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Notebooks.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books of blank pages, usually ruled, used for taking notes, especially by pupils and students for taking class notes or writing or drawing exercises. .

Found in 3337 Collections and/or Records:

Notebook containing historical notices of Leith.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.28
Scope and Contents The notebook was begun probably in 1817, the date of the watermark of the sheets, and continued probably until 1821, the latest date quoted (folio 82 verso: the visit of George IV to Scotland in 1822 does not appear to be mentioned). The compiler, who has not been identified, appears to have derived much of his information from printed sources, especially the histories of Edinburgh by William Maitland (published 1753), Hugo Arnot (first published 1779) and Alexander Kincaid (published 1787)....
Dates: ?1817-?1821.

Notebook containing inventories of household plenishings and other inventories compiled in various years., 1865-1885.

 Item
Identifier: MS.15453
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) Linen inventory, 1865 (folio 1); (ii) Kitchen utensils inventory (folio 5); (iii) China, etc. inventory (folio 7); (iv) Contents of rooms inventory (folio 10); (v) Various other inventories, 1872-1885 (folios 15); (vi) Linen inventory, 1872 (folio 1 reversed).

Dates: 1865-1885.

Notebook containing 'Journal commencing from the surrender of Quebec, 1759' by James Murray., 1759-1760.

 Item
Identifier: MS.4853
Scope and Contents

The journal covers the period 18 September 1759, to 9 September 1760.

At the end of the notebook are 'Copies of some papers which passed between General Wolfe and the brigadiers' (namely, Robert Monckton, George Townsend, and James Murray), dated August and September 1759.

Dates: 1759-1760.