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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 the secretary for Women's Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland., 1895-1904.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7981
Scope and Contents

The secretary during this period was the Reverend William Stevenson.

Dates: 1895-1904.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Papers of the Women’s Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Bombay Corresponding Committee of the Scottish Missionary Society., 1825, 1829-1832.

 File
Identifier: MS.8013
Scope and Contents

The secretary during this period was the Reverend Joseph Laurie.

Three folios have been lost at the beginning, and the end is also incomplete.

Inverted at the end of the letter-book is a minute, 1825, of a meeting in Bombay.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1825, 1829-1832.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Miscellaneous foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Letter-books of the Scottish Missionary Society.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Glasgow Committee and of the general secretary of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India., November 1878-April1886.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8009
Dates: November 1878-April1886.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Papers of the Women’s Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letters to the secretary of the Women's Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the secretary of the Glasgow Committee and of the general secretary of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Glasgow Committee and of the general secretary of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India., April 1886-May 1891.

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Identifier: MS.8010
Dates: April 1886-May 1891.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Papers of the Women’s Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letters to the secretary of the Women's Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the secretary of the Glasgow Committee and of the general secretary of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Glasgow Committee and of the general secretary of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India., May 1891-May 1895.

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Identifier: MS.8011
Dates: May 1891-May 1895.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Papers of the Women’s Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letters to the secretary of the Women's Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the secretary of the Glasgow Committee and of the general secretary of the Ladies' Society for Female Education in Africa and India.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Governing Board of Madras Christian College., 1913-1931.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8017
Scope and Contents Madras Christian College was a development of the Free Church Institution, founded in 1877 with the support of all Protestant missions in South India, but maintaining close ties with its parent body.The letter-book contains correspondence, 1913-1921, of the Reverend Frank Ashcroft, but also some correspondence of his successor as secretary of the Governing Board of the College, the Reverend George Pittendrigh, and records of routine business done through the United Free Church...
Dates: 1913-1931.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Miscellaneous foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., June 1901-June 1904.

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Identifier: MS.7864
Dates: June 1901-June 1904.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., June 1904-January 1907.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7865
Dates: June 1904-January 1907.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., January 1907-April 1910.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7866
Dates: January 1907-April 1910.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., April 1910-September 1913.

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Identifier: MS.7867
Dates: April 1910-September 1913.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., September 1913-December 1934.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7868
Dates: September 1913-December 1934.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the secretary of the Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Scottish Missionary Society containing his correspondence with the Bombay Corresponding Committee., 1822-1835, 1837.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8012
Scope and Contents

The secretary during this period was the Reverend William Brown.

Dates: 1822-1835, 1837.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Miscellaneous foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Letter-books of the Scottish Missionary Society.

Letter-book of the secretary of the Scottish Missionary Society containing letters to missionaries in Jamaica., 1838-1847, 1849-1851.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8014
Scope and Contents

The secretary during this period was the Reverend William Brown.

Dates: 1838-1847, 1849-1851.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Miscellaneous foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Letter-books of the Scottish Missionary Society.

Letter-book of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his correspondence with missionaries in Astrakhan, 1821-1836, and with Sir George Grey on education in the West Indies, 1835-1838., 1821-1838.

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Identifier: MS.8987
Dates: 1821-1838.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Letter-books of the Scottish Missionary Society / Letter-books of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his outgoing letters and summaries of incoming ones.

Letter-book of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his correspondence with missionaries in Karass., 1821-1837.

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Identifier: MS.8983
Dates: 1821-1837.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Letter-books of the Scottish Missionary Society / Letter-books of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his outgoing letters and summaries of incoming ones.

Letter-book of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his correspondence with missionaries in Orenburg, Vladikafkas and Jamaica., 1820-1838.

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Identifier: MS.8985
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: correspondence with missionaries in Orenburg, 1820-1825 (pages 1-112), Vladikafkas, 1821 (page 115) and Jamaica, 1824-1838 (George Blyth, pages 117-299; John Chamberlain, pages 306-355; John Simpson, pages 355-398; James Watson, pages 467-579).

Dates: 1820-1838.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Letter-books of the Scottish Missionary Society / Letter-books of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his outgoing letters and summaries of incoming ones.

Letter-book of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his correspondence with missionaries in Western India., 1822-1835.

 File
Identifier: MS.8986
Dates: 1822-1835.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Letter-books of the Scottish Missionary Society / Letter-books of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his outgoing letters and summaries of incoming ones.

Letter-book of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his home correspondence, and correspondence with missionaries in the Crimea and Jamaica., 1820-1841.

 File
Identifier: MS.8984
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: correspondence with missionaries in the Crimea, 1820-1832 (pages 1-84); home correspondence, 1828-1841 (pages 87-104); correspondence with missionaries in Jamaica (Cornwall, pages 105-196; Carronhall, pages 265-318; Greenisland, pages 459-471; Montego Bay, pages 472-485).

Dates: 1820-1841.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Letter-books of the Scottish Missionary Society / Letter-books of the secretary, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his outgoing letters and summaries of incoming ones.

Letter-book of the superintendents of the East Africa Scottish Mission., 1893-1900.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8015
Scope and Contents

The superintendents during this period were Dr David Charters, Dr Matthew Wilson, and the Reverend Thomas Watson.

Dates: 1893-1900.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Miscellaneous foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Records of the East Africa Scottish Mission.

Letter-book of the treasurer of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland., December 1895-March 1897.

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Identifier: MS.7622
Dates: December 1895-March 1897.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the Church of Scotland. / Financial papers concerning foreign missions of the Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the treasurer of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland.

Letter-book of the treasurer of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland., March 1897-March 1898.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7623
Dates: March 1897-March 1898.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the Church of Scotland. / Financial papers concerning foreign missions of the Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the treasurer of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland.

Letter-book of the Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland., August 1846-July 1847.

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Identifier: MS.18025
Dates: August 1846-July 1847.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Financial papers of the Free Church of Scotland. / Correspondence of the Treasurers of the Free Church of Scotland. / Letter-books of the successive Treasurers of the Free Church of Scotland.

Letter-book of the treasurers of the Foreign Mission Committee of the United Presbyterian Church., 1866-1875.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7738
Scope and Contents

The treasurers during this period were: James Peddie, Writer to the Signet, to 1874; George Whitelaw, from 1874.

Dates: 1866-1875.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the United Presbyterian Church (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Letter-books concerning foreign missions of the United Presbyterian Church.

Letter-book of the United Presbyterian Church containing letters concerning the adoption of orphans in Rajputana., 1870-1879.

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Identifier: MS.7737
Dates: 1870-1879.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches. / Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland. / Foreign mission records of the United Presbyterian Church (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland). / Letter-books concerning foreign missions of the United Presbyterian Church.

Letter book of the Women’s section of the Edinburgh Typographical Society., 10 August 1936-24 July 1940.

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Identifier: Acc.4068/123
Dates: 10 August 1936-24 July 1940.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archives of the Edinburgh Typographical Society. / Letter books and correspondence of the Edinburgh Typographical Society. / Letter books of the Edinburgh Typographical Society.

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