LOT 0002 EARLS OF BREADALBANE - A COLLECTION OF MANUSCRIPTS,
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1) Papers mainly concerning the Earls of Breadalbane. (1) Burgess ticket of John Campbell, Earl of Breadalbane, as burgess of St. Andrews, 24 October 1789; (2) Bundle of legal papers and correspondence relating to the trust estates of the 1st and 2nd Marquesses of Breadalbane, 1821-1887, including material relating to the rebuilding of Ardmaddy Castle, claims by tenants of the Oban estates, Lochtayside and Glendochart Turnpike roads, law papers relating to the case of John, 1st Marquis of Breadalbane against the Dowager Marchioness of Breadalbane, &c.; (3) Burgess ticket of John, Earl of Breadalabane, admitting him burgess of Dundee, 3 Nov. 1796; (4) Commission by Grand Master Maston to John Lord Viscount Glenorchy as Provincial Grand Master, 30 Nov. 1827; (5) Burgess ticket of John Lord Glenorchy as free-man of the burgh of Dumfries, 21 August 1739; (6) Burgess ticket of John Earl of Breadalbane as burgess of Inverary, 26 Sept. 1785; (7) Royal warrant authorising John, Marquis of Breadalbane.. to invest the King of Prussia with the ensigns of the Garter, 22 Feb. 1861, signed by Queen Victoria; (8) Bundle of executory papers, 1834-7, comprising interim state of the personal estate of John Marquis of Breadalbane as at 11 Nov. 1837, & statement of the personal funds and effects of the Marquis, Oct. 1834, (9) Letters relating to the Earl of Breadalbane on personal affairs and military news, June 1795-Dec. 1814 (20 items); (10) Papers concerning the 4th Earl of Breadalbane, 1802-1831, relating to a loan relating to the Langton estate, letter to Miss Gavin regarding marriage provision, manuscript prayers, observations on estate accounts; (11) Estate papers, with personal and household accounts pertaining to the 1st Marquis of Breadalbane 1803-31, 18 items, including copy letter to Mr Telford regarding improvements to Highlands, cellar list, warrant, letter regarding Langton Mill, letting of hill farms, bills for furnishings, regulations for factory accounts, building works at Achmore, proposed Reform Bill; (12) Various documents and letters on military matters including one concerning use of military doctors on civil business, 1797-1838, 14 items; (13) Correspondence on various political and personal matters mostly to Lord Breadalbane, including several on geographical matters, 1848-1853, 24 items, relating to candidate for the Chair of Greek or Latin in the New Irish colleges, copying pictures for the Queen, petition, Queen's journey through Lanarkshire, contributions to a fund for emigration of workwomen, apologising for non attending at Parliament, completion of the Geographical Map of Scotland, &c.; (14) Miscellaneous letters, mostly to Lord Breadalbane 1862-96, 11 items including correspondence from Landseer, letter of introduction, building of a chapel in Oban for the Free Church, &c.; (15) Forms of prayer (printed) for use in the consecration of the colours of the Irish Guards, 1902; (16) Copies of correspondence with original letters and other papers concerning Charles Grant, viscomte de Vaux, and the raising of regiments from among French emigrants, 1794, 14 items; (17) Printed and manuscript list of cargoes landed by ships of the Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies, the French Compagnie des Indes and the Dutch Oost-Indische Compagnie, at London, Gottenburg, Copenhagen and elsewhere, 1755, 25 items, mainly Dutch; (18) Business and personal accounts of David Gavin, 1750-57, 8 items; (19) Langton Estate accounts, 1759, 23 items, comprising account books of day labourers, tasks carried out, accounts of land and grass rents, oxen and cows grazed, receipts for cartage, wright and tannery work &c.; (20) Small papers relating to affairs of David Gavin of Langton 1769-1772, 25 items; (21) Receipts and small papers, similar to those above 1759-72, 28 items; (22) Miscellaneous papers relating to the Langton estates, 1758-1770, 15 items; (22) Letters on personal, estate and agricultural matters by Robert Scott of Dunninald, mostly to David Gavin of Langton, 1761-1771, 18 items; (23) Edinburgh Almanack for the year 1756, containing a memorandum on cash drawn at Middelburgh; (23) Cuttings-book pertaining to Lady Elizabeth Gavin, containing receipts for wages paid, books purchases, personal and estate expenses 1812-15; (24) Correspondence, mostly by Elizabeth Gavin to the Earl of Breadalbane on personal, business and family matters, principally the upbringing of Lord Glenorchy, 1797-1816, 24 items, including news on progress of work on the new house at Langton, list of books required for Lord Glenorchy and sending news of his studies, diet and temperament, &c.; (25) Diary, June-Nov. 1849, containing personal notes and observations, including details of a trip to Rotterdam on 26 Oct. 1849; (26) Papers relating to the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos - Printed Lyrics (2), a Farewell Song and A War Song, 1899-1900; Account of the Marquis of Chandos for cash advanced for election expenses in 1830 (quantity) Footnote: Note: A substantial collection of legal papers and correspondence, chiefly relating to Lieutenant-General John Campbell, 4th Earl and 1st Marquis of Breadalbane (1762–1834), John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane, (1796–1862), John Lord Glenorchy, John 4th Earl of Breadalbane (1802-1831), Gavin Campbell, 1st Marquess of Breadalbane, ( 1851-1922), personal matters and their estates around Loch Tay in the central Highlands of Scotland.
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