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Hall, Edward, b 1898 (Bookseller)

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Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Album of verses, sketches, etc. presented to Mary Goudy

 Fonds — Volume Dk.8.1
Identifier: Coll-2243
Scope and Contents

Album of verses, sketches, etc. Inscribed 'Presented to Mary Goudy by her affectionate uncle John Carson'. Watermark dated 1833.

Dates: 1833
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

An Account of Body Snatching by Medical Students

 Fonds — Box Dk.7.54-64
Identifier: Coll-2236
Scope and Contents

'Twenty four hours of my pupillage'. An account of a grave robbing (body snatching) expedition by medical students in 1830 at a town probably on or near the coast in the Southeast of England. Written in later years by one of the participants. Anonymous.

Dates: 1830
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Campbell of Barcaldine Correspondence Papers

 Fonds — Box Dk.8.2-4
Identifier: Coll-2245
Scope and Contents Campbell (family of) of Barcaldine. Correspondence (52 letters). 1789-1843. Some letters with description attached. With an item price list of E.Halls, arranged alphabetically, some letters cross written.Includes: 21 Letters from Lady Baillie Mary L to her sister Mrs (Lady) Campbell of Barcaldine, Bonaw. 1818-1835. About domestic life, a 'Public Rebuke' in church, smallpox etc. 6 letters about Mrs Dundas J. Hamilton. 1824-1835. About social news, personal life and...
Dates: 1789-1843
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Collection of Miscellaneous Letters of Scottish Interest

 Fonds — Box Dk.7.54-64
Identifier: Coll-2239
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous letters (39) of Scottish interest, 1719-1905. Includes a letter from James Erskine, a naval officer on board the Queen Charlotte at sea, to Miss Annie Erskine of Cardross, giving an account of naval activities in the Mediterranean against the French, 17 July 1799.

Dates: 1719-1905
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Commonplace Book of Brian Fairfax

 Fonds — Volume Dk.5.25
Identifier: Coll-2201
Scope and Contents

Fairfax (B.) Commonplace book of Brian Fairfax, containing his "Iter Boreale" etc.


  1. "Iter Boreale", an account of his mission to George Monck in 1659. Ff.9-29.
  2. A letter of Ferdinando, 2nd Baron Fairfax to his son, Thomas, about portraits by a servant of Sir Anthony Van Dyck. F.2.
  3. Extracts from anti-papistical literature. 82 ff.
Dates: c 1646
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Correspondence of Armand Leslie

 Fonds — Box Dk.2.15
Identifier: Coll-2148
Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers relating to Armand Leslie, M.R.C.S., surgeon and Chief Medical Officer who died in Sudan under the command of Charles George Baker. This collection includes many letters to him, some from his sister Jane Young Elvira Leslie and his brother John Leslie, as well as further correspondence after his death between Elvira, John Leslie, and others.Some material (newspaper cuttings, parts of a rough diary, and correspondence, including two letters from...
Dates: 1824-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Correspondence of the Campbell family of Melfort, Argyllshire

 Fonds — Box Dk.7.53
Identifier: Coll-2231
Scope and Contents Correspondence of the Campbell family of Melfort, Argyllshire. 242 letters. 1773-1859, two legal documents dated 1680 and 1685. 58 letters (1773-1790) to Lt.Col. John Campbell, Governor of Fort George (d. 1790). 72 letters (1793-1823) to Capt. Archibald Campbell. Son of the above (d. 1823). 4 letters (1816-1843) of, and 94 letters (1825-1859) to Lt. Col. John...
Dates: 1680-1685, 1773-1859
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Crayon Sketches of Scottish Landscapes

 Fonds — Box Dk.8.2-4
Identifier: Coll-2244
Scope and Contents

Five crayon sketches of Scottish landscapes, viz. Campeltown harbour (2), Erins, Lochnagar, Tam-o-shanter's Brigg. 1857-59.

Dates: 1857-1859
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Cunningham Family Correspondence

 Fonds — Box Dk.7.46
Identifier: Coll-2226
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and Papers (154 items) of the Cunningham family of Glenwood Flour Mills, Belfast, 1785-1875, including letters (34) of Thomas Cunningham M.D. (Edinburgh) which contain some account of his medical career in Edinburgh and of his association with professor J. Y. Simpson, 1840-1858.

Dates: 1785-1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Diary of a "London Gentlemen of Independent Means"

 Fonds — Volume Dk.5.31
Identifier: Coll-2205
Scope and Contents

Diary of a London gentlemen [Cas?] of independent means for 1893. Intermittent groups of entries recording shooting in Scotland, visits to race meetings, theatres, etc.

Dates: 1893
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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