Newspapers

Three editions the Macfarlan's Illustrated Family Paper, from 1 May 1855, 1 June 1855, and 2 July 1855. The newspapers are entirely hand-written or hand-drawn, including illustrations. Topics discussed include, among other things: events relating to the Crimean war such as the siege of Sevastopol and the Hango Head massacre; the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1855; the Exposition Universelle of 1855 (as international exhibition held in Paris). The newspapers are beautifully illustrated.

Cuttings from local and national newspapers relating to the death of Donald Macpherson Baillie.

Notes on the weddings of the 'Fisher folk at Golspie' sent to John Murdoch, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland in December 1863. Appears to be in response to a piece in the 'Northern Ensign' newspaper.

Folded sheet of an unidentified Madras newspaper (with article on "Sir John Lawrence and Christianity in India"), dated 25 November 1858, annotated "Dr Cleghorn Cpnsr. of Forests", and by himself "Trees", containing sketches, watercolour paintings, drawings, an etching, and photographs of drawings.

Folded sheet of Edinburgh Evening Courant for 24 April 1863, labelled "Mrs Cleghorn Dhurumsala with Mrs Prinseps kind regards Favd. by Revd. J. Baldwin", enclosing 7 drawings, possibly all by Mrs Prinseps (though only one signed).

Large album of cuttings from US newspapers, arranged chronologically, mentioning and reviewing D. E. Stevenson's books.

Taylor writes to enclose an account of Ewart's lecture at Armidale, and he promises to also send a better account from another newspaper as well as some of his wool samples.

Caird states how interested he had been to read Ewart's article in The Scotsman about experimental contributions to the theory of heredity. He provides example of cross-breeding from his own horses, cows and rabbits.

Caird states how interested he was in Ewart's letter which appeared in The Scotsman. He also discusses physical development and the transference of lines of thought between generations. He gives examples of his own family, and of other Scottish families.