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Letter from John Buchan to Herbert Grierson, relating to his work on the Marquis of Montrose

 Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1555, Folder: Coll-1788 / SC-Acc-2016-0169
Identifier: Coll-1788
Content Description This letter from John Buchan to Professor Herbert J. C. Grierson was written from Elsfield Manor, Oxford, 7 March 1928. It is addressed to Grierson at his home on Regent Terrace, Edinburgh.The letter refers to Buchan's work on James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose. The Duke of Montrose had sent him verses 'which he believes were written by the Great Marquis'. He had gotten them from 'some old book which he cannot now identify, and in which they were so...
Dates: 7 March 1928
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter from Mary of Guise to Lord Vigilius a Zuichem dated 1555

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Identifier: Coll-1547
Scope and Contents The document, which is a long clerk letter written in Latin 'on the Kalends of January in the year of our Salvation 1554', and signed 'The friend of your virtue Marie R', concerns itself with two Scotsmen, Robert Landis and George Kincaid, who had been imprisoned by John Vitner of Berg. One of them 'is almost destroyed by the filth of the prison' and 'the other is almost brought to extreme starvation by the delay in action and demands on his ruined fortune'. The letter goes on to say that...
Dates: 1554
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter from Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to J. Thomson

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Identifier: Coll-1136
Scope and Contents

An autograph letter signed 'Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy', in English, Leipzig 10 September 1838, to John Thomson, eulogising the latter's compositions. The letter appears to act as a letter of testimonial.

Dates: 1838
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter from M.F. Gartshore, Jamaica, 1944

 Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 69
Dates: 1944
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter from P.A. Roeykens, Congo, to Ruth Slade, 1957

 Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 78
Dates: 1957
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter from Rev. John Ross to his daughter Peggy Ross about Chinese religion, 1914

 Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 79
Scope and Contents

This letter was pasted into a copy of The origin of the Chinese people, by John Ross, published 1916

Dates: 1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter from S. R. Crockett

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Identifier: Coll-1475
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The letter is dated 3 [February] 1894 and was written at Glenhead of Trool, Bargrennan, Galloway by S. R. Crockett. It begins, 'Dear Sir' and he writes that he is 'exceedingly obliged for your kind and courteous letter about Sir Uchtred'. The points noted by the correspondent 'have been put right [...] in the second edition'. The letter then continues about the Covenant and Covenanter.

Dates: 1893-1894
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter from Sir David Brewster to the Editor, the 'Scotsman', 5 November 1867

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Identifier: Coll-1454
Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed to the Editor of the Scotsman newspaper, 3 pages 8vo, written at Allerly, Melrose, on writing paper of Edinburgh University, and dated 5 November 1867. The letter, which is either an autograph draft or an edited version prepared for publication, condemns the forgery by Denis Vrain-Lucas (1818-1880) of letters of Isaac Newton (1642-1727) and Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). Denis Vrain-Lucas was one of the most notorious forgers of the...
Dates: 1867
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter from Sir Robert Christison (1797-1882) to David Cousin of the City Chambers, Edinburgh

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Identifier: Coll-1379
Scope and Contents The letter from Christison, 40 Moray Place [ Edinburgh], Monday 4 August [1862], to David Cousin of the City Chambers, refers to a 'long report' read by Dr. Bennett, on the Buildings Committee of the University. The report referred to how 'a careful survey' found the buildings were 'in a condition of great disrepair'. With regard to this, Christison had found, as 'Convenor of Finance', that he had 'a sum of £300' available in the general accounts, and explained that since Dr. Bennett and the...
Dates: 1862
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter from the University of Aberdeen to My Dear Sir

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Identifier: Coll-1404
Scope and Contents

Letter on 4 sides (113mm x 179mm), dated 24 June 1869? from J.W. Pirie ? at the University of Aberdeen to 'My Dear Sir'.

The letter refers to Galvanism and an analogy made by the unknown correspondee and to how Pirie objects to the analogy. The letter refers to an argument from Oliphant? and how the correspondee's argument 'is ingenious'.

Dates: 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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