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Papers of James Hay (c.1736-1784), minister of Elgin

 Fonds
Identifier: MS HAY

Scope and Contents

Set of 5 manuscript notebooks belonging to James Hay, minister of Elgin (d. 1784). Notebooks are quarto volumes, with numbered labels and full leather bindings. The manuscript is in a clear italic hand. The front boards often bear the signature and description of Hay's grandson, John Baylee.

1. On church government. 1773
2. Passages in the New Testament that have any reference to a future state. 1774
3 - 5. Critical notes on the Hebrew Bible, with indexes of prophetical works listed at the back. 1775 - 7 February 1776. Volume 5 has a short section at page 321 in a second, more modern hand.

From the General Assembly Library

Dates

  • Creation: 1773-1776

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers at Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh Main Library, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ. Contact repository in advance: is-crc@ed.ac.uk

Full Extent

5 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS HAY 1.1 to MS HAY 1.5

Physical Facet

Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the New College Library Special Collections Repository

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