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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-books containing copies of letters, dispatches and enclosures from the Foreign Secretary to the 1st Earl of Minto., 1798-1801.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11234-11236
Dates: 1798-1801.
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 of James and William Chisholme, chiefly concerning the management of their sugar plantations, and the shipping and insurance of sugar., 1793-1812.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5476-5477
Dates: 1793-1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers from Nisbet House, Berwickshire. / Business papers and accounts of William, James and Charles Chisholme of that Ilk.

Letter-books, containing copies of letters of the Lorn Furnace Company’s agents at Bunawe., 1786-1821.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.994-995
Dates: 1786-1821.
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.

Letter books containing copies of letters of William Elliot of Wells and the Lord Lieutenant, the Duke of Bedford.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1179
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Letter book, February 1807, containing copies of letters of William Elliot and the Duke of Bedford to the Home Secretary, Earl Spencer. (MS.12908);

Letter book, 1806-1807, containing copies of letters of William Elliot to the Duke of Bedford (MS.12909).

Dates: 1806-1807.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter-books containing copies of letters of William Elliot of Wells and the Lord Lieutenant, the Duke of Bedford., 1806-1807.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12908-12912
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 chiefly of William Nassau Elliot of Wells (?1736-1775), Barrister (Inner Temple), and of his son, William Elliot of Wells (1766-1818), Member of Parliament. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning William Elliot of Wells. / Correspondence and papers of William Elliot of Wells as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1806-1807.

Letter-books containing copies of letters of William Elliot to Lords Grenville and Spencer, Sir John Newport and others., 1806-1807.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12910-12911
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 chiefly of William Nassau Elliot of Wells (?1736-1775), Barrister (Inner Temple), and of his son, William Elliot of Wells (1766-1818), Member of Parliament. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning William Elliot of Wells. / Correspondence and papers of William Elliot of Wells as Chief Secretary for Ireland in 1806-1807. / Letter-books containing copies of letters of William Elliot of Wells and the Lord Lieutenant, the Duke of Bedford.

Letter-books containing copies of letters to the Admiralty, from the time when Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane was Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands., 1805-1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2321-2323
Dates: 1805-1813.
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. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.

Letter-books containing copies of outgoing official correspondence, from the time when Sir Thomas John Cochrane was Governor of Newfoundland., 1825-1835.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.2363-2368
Dates: 1825-1835.
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. / Letters and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as Governor of Newfoundland.

Letter-books containing copies of the 2nd Earl of Minto's 'private' out-letters to Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston and to other Foreign Office officials and Diplomatic Service colleagues., 1833-1834.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12038-12040
Dates: 1833-1834.
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, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Political and diplomatic correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers relating to the 2nd Earl of Minto's period as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia at Berlin.

Letter books containing copy letters of the Edinburgh Press to the Bennett College, Sheffield., 1929-1945.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.23598-23604
Scope and Contents

The letter books are of T and A Constable after June 1936).

Dates: 1929-1945.
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, estimates and correspondence of the Edinburgh Press.

Letter books containing copy letters to the principals at the London office of the Edinburgh Press (which was part of T and A Constable after June 1936)., 1936-1940, 1942.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.23595-23597
Dates: 1936-1940, 1942.
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, estimates and correspondence of the Edinburgh Press.

Letter-books containing drafts of Sir Henry Elliot's dispatches to the Foreign Secretary., 1870-1876.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13061-13068
Dates: 1870-1876.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers, chiefly diplomatic, of the Honourable Sir Henry George Elliot (1817-1907), 2nd son of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Correspondence of Sir Henry Elliot concerning the British Embassy at Constantinople.

Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General., 1808.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11574-11576
Dates: 1808.
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. / Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.

Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General., 1809.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11577-11579
Dates: 1809.
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. / Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.

Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1807.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11571-11573
Dates: 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 Governor-General of India. / Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.

Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1810.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11582-11585
Dates: 1810.
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. / Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.

Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1811.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11586-11589
Dates: 1811.
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. / Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.

Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1812.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11590-11592
Dates: 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. / Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.

Letter-books containing English translations of Persian correspondence of the Governor-General, with abstracts of incoming letters., 1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11593-11595
Dates: 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. / Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners.

Letter-books containing English translations of the Persian correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General, chiefly with Indian and other Eastern princes, notables and various petitioners., 1807-1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11571-11595
Dates: 1807-1813.
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.

Letter-books containing undated drafts of Alexander Kynynmound Elliot to an unnamed correspondent in England., August 1775-March 1776.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11022-11023
Scope and Contents

These letter-books were apparently written in the course of Alexander Kynynmound Elliot's voyage from Bengal to England, August 1775-March 1776. The drafts were possibly intended to be published in pamphlet form. MS.11022 contains a letter, 1879, of Sir Clements Robert Markham to Nina, Countess of Minto, presenting the volumes to the Minto family.

Dates: August 1775-March 1776.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Early papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Family and general correspondence of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of and relating to Alexander Kynynmound Elliot, son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, of the East India Company's service, Bengal.

Letter books, correspondence and notes of Sir Lewis Robertson.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.12517/1-38
Dates: 1984-2003.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter books, correspondence and other records chiefly of T and A Constable., 1870-1955.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.23608-23617
Dates: 1870-1955.
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., 1859-1946, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.23237-23571
Dates: 1859-1946, undated.
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, together with records of the Edinburgh Press, which was amalgamated with the firm in 1936.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.23237-23617
Dates: 1859-1860, 1875-1955.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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