Correspondence, 18th-20th century

Sequence. Letter pencilled 1742. About ale duty and professors' stipends. Headed The Honorable Magistrates, Memorial for the Professors etc.
Draft Bill for a Lottery to raise money for finishing the University of Edinburgh, probably in 1777 - 1778. Note: It gives descriptions of how plans are to be ordered and how it is to be divided into contracts not exceeding £3000.
Subscription papers of November 2 1789, including conclusive phrase "under direction of the said Robert Adam" - which gives RA authority. A London advertisement for subscriptions to the University. A list of those who have already subscribed, March 5 1790.
Letter dated February 2 1790 Caputh Presbytery to Professor Dalzel (Secretary of University and Professor of Greek) (about subscription). A letter - with 1936 letter from John Kennedy - from Stirling, James, Lord Provost August 30 1791 addressed to Presbytery of St Andrews. A letter to Reverend Dr John Walker Collington Edinburgh September 15 1791 from James Stirling, Lord Provost (marked 7).
A letter from Dalzel to R Adam, undated, AF thinks 1789 - draft letter [internal evidence of Dalzel's authorship references to houses] Dalzel briefing Adam on number of students and size of classrooms in the New College. A letter from Robert Adam to Dalzel 9 January 1790 [in which Adam refers to Black's memorial of 1789 and refuses to convert Chapel. See Gen 875/111. Both about brief - changes, lobbying - Dalziel giving information to Adam.
Letter from John Gray (copy) to Robert Adam in London, 7 January 1791. re-question of Adam acting without control of trustees [In 1791 there was a change of Lord Provost Elder, see Dundas Correspondence La II 500 letter of December 1790. Copy of letter R Adam to John Gray, secretary of Trustees, 19 January 1791. Strong defence of himself. Details of argument.
Part of a draft of a letter from Dalzel to Hopetoun dated probably as pencilled - January 1791 - about Mr Adam's powers.
Copy of a Petition June 24 1799. Draft of trustees' appeal to Dundas for government assistance in the rebuilding of the university, 1799. Memorial of the Trustees (incomplete) to Parliament.
Draft Memorial and actual memorial. Contains interesting comments on state of teaching at Edinburgh University. Suggestion of raising money by Lottery (p 38). Number of students, state of University. (dundas now fallen) Peace. Addington having to be briefed proposing Petition. February 15 1803.
Draft of scroll of Petition of January 1804 to Mr Addington (Chancellor of the Exchequer).
Draft of Petition addressed to Addington. George Baird and Dalzel, January 23 1804.
"Estimate for Buildings and Finishing the remaining parts of the East and North fronts of the New University of Edinburgh" 1804. Interesting for information about stage blocks were at in 1804.
Petition of the Town Council and the University to Parliament for financial aid, circa 1810. Signed by Members of Senatus. Includes note from depositor, 1942, and loose seal.
"An account of the Ceremony of Laying the Foundation Stone of the New College of Edinburgh, November 16 1789". Probably a 'press-release'. Cf. Senate Minutes for November 16 1789. Dated 1942.
A report by W Adam, architect, on New College. Cf. Df.4.47/2.

Protest from George Dunbar, Professor of Greek, against a proceeding of the Senatus. 31 May 1847 (ff.1, 2)
Letter of resignation to the Principal from Alexander Brunton. 27 August (ff.3, 4)
Letter of complaint to the Sentaus from 'An Assistant Surgeon' (ff.5, 6)
Copy of a letter of thanks to the Directors of the East India Company from the Senatus, for 'the valuable addition to the Museum'. 30 June 1847. (ff.7)
Letter accompanying additions to the University Library, sent by Joseph Angus. 14 July 1847. (ff.8, 9)
Copy of a letter of complaint to the Senatus from John Donaldson about his uncomfortable lecture room. 11 September 1847. (ff.10, 11)
Part of a letter. (ff.12, 13)
Letter from the City Chambers to the Principal, accompanying Da.32.2.4.9. 9 September 1847 (ff.14)
Act of Town Council regulating the Curriculum for the Degree of M.D. 7 September 1847. (ff.15 - 18)
Letter from W and J Cook to Professor Kelland, about an enquiry he had made about the Jardine Bursary. 11 October 1847 (ff.19, 20)
Report from the Senatus about the appointment of the Under Librarian and his assistant. (ff.21, 22)
Report of Committee in Curatorship of Library. 20 October 1847. (ff.23, 24)
Letter from the City Chambers to Professor Kelland and the College Library and Sub Librarian. 27 October 1847. (ff.25, 26)
Letter of protest to the Senatus from members of the Senatus. 9 November 1847. (ff.27, 28)
Draft of a protest. (ff.29, 30)
Report from the Committee appointed to consider the regulation of degrees in Music. (ff.31, 32)
Draft of a Petition to the Queen concerning the government of the University. Dr Chistison's Motion. (ff.33)
Covering letter for Da.32.2.4.18, from the City Chambers to Professor Kelland. 1 December 1847 (ff.34, 35)
Report from the College Committee. 25 November 1847 (ff.36, 37)
Draft of a letter of complaint from the Faculty of Arts to the Patrons about the state of Bursaries. 13 December 1847. (ff.38, 39)
Notice of a Motion by Dr Christison to be moved at the next meeting of the Senatus. 29 January 1848 (ff.40)
Letter of complaint about a lack of a Botanical Museum from the Botany Curator, Professor Balfour. 29 January 1848. (ff.41)
Note describing the state of the Museum of Materia Medica. 29 January 1848. (ff.42)
Note describing the state of the Natural Philosophy Collection. 29 January 1848 (ff.43, 44)
Note saying the Professor Jameson's indisposition prevents him from making a report on the Museum of Natural History. 29 January 1848. (ff.45, 46)
Note describing the state of the Museum of Military Surgery. 28 January 1848. (ff.47, 48)
Abstract of Matriculation of Account. 30 Seotember 1846 to 30 September 1847. (ff.49, 50)
Abstract of Matriculation Fund Account. 30 September 1847 to 31 December 1847. (ff.51, 52)
Report by Mr Cook to the Senatus Academicus as to the Hebrew Chair Case. 1848. (ff.53 - 71)