Account book of a Scottish Banker
Scope and Contents
Account book of a Scottish banker, containing a record of bonds and payments, 1769 - 1790. Marked outside: "Vol. 2d Credit Book January 1769."
Names include: Col. James Mure Campbell of Rowallan f.iii/v, Dr. Alexander Webster f.1/v, Daniel Campbell of Shawfield f.2/v, Sir Alexander Don of Newton f.3/, Robert Oliphant of Rossie and John Campbell of Stonefield f.4/v, Sir A. Fergusson of Kilkerran f.5/v, Dr William McFarlen f.7/v, Patrick Kerr of Abbotrule W.S.8/v, Alex Kincaid H.M. Printer 8/v, Dr Thomas Young f.13/v, William East of Glencairn f.14/v, Lord Elphinston f 15/v, etc.
Dates
- Creation: c 1765-1788
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 booklet
Previous reference
Dk.4.32
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E550126 93092
Accessioned on 26 January 1955. Pen inscription, back of last page of text: "26 Jan. 1955".
Bought from J. Grant. 1955 £2.10s.
Physical Description
Marbled cover, with (faint) title: "Vol 2d credit book January 1769." Brown, leather bound. Banded spine. 7.9 x 6.5 in. 185 ff. (53 blank).
Source
- Grant, John, fl 1955 (Bookseller) (Seller, Person)
Subject
- Campbell, James Mure-, 1726-1786 (Scottish aristocrat, soldier and MP) (Associated name, Person)
- Webster, Alexander, 1707-1784 (Scottish writer and minister of the Church of Scotland) (Associated name, Person)
- Campbell, Daniel, fl 1769-1790 (of Shawfield) (Associated name, Person)
- Don, Sir Alexander, d 1776 (the 4th Baronet) (Associated name, Person)
- Oliphant, Robert, d 1795 (of Rossie; Postmaster General for Scotland) (Associated name, Person)
- Campbell, John, 1753-1784 (of Stonefield; Scottish soldier) (Associated name, Person)
- Fergusson, Sir Adam, 1733-1813 (3rd Baronet of Kilkerran; Scottish advocate, politician and slave-owner) (Associated name, Person)
- McFarlane, William, fl 1769-1790 (Doctor) (Associated name, Person)
- Kerr, Patrick, fl 1777-1791 (inherited Abbotrule) (Associated name, Person)
- Kincaid, Alexander, 1710-1777 (Scottish printer and publisher; Lord Provost of Edinburgh) (Associated name, Person)
- Young, Thomas, fl 1769-1790 (Doctor) (Associated name, Person)
- Cunningham, William, d 1775 (13th Earl of Glencairn) (Assignee, Person)
- Elphinstone, Charles , 1711-1781 (10th Lord Elphinstone) (Associated name, Person)
- Elphinstone, John, 1737-1794 (11th Lord Elphinstone) (Associated name, Person)
- Elphinstone, John, 1764-1813 (12th Lord Elphinstone) (Associated name, Person)
- Don, Sir Alexander, d 1815 (5th Baronet of Newton Don; Scottish soldier) (Associated name, Person)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Account book of a Scottish Banker, c 1765-1788
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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