Douglas, Dunbar James, 1809-1885 (6th Earl of Selkirk)

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

Letter summarised as from Torell, via Denmark 'levels of Baltic, tables calculated by Homstrond'. Holmstrond introduces the tables as'Notes on the rise of land in Sweden' and 'summary of the measures of watermarks'. Tables include data dated 1774 - 1867. Final letter details the return of these letters to Lyell from Dunbar James Douglas, who has read them with interest