University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Scope and Contents Marked 'Mackinnon A14' and noted thus in previous historical records. The title of the booklet, Beatha an America mu Thuath, or, as it would be written in modern Scottish Gaelic, Beatha ann an Aimeireaga a Tuath translates to English as 'Life in North America'. The title is descriptive as this appears to be a booklet about why and how Scots would move to North America, with specific mention of Canada and New England. This does...

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This is a list of notes in chronological order, providing a history of the Gaelic Psalter, starting in 1659, and ending in 1836.

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A sermon in English based on Acts XX.35. No date or author.

Scope and Contents A bundle of 7 notebooks, containing notes or scripts for lectures on a lecture series, which took place in the academic year 1892-93. The following notebooks survive:'(I) Three periods of Gaelic literature; (II) Did the heathen Gael write books?; and (III) The extant literature of ecclesiastical Latin' (Item B46a)A draft of 'Did the heathen Gael write books?' (Item B46b)'Literature of the 1st period: Latin commentators and controversialists' (Item...

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Although there is a notebook with the same title in this collection (B27), they do not appear to be the same text, with this notebook being titled 'I', presumably meaning 'part 1'.

This notebook contains a discussion on the history of the translation of the Bible to Scottish Gaelic.

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A notebook listing the books found in Rev. James Mitchell's collection

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Marked 'Mackinnon A9' and noted thus in previous historical records. These appear to be notes on the lives and motivations of various translators of the Bible to Gaelic. Not all the subjects have been found in the historical record. As well as those listed as agents on this record, there is mention of Alex Stewart (Alexander Stuart of Dingwall?), John Smith of Campbeltown, and Thjomas Ross of Lochbroom.

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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.

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Sermons written in English. Anonymous author.