Ayrshire (Scotland)
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
5. Arran, Bute, Ayr, Wigton, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries, circa 1850 (spine-dated 1849)
Item
Identifier: Coll-10/5
Scope and Contents
This is the fifth volume of Adam White’s set of eight scrapbook albums, containing 289 items mounted on 202 pages.The volume covers south-west Scotland, encompassing the historical counties of Bute, Ayrshire, Wigtownshire, Kirkcudbright and Dumfriesshire. Beginning with the islands of Arran and Bute, the volume takes in the landscape, castles and landed estates of the Firth of Clyde and inland Ayrshire, the towns of Ayr and Dumfries, the shores of the Solway, and the marches of...
Dates:
Other: circa 1850 (spine-dated 1849)
Original typescript of "Recollections of Kirkoswald: a first-hand history of life in Ayrshire in the mid 1800s" by David Murray, bulk: 1916, 1864, 1919, 1950
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Identifier: Coll-1848/25-0086
Scope and Contents
This is the original typescript of "Recollections of Kirkoswald", written by Glasgow-born lawyer David Murray. The text opens with an address to "My dear John" (probably John Guthrie Murray (1847–1924)), and is dated 13th September 1916. The last page of the main body of text, also dated "13/9/16", is signed off with: "Your affectionate brother, (Sgd.) David Murray". There is an index on pp. 104-108, and manuscript annotations throughout.The volume also contains several enclosed...
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1916; 1864, 1919, 1950