Joseph Black corresponded with many people on social and professional matters. This series includes correspondence with James Watt (1736-1819), Lord Kames (1696-1782), James Hope Johnstone (1741-1816) and Lorenz Florenz Friedrich von Crell (1744-1816).

1 box of letters and related documents, chronologically arranged with index (1754-1783)

Joseph Black corresponded with many people on social and professional matters. This series includes correspondence with George Macintosh (fl1782-1783), Princess Dashkova (1743-1810) and Lorenz Florenz Friedrich von Crell (1744-1816).

1 box of letters and related documents, chronologically arranged with index (1770-1786)

Joseph Black corresponded with many people on social and professional matters. This series includes correspondence with Adam Smith (1723-1790), George Dempster of Dunnichen (1732-1818) and Thomas Beddoes (1760-1808).

1 box of letters and related documents, chronologically arranged with index (1785-1793).

Joseph Black corresponded with many people on social and professional matters. This series includes letters from John Walker, Baron de Montesquieu and Antoine Laurent Lavoisier.

32 letters and related documents, mostly chronologically arranged, with index (1749-1786).

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, John Black, expressing a wish to stay longer in Edinburgh.

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, John Black, introducing Mr Somerville, grandson to John Gowdie, Principal of the University of Edinburgh.

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, John Black, relating family news and that he is thinking of buying a horse.