Papers of George Hill (1750-1819), Principal of St Mary’s College, St Andrews

Fonds

Identifier: MS HIL

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Notebooks of George Hill, Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews (1750-1819).

MS HIL 1. Prayers delivered at St Mary's College, St Andrews. Prayers 1-10 "written at Shelpie in the summer of the year 1802". Prayers 11-20 and 7 Forms of Intercession "finished at Inveresk in the autumn of the year 1805". Handwriting is not that of Principal Hill. Letter pasted in the front regarding accession into General Assembly Library.

MS HIL 2. Split into three sections titled 'The solemnization of marriage', 'The administration of baptism' and 'The administration of the Lord's Supper'. 98 pages inconsistently numbered, with several pages left blank between sections. Handwriting is the same as that of MS HIL 1, but less polished. From the General Assembly Library.

Dates

Creation: c.1802-c.1805

Creator

Hill, George, Rev Dr, 1750-1819 (Church of Scotland minister, Principal at St Mary's College and St Andrews, Dean of the Order of the Thistle) (Person)

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