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:
Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray chiefly with reference to his position as master-general of the ordnance (1834-1835, 1841-1846)., 1831-1846.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.8.16-46.9.16
Dates:
1831-1846.
Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray concerning actions in Scandinavia., 1807-1808.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.1.12-46.1.20
Dates:
1807-1808.
Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray concerning campaigns in wars against France., 1793-1806.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.1.1-46.1.4
Dates:
1793-1806.
Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830)., 1819-1830.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.8.6-46.8.15
Dates:
1819-1830.
Correspondence and papers of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.26
Scope and Contents
Most of the material concerns Arlington in his capacity of Secretary of State, particularly with reference to French and Dutch affairs, and much of it is dated 1669. The correspondence contains letters from foreign statesmen and diplomatists such as the Marquis de Louvois and Baron von Lisola, English politicians such as Sir Richard Temple and Sidney Godolphin, and a number of unsigned letters reporting on events in Europe, probably from Arlington`s agents. There are a few memoranda on...
Dates:
1662-1678.
Correspondence and papers of James Anderson, volume I: family correspondence., 1709-1723.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.1.2(I)
Correspondence and papers of James Anderson, volume II: family and business correspondence., 1699-1724.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.1.2(II)
Scope and Contents
Many of the letters concern the factorage of estates in Islay, which was carried out for Anderson by his son Patrick and his son-in-law John Allan.
Dates:
1699-1724.
Correspondence and papers of James Anderson, volume III: business correspondence., 1703-1724.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.1.2(III)
Scope and Contents
The principal contents are: correspondence with Alexander Craw of Haughhead, 1711-1722 (folio 1); correspondence with John Grierson, Anderson`s clerk, 1703-1719 (folio 118); letters of John Sturt, engraver, 1708-1723, (folio 193); and correspondence with James Taylor, bookseller, 1720-1724 (folio 213).
Dates:
1703-1724.
Correspondence and papers of James Anderson, volume IV: correspondence concerning Anderson`s historical research., 1698-1728.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.1.2(IV)
Correspondence and papers of James Anderson, volume V: business correspondence., 1682-1724.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.1.2(V)
Scope and Contents
From folio 144 to the end the main subject is business in Islay.
Dates:
1682-1724.
Correspondence and papers of James Anderson, volume VI: legal and financial correspondence., 1695-1723.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.1.2(VI)
Scope and Contents
Folios 1-68 relate to Islay; folios 99-222 form a chronological series, preceded and followed by miscellaneous groups.
Dates:
1695-1723.
Correspondence and papers of James Anderson, volume VII: correspondence concerning the Post., 1712-1725.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.1.2(VII)
Scope and Contents
Anderson was Postmaster-General for Scotland, 1715-1717, and most of the papers come from this time. They include his letters of appointment and dismissal, correspondence with local postmasters, and notes of expenses of various postal matters.
Dates:
1712-1725.
Correspondence and papers of James Anderson, volume VIII: papers on various topics., 1680-1725.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.1.2(VIII)
Scope and Contents
The contents include: papers on ‘Diplomata Scotiae’, especially Anderson`s attempts to obtain payment from Parliament; a proposal to give Anderson`s books to the Faculty of Advocates; a memorandum on the Leighton Library in Dunblane; notes on Sir Robert Sibbald`s Library (referring to ‘Bibliotheca Sibbaldiana’, pages 138-140); papers concerning Anderson`s wife, Jean Ellis, the widow and family of David Pringle, Surgeon Apothecary, and the Campbells of Calder; various household accounts;...
Dates:
1680-1725.
Correspondence and papers of James Anderson, Writer to the Signet.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.1.2(I)-(VIII)
Scope and Contents
Anderson`s personal affairs, his business interests (as lawyer, factor, and Postmaster-General), and his historical researches (which culminated in the posthumous publication of ‘Diplomata Scotiae’) are all represented.
Dates:
1680-1728.
Correspondence and papers of James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde (1863-1944), Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session (1920-1935), concerning his work for the National Library of Scotland.
