Notebooks.
Found in 3337 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook, compiled in 1804 by a military or civilian official of the Irish Government, containing lists, with biographical details and comments, of Irishmen implicated in Emmett's Rebellion., 1804.
The biographical details and comments sometimes include physical descriptions, and the most substantial entry (folios 80-84) concerns Michael Quigley, a bricklayer and native of County Kildare.
This volume has also been used in the late 19th century for notes concerning the Minto estate.
Notebook concerning a brewery at Cremill Point, Plymouth, with notes of soundings in the Thames below London Bridge., 1823.
Notebook concerning Africa, relating to 'Curriculum Vitae', by Muriel Spark., Undated.
Notebook concerning books read by Horace William Muirhead, apprentice at R and R Clark.
Notebook, 'Concerning dying', with recipes for various colours., 1683.
Notebook containing a catalogue of books owned by Alexander Carlyle compiled after his death in 1805., 1805, 1833.
The notebook ruled for cash also contains valuations of Peter Hill, an Edinburgh bookseller (folio 9 verso). Another list of books, begun apparently about 1833, is added at folio 20. Several leaves are blank.
Notebook containing a census of the inhabitants of Burntisland parish.
Notebook containing a chronicle of events in Scotland from the landing of Charles II in 1650 to the prohibition of official church meetings, 1661., 1614-1664.
The book also contains parts of Dell's sermon given in MS.3160 (inside front and back covers), part of a sermon of 'Mr. George Hutchisone', probably the Minister of Irvine (folio xiii verso), a note of the date of a disposition and assignation made by Christine Rollo to George Cockburne of Piltoun, 1664 (folio ii), a medical recipe and other medical notes (folios ii-iii), mention of a star seen in daylight, 1649 (folio iv verso), a list of game dated 1614 (folio vi), and other material.
Notebook containing ‘A collection of loyal songs for the use of the Revolution Club Edinburg [sic] 1748’., 1760-1765.
Copied by Alicia Blunt at various times between 1760 (folio 1) and 1765 (folio 24). An engraving depicting swans is pasted to the front cover. A leaf is torn out between folios 1 and 2.
Notebook containing 'A Collection of Poems English and Latin by several hands.', 18th century.
The poems are arranged in four parts: 'Miscellanea Poems on several subjects' (folio 2), 'Morality' (folio 73), ‘Against love and women' (folio 124), 'For love and women' (folio 181). Only a few poems, all in English, have been collected. The signature of David Fletcher, Lord Milton's brother, is on folios 1 and 2.
Notebook containing a copy in an unidentified hand of the 'Case of John Borthwick Esq. of Crookston claiming the title of Lord Borthwick'., Early 19th century.
Notebook containing a copy of a 'Memoire' by George Crawfurd, concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance., 1st half of 18th century.
Notebook containing a description by John Baine of Loch Broom and Ullapool as a harbour., 1793.
The notebook contains detailed notes on the economic possibilities of Loch Broom and Ullapool for fishing, forestry, commercial peat production etc., as well as reports on the possibilities of improvement for the water supply and harbour of Ullapool. This report appears to have been compiled for the 'British Society for Extending the Fisheries', but is in the form of a letter to John Rennie.
Notebook containing a detailed account, including many diagrams, of the construction of Waterloo Bridge, compiled by George Rennie., 1817.
Notebook containing a few details of bonds, 1772-1778, with a brief genealogical account of the Hamiltons of Abercorn, undated., 1772-1778, undated.
Notebook containing a few entries of a plasterer's accounts for work executed at Crookston., 1765.
Notebook containing a few legal and financial jottings of Lord Milton., 1719-1741, undated.
The jottings, 1739-1741, undated, appear under the appropriate alphabetical headings. On the inside front cover is written 'Commonplace Book Jan. 1719' in an unidentified hand.
Notebook containing a glossary to "Love's labours lost", not in John Dover Wilson's hand., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
Notebook containing a history of the Carnatic, probably compiled by James Stuart from the material collected in MSS.5381-5385., 1765-1775.
Notebook containing a list of 'Books belonging to J Erskine, 1776'., 1776.
Notebook containing a list of 'Books belonging to John Erskine, 1777'., 1777-1780.
Notebook containing a list of 'Books read by J Erskine since 1774'., 1774-1781.
Notebook containing a record of expenditure of Patrick Chalmers (died 1824) while a law-student at Edinburgh., 1759-1761.
Notebook containing a record of the campaigns of the 1st Battalion, Scots Fusilier Guards in the Crimea.
The contents are compiled from official and other documents, and consist of: rolls of service of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and men who went to the Crimea; rolls of promotions, honours, and awards;
detailed returns of the state and strength of the battalion, including medical reports; a journal of the campaigns and battles in which the battalion took part.
The notebook is illustrated with occasional sketches, ink and watercolour, and with two military poems.