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Letter from Archibald Hepburn to James Cunningham, W.S.
Fonds
Identifier: MS HEP
Scope and Contents
Notebook containing a 6 page letter of Archibald Hepburn to James Cunningham, W. S. Letter dated 10 February 1850. Notebook also contains an 8 page list of insect specimens, to be given to Cunningham's son Alexander. The rest of the notebook is blank.
Laid into the back of the notebook is a cartography sketch of Calton Hill, from Professor John Fleming's natural science class, 1855.
Dates:
1850
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Letter from Hedges to Lord Lt. of Ireland
Fonds
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
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1544
Scope and Contents
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
Letters relating to Thomas Erskine of Linlathen (1788-1870)
Fonds
Identifier: MS ERS T
Scope and Contents
Proof copy of printed letters relating to Thomas Erskine of Linlathen (1788-1870). Contains pencil annotations instructing to "preserve", "omitt", "begin here", etc., for each letter. Contains less content than William Hanna's 1878 published edition, including letters with Thomas Chalmers, the portrait (frontispiece), the preface, and the expository writing providing context to each letter. However, some letters within this volume are omitted from the published version - including a number...
Dates:
1877-1878
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Letters sent to James Guthrie Tait containing references to William Farrer
Fonds — Box: Dk.2.40-42
Identifier: Coll-2159
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of letters sent to James Guthrie Tait containing references to William Farrer, as well as one letter sent by Tait, and one letter sent by Farrer, 1903-1943.
Letter to "Dear Prof." from an unidentified sender, Weston-Super-Mare, 16 September 1917.
Letter from John F. Curwen to John Guthrie Tait regarding the death of William Farrer and asking him to send him an...
Dates:
1903-1943
Livre de Raison (Commonplace book)
Collection — Box: CLX-A-354
Identifier: Coll-1854
Content Description
This outlandish and colourful manuscript volume is an exceptional resource to understand and study French popular culture in the late 18th-early 19th centuries. Its contents are extremely varied, and include poems, oracles, lyrics of popular songs, proverbs and maxims, recipes, legal document templates, a formulary of letters, calendars, little stories and anecdotes, an account of Napoleon's return to France after his exile on Elba, and a dictionary for the interpretation of dreams. It...
Dates:
c 1820-1830
Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS)
Fonds
Identifier: GD61
Scope and Contents
Please note the content of this collection may cause distress to those who view it. It contains upsetting content in the form of personal testimonies from the LGBTQ+ community as well as discriminatory and outdated language used to describe the community.This collection contains material created by and collected by the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard and its predecessor bodies.It includes management and administrative files covering 1974-2008, such as Minutes...
Dates:
1967 - 2010
Found in:
Lothian Health Services Archive
Malkiewicz Collection - Manuscripts
Fonds — Multiple Containers
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 by James Fraser (1695-1796), minister of Alness
Fonds
Identifier: MS FRA 2
Scope and Contents
Original manuscript of James Fraser's "The Scripture doctrine of santification. Being a critical explication and paraphrase of the sixth [and] seventh chapters of the epistle to the Romans, and the four first verses of the eighth chapter."Quarto notebook with 384 numbered pages. Manuscript is dated 25 July 1769, and a note regarding its donation by Rev. Robert Mackintosh on 13 July 1926 is loosely inserted at the front fly leaf. Front fly also bears an inscription to Rev. Charles...
Dates:
1769
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Manuscript by John Forbes (c.1568-1634), minister of Alford
Fonds
Identifier: MS FOR 1
Scope and Contents
Manuscript copy of an earlier work by John Forbes, Minister of Alford, c.1568–1634. Created c. 1726."The Reformation of Religion in Scotland, Containing Beginning Progress [and] Establishing of the Truth, both in Doctrine [and] Discipline, writtin the same.Written be that faithful Servant and Witnes of Christ. Mr John Fforbes. Ex authoris Autographo"Contains several notes and inserts regarding provenance, including a contents list that is purportedly...
Dates:
c. 1726
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections