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Story, Robert Herbert, 1835-1907 (Scottish divine; Principal of the University of Glasgow)

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Autograph Letter Signed from Sir Robert Christison to R. Herbert Story, 9 January 1854

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Identifier: Coll-1848/25-0059/5
Scope and Contents Autograph Letter Signed from Sir Robert Christison to Robert Herbert Story (future Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, then student at the University of Edinburgh), 9 January 1854. The subject of the letter is the novelist and Whig MP Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873): Christison writes that if he is not "prevented by professional occupations, which are apt to be rather pressing at this season", it will give him great pleasure "to attend on the occasion of the...
Dates: 9 January 1854
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

Letter: 1874 Apr. 25, The Manse, Rosneath [Dumbartonshire], to David Laing / R. Herbert Story., 1874

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Identifier: La.IV.25.46 fols 29-31
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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.

Dates: 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section IV. Papers of David Laing / Notes, drafts, etc. on subjects : miscellaneous ; 1354-1878 / [David Laing].

Letter: 1874 Feb. 25, The Manse, Rosneath [Dumbartonshire], to David Laing / R. Herbert Story., 1874

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Identifier: La.IV.25.46 fols 24-25
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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.

Dates: 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section IV. Papers of David Laing / Notes, drafts, etc. on subjects : miscellaneous ; 1354-1878 / [David Laing].

Letter: 1874 Mar. 7, The Manse, Rosneath [Dumbartonshire], to David Laing / R. Herbert Story., 1874

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Identifier: La.IV.25.46 fol. 26
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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.

Dates: 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section IV. Papers of David Laing / Notes, drafts, etc. on subjects : miscellaneous ; 1354-1878 / [David Laing].

Letter: 1874 Mar. 30, The Manse, Rosneath [Dumbartonshire], to David Laing / R. Herbert Story., 1874

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Identifier: La.IV.25.46 fols 27-28
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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.

Dates: 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section IV. Papers of David Laing / Notes, drafts, etc. on subjects : miscellaneous ; 1354-1878 / [David Laing].

Letter: 1874 Sept. 11, The Manse, Rosneath [Dumbartonshire], to David Laing / R. Herbert Story., 1874

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Identifier: La.IV.25.46 fols 33-34
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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.

Dates: 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section IV. Papers of David Laing / Notes, drafts, etc. on subjects : miscellaneous ; 1354-1878 / [David Laing].

Letter: 1875 Dec. 13, Rosneath [Dumbartonshire], to David Laing / R. Herbert Story., 1875

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Identifier: La.IV.25.46 fols 37-38
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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.

Dates: 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section IV. Papers of David Laing / Notes, drafts, etc. on subjects : miscellaneous ; 1354-1878 / [David Laing].

Letter: 1875 Nov. 27, Rosneath [Dumbartonshire], to David Laing / R. Herbert Story., 1875

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Identifier: La.IV.25.46 fols 35-36
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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.

Dates: 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section IV. Papers of David Laing / Notes, drafts, etc. on subjects : miscellaneous ; 1354-1878 / [David Laing].

Letter: 1876 Apr. 12, Rosneath [Dumbartonshire], to David Laing / R. Herbert Story., 1876

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Identifier: La.IV.25.46 fol. 41
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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.

Dates: 1876
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section IV. Papers of David Laing / Notes, drafts, etc. on subjects : miscellaneous ; 1354-1878 / [David Laing].

Letter: 1876 Mar. 24, The Manse, Rosneath [Dumbartonshire], to David Laing / R. Herbert Story., 1876

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Identifier: La.IV.25.46 fols 39-40
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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.

Dates: 1876
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Laing Collection / Section IV. Papers of David Laing / Notes, drafts, etc. on subjects : miscellaneous ; 1354-1878 / [David Laing].

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