
Signature of Louis XVI.
Interleaved and annotated copy of ’Hamlet … by William Shakespeare … printed from the acting copy, with remarks and critical, by D G … as performed at the Theatre Royal, London’ (London, [?1826-?1847]), used as a prompt book for the 1849 production at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh with Thomas Powrie in the leading role.
There are notes, instructions and sketches throughout by Thomas Powrie and by the stage manager, J H Smith.
Legal and historical collections of Sir Lewis Stewart of Kirkhill, advocate, compiled early in the 17th century.
Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1664-1829.
Letter-book of Andrew Fletcher, auditor of exchequer, containing largely letters to James Gray, gardener at Saltoun, with instructions and comments on his work, and also some to his father and others on political and other subjects., 1755-1757.
‘Letters and instructions of state between England and Scotland’, a volume of copies in a modern hand from original papers in the Cotton Library being chiefly letters of English Ambassadors in Scotland.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.5.7.2.
Letters and papers, chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland., 1548-1550, undated.
Letters and papers, chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland.
Letters and papers, mostly concerning the Church of Scotland., 1231-1641.
Letters and papers, mostly of the Regent, James Douglas, Earl of Morton, to David Borthwick of Lochill, Lord Advocate., 1574-1604.
Letters and papers of the family of Campbell of Inverawe.
Letters and state papers of James VI., 1578-1621.
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 to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Jebb to Jeffs., 1785-1928, 1976.
Local affairs and election papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1695-1748.
Manuscript chiefly concerning alchemy., 17th century.
Material concerning the prisoners of the 'Forty-five., 1745-1747.
Memoranda-book of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, 1765, undated.
On the inverted folios are estimates for building a road at the back of the Canongate in Edinburgh, and instructions for preparing ground for growing osiers, undated.