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Letter books.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Books of blank or lined paper on which letters to be sent have been written; also manuscript copies of letters, originally on loose sheets, bound together, usually in chronological order. Not to be confused with letterpress copybooks where the copies are created through a mechanical process.

Found in 1557 Collections and/or Records:

Letter-book of Major-General Charles Ross.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.3.4
Scope and Contents

The correspondence is mainly social in character, with occasional references to his property in Glen Carron.

Dates: 1790-1792.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter-book of Messrs A and J Tod, Writers to the Signet, concerning the winding-up of the Alexander Houston and Company business, with particular reference to the affairs of William McDowall of Garthland., 1806-1807.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8898
Dates: 1806-1807.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Account books and a ledger of Alexander Houston and Company, merchants, bankers, and shipowners in Glasgow, together with a letter-book concerning the business.

Letter book of Muir and Peterson, printers, Edinburgh., 1870-1882.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23608
Scope and Contents

Most of the copy letters were written between 1879 and 1881.

Dates: 1870-1882.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records chiefly of T and A Constable.

Letter book of Patrick Chalmers (died 1854)., 1831-1832.

 Item
Identifier: MS.15491
Scope and Contents

With the exception of two on the subject of a turnpike road from Dundee to Brechin, all the letters concern financial matters.

Dates: 1831-1832.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Chalmers of Auldbar (or Aldbar), near Brechin. / General and family correspondence of the Chalmers family of Auldbar. / General correspondence of the Chalmers family of Auldbar. / Letter books of Patrick Chalmers (died 1854).

Letter-book of Richard Coren, Lieutenant-Governor of Edinburgh Castle.

 File
Identifier: MS.8027
Scope and Contents The letter-book, 1751-1762, includes correspondence of Richard Coren and General Humphrey Bland, Governor of the Castle and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Scotland, the Board of Ordnance, and various army agents in London. The letters concern the financial affairs of the garrison, the repair and improvement of the structure of the Castle (including the construction of the Esplanade), and relationships between the garrison and the town. At the end, inverted, is a series of...
Dates: 1751-late 18th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter-book of Robert Saunders Dundas, titled ‘Miscellaneous Book. Vol.1’, containing copies of letters addressed to English, Scottish, and Indian officials and statesmen, on civil and military matters., 1807-1810.

 Item
Identifier: MS.59
Dates: 1807-1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.

Letter book of Sir Charles Elliot, commanding the naval squadron on the South American station., 1864-1866.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21224
Dates: 1864-1866.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot Murray Kynynmounds, Earls of Minto, of related families, and of Sir John Coxe Hippisley, whose career was associated with that of the 1st Earl of Minto. / Papers and correspondence of the Honourable Sir Charles G J B Elliot, Admiral of the Fleet.

Letter-book of Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet, of Newbyth., 1804-1813.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6108
Scope and Contents

The letters concern regimental and military affairs, and financial matters, including prize money.

Dates: 1804-1813.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane of Cloan (1856-1928), the statesman, lawyer and philosopher, and of his sister, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane (1862-1937), philanthropist and author. / Correspondence of various members of the families of Haldane and Burdon Sanderson, and other miscellaneous papers.

Letter book of Sir Lawrence Dundas of Kerse, while Commissary General of the army in Germany.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8425
Dates: 1761-1762.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter book of Sir Robert H Kennedy, Commissary General.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9329
Scope and Contents

Concerning his attempts to clear up the Commissariat accounts after the Peninsular War.

Dates: 1816-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter-book of Sir Thomas Graham, later Lord Lynedoch, containing copies of letters written by him during the campaign in Holland and Belgium., 1813-1814.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3642
Scope and Contents

The letters include private and official letters to Torrens (folio 1), and, at the end, official letters to the Secretary of War and others.

Dates: 1813-1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan, afterwards Baron Lynedoch, and of the Honourable Mary Cathcart, afterwards Mrs Graham, his wife.

Letter-book of Stephen Hislop containing copies or notes of his outgoing letters chiefly to army and government officers, but also to other missionaries; with some private letters, and notes on financial transactions., 1854-1862.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8959
Dates: 1854-1862.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland. / Papers of Stephen Hislop, missionary in Nagpur.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London., November 1929-March 1931.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23499
Dates: November 1929-March 1931.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London., March 1931-August 1932.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23500
Dates: March 1931-August 1932.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London., August 1932-July 1934.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23501
Dates: August 1932-July 1934.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London., July 1934-October 1936.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23502
Dates: July 1934-October 1936.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London., October 1936-October 1938.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23503
Dates: October 1936-October 1938.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London., October 1938-June 1940.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23504
Dates: October 1938-June 1940.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London., June 1940-June 1943.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23505
Dates: June 1940-June 1943.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London., June 1943-November 1945.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23506
Dates: June 1943-November 1945.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Chatto and Windus, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London., November 1929-July 1931.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23494
Dates: November 1929-July 1931.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London., July 1931-October 1934.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23495
Dates: July 1931-October 1934.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London., September 1934-October 1939.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23496
Dates: September 1934-October 1939.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London., October 1939-October 1943.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23497
Dates: October 1939-October 1943.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London.

Letter book of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London., October 1943-December 1945.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23498
Dates: October 1943-December 1945.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936. / Letter books, correspondence and other records of the printing firm of T and A Constable, Edinburgh. / Letter books of T and A Constable to individual firms. / Letter books of T and A Constable containing carbon copies of outgoing letters of the firm to Messrs Hodder and Stoughton, London.

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