Erskine, David Stewart, 1742-1829 (11th Earl of Buchan | Scottish antiquarian)
Dates
- Existence: 12 June 1742 - 19 April 1829
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Draft letter from Joseph Black to the Earl of Buchan , 6 October 1790, 28 April 1790
Draft letter from Joseph Black to the Earl of Buchan, dated 6 October 1790. The letter is about a kiln for making lime out of marble and Papillon's hygrometer. The item also contains a printed notice of a meeting of commissions, dated 28 April 1790 to roup dung.
Letter: 1820 Sept. 5, Dryburgh Abbey [Berwickshire] to Dr R. Anderson / Buchan., 1820
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: 1820 Sept. 12, Dryburgh Abbey [Berwickshire], to David Laing / Buchan., 1820
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: 1822 Oct. 15, Dryburgh Abbey [Berwickshire] to David Laing / Buchan., 1822
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.
Letters to Miss Elizabeth Steuart, Coltness, sister of the economist; from her niece, Lady Anne Erskine; from Anna Leslie; from M. Douglas; from her nephews the Earl of Buchan; and Thomas Erskine; from Mary Traill; from J.B; and from Jean Dinwiddie. Copy of a letter from Hew Dalrymple to Miss Dalrymple, 3 September 1731; 7 December 1784-16 April 1792
Memoir: 1804 Dec. 31, Edinburgh, of John Donaldson / Earl of Buchan., 1804
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.