Wax seal
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Autograph letter signed from Walter Scott to Cuthbert Sharp, 10 May [1830]
Item — Box CLX-A-393
Identifier: Coll-1147/22-0057/2
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from Sir Walter Scott to his friend the antiquarian Cuthbert Sharp in Bishopwearmouth, Durham. From Abbotsford, dated 10th May [no year, but probably 1830].In the letter, Scott thanks Sharp for sending him some material relating to Lord William Howard (1563-1640), known as "Bauld Will Howard": "I am honoured with your letter and packet and am much flattered by your polite note". He praises Sharp for rescuing Howard "from...
Dates:
10 May [1830]
Autograph letter signed from Walter Scott to Robert Smith, 5 January 1800
Item — Box CLX-A-393
Identifier: Coll-1147/22-0057/1
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from Sir Walter Scott to Robert Smith Esq., St Paul’s Churchyard, from Edinburgh, dated 5 January 1800.This is a long letter to Smith in St Paul’s Churchyard,
primarily concerning the recovery of a debt, but also with family news and remarks of a general nature. Smith has evidently asked Scott to assist in the repayment of a debt, and Scott, in his role as sheriff-depute of the county of Selkirk, agrees to assist. He tells Smith, "I shall be extremely...
Dates:
5 January 1800
Autograph letter signed from William Dickinson to his mother, reporting on his experiences of student life at Edinburgh, 28 November 1765
Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0043
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed from William Dickinson (1745-1806) to his mother, reporting on his experiences of student life at Edinburgh, dated 28 November 1765, Edinburgh. Dickinson starts his letter by stating he is happy to hear about the recovery of his father; he then mentions "the two Gentlemen from Oxford" that came to his house. He is "very well pleased" with being at the University, "for Mr Ferguson (the Moral Philosophy Professor) is very clever and refin'd". He adds that he has had...
Dates:
28 November 1765
Autograph Letter Signed from William Thomson to Cardinal Stefano Borgia in Rome, 13 August 1797
Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0047
Scope and Contents
Autograph Letter Signed from William Thomson to Cardinal Stefano Borgia in Rome, discussing the properties of a newly-discovered flexible stone from Brazil (probably Itacolumite, a stone which is flexible when cut into thin strips, and which is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is associated with the presence of diamonds.) and providing an Italian translation of part of James Hutton's paper on the subject. Letter in Italian, dated 13 August 1797.
Dates:
13 August 1797
Correspondence, 1824-1827
Series
Identifier: coll-1835/16/1
Scope and Contents
This series contains the correspondence of John Urquhart with his family and some others.Correspondence with his family:
Letters from John Urquhart to his father John Urquhart Snr, 1823-1826
Letters from John Urquhart to his mother Anne Urquhart nee Mill, 1822-1826
Letters from John Urquhart to his sister Anne Urquhart, 1826
Letters from John...
Dates:
1824-1827
Deed of exoneration in favour of James Stewart of Kirkfield, 7 January 1671
Item
Scope and Contents
Deed of exoneration in favour of James Stewart of Kirkfield, dated 7 January 1671. Written on vellum with the remains of the seal attached.
Dates:
7 January 1671
Deed of remission in favour of Thomas Stewart of Coltness, 9 December 1687
Item
Scope and Contents
Deed of remission in favour of Thomas Stewart of Coltness, dated 9 December 1687. Written on vellum with remains of seal attached.
Dates:
9 December 1687
Diploma awarding the baronetcy of Coltness to Sir Thomas Steuart, 29 January 1698
Item
Scope and Contents
Diploma awarding the baronetcy of Coltness to Sir Thomas Steuart, dated 29 January 1698. Written on vellum with incomplete seal attached.
Dates:
29 January 1698
Graduation and Ordination Certificates of William Kerr Smith
Fonds — Box CLX-A-375
Identifier: Coll-1890
Scope and Contents
Graduation certificate, on vellum, of William Kerr Smith, who graduated from Edinburgh University in 1771 with a Master's in Liberal Arts. A red wax seal in a metal case is appended to the certificate. It represents a castle surrounded with the words 'S.[IGILLUM] COMMUNITATIS. BURGI. DE EDENBURGH. AD. CAUSAS.', and was appended by the City of Edinburgh to confirm the authenticity of the diploma.This collection also includes William Smith's ordination certificate, as he became the...
Dates:
1771-1772
Incoming Correspondence, 1879-1897
Series
Identifier: Coll-1385/5
Scope and Contents
Assorted letters and registered letters (mostly in original envelopes with stamps or seals), postcards, rental postal packets and telegrams.Box 1 contains:
1879: 1 bundle of letters
1880: 7 bundles of letters
1881: 5 bundles of letters
Assorted copy letters, including a verbatim account of a meeting of Mr A W Inglis of Glencorse, Dr Alfred...
Dates:
1879-1897