Mitchell, James, Rev., 1763-1835 (Church of Scotland minister and tutor to Sir Walter Scott)
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Gaelic Sermons, Late 18th or early 19th century
sub-series
Identifier: Coll-98/4/4/1
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts containing sermons in Gaelic, written by Rev. James Mitchell.
Dates:
Late 18th or early 19th century
Gaelic Sermons, Late 18th or early 19th century
sub-series
Identifier: Coll-98/4/4/2
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts containing sermons in Gaelic, written by Rev. James Mitchell.
Dates:
Late 18th or early 19th century
Inventory of Rev. James Mitchell's book collection, Mid to late 19th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-98/4/4/5
Scope and Contents
A notebook listing the books found in Rev. James Mitchell's collection
Dates:
Mid to late 19th century
Notes on the life of Rev. James Mitchell, Mid to late 19th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-98/4/4/4
Scope and Contents
The notebook contains notes on the life of Rev. James Mitchell, who once tutored Sir Walter Scott. The author is anonymous, but the notebook may have been compiled by multiple authors, especially given that there are two distinct handwriting styles in the document.
Dates:
Mid to late 19th century
Ossianic poems, Late 18th or early 19th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-98/4/4/3
Scope and Contents
Six collections of Ossianic poetry, each collection named after (presumably) collectors. The collections came in Rev. James Mitchell's possesion. The six collectors are:
Mr Sage
Sir George Mackenzie
McFarlane
General Mackay
Mr Donald (of?) Staffa
Malcolm McDonald
Dates:
Late 18th or early 19th century
Sermons, prayers and correspondence of Rev James Mitchell (1759-1835), minister at Montrose
Fonds
Identifier: MS MIT 2
Scope and Contents
Papers of Rev. James Mitchell (1759-1835), Minister at Montrose. Manuscript text spans one small bound volume, and a stack of gathered papers.Events covered in sermons and prayers include:
- A celebration of the King's Birthday (4 June, 1794),
- A funeral sermon on Mitchell's own death (1835),
- A draft of a reply by James Mitchell to a pamphlet by Provost Christie [against the Kirk Session of Montrose, 1790],
- A speech delivered by the Rev. James Mitchell...
Dates:
1790-1835
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections