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Acc.4796 January 2014
Inventory
Acc.4796
Fettercairn Papers
National Library of Scotland Manuscripts Division George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Tel: 0131-466 2812 Fax: 0131-466 2811 E-mail: [email protected] © Trustees of the National Library of Scotland
The Fettercairn Papers, including personal, and financial correspondence and papers, estate papers and charters, and a large series of architectural plans and drawings, of the family of Forbes and Stuart Forbes of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, 1447 – 20th cent. Deposited, 1969, by the late Mrs.P.G.C. Somervell Summary of arrangement of the collection: 1. Correspondence of Sir William Forbes, 5th Bart., of Fettercairn
& Pitsligo 2-32. General Correspondence of Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart. 33-48. Special Correspondence of Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart. 1. Letters to and from Sir William Forbes, 5th Bart, 1712 c.1743
2. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1761-63, 1766-74
3. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1775-77
4. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1778-79
5. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1780
6. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1781-April 1782
7. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, May-December 1782
8. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1783
9. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1784
10. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, January-June 1785
11. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, July-December 1785
12. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1786
13. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, January-August 1787
14a. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, August 1787-April 1788
14b. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, May-December 1788
15. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, January-August 1789
16. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, September 1789-April 1790
17. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, May-December 1790
18. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, January-August 1791
19. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, September 1791-December 1792
20. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1793
21. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1794
22. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1795
23. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1796
24. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1797
25. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1798
26. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1799, 1800
27. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1801-April 1802
28. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, May-December 1802
29. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, January-September 1803
30. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, October 1803-April 1804
31. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, May-December 1804
32. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, 1805, 1806
33. Letters to Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart, n.d.
34. Correspondence relating to Mary Erskine:
Letters to Sir William Forbes 1766-68
Drafts & copies by Sir William Forbes 1765-68
35. Various John Stuarts to Sir William Forbes
Various John Forbes to Sir William Forbes
Various William Forbes to Sir William Forbes
36. Mrs Patricia Blair to Sir William Forbes
George Brown to Sir William Forbes
John Burn to Sir William Forbes 1796-1800
Chevalier & Countesse Cicciaporcei to
Sir William Forbes 1793-1804
Alexander Cleeve to Sir William Forbes 1783-1794
Charles Copland to Sir William Forbes 1769-1791
37. William Cumine to Sir William Forbes 1771-1797
William Cumine of Pittully to Sir William Forbes 1769-1778
Alexander D'Asti to Sir William Forbes 1786-1788
Henry Dundas to Sir William Forbes 1782-1804
James Dun to Sir William Forbes 1769-1797
38. James Dunlop to Sir William Forbes 1775-1805
Lord Dunsinnane to Sir William Forbes 1775-1793
John Durno to Sir William Forbes 1775-1806
39. Mr & Mrs Robert Fail Sir William Forbes 1771-1798
H Farquhar to Sir William Forbes 1798-1804
Francis Forbes to Sir William Forbes 1790-1801
Lord & Lady Forbes to Sir William Forbes 1771-1793
40. Hon John & Mrs Rebecca Forbes to
Sir William Forbes 1766-1786
John Forbes to Sir William Forbes 1783-1806
Mr & Mrs George Forbes to Sir William Forbes 1772-1797
Charles Fraser to Sir William Forbes 1771-1803
41. William Fraser to Sir William Forbes 1772-1803
Monsieur Frossard to Sir William Forbes 1787-1788
Lord Glenbervie Sir to William Forbes 1803-1806
George Glennie to Sir William Forbes 1800-1806
Charles Gordon to Sir William Forbes
Duke & Duchess of Gordon to
Sir William Forbes 1783-1806
42. John Gregory to Sir William Forbes
James Gregory to Sir William Forbes
John Gregory (the Younger) to Sir William Forbes
James Hay to Sir William Forbes 1770-1787
Walter Hog to Sir William Forbes 1773-1802
Ann Murray Keith to Sir William Forbes
William Kelman to Sir William Forbes 1800-1806
43. Thomas Kennedy to Sir William Forbes 1788-1805
John Moffat to Sir William Forbes
Moffatt & Co to Sir William Forbes
Major & Mrs MacFarlane to Sir William Forbes 1769-1779
William Marshall to Sir William Forbes 1772-1804
George Moir to Sir William Forbes 1773-1805
44. Charles Ogilvie to Sir William Forbes
Rebecca Ogilvie to Sir William Forbes
Henry Ormsby to Sir Willliam Forbes 1782-1795
John Lothian to Sir William Forbes 1795-1803
Thomas Philips to Sir William Forbes 1803-1805
Sir John Pringle to Sir William Forbes 1778-1786
Walter Scott (father of author) to
Sir William Forbes 1773-1798
Walter Scott to Sir William Forbes 1778-1802
Sir Robert & Lady Isabella Strange to
Sir William Forbes 1783-1805
45. Letters to William Forbes from his children
William to William Forbes c.1775-1806
John Hay to William Forbes c.1780-1801
Christian, James, Rebecca,
Elizabeth to William Forbes
George & Charles to William Forbes c.1780-1806
46. Sir William Forbes to Lady Forbes 1770-1794
47. Sir William Forbes to Lady Forbes 1795-1801
Sir William Forbes to Lady Forbes n.d.
