Bank of Scotland receipt for £21 paid for the Town of Montrose's Subscription to the "New College of Edinburgh"
Item — Box: Dk.2.20
Identifier: Coll-2927
Scope and Contents
This is a receipt from the Bank of Scotland for £21 paid by Adam Glegg "for the Town of Montrose's Subscription to the New College of Edin." Bank Office, Edinburgh, 10 July 1792. In this context, "New College of Edin[burgh]" refers to Old College, whose construction started in 1789.
Dates
- Creation: 10 July 1792
Creator
- Bank of Scotland (1695-:) (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 leaf (in an envelope)
Previous references
Dk.2.20/2
Previously catalogued under the reference "Coll-442" (Collection of material relating to the Royal Burgh of Montrose).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E510621; D.8052
Accessioned on 21 June 1951.
Presented by Miss M. M. Low, London.
Processing Information
Catalogued in May 2026 by Aline Brodin.
Subject
- University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) (Organization)
- Title
- Bank of Scotland receipt for £21 paid for the Town of Montrose's Subscription to the "New College of Edinburgh", 1792
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- May 2026
- Description rules
- Isad(g)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk