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Receipts. Financial records.

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written acknowledgment of the receiving or taking of goods or money delivered or paid.

Found in 938 Collections and/or Records:

Letters and papers of clients or correspondents of the Mackenzies of Delvine, with surnames from Ken-Kyn., 1710-1762.

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Identifier: MS.1298
Scope and Contents

Contains papers of the following: Kennedy, Countess of Cassillis, 1762; Keir, gardener at Gilmerton, 1749-1752; Kinloch: of Kilrie, 1726-1741; of Kinloch, 1710-1719; Murray-Kynnynmound, Hugh, Advocate, and family, 1740-1744, undated, including house-inventories and receipts signed by Thomas Ruddiman.

Dates: 1710-1762.

Letters and papers of John Baird, shipmaster in Leith.

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Identifier: MS.107
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Consists of ships’ accounts, bills of lading, receipts for lighthouse dues, commercial correspondence, and legal documents. There are only 5 documents for 1720-1726.

Dates: 1720-1733.

Letters and papers of various correspondents., 1579-1844.

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Identifier: MS.3134
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Miscellaneous letters. Among the writers are: The Earl of Mar, to Sir George Bowes, Marshal of Berwick, 1579 (number 1); Edward Kellie, Receiver and Director of Music of the Chapel Royal, on arrangements made by him for services in Holyrood, 1632 (number 3); printed in Charles Rogers, ‘History of the Chapel Royal of Scotland’ (Grampian Club, 1882), page clxvi; Nicolas Briot, making recommendations regarding the copper coinage of Scotland, 1631...
Dates: 1579-1844.

Letters and papers on various subjects., 1575-1824, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3135
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Discharge of Andro Hart, printer, to Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney, 1592 (folio 1);(ii) Discharge of Robert Brysone, printer and bookseller, and Evan Tyler, printer, to Mr George Halyburton for liturgies delivered to the Chapel Royal, Edinburgh, 1637 (folio 2);(iii) Letter of the Earl of Mar to Thomas Kennedy, Lord Advocate of Scotland, demanding an immediate report on the presence of a French ship near Inverkeithing, 1714...
Dates: 1575-1824, undated.

Letters, assignments and receipts concerning the sale of papers and copyrights relating to Lord Byron., Undated.

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Identifier: MS.43541
Scope and Contents The papers in this manuscript have been arranged alphabetically by the main correspondent surname or company name.Barry, Matilda and Richard. Letters of Matilda Barry and Richard Barry to Hugh Ferguson and John Murray [III], with one of Ferguson to Murray, regarding the sale of Lord Byron letters, 1849: folios 1-6;Blayney, Mabella. Letter of Lady Mabella Blayney to John Murray [II], 1824: folio 7;Breese, John. Letters of John Breese to John Murray III,...
Dates: Undated.

Letters, minutes and other papers of the Abbotsford Club., 1714-1857, undated.

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Identifier: MS.1867
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, orders for paper, minutes of meetings, lists of subscriptions, etc., 1834-1843, 1857 (folio 1);(ii) Copies of letters, 1714-1726, of the Earls of Mar and Inverness to Alexander Robertson of Strowan, preceded by a short account of Strowan, undated (folio 44);(iii) Printed minutes of meetings, 1840-1842, 1844, and rules of the Club, 1842 (folio 81);(iv) Specimen cheque and receipts taken from the Club's...
Dates: 1714-1857, undated.

Letters mostly to Lord Byron of correspondents with surnames from Whitbread-Zantachi and anonymous letters., 1810-1821, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43512
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname, with anonymous correspondents placed at the end of that sequence. When first made available for consultation this volume of letters, before foliation, included letters, 1813-1816 and undated, of George Canning, Elizabeth Vassall Fox and Henry Richard Vassall Fox (Lord Holland). These letters are now in MS.43426. It also contained letters of Elizabeth Warton and Frances Webster-Wedderburn - these have been moved...
Dates: 1810-1821, undated.

Letters of and to Lord Byron concerning Newstead Abbey; with letters of the Webb family of Newstead Abbey mainly to John Murray, publishers., 1779-1975.

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Identifier: MS.43513
Scope and Contents The letters of and to Lord Byron have been placed at the start of the sequence, followed by letters between other correspondents relating to Newstead Abbey.Copy of a letter of Lord Byron to John Hanson, 1817: folios 1-2;Letter of Lord Byron (in an unknown hand) to John Palethorpe, signed by John Hanson and Owen Mealey, 1812: folio 3;Correspondence between Lord Byron and Robert Rushton, with a receipt of Edward Rushton to John Murray [III] for the purchase...
Dates: 1779-1975.

Letters to Augusta Leigh from various correspondents; with letters of or concerning various members of the Leigh family., 1798-1883, undated.

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Identifier: MS.43483
Scope and Contents The letters of, to and relating to Augusta Leigh has been placed at the start of the sequence. The rest have been ordered by alphabetically by the name of the Leigh family member to which they concern, followed by miscellaneous items.Letters of and to Augusta Leigh with related material:Letter wrapper addressed to Lord Frederick Cavendish-Bentinck possibly in the hand of Augusta Leigh, 1821: folio 1;Letter of George H Gilchrist to Augusta Leigh, 1825:...
Dates: 1798-1883, undated.

Letters to Catherine Gordon Byron; and letters of Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron., 1808-1857.

