Manuscripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Papers relating to the publication of works of Michael Strachan.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11154/1-47
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, copies and transcripts of 17th-century documents relating to the following works of Michael Strachan: 'The life and adventures of Thomas Coryate' (Oxford University Press, 1962); 'The East India Company journals of Captain William Keeling and Master Thomas Bonner, 1615-1617' (University of Minnesota Press, 1971); 'Sir Thomas Roe (1581-1644): a life' (Salisbury, 1989).
Dates:
1959-1990.
Papers relating to the publication of works of Seton Gordon., 1923-1971.
Series
Identifier: Acc.5640/11-23
Dates:
1923-1971.
Papers relating to 'The rocks remain', by Gavin Maxwell, containing typescript, manuscript, and photograph., [?Circa 1963], undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10555/33-34
Papers relating to the silver mines of Alva., 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.5160
Scope and Contents
The papers contain a description of the mine in the hand of Sir John Erskine (folio 1), instructions given by him to Dr Justice Brandshagen for prospecting and mining the silver, and several papers on the legal position of the mine. There is a list of shareholders (folio 36) of the company formed to mine the silver, and a copy of an article on the mine by the Reverend Robert Paul (folios 16-18), published in the 'Alloa Advertiser'”, 20 March 1880.
Dates:
18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
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Correspondence and papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
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Assorted papers of and concerning the family of Erskine of Alva.
Papers relating to the sultanate of Bantam., 1808, 1812.
File
Identifier: MS.11709
Dates:
1808, 1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government concerning the British invasion and occupation of Java and other Dutch possessions in the East Indies.
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Letters and papers concerning the British invasion and occupation of Java, and papers relating to the sultanate of Bantam.
Papers relating to 'The ten pains of death', by Gavin Maxwell, containing manuscripts and pages of corrected typescript., [?Circa 1959], undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10555/18-19
Papers relating to the 'Translation from an ancient Chaldee manuscript' by James Hogg., 1817, 1818, 1820, 1855-1856, 1896.
File
Identifier: MS.4807
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) James Hogg's original manuscript of 'Translation from an ancient Chaldee manuscript', and a covering letter, 1817 (folio 1);(ii) Corrected and uncorrected galley proofs of the work (folio 5);(iii) Four sets of corrected and uncorrected page proofs (folio 14);(iv) Four letters of Hogg, 1817, 1818, and 1820, and manuscript notes, undated, on the 'Chaldee Manuscript' (folio 34);(v) Manuscript of 'The...
Dates:
1817, 1818, 1820, 1855-1856, 1896.
Papers (some printed) in the claims to the Polwarth Barony by Anne Anstruther, 1817-1818 (folios 1-46), by Lady Diana Scott, 1824-1825 (folios 47-99), and by Hugh Scott of Harden, 1831, 1833, and undated (folios 100-152)., 1817-1833.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.20
Papers, undated, concerning military and historical matters., [1799-1842].
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.9.19
Scope and Contents
The volume includes papers concerning the Alkmaar operations of 1799 (folio 74) the campaign of the Aaland Islands in 1808 (folio 82), Waterloo (folio 110), Caesar`s Commentaries (folio 190), and Agincourt (folio 210), and an autobiographical memoir by Murray (folio 224).
Dates:
[1799-1842].
Papers, undated, concerning the Peninsular War., [1807-1814].
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.9.18
Papers, undated, of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound concerning classics and literature., Early 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.12811
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Notes and translations from, and critical essays concerning, the works of Horace (folio 1);
(ii) 'Apology for Numa, Horace & Virgil' (folio 71);
(iii) 'History of Patrician desertations' (folio 91);
(iv) 'The Compendious Orator' (folio 95);
(v) 'Dennis Bond from the banks of Phlegethon to the Club on the banks of the Thames' (folio 105);
(vi) 'The History of Robin Slip-String the Schoolmaster of Goatham' (folio 116);
(vii) 'Rory Dall, a burlesque' (folio...
Dates:
Early 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family.
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Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto.
Papers, undated, of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound concerning law and politics., Early 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.12810
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Dialogue A & B on Mare liberum & clausum law' (folio 1);
(ii) 'On Pitmeddens treaties of Mutilation & Demembration' (folio 8);
(iii) 'Introduction to a treatise on the Constitution of Scotland' (folio 13);
(iv) 'The hereditary right of the Crown of Scotland asserted' (folio 20);
(v) "On Abercrombie's first volume" (referring to Patrick Abercromby, ‘Martial achievements of the Scots Nation’, volume 1 (Edinburgh, 1711)) (folio 32);
(vi) 'Answers...
Dates:
Early 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family.
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Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto.