Lord Haddo to Lady Forbes 1780
48. Sir William Forbes to his son William (1771-1828) 1779-1806
49. Letters to Sir William Forbes (younger) 1786-1816
50. Letters to Sir William Forbes (younger) 1817-1828 & n.d.
51. Letters to Sir William Forbes (younger) from his family
Letters to his eldest son William (d.1826)
mostly from his brothers & sisters 1822-1826
Miscellaneous papers: accounts, notes &
copies of letters, some in Willliam Forbes’s hand
52. Sir John Belsches Stuart to Sir William Forbes (younger) 1801-1813
Lady Jane Belsches Stuart to Sir William Forbes
(younger) 1796-1800
Lady Williamina Forbes (née Belsches) to 1796-1803
Sir William Forbes (younger)
53. Letters to Sir John Stuart Forbes (1804-1866) 1817-1832
54. Letters to Sir John Stuart Forbes (1804-1866) 1833-1852
55. Letters to Sir John Stuart Forbes (1804-1866) 1853-1864
56. Letters to Sir John Stuart Forbes (1804-1866) 1864-1866 & n.d.
57. Letters (mainly to Sir John Stuart Forbes) concerning
the subscriptions for, and the building of, the Scott
Monument 1832-1835
58. Viscount Arbuthnott to Sir John Stuart Forbes 1831-1841
Lewis Chalmers to Sir John Stuart Forbes 1832-1864
George Robertson to Sir John Stuart Forbes 1834-1841
59. Charles Forbes to his brother
Sir John Stuart Forbes to his brother 1818-1859
James D Forbes to his brother
Sir John Stuart Forbes 1818-1866
60. Elizabeth Forbes to her brother
Sir John Stuart Forbes 1818-1839
Jane Forbes to her brother 1819-1865
Sir John Stuart Forbes to her brother (mostly n.d.)
Lady Harriet Forbes (née Kerr) to
Sir John Stuart Forbes 1834-1839
Harriet Stuart Forbes to her father to
Sir John Stuart Forbes 1854-1856
61. Hon Charles Trefusis to Sir John Stuart Forbes 1853-1866
Lord Clinton (19th) to Sir John Stuart Forbes
Sir Alexander Wood to Sir John Stuart Forbes 1828-1831
D Kerr to John Stuart Forbes
62. Hon Charles Trefusis to Harriet Stuart Forbes 1850-1856
63. Hon Charles Trefusis to Harriet Stuart Forbes 1857-1858
Various correspondents to Harriet Stuart Forbes
64. Miscellaneous Forbes family letters c.1797-c.1870
Unidentified family correspondent
65. Letters to Sir John Belsches Stuart including
James Mill letter 1776-1813
66. Letters to Sir John Belsches Stuart including
James Mill letters 1814-1821 & n.d.
67. George Blair to Sir John Stuart 1813
David Davidson to Sir John Stuart 1811
Alexander Dods to Sir John Stuart 1807-1810
James Keyden to Sir John Stuart 1811-1820
68. Sir William Stuart to (Sir) John Belsches (Stuart) 1771-1777
William Stewart to Sir John Stuart 1811
Sir William Forbes (younger) to Sir John Stuart 1806-1821
Letters to Lady Jane Belsches Stuart 1797-1829
Sir Alexander Belsches to the Countess of Leven 1771-1773
(incl one from Sir John Stuart n.d.)
Miscellaneous Stuart family letters
69. Miscellaneous notes, accounts, drafts, memoranda
concerning Stuart of Fettercairn & many
concerning the 1797 Kincardineshire elections
Letter Book of Sir John Belsches Stuart 1776
70. James Home to Col John Hepburn Belsches 1796-1813
Letters to Col John Hepburn Belsches 1796-1809
71. Letters to Col John Murray Belsches, concerning
St John’s Episcopal Church, Perth 1850-52
Memoranda, notes, estimates, receipts &
subscription accounts for the Chapel 1851-59
Drawings & printed material
72. Letters to the 20th Lord Clinton 1865-1876
Hon Charles Trefusis to his father Lord Clinton 1870-1881
Letters to 20th Lord Clinton from his children
Ada, Henry, Mary, Margaret, Edith
Letters to 21st Lord Clinton 1885-1944
Letters to 21st Lord Clinton concerning
Kincardineshire elections 1908 1908
Miscellaneous Clinton family correspondence c.1825-c.1908
Miscellaneous Clinton papers (mostly concerned
with 21st Baron’s School Studies)
73. Letters to Hon Ada Trefusis 1890-1944
Letters & papers concerning her investments:
accounts, receipts etc. c.1890-1944
Cashbook of Jane Grey Trefusis, Lady Clinton 1894-1899
Bank books of 20th Lord Clinton
Miniature German diary for 1881 given to Jenny -
Lord Clinton’s letterbook
74. Letters to James Bartlet, & some from him 1767-1788 & n.d.
75. Letters to Dr Myles Cooper from America 1775-1784
76. (Sir) Robert Herries to James Hunter (Blair) 1763-1774
77. Letters from various correspondents to people
other than the Forbes family 1689-c.1865
78. Draft letters by Sir William Forbes 1763-1789
79. Draft letters by Sir William Forbes 1790-1792
80. Draft letters to Sir William Forbes 1793-1796
81. Draft letters to Sir William Forbes 1797-1802
82. Draft letters to Sir William Forbes 1803-1806 & n.d.
Draft letters to Sir William Forbes to Sir Robert
Herries 1788-1789
83. Sir William Forbes to the Rev Jonathan Boucher 1793-1794
Sir William Forbes to John Hay 1780-1793
Sir William Forbes to Major Mercer 1779-1804
84. Sir William Forbes to (Sir) James Hunter (Blair) 1765-1782
85. Sir William Forbes to (Sir) James Hunter (Blair) 1783-1787
86. Drafts by Sir William Forbes (younger)
Drafts & letters by Sir John Stuart Forbes
A diary in his hand 1821
Drafts & letters by Sir John Belsches Stuart 1780-1821
87. Boswell material (formerly Box 101)
James Boswell to Sir William Forbes 1775-1794
Samuel Johnson to James Boswell
Samuel Johnson to Sir William Forbes
Copy of Bishop of Kittaloe to James Boswell
Xerox of Round Robin letters to and from Edmund
Malone
Draft letters by Sir William Forbes to James Boswell
Xeroxes of Raeburn letters
Letters to Sir Wm Forbes from various people including
Dilly, Pasquale de Paoli, Temple, Cumine,
Dr Barnard,
Margaret & Alexander Boswell to Sir William Forbes
66 letters of Alexander Boswell to Sir William Forbes
& his draft replies 1795-1805
88. Boswell material (formerly Box 102)
James Boswell (junior) to Sir William Forbes 1795-1806
Euphemia Boswell to Sir William Forbes & his draft
replies
Letters to Sir William Forbes from Elizabeth, Claud,
John, Veronica, Robert, David & William Boswell
Miscellaneous letters to Sir William Forbes
Letters to Sir William Forbes from the Erskines
Robert Farquharson to Sir William Forbes
Messrs Hunters & Co to Sir William Forbes
Printed scraps
Biographical memoirs of Langton & Garrick c.1805
Auchinleck employees to Sir William Forbes
Le Comte Boruwlaski to Sir William Forbes
Miscellaneous oddments
Extracts from Boswell’s journal by
Sir William Forbes
Unidentified child’s journal 1805
89. Miscellaneous MSS extracted from the Forbes
papers by the late Professor C C Abbott and
found amongst his effects: they were presumably
removed for their possible Boswell connection,
but all are properly Forbes MSS except the
lock of hair marked ‘Selena’.
Cutting from The Edinburgh Advertiser, 18 Dec
1767, containing ‘Prologue at the opening of
the Theatre-Royal in Edinburgh. Written by
James Boswell, Esq; Spoken by Mr. Ross’.
Draft letter, Sir William Forbes to Claud
Boswell, 27 February 1789
Schedule of Expenditure, 1790, in Sir William
Forbes’s hand
Dinner invitation (printed) Lord Eglintoune
to Forbes, 29 January 1792
Small party invitation, Miss Boswell to Forbes,
1 February -. (Endorsement ‘Albemarle St’ may
possibly be in Boswell's hand). Note by Abbott
saying ‘1791 or 1792’.
Draft letter, Sir William Forbes to D Boswell,
13 June 1795
Draft letter, Sir William Forbes to Edward Malone,
14 August 1795.
Letter to Sir William Forbes from George Dempster,
Skibo, 23 February 1797
Letter to Sir William Forbes from George Dempster,
Skibo, 3 April 1797
Schedule of Income, 1798, in Sir William Forbes’s
hand
Transcript (not in Forbes’s hand) endorsed by him
‘Dr Johnson’s Prologue to Comus’.
Transcript by Forbes of ‘Epitaph on Philips by
Dr Johnson’.
Transcript by Forbes of ‘Stanzas in ridicule of
the modern Ballad Stanza by Dr Johnson’.
MS List of addresses in London, including ‘Mr
Boswell 31 Nottingham Place’.
Printed card, The Traveller’s Guide, from London
to the North, listing mileage and inns.
Small lock of fair hair, in packet marked
‘Selena’ in Boswell’s hand. (See Introduction
to the Fettercairn catalogue, xxii).
90. Letters & papers concerned with James Boswell’s
executry:
Drafts by Sir William Forbes to Boswell’s children 1798-1804
Draft by Sir William Forbes to Charles Dilly
Accounts for 3rd edn of ‘Life of Johnson’
Copy by Sir Wm Forbes of Bennet Langton to
James Boswell partly printed in the Life of
Johnston 1780
Letters of Sir Walter Scott, chiefly to Sir William
Forbes (younger) 1806-1820
91. The manuscript of Forbes’s Life of Beattie volume
I to about page 209 (1st edition), with most of
the original letters included; the letters are
usually complete and bear Sir William Forbes’s
editorial marks.
A file of additional Beattie letters: (a) 11
items 1771-5, published in the remaining portion
of vol. 1 (of which the MS is missing);
(b) various letters, 1762-74, 1789, 1796, n.d.
which do not appear to have been included in the
published Life; (c) a few fragments of notes and
drafts by Forbes, which have not yet been
adequately placed in the Life.
92. The manuscript of Forbes’s Life, volume II,
pp.7-328 continuous, with most of the original
letters included.
The following letters of and to James Beattie were
included wither in the manuscript of Forbes’s
Life as received, or in the ancillary documents
amongst Forbes’s preparatory ‘Materials’. None of
them seem to have been published in the Life.
Additional Beattie letters in Box 91
To Arbuthnot 24 Apr 1762
To Arbuthnot 20 Oct 1764
To Arbuthnot 5 Feb 1765
To Arbuthnot 11 Feb 1765
To Blacklock 26 May 1766
To Forbes 23 Jun 1766
to Arbuthnot 28 Jun 1766
To Blacklock 1 Sep 1767
To Blacklock 26 Dec 1767
To Blacklock 24 May 1768
To Blacklock 1 Aug 1768
To Forbes 22 Oct 1768
To Forbes 28 Nov 1768
From Gregory 26 Dec 1768
To Blacklock 18 Apr 1769
To Arbuthnot 27 Apr 1769
To Arbuthnot 8 Aug 1769
To Forbes 22 Aug 1769
To Lord Monboddo 1 Oct 1769
To [Arbuthnot] 3 Nov 1769
To Forbes 19 Jun 1770
To Arbuthnot 11 Jul 1770
To Forbes 13 Sep 1770
To Arbuthnot 22 Sep 1770
To Blacklock 10 Nov 1770
To Forbes 12 Nov 1770
To Forbes 1 Dec 1770
To Williamson 1 Dec 1770
To Arbuthnot 20 Mar 1771 (copy)
To [Arbuthnot?] 13 Apr 1771
To Forbes 8 Jun [1771]
To Laing 25 Jun 1771
To Williamson 8 Sep 1771
To Laing 5 Nov 1771
To [Mrs Montagu] 9 Nov 1771
To Mrs Montagu 28 Nov 1771
To Williamson 22 Dec 1771
To Mrs Montagu 1 Mar 1772
To Mrs Montagu 3 Mar 1772
From Percy 17 Mar 1772
To Blacklock 23 May 1772
From Percy 27 May 1772
To Mrs Montagu 29 May 1772
To Blacklock 18 Jun 1772
To Mrs Montagu 6 Jul 1772
To Mrs Montagu 18 Aug 1772
To Porteus 18 Aug 1772
To Forbes 13 Feb 1773
To Mrs Montagu 3 Apr 1773
(incomplete)
From Porteus 1 Jul 1773
From Arbuthnot 28 Aug 1773
To Lady Mayne 15 Nov 1773
From Reynolds 22 Feb 1774
To Forbes 20 Sep 1774
To Mrs Montagu 17 Aug 1775
From Mrs Montagu 3 Sep 1775
To Mrs Montagu 17 Sep 1775
To Dr Percival 24 Dec 1786
To Arbuthnot 8 Nov 1789
To Arbuthnot 8 Oct 1792
To ‘Madam’ 8 Nov 1796 (draft)
To Arbuthnot 20 Apr [n.y.]
To Lord Buchan n.d.
To Forbes n.d.
To Arbuthnot n.d.
To Mrs Montagu n.d. (incomplete)
To [Mrs Montagu] n.d. (incomplete)
To [Mrs Montagu] n.d. (incomplete)
To Duchess of Gordon n.d. (incomplete)
From Mrs Montagu n.d. (incomplete)
A few fragmentary related notes by Forbes which
have not yet been assigned to any portion of the
surviving manuscript are inserted at the end of
the file.
93. Materials for the Life of Beattie, mainly for
Appendixes, but not apparently complete.
Opinion on Beattie's translation of Virgil’s
Eclogues
94. ‘Materials for writing the Life of Dr Beattie,
no.1’, a folder containing a few notes by Sir
William Forbes. ‘Letters from Dr Beattie to
Sir William Forbes’, 1765-1800
95. ‘Materials for writing the Life of Dr Beattie’
containing notes and correspondence of Forbes
mainly while preparing the Life, with a few
additional fragments of manuscript (eg a draft
of Appendix ‘[R]’); the few Beattie letters
(of and to) formerly here have been added to
the supplementary file of box 1 above.
‘Letters re Life of Beattie’
‘Letters respecting the Life of Dr Beattie’,
to Sir William Forbes, mainly after publication
96. ‘Dr Sandford's & Mr Alison’s corrections of the
Proofsheets.
N.B. Mr Alison’s were chiefly made on the Sheets
themselves: Dr Sandford’s never
‘Life of Dr Beattie Vol II with corrections for
the edition in 8 vo’.
97. Formal documents (mainly Burgess Tickets) of
Beattie and his son, 1761-86. List in box.
