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A collection of documents from the life of Simon McTavish including a letter to his creditors and a series of legal opinions on the estate of Simon and William McGillivray. Documents' informational value is largely financial in nature.
McGillivray, Simon, 1783-1840
The first part of this volume is titled "Narrative of a campaign in the Island of Ceylon in the year 1803 and of the Massacre of the greater part of the European Army by the Kandians. By the only Survivors." One part is entitled "Journal of an Expedition to Kandy in September 1804 and Retreat from there." The text is written on paper water-marked, 1831.
Johnstone, Captain, approximately 1831
"Architectural Drawing, 1831, 1 drawing." There is a perspective of the Tour de St. Jacques in Paris in the archive.
"Dessin architectural, 1831, 1 dessin." Il s'agit d'une perspective de la tour Saint-Jacques à Paris.
Davis, J. Scarlett (John Scarlett), 1804-1845 or 1846
This collection consists of Lemon's accounts as agent to the Royal Exchange Assurance Office, 1804-1831. Also included are miscellanies of verse, 1788-1789 and a translation of the works of Virgil.
Lemon, George William, active 1788-1831
Contains an album of poems and drawings created by a Miss C. M. Murray.
Murray, C. M., active 1829
Ellis's 'Notes of my journey to France in 1828' is illustrated with engravings and plans.
Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869
Fonds documents George Drummond's medical education in Edinburgh, 1821-1826. The fonds contains an indenture between Drummond and his master in surgery and pharmacy, admission cards and certificates of attendance.
Drummond, George, active 1821-1826
McGillivrays, Thain and Company Fonds
Consists of letters from John Franklin, the Arctic explorer.
McGillivrays, Thain and Co.
Fonds consists of tales, fables, poems, odes, epigrams, etc, collected by Sarah Wilson between 1820 and 1825.
Wilson, Sarah, active 1820-1825
Six manuscript sermons were composed by Abbott in 1824-1825 but, as annotations indicated, delivered on a number of occasions thereafter.
Abbott, William, 1799-1859