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Letter describing annual Spring parade of Russian troops on the

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Identifier: Coll-1452
Scope and Contents The letter was written in St. Petersburg, on Grande Morskaia (Bolshaia Morskaia, or Morskaya Street), on 2nd or 15th May 1901, by W. Sedgefield, and addressed to his 'Dear Uncle', W. J. Sedgefield, Esq., Abingdon, Berkshire, England. The envelope, with franking and partial postage stamp, survives. The letter describes the 'annual spring parade of the troops quartered in and around St. P[etersburg]' which took place 'yesterday' - yesterday being 1 May 1901 - on the 'Field of...
Dates: 1901

Letter from Hedges to Lord Lt. of Ireland

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Identifier: Coll-1138
Scope and Contents

The letter dated Whitehall 6 November 1706 written and signed by Hedges conveys the news to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland that the army is marching north and that the Queen (Anne) has asked for troops from Ireland to join them.

Dates: 1706

Letter to Viscount Falkland, as Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1622 countersigned by J Holcroft

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Identifier: Coll-1544
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The letter is 1.5 pages folio, countersigned by 'J. Holcroft', and with address on the verso to Falkland, 'and to our Chancellor there now being, and to the Deputie chiefe Governor or Governors, Chauncellors or keeper of the greate Seale [...] Given under our signett at the Pallace of Westmr. the fifth day of december in the twentieth yeare of or. Raigne of England, Fraunce and Ireland, and of Scotland the six and fiftieth'.

Dates: 1622

Malkiewicz Collection - Manuscripts

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Identifier: Coll-1574
Scope and Contents Covering six centuries (15th-20th), the material donated by Andrew Malkiewicz is composed of the following set of (largely French language) manuscript letters, missives, declarations, proclamations and engravings, including those relating to: King Philip II of Spain; Charles IX of France; the business of Alessandro Farnese (1520-1589), Cardinal and diplomat; the d'Este family of Italy; Napoleon Bonaparte; Louis Bonaparte; Karl Johan Bernadotte; the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period...
Dates: 1437-1913

Manuscript copy of ‘History of the Church of Scotland’ by David Calderwood

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Identifier: MS CALD
Scope and Contents

Manuscript copy of ‘History of the Church of Scotland’ by David Calderwood. Copied for Robert Wodrow in 1728 from manuscript held in Glasgow University Library.

Dates: 1728

Material relating to John Lowe

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Identifier: Coll-1502
Scope and Contents A bound collection of pamphlets and off-prints, mostly on botanical subjects, which contain working notes of John Lowe and some watercolours which may be his too. There is a MS table of contents which lists nearly all the items but not in the order they are bound. The MS additions include: details of dated sightings, with place, to 'Bennett Notes on Norfolk plants'; and, MS notes of commentaries on the works. There is an autograph letter, 10 December 1898, from H.E. Brown of the...
Dates: 1856-1898

Material relating to Sir Thomas Hope, of Craighall, and Sir Thomas Hope, junior, of Kerse

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Identifier: Coll-1523
Scope and Contents Manuscript book. [Major Practicks]. The 'Practiques and decisiones of the Lords of sessions, with sev[er]all Collectiones out of the booke of the Majestie, Burrow Lawes, Acts of Parlia[men]t and bookes of Sederunt Collected (as is supposed) by Sir Thomas Hope elder whose the Observationes of the practiques are when he was Kings advocat putt in order and addit unto, by his sonne Sir Thomas Hope Junior of Carse'. The book bears the arms or book plate of Dundas of Arniston, front cover, and on...
Dates: 1630-1640

Material relating to the research and interests of Matthew H. Kaufman

 Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1564, Folder: Coll-1808 / SC-Acc-2016-0196
Identifier: Coll-1808
Content Description

The collection of largely off-print and other ts material, and photographs... is composed of:


1 x folder - photographs of mouse embryos


1 x folder - ts and off-print material on phrenology


1 x folder - off-print material on medical history


1 x folder - off-print material on the mouse embryo


1 x folder - off-print material on other science

Dates: 1990-2006

Minute books, accounts, and meetings of the Historical Association of Scotland

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Identifier: Coll-1515
Scope and Contents 4 notebook volumes containing manuscript notes, being: Minute notebook. Historical Association of Scotland. Edinburgh and South East of Scotland Branch. 1911-1920 Minute notebook. Historical Association of Scotland. Edinburgh Branch. Session 1920-1921 to Annual meeting 1937 Statements of accounts. Historical Association of Scotland. Edinburgh and South East of Scotland...
Dates: 1911-1980

Monro, Alexander, primus

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Identifier: GD1-2
Scope and Contents

MS volume of Alexander Monro primus' History of Anatomy 1747

Dates: 1747

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Garrard & Co. Ltd., Albemarle St., London 1
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Hedges, Sir, Charles, 1649-1714 (English lawyer; Politician; Judge in Admiralty Court; Secretary of State) 1
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Kenyan African National Union (founded 1960) 1
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Ross, W. C. A., fl. 1929-33 (president of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Branch of the Historical Association of Scotland) 1
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Williams, Arthur Frederic Basil, Professor, 1867-1950 (historian) 1
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