98. Letters of Sir William Forbes to Dr Beattie,
15 Oct 1765 to 26 Jan 1802.
99. Miscellaneous letters and papers: to, from )
and concerning James Beattie ) folder 1
Miscellaneous literary papers
100. F.1. (James Beattie to George Thomson 1793
(Copy of James Beattie to James Boswell 1772
F.2. (Criticism of Sir William Forbes’s Letters by
(James Beattie & Son.
F.3. (Miscellaneous correspondence, mainly to
(Sir William Forbes from Constable & Co & other
(papers.
F.4. (James Beattie to Sir William Forbes 1769-1798
(Drafts by Sir William Forbes to James Beattie 1789-1793
F.5. Professor Dugald Stewart on Beattie’s
Essay on Truth
F.6. Miscellaneous material concerning Beattie.
101. Bundles of papers in packets endorsed thus by Sir William Forbes,
originally part of T.D. 811 (from green box marked "Lord Pitsligo's
Manuscripts).
1. A narrative by Lord Pitsligo containing some anecdotes of the Secret
History of the court of King James in Italy, during his Lordship's residence
there, in the year 1719.
2. Letters to and from Lord Pitsligo during his exile on the continent after the
ill-fated Insurrection in Scotland in the year 1715.
3. A letter from an English Gentleman at Rome, written in the year 1721.
4. A letter from Lord Pitsligo to a French Gentleman in the year 1739-40.
5. Letters written by Lord Pitsligo while the Highland Army were in England in
the end of the year 1715.
6. Letters to Lord Pitsligo from Lord George Murray, the Duke of Perth, Lord
John Drummond, Sir Thos. Sheridan, Secretary Murray, etc. from 2 Sep
1745 to 11 Apr 1746.
7. An Historical Address to Prince Charles by Lord Pitsligo written in the year
1747.
8. A View of the British Constitution by Lord Pitsligo.
102. Further bundles, docketed by Forbes as below:
9. Narratives written by Lord Pitsligo concerning the Affairs of his Family &
Fortunes.
10. [Noted as missing, 1931].
11. Remarks on the State of the Nation in the year 1744/45, in a letter to a
Lady.
12. Some Account of the Life of Lord Pitsligo, sent to Mr John Home.
13. A Dissertation on Providence, by Lord Pitsligo.
14. Familiar Letters by way of Supplement to the Dissertation on Providence by
Lord Pitsligo.
15. An Enquiry into vice, or a Dissertation on the Principle of Self-Love [etc.]
16. Dialogues by Lord Pitsligo.
17. Essays and Meditations on Spiritual Subjects.
103. Further bundles, docketed by Forbes as below:
18. Letters to a Lady, concerning the Essays Moral & Philosophical by Lord
Pitsligo.
19. A rough Draught of Lord Pitsligo’s small publication, entitled, Thoughts on
Man’s Duties & Hopes, etc.
20. Remarks on a late Book entitled Essays Moral and Philosophical by Lord
Pitsligo.
21. Letters to a friend [etc.]
22. Letters of Mr Drummond, Bookseller, to the Hon. John Forbes of Pitsligo,
Nov & Dec 1762, regarding a second Edition of Lord Pitsligo’s Essays
Moral & Philosophical.
23. Scraps of writing found among Lord Pitsligo’s papers in his own hand-
writing.
24. Mr Whiston's politics compared with the Bishop of Bangor’s.
25. A Second Letter to John Forbes Esqr concerning Monsr. Marsay.
104. Further bundles. The last of the Forbes sequence, and several others, as
below:
26. Manuscripts found among Lord Pitsligo’s papers, but which seem not to be
of his composition.
[Manuscripts in various hands mainly relating to religious, moral and other
subjects, 17th - early 18th century.]
A. 25 (listed) Forbes family letters and related documents, 17th century.
B. 51 letters addressed to the Chevalier Andrew Ramsay by his fellow mystics
1708-1710.
C. Letters from Lord Pitsligo to the Laird of Boyndlie, various dates, 1715-16.
D. A Paper and some letters written by Lord Pitsligo after the year 1745,
copied by me [Sir William Forbes] from the originals.
A paper in the form of a letter to a Lady, written by Lord Pitsligo, containing
his reasons for joining the Highland Army in the year 1745.
105. Six volumes of lecture-notes, etc, all formerly part of T.D. 811:
(a) Epitome Arithmetics a me Alexandro Forbes Conscripta: 1692. 8 vo. 110
pages, calf.
(b) Sermon notes, 17c., no apparent mark of ownership. Small 4 to, vellum.
(c) Epitome Doctrina circa duas illas Nobiles Exercitationes nempe Analysin et
Genesin. 17c. Signatures of John and George Hay. Fat sm. 4 to,calf.
(d) Disputationes Physicae a Domino Joanne Bodio dictatae et a me Roberto
Steuarto conscriptae. 1673-4. Sm 4 to, c. 150 pages, calf.
(e) Alphabetically arranged notes on Scottish church history and administration,
18th cent. 372 pp., 4 to, quarter calf.
106. Babel, or The Assemblie, a MS poem c.17th cent.
Religious tract c.17th cent.
Miscellaneous, poetic pieces 18th cent.
Collection of ‘Epitaphs, Inscriptions & other
poetical pieces’ 18th cent.
Miscellaneous prose pieces 18th cent.
Miscellaneous literary pieces 18th cent.
Explation of Dr Black’s discovery of latent heat
written by Dr James Hamilton for Sir W Forbes 1775
Copies of General Bourgoyne’s orders issued to
his army on compaign 1777
Anonymous travel journals in 1743
England and Scotland 1744
1748
1751
1752
107. Introductory pages to Sir William Forbes’s Letters
‘Letters explanatory of the Religious beliefs
and Practical Duties of a Christian’. Vol.1
‘Religious Relief’ Letter 9th.
108. ‘Providence’ Letter 11th Letters explanatory of
the Religious Belief and Practical Duties of a
Christian. Vol.3
Letter on the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
109. Unmarked & unsorted bundles of material relating
to the Letters.
110. Letters on Studies & Amusement. Vols.2, 3 & 4.
111. Miscellaneous bundles of materials used for the
Letters on Studies & Amuseument & miscellaneous
loose tracts on religions & philosophical topics.
112. Two accounts of Sir William Forbes of the last illness
& death of his mother, Dame Christian Forbes 1789
Two narratives by Sir Wm Forbes of Lady Forbes
death. 1802
Autobiographical essay by Sir William Forbes 1769
Autobiographical piece describing his illness in 1799 1799
Oration by Sir Wm. Forbes at funeral lodge of
Lord Roslin 1778
Memoir by Sir Wm Forbes on banking business
Rough draft of the first part of Sir Wm Forbes’s
history of his banking house
Rough draft account of improvements in Scotland
in the eighteenth century
List by Sir Wm Forbes of recommended plays &
literature
113. Notes in Sir William Forbes’s hand of chemistry
lectures delivered by Dr Black 1775
Leather notebook with notes on chemistry
(probably part of the original draft of the above). n.d.
114. Miscellaneous MS notes by Sir William Forbes on
religious & other subjects
Notes by Sir William Forbes taken during
several trials in Edinburgh 1770-1791
115. Bundle of notes and jottings by Sir William Forbes
for his journal of his continental tour, 1792-3
Part Three of his Journal 1793
Miscellaneous notes, itineraries, and accounts
of expenses
Itineraries, notes & diplomatic letters for
Sir William Forbes while on the continent
Bundle of notes on sight in Italy
Small notebook of Sir William Forbes covering
July 1792
Three small pencilled notebooks used by
Sir William Forbes while travellng 1770-1793
Notes on the sights & history of Rome with 5
pages of Italian: perhaps by Sir John Stuart
Forbes
Notes on Sir James Hall’s journey in Austria &
Switzerland 1784
Notes taken from Sir William Forbes’s friend’s
Letters while on a continental tour 1790
116. (Sir) Robert Herries to Sir William Forbes 1765-1805
Thomas Coutts to Sir William Forbes 1788-1804
Catherine, Grace, & Charles Herries to
Sir William Forbes 1777-1782
Miscellaneous banking letters
117. (Sir) James Hunter (Blair) to Sir William Forbes 1763-1776
118. (Sir) James Hunter (Blair) to Sir William Forbes 1777-1782
119. (Sir James Hunter (Blair) to Sir William Forbes 1783-1787
120. Report on the Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank 1792
Letters and accounts concerning the bankruptcy of
Charles Coplan
Letters & papers concerning the debt owed to
Sir William Forbes by Major Macfarlane
Letters & papers concerning Lord Verney’s debt
Statement of affairs of John Burnet of Crichie
Printed and manuscript material: memoranda
Miscellaneous by Sir William Forbes etc.
121. Agreements of copartnery etc between the Coutts
brothers, Sir William Forbes and James Hunter Blair 1763-1773
Papers concerning new contracts of copartnery 1787
Scroll contract of copartnery 1803
Contract of copartnery (in bound form) 1803
Plan for an insurance society on lives 1770
Letters & papers concerning the bankruptcy of the Ayr Bank
Letters & papers concerning the bankruptcy of Boyd,
Benfield & Co. 1799
Proof impressions of plates for issue by
Sir William Forbes, James Hunter & Co.
Account book in Sir William Forbes’s hand
Miscellaneous notes and memoranda on financial
affairs etc
Bundle of accounts
Memorandums of banking: notes etc made by
Sir William Forbes
122. Dr Abernethy Drummond to Sir William Forbes 1791-1800
Daniel Sandford Drummond to Sir William Forbes
Archibald Alison to Sir William Forbes n.d.
Miscellaneous correspondence between Drummond,
Spens, Fitzsimmons, Cleeve and others,
concerning the Episcopal Church
Applications made to the Vestry of the New
Episcopal Chapel for seats & other letters 1774-1801
Seating lists for the New Episcopal Chapel
c.1774, and subscription lists for the
Episcopal Fund, 1798-1806
Miscellaneous Articles of Union between the
English and Scottish congregations; minutes of
meetings, memoranda etc
123. Letters & papers of Sir James Hunter Blair &
family
124. Printed and MS material from Sir James Hunter
Blair's term as Provost of Edinburgh 1784
Council Acts & regulations
Accounts & property lists
Drafts and notes by Sir James Hunter Blair
Financial statements of South Bridge Trustees 1789-1804
Letters to & from the Trustees concerning
improvements 1786
Letters, memoranda, notes by Sir Wm Forbes, and
proposals for the removal of the city slaughterhouses 1781-1782
Minutes & accounts of the Edinburgh Musical Society
Correspondence of the secretary, John Welsh 1779
Minutes & membership list of Fraserburgh Golf Club 1777
125. Letters & papers concerning the badge of the Nova
Scotia baronets 1775
Letters to and from Sir Wm Forbes concerning the same 1775
Proposals & resolutions concerning the suppression of
the Highland stills 1785
Miscellaneous notes & memoranda by Sir William Forbes
& others concerning public and private affairs
Notes & statements of public expenses.
eg Post Office
126. Notes, memoranda, reports, statistics, printed and in
manuscript, of the Charity Workhouse Edinburgh c.1770 onwards
Miscellaneous papers of other Edinburgh Charities c.1770 onwards
127. Letters & papers of various charitable works mostly
based on the Edinburgh Merchant Co 19th cent
128. Letters & papers of various charitable works,
including the British Association 19th cent
129. Letters & papers concerning agriculture, including
the Highland & Agriculture Society 19th cent
130. Letters & papers concerning the Police Bill,
Herring Fisheries, and the West Hartlepool
Railway 19th cent
131. Charters of Fettercairn & Kincardine 1447-end of 16th
cent
132. Charters of Fettercairn & Kincardine 1st half of 17th
cent
133. Charters of Fettercairn & Kincardine 1st half of 17th
cent
134. Charters of Fettercairn & Kincardine 1st half of 17th
cent
135. Charters of Fettercairn & Kincardine 2nd half of 17th
cent
136. Charters of Fettercairn & Kincardine 2nd half of 17th
cent
137. Charters of Fettercairn & Kincardine 18th cent to
1830
138. Miscellaneous charters from Fettercairn House
(formerly TD 792 from Scottish Record Office)
139. Miscellaneous charters from Fettercairn
(formerly TD 792)
140. Charters of Pittullie and Pittendrum 1682-1705
141. Charters of Pittullie and Pittendrum 18th cent after
1705
142. Charters of Tofts 1489-1700
143. Charters of Greenhill 16th cent-1802
144. Personal charters, including the Belsches grant of arms 1674-1807
145. Papers connected with the Stewarts of Castlemilk 1704-1797
146. Fettercairn estate papers: Factors’ letters 1802-1820
147. Fettercairn estate papers: Factor’s letters 1824-1832
148. Fettercairn estate papers: Factor’s letters 1833-36
149. Fettercairn estate papers: Factor’s letters 1837-1859
150. Fettercairn estate papers: Farm leases 1782-1885
151. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 18th cent
152. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1800-10
153. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1800-10
154. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1810-20
155. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1810-20
156. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1820-1830
157. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1830-40
158. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1840-1850
159. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1850-1860
160. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1860-1870
161. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1870-1880
162. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1880-1890
163. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 1890-1900
164. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 20th cent
165. Fettercairn estate papers: miscellaneous 20th cent
166. Fettercairn estate correspondence & other papers 1843-1864
167. Miscellaneous estate account books etc 19th cent
168. Pitsligo estate papers: factor’s letters 1831-38
169. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous late 18th cent
170. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous late 18th cent
171. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous 1800-10
172. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous 1810-20
173. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous 1820-30
174. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous 1830-70
175. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous 1870-80
176. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous 1880-90
177. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous 1890-20th cent
178. Pitsligo estate papers factor’s miscellaneous 18th cent
179. Letters & papers of Lord Forbes concerning funds
of Pitsligo 18th cent
Papers of the Baillie court in the Lordship of Forbes
180. New Pitsligo and Pittullie estate papers miscellaneous
Assedations of Pittullie & Pittendrum estates c.1751 onwards
181. Miscellaneous estate papers: Bantaskine and
Colinton 18th-19th cents
182. Miscellaneous estate papers: Colinton 18th-19th cents
183. Miscellaneous estate papers: Colinton 18th-19th cents
184. Miscellaneous estate correspondence & some accounts 18th-19th cents
185. Miscellaneous legal estate papers and memoranda etc 18th cent
186. Miscellaneous estate papers: Inverary Clatteringbriggs,
Greenhill 18th-19th cents
187. Miscellaneous estate papers of Lord Clinton’s
Cornish estates 1894-1900
188. Belsches family papers 18th cent-1820
189. Belsches family papers 1820-30
190. Belsches family papers 1820-30
191. Belsches family papers 1830 onwards
192. Miscellaneous Bills & receipts: Stewart & Forbes families 1800-1810
193. Miscellaneous Bills & receipts: Stewart & Forbes families 1800-1810
194. Miscellaneous Bills & receipts: Stewart & Forbes families 1810-20
195. Miscellaneous Bills & receipts: Stewart & Forbes families 1820-30
196. Miscellaneous Bills & receipts: Stewart & Forbes families 1830-40
197. Miscellaneous Bills & receipts: Stewart & Forbes families 1840-70
198. Miscellaneous Bills & receipts: Stewart & Forbes families 1894-1912
199. Legal & Financial material concerning Sir William Forbes 18th cent
200. Legal & Financial material concerning Sir William Forbes 18th cent
Deeds of copartnery of Sir William Forbes, James Hunter
& Co 18th cent
201. Legal & personal financial statements of Sir William
Forbes, & others in his charge 18th cent
202. Miscellaneous Forbes papers 18th-19th cents
203. Miscellaneous legal & financial papers concerning
Sir William Forbes (younger) c.1828-9
204. Miscellaneous papers of Sir William Forbes (younger)
and Sir John Stuart Forbes c.1820-1850
205. Blotting book (with some papers) of Sir John
Stuart Forbes 1830-40
Genealogical material of the Murray Belsches family
Bundle of Reports, notes etc of various
Societies & other affairs concerning Sir John Stuart Forbes
A memorandum by Robert Herries (or possibly by
James Hunter also) at Acc 4796 box 201 bundle 11
is printed in Jacob M. Price. ‘Directions for
the Conduct of a Merchant's Counting House 1766’
in: Business History vol xxviii no.3 (July
1986), pp.134-50.