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Identifier: MS.43411
Scope and Contents Letters to Catherine Gordon Byron have been placed before those of Anne Isablla Noel Byron, Lady Byron.Letters to or concerning Catherine Gordon Byron:Letter of Margaret Abercromby to Lady Catherine Gordon Byron, [1811]: folios 1-2;Letter of John Birch to Lady Catherine Gordon Byron, 1808: folios 3-4;Letter of William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, to Catherine Gordon Byron, 1810: folios 5-6;Letter of John Dell to Catherine Gordon...
Dates: 1808-1857.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Hollond to Hompesch., 1813-1922.

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Identifier: MS.40569
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hollond, Spencer Edmund.Letter, 1902, of Spencer Edmund Hollond to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Holloway, Marseille Middleton.Letters, 1846, 1873 and 1887, of Marseille Middleton Holloway to John Murray III. Folios 3-7.Holloway Blount and Duke.Letters, 1909, of Holloway Blount and Duke to John Murray IV. Folios 8-10....
Dates: 1813-1922.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Horwitz to Housman., 1827-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40583
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Horwitz, Ernst.Letters, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV. Folios 1-7.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1904, of Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Folios 4-5. Prospectus, ?1904, for a work entitled ‘Aryan Civilisation in the Light of Language’ by Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of...
Dates: 1827-1910.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Jose to Judah., 1830-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40628
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Jose, Arthur Wilberforce.Letters, 1900-1903 and 1905, of Arthur Wilberforce Jose to John Murray IV. Folios 1-16.Joseph, Michael.Letters, 1925, of Michael Joseph, of Curtis Brown Ltd., to John Murray, publishers. Folios 17-18.Joseph, Morris David.Letters, 1903, of Morris David Joseph to John Murray IV. Folios 19-22....
Dates: 1830-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Lee, S. to Leffingwell., 1808-1928.

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Identifier: MS.40685
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lee, Sarah.Letters, 1828-1829, 1835 1838 and 1845-1846, to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 1-25.Lee, Sidney.Letters, 1895, 1897-1898, 1903, 1905-1906 and 1928, of and regarding Sir Sidney Lee to John Murray IV. Folios 26-43.Folio 39. Estimate, 1905, for expenditure and profits for a proposed work on Shakespeare of Sir Sidney...
Dates: 1808-1928.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Staples to Starke., 1814-1914.

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Identifier: MS.41151
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Staples, John.Letter, 1878, of Sir John Staples to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Staples, S. S.Letter, 1914, of S S Staples to John Murray IV. Folio 3.Stapleton, Augustus Granville.Letters, 1834, 1857, 1865-1867, 1869 and 1871-1872, of Augustus Granville Stapleton to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 4-72.Folios...
Dates: 1814-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Goodwin, L. to Gordon, C., 1775-1913.

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Identifier: MS.40461
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. An additional record has been added to the end of this sequence.Goodwin, Leslie Ellis.Letters, 1878, 1883, 1891 and 1894-1895, of Leslie Ellis Goodwin to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-10. A further letter of this correspondent can be found at folios 206-207 of this manuscript.Goodwin, Mary Mackenzie.Letters...
Dates: 1775-1913.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Grove, A. to Grove, G., 1855-1915.

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Identifier: MS.40492
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Grove, Arthur Stanley.Letter, 1902, of Arthur Stanley Grove to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Grove, Coleridge.Letters, 1915, of Sir Coleridge Grove to John Murray IV. Folios 3-5.Grove, George.Letters and postcards, 1855-1857, 1860-1868, 1870-1877, 1882-1885, 1887-1899 and undated, of Sir George Grove to John Murray III, John Murray...
Dates: 1855-1915.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hoyos to Hubbard., 1865-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40586
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hoyos, Alice.Letters, 1901 and 1906, of Alice Hoyos to John Murray IV. Folios 1-13.Folios 9-12. French and German press cuttings, ?1906, concerning works of Hermann von Keyserling. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1906, of Alice Hoyos to John Murray IV, folios 5-8.Folio 13. Note, ?1906, regarding Hermann von Keyserling.Hozier, Henry...
Dates: 1865-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Kerr, William (?1761-1843) to Khan., 1807-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40648
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Kerr, William (?1761-1843).Letters, 1818-1819, of William Kerr to John Murray II. Folios 1-7.Folio 4-5. Copy of a petition, 1818, to the ‘Board of Commissioners for victualling His Majesty’s Navy’ on behalf of Dr William Brown, surgeon. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1818, of William Kerr to John Murray II, folios 1-3.Kerr, William Williamson....
Dates: 1807-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Lennep to Leslie, A., 1830-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40689
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Lennep, Henry John van.Letters, 1867-1870 and 1872, of Henry John van Lennep to John Murray III. Folios 1-37.Folios 27-28. Letter, 1869, of Augustus Oscar van Lennep to John Murray III.Folio 29. Note, 1869, of John Murray III regarding Henry John van Lennep.Lennox, Charles...
Dates: 1830-1910.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Lockwood to Loftus., 1824-1926.

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Identifier: MS.40708
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Lockwood, Amelius Mark Richard.Letters, 1919, of Amelius Mark Richard Lockwood, 1st Baron Lambourne, to John Murray IV. Folios 1-5.Folios 3-4. Newspaper cuttings, 1919, showing an article entitled ‘Playful ways of ministers’ by Amelius Mark Richard Lockwood.Folio 5. Note, 1919, concerning Amelius Mark Richard Lockwood.Lockwood, Hannah...
Dates: 1824-1926.