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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 of the Edinburgh Typographical Society., 1867-1940.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.4068/121-123
Dates: 1867-1940.
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 Faculty of Advocates.

 Series
Identifier: F.R.132-F.R.133
Dates: 1830-1881.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter books of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund.

 Series
Identifier: F.R.384-F.R.385
Dates: 1830-1868.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter books of the Faculty of Advocates Widow’s Fund.

 Series
Identifier: F.R.386-F.R.394
Dates: 1852-1945.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter-books of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland., 1859-1860, 1872-1929.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.7533-7605
Dates: 1859-1860, 1872-1929.
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.

Letter-books of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., 1856-1923.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.7745-7791
Dates: 1856-1923.
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).

Letter-books of the Home Mission Secretary and of the clerks in the Foreign Mission Office of the United Presbyterian Church., 1854-1879.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7734-7736
Scope and Contents

The letter-books are numbered 1-3.

The Home Mission Secretary during this period was the Reverend Hamilton M MacGill.

Dates: 1854-1879.
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-books of the Honourable John Edmund Elliot, as private secretary to the 1st Earl of Minto., 1807-1813.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11298-11300
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. / General correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto containing material relating to all aspects of his Indian career.

Letter-books of the Jewish Mission Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., 1838-1850.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.18999-19000
Dates: 1838-1850.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Financial papers of the Free Church of Scotland. / Papers of and concerning the various committees of the Free Church of Scotland.

Letter-books of the Scottish Missionary Society, 1820-1841.

 Sub-Group
Identifier: MSS.8983-8989
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., 1822-1851.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8012-8014
Scope and Contents

The Edinburgh (from 1818, Scottish) Missionary Society, founded in 1796, established missions in Jamaica (1800), the Caucasus (1802), and Bombay (1823). The first was transferred to the United Presbyterian Church in 1847, the second was terminated in 1835, and the third was transferred to the Church of Scotland in 1835.

Dates: 1822-1851.
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 secretaries and other officials of the Foreign Mission Committee of the United Presbyterian Church., 1847-1936.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7638-7733
Scope and Contents

The secretaries during this period include: the Reverend Andrew Somerville, 1851-1868; the Reverend Hamilton M MacGill, 1868-1879; the Reverend James Buchanan, 1881-1908; the Reverend Frank Ashcroft, 1909-1930; and the Reverend James Webster, 1910-1923.

From 1914, the letter-books include letters concerning the Livingstonia Mission. For earlier letter-books concerning that field see MSS.7864-7868.

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 concerning foreign missions of the United Presbyterian Church.

Letter-books of the secretaries and other officials of the Foreign Mission Committee of the United Presbyterian Church., 1847-1882.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7638-7658
Scope and Contents

The letter-books are numbered to 21.

Dates: 1847-1882.
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-books of the secretaries and other officials of the Foreign Mission Committee of the United Presbyterian Church.

Letter-books of the secretaries for Women's Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland concerning candidates., 1922-1930.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7985-7986
Scope and Contents

The secretaries during this period were Isabella F Lee, Isobel McLaren Young.

The letter-books are numbered 1 and 2.

Dates: 1922-1930.
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-books of the secretaries for Women's Foreign Missions of the Free Church of Scotland concerning deputation work in Scotland., 1921-1930.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7982-7984
Scope and Contents

The secretaries during this period were Isabella F Lee and Isobel McLaren Young.

The letter-books are numbered to 4. Number 3 is missing.

Dates: 1921-1930.
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-books of the secretary and other officials of the Women's Missionary College, Edinburgh., 1910-1916.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8006-8007
Scope and Contents

The secretary during this period was the Reverend William Stevenson.

Dates: 1910-1916.
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. / Records of the Women's Missionary College, Edinburgh.

Letter-books of the Secretary of the Bible Board for Scotland., 1839-1867, 1934-1946.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11182/15-16
Dates: 1839-1867, 1934-1946.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Administrative records of the Bible Board for Scotland. / Letter-books and correspondence of the Secretary of the Bible Board for Scotland.

Letter-books of the secretary of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland., 1911-1929.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7556-7605
Scope and Contents

The secretary during this period was William McLachlan, Writer to the Signet.

The letter-books are numbered to 69. Numbers 1-15, 43-44, 62, and 64 are missing.

Dates: 1911-1929.
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. / Letter-books of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland.

Letter-books of the secretary of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland., 1875-1895.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7541-7554
Scope and Contents

The secretary during this period was John T Maclagan.

The letter-books are numbered to 16. Numbers 1 and 8 are missing.

Dates: 1875-1895.
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. / Letter-books of the Foreign Mission Committee of the 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., 1878-1895.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8009-8011
Scope and Contents

Letter-books, 1879-1891, of the secretary of the Glasgow Committee. The secretary of the Glasgow Committee during this period was Peter Gardner, Writer to the Signet.

Letter-books, 1891-1895 of the general secretary. The general secretary during this period was the Reverend William Stevenson.

The letter-books relate solely to the mission in South Africa.

Dates: 1878-1895.
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 Livingstonia Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., 1901-1934.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7864-7868
Scope and Contents

The secretary during this period was the Reverend John Fairley Daly.

The Livingstonia Committee merged with the Foreign Mission Committee in 1914; after that the letters are chiefly on financial minutiae, the principal letters being included in the series MSS.7659-7690 and MSS.7691-7733.

Dates: 1901-1934.
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, William Brown, of the Scottish Missionary Society, containing copies of his outgoing letters and summaries of incoming ones., 1820-1841.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.8983-8987
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 successive Treasurers of the Free Church of Scotland., 1846-1900.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.18025-18070
Dates: 1846-1900.
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 treasurer of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland., 1895-1898.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7622-7623
Scope and Contents

The treasurer during this period was Alexander Moffat.

Dates: 1895-1898.
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 Thomas Graham recording, chiefly in a summary form, letters written and received by him on personal and business matters., 1828-1833.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16429-16433
Dates: 1828-1833.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letter books and account book of Thomas Graham.

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