Papers, undated, of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound concerning philosophy, chronology, and miscellaneous papers., Early 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.12813
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Of the Laws of Evidence' (folio 1);
(ii) Philosophical tract concerning justice and injustice (folio 18);
(iii) Tract concerning the existence of witches (folio 22);
(iv) 'Extract from Gerards Herbal' with related articles (John Gerard, ‘The Herball’, edited by Thomas Johnson, (London, 1636) (folio 28);
(v) Review of Jean Baptiste Du Halde's ‘The General History of China’ (London, 1736) (folio 38);
(vi) 'From the travels of the Abbé [François] Sevin just now...
Dates:
Early 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family.
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Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto.
Papers, undated, of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound concerning religion and ecclesiastical affairs., Early 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.12812
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Dialogue between Eulalius, Callicles and Sosilaus (folio 1);
(ii) Dialogue between Bezites and Alciphron (folio 59);
(iii) Dialogue between Mr Cleanpaper, Father Blindly and others (folio 69);
(iv) Dialogue between Dr Middleway, Father Blindly and others (folio 91);
(v) Dialogue between H and B concerning the trial and resurrection of Jesus (folio 03);
(vi) Dialogue between Philanthrope, Pinnacle, Soliman and others (folio 113);
(vii) "The plain man's...
Dates:
Early 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Literary papers, music and drawings of various members of the Elliot of Minto family.
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Literary papers, apparently of Hugh Dalrymple Murray Kynynmound of Melgund and Kynynmound (died 1741), Advocate, second son of Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, of Hailes, and father-in-law of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet of Minto.
Papers, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on Greek literature., Mid 18th century-late 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.24512
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) A comparison of Homer and Virgil by Matthew Raper, undated. (Folio 1.) Monboddo number 210.
(ii) Translations from Cicero's works, undated. (Folio 3.) They include an unidentified dialogue on wisdom. Monboddo number 204.
(iii) Papers on the philosophical works of the Earl of Shaftesbury, 1783, undated. (Folio 13.) That on the ‘Rhapsody’ is related to the ‘Origin and progress of language iv, pages 344-367. Monboddo numbers 267, 272.
(iv) 'Aedes...
Dates:
Mid 18th century-late 18th century.
‘Paradise of daynty devises’, compiled by Richard Edwards, 'copied in October 1798 from a MS. copy made by the late Mr Herbert, now in the Collection of Francis Douce Esqr., by John Brand, in Somerset House'. , 1577.
File
Identifier: MS.2754
Scope and Contents
There is one poem, 'Upon the Life and death of the noble Earle of Penbrooke', by W Hunnis (folio 39), which seems not to be in any of the surviving editions. After the copy of William Herbert's manuscript there are copies of other poems of the Paradise: numbers 36, 76, 80, and 118 of H E Rollins's edition (folios 113, 146-148).Interleaved with the volume there is a manuscript copy (folio 115) by Herbert (see folio ii) of Hew Rhodes, ‘Boke of nurture’, printed by Thomas Petyt, now...
Dates:
1577.
Paraphrase in Latin hexameters of Justinian, ‘Institutes’ by William Clerus.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.3.9
Scope and Contents
'Paraphrasis in libros 4 Institutionum juris civilis, auctore Gulielmo Cleruscoto in Latin hexameters. After which by the same author – de consolatione Christiana Lib.5. written about 1700’.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.195) includes the reference: (A.2.31).
Dates:
Late 17th century.
Paraphrases of Justinian ‘Institutes’ and ‘Institutiones juris canonici’ by Godefridus de Neercassell.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.7.12
Dates:
1670-1671.
‘Parish rhymes, [by] V.O.B. North Berwick, 1872.' Manuscript and printed poems by Peter Macmorland, Minister of North Berwick, written or pasted in an exercise-book.
Item
Identifier: MS.1807
Scope and Contents
Also included are newspaper cuttings on various subjects and a copy of the minute passed by the Kirk Session of North Berwick on Peter Macmorland's resignation.
Dates:
1872-1873.
Part of a ballad on the battle of Flodden., ?17th century-early 18th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.6.1(v), folios 70-88
Dates:
?17th century-early 18th century.
Part of a corrected manuscript of an essay of Thomas Carlyle, "The Negro Question"., 1849
Item
Identifier: MS.50277 folios 79-80
Scope and Contents
Manuscript concerning Carlyle’s thoughts on slavery.
Dates:
1849
Part of a corrected manuscript of an essay of Thomas Carlyle, "The Nigger Question".
Item
Identifier: Acc.7359
Dates:
1849.
Part of a manuscript of an unidentified work by Laurence Oliphant., ? 1888, or before.
Item
Identifier: MS.42514
Part of a manuscript related to 'The king my father's death' by Sydney Durward Tremayne., ?1972.
File
Identifier: MS.26697
Scope and Contents
The manuscript contains chapters 1, 6-8, 19-23 and 26-30; also (folio 98) notes and odd sheets of text.
Dates:
?1972.
'Part of Aberdeen Shyre.', [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 34)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]