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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, titled 'Squadron letters sent', number 1, containing copies of letters sent during Sir Thomas John Cochrane's service at the East India Station; with index., 1842-1844.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2466-2467
Dates: 1842-1844.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath. / Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane. / Letter-books, titled 'Squadron letters sent', with indexes, from the time of Sir Thomas John Cochrane’s service at the East India Station.

Letter-book, titled 'Squadron letters sent', number 2, containing copies of letters sent during Sir Thomas John Cochrane's service at the East India Station., 1844-1846.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2468
Dates: 1844-1846.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath. / Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane. / Letter-books, titled 'Squadron letters sent', with indexes, from the time of Sir Thomas John Cochrane’s service at the East India Station. / Letter-book, titled 'Squadron letters sent', number 2, containing copies of letters sent during Sir Thomas John Cochrane's service at the East India Station; with index.

Letter-book, titled 'Squadron letters sent', number 2, containing copies of letters sent during Sir Thomas John Cochrane's service at the East India Station; with index., 1844-1846.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2468-2469
Dates: 1844-1846.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath. / Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane. / Letter-books, titled 'Squadron letters sent', with indexes, from the time of Sir Thomas John Cochrane’s service at the East India Station.

Letter-book, titled 'Squadron letters sent', number 3, containing copies of letters sent during Sir Thomas John Cochrane's service at the East India Station, 1846-1847.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2470
Dates: 1846-1847.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath. / Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane. / Letter-books, titled 'Squadron letters sent', with indexes, from the time of Sir Thomas John Cochrane’s service at the East India Station. / Letter-book, titled 'Squadron letters sent', number 3, containing copies of letters sent during Sir Thomas John Cochrane's service at the East India Station; with index.

Letter-book, titled 'Squadron letters sent', number 3, containing copies of letters sent during Sir Thomas John Cochrane's service at the East India Station; with index., 1846-1847.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2470-2471
Dates: 1846-1847.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath. / Various logbooks, order-books, returns, and other material concerning the naval careers of Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Sir Thomas John Cochrane. / Letter-books, titled 'Squadron letters sent', with indexes, from the time of Sir Thomas John Cochrane’s service at the East India Station.

Letter-book with index containing copies of the 1st Earl of Minto's letters, including private letters and some letters written as Governor-General., 1806-1807.

 File
Identifier: MS.11282
Dates: 1806-1807.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto chiefly as President of the Board of Control.

Letter-book, 'x,9', of James Stuart., 24 January-19 February 1783.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8372
Dates: 24 January-19 February 1783.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Correspondence and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart. / Letter books of James Stuart.

Letter-book, 'y', of James Stuart., 18 February-21 March 1783.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8373
Dates: 18 February-21 March 1783.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Correspondence and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart. / Letter books of James Stuart.

Letter books., 1890-1912.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.4886/5
Dates: 1890-1912.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of William Marwick, writer in Arbroath, and of the Reverend William Marwick.

Letter books and account book of Thomas Graham.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.16429-16434
Dates: 1817, 1828-1833.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter books and correspondence of the Edinburgh Typographical Society., 1864-1951.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.4068/121-126
Dates: 1864-1951.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archives of the Edinburgh Typographical Society.

Letter-books and correspondence of the Secretary of the Bible Board for Scotland., 1839-1975.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11182/15-23
Dates: 1839-1975.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Administrative records of the Bible Board for Scotland.

Letter books and other administrative papers of Messrs Lindsay, Jamieson and Haldane, accountants, Edinburgh.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6444/1-14
Dates: 1824-1957.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter books and papers of the Lorn Furnace Company founded by Furness ironmasters, with works at Bunawe.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.993-995
Dates: 1752-1813, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter books and warrant book of General Humphrey Bland., 1747-1756.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.304-306
Dates: 1747-1756.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts collected by Walter Biggar Blaikie, Doctor of Laws, editor of volumes concerning Jacobitism in the publications of the Scottish History Society, etc. / Letter-books, warrant book and correspondence of the Commanders-in-Chief in Scotland.

Letter books, being copies of the outgoing correspondence of the firm of John Richardson and Company., 1763-1817.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20801-20848
Scope and Contents This extensive and remarkably complete series covers the whole range of the business activities of the firm with some mention of the family's private affairs and of the Pitfour estate. There are letters to tack holders, to individual fisherman, coopers, shipmasters, merchants and financiers, bakers and painters, providing a very detailed picture of the day to day running of the business.Although in the main these are general letter books, MS.20808 concerns the purchase of wheat...
Dates: 1763-1817.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Surviving office books of the fishing, fish curing, and shipping enterprise of the Richardson family of Pitfour; with two ledgers of Pitfour estate and some Richardson family papers.

Letter-books, chiefly of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1720-1764.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16748-16754
Dates: 1720-1764.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Correspondence of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.

Letter-books concerning foreign missions of the United Presbyterian Church., 1847-1936.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.7638-7738
Dates: 1847-1936.
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, containing all the 4th Earl of Minto's letters on official matters written during his term of office, and also some of the Countess of Minto's., 1898-1904.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12556-12560
Dates: 1898-1904.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to Canada. / Papers relating to the 4th Earl of Minto's tenure of office as Governor-General of Canada.

Letter-books containing carbon copies of official correspondence., 1916-1918.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.8969/11-14
Dates: 1916-1918.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Diaries, logs, official correspondence and other papers of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles A C Gordon, MC, RA, mostly relating to the 11th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.

Letter-books containing copies of dispatches from the Bengal Government, Secret Committee, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors., 1807-1812.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11341-11346
Dates: 1807-1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with the Chairman and Directors of the East India Company. / Copies of the correspondence of the Bengal Government with the Court of Directors, and papers printed by order of the Court Directors.

Letter-books containing copies of dispatches of the Bengal Government, Financial Department, to the Court of Directors., 1809-1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11357-11358
Dates: 1809-1813.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with the Chairman and Directors of the East India Company. / Copies of the correspondence of the Bengal Government with the Court of Directors, and papers printed by order of the Court Directors.

Letter-books containing copies of dispatches of the Bengal Government, Political Department, to the Court of Directors., 1807-1812.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11350-11355
Dates: 1807-1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with the Chairman and Directors of the East India Company. / Copies of the correspondence of the Bengal Government with the Court of Directors, and papers printed by order of the Court Directors.

Letter-books containing copies of letters and dispatches from the 1st Earl of Minto to the Foreign Secretary., 1800-1801.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11231-11233
Dates: 1800-1801.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Diplomatic correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto relating to Vienna.

Letter-books containing copies of letters by Murray and members of his staff., 1816-1818.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.7.23-46.8.1
Dates: 1816-1818.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray. / Correspondence and papers relating to General Sir George Murray`s tenure of office of chief of staff of the allied armies of occupation in France following the Congress of Vienna.

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