Series
Identifier: MSS.24721-24723
Scope and Contents
The papers relate entirely to Lord Clyde's work for the National Library of Scotland as a member of its Board of Trustees and latterly (1936-1944) Chairman of the Board, and as a trustee on the gift of Sir Alexander Grant for the benefit of the Library's new building (finally completed in 1956).
Dates:
1928-1944.
Correspondence and papers of James Maidment concerning the peerages of Banff and Findlater., 1758, 1816-1865.
File
Identifier: MS.5268
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Correspondence and papers, 1816-1865 (folio 1);
(ii) A printed 'Information', 1758 (folio 28).
Dates:
1758, 1816-1865.
Correspondence and papers of James Spalding on manufacturing techniques, on the flour and yarn mills at Bonnington in Edinburgh, on Spalding's position as surveyor for the Commissioners, and on his financial difficulties., 1734-1782, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17579-17581
Dates:
1734-1782, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning public affairs.
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Papers concerning the Commissioners and Trustees for improving Fisheries and Manufactures in Scotland (later, for Fisheries, Manufactures and Improvements in Scotland), appointed in 1727.
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Papers of and concerning James Spalding, flax-dresser and linen-manufacturer.
Correspondence and papers of James Spalding on manufacturing techniques, on the flour and yarn mills at Bonnington in Edinburgh, on Spalding's position as surveyor for the Commissioners, and on his financial difficulties., 1734-1742.
File
Identifier: MS.17579
Dates:
1734-1742.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning public affairs.
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Papers concerning the Commissioners and Trustees for improving Fisheries and Manufactures in Scotland (later, for Fisheries, Manufactures and Improvements in Scotland), appointed in 1727.
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Papers of and concerning James Spalding, flax-dresser and linen-manufacturer.
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Correspondence and papers of James Spalding on manufacturing techniques, on the flour and yarn mills at Bonnington in Edinburgh, on Spalding's position as surveyor for the Commissioners, and on his financial difficulties.
Correspondence and papers of James Spalding on manufacturing techniques, on the flour and yarn mills at Bonnington in Edinburgh, on Spalding's position as surveyor for the Commissioners, and on his financial difficulties., 1743-1750.
File
Identifier: MS.17580
Dates:
1743-1750.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning public affairs.
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Papers concerning the Commissioners and Trustees for improving Fisheries and Manufactures in Scotland (later, for Fisheries, Manufactures and Improvements in Scotland), appointed in 1727.
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Papers of and concerning James Spalding, flax-dresser and linen-manufacturer.
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Correspondence and papers of James Spalding on manufacturing techniques, on the flour and yarn mills at Bonnington in Edinburgh, on Spalding's position as surveyor for the Commissioners, and on his financial difficulties.
Correspondence and papers of James Spalding on manufacturing techniques, on the flour and yarn mills at Bonnington in Edinburgh, on Spalding's position as surveyor for the Commissioners, and on his financial difficulties., 1751-1782, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.17581
Dates:
1751-1782, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning public affairs.
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Papers concerning the Commissioners and Trustees for improving Fisheries and Manufactures in Scotland (later, for Fisheries, Manufactures and Improvements in Scotland), appointed in 1727.
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Papers of and concerning James Spalding, flax-dresser and linen-manufacturer.
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Correspondence and papers of James Spalding on manufacturing techniques, on the flour and yarn mills at Bonnington in Edinburgh, on Spalding's position as surveyor for the Commissioners, and on his financial difficulties.
Correspondence and papers of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, Professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and Member of Parliament for Berwick and East Lothian, 1966-1974, 1974-1978.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.323- is now Acc.13476.
Dates:
1944-1978.
Correspondence and papers of John Rennie concerning Southwark Bridge., 1811, 1814-1821.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19774-19775
Dates:
1811, 1814-1821.
Correspondence and papers of John Riddell concerning the successful claim of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, to that title., 1834-1849.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.2.1-81.2.3
Correspondence and papers of John Riddell concerning the unsuccessful claim of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford, to the title of Duke of Montrose (created 1488)., 1848-1857.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.2.4-81.2.6