Bundle of papers concerning the 1832 elections
& reforms
Bundle of estimates for construction work for
Sir John Stuart Forbes & other estate papers c.1848-c.1864
206. Statements of account: Forbes, Hunter & Co to
Sir John Stuart c.1798-c.1812
Miscellaneous letters & papers of Sir John Stuart
Miscellaneous receipts, accounts & estate papers
207. Financial & estate letters & papers of Sir John
Stuart Forbes c.1830-1866
208. Legal letters & papers of Sir J S Forbes & his
family, including some of the Macdonnell &
Mackenzie families c.1829-1866
Miscellaneous notes & letters 19th-20th cents
209. Genealogical material of Sir Williamm Forbes &
family family trees, notes on various ancestors etc 18th-19th cents
210. Miscellaneous financial & legal papers: Sir William
Forbes (younger) and Sir John Stuart Forbes c.1820-c.1860
211. Miscellaneous financial, legal & estate papers
of Sir John Stuart, Sir William Forbes (younger) &
Sir John Stuart Forbes c.1790-c.1860
212. Account books of Sir William Forbes,
Sir William Forbes (younger) & Sir John Stuart
Forbes: domestic, banking & estate accounts 1766-c.1860
213. Letters & papers concerning Sir William Forbes,
5th Bart, as Professor of Civil Law at Aberdeen
University c.1711-1741
Vouchers of account between Sir William Forbes’s
guardians and Charles Copland 1740s-1750s
Stencil plate bearing Sir William Forbes’s name
Unidentified decoration of a small blue cross
with metal fittings 18th cent
214. Miscellaneous letters & papers concerning the
personal affairs of Sir William Forbes & his eldest
son
Directions to his children’s guardians
Letters & papers concerning the settlement of
his father’s affairs
215. Financial letters & papers of Sir William Forbes:
Schedules of expenditure, returns of income
Travelling bills, notes of exchange
Bills paid at Naples 1793
Bills paid in Ireland 1785
Vouchers paid for others by Sir William Forbes 1760-1774
216. Accounts paid by Sir William Forbes 1760-1782
217. Accounts paid by Sir William Forbes 1783-1793
218. Accounts paid by Sir William Forbes 1794-1805
219. Miscellaneous accounts of the Forbes 18th-19th cents
220. Letters & papers of Sir William Forbes 1782-c.1806
Letters & papers of Sir William Forbes (younger) c.1800-1828
221. Miscellaneous legal documents concerning parties
outside the Forbes family
Legal letters & papers of Mrs Troup 1780-1782
Legal papers of Mrs Bulkley 1785
Papers concerning a dispute between Dr James
Hay & Prof Hamilton c.1775-85
Papers concerning a dispute between Dr James
Hay and Mrs Austin (Royal Infirmary)
See separate inventory for Acc.4796/222-227
222. Architectural drawings mostly by James Forbes 19th cent
223. Architectural drawings miscellaneous 19th cent)
224. Architectural drawings miscellaneous 19th cent)
225. Architectural drawings miscellaneous 19th cent)
226. Architectural drawings Invermay & several rolls in a
folder & metal tube 19th cent)
227. Miscellaneous drawings & plans
Unidentified silhouette addressed to Sir William
Forbes. Advice on balcony for William Forbes’s
town house? c.1770s
228. Printed material: newspapers, circulars,
pamphlets etc 18th-19th cents
229. Five coloured Rowlandson cartoons early 19th cent
Grey landscape n.d.
Political cartoon 1831
Numerous printed sheets, newspapers, etc 18th-19th cents
Some MS music
230. Government Acts, Bills etc 18th cent
Other printed material 18th-19th cents
231. Printed material 19th cent
232. Printed material 19th cent
233. Printed material 19th cent
234. Printed material 19th cent
235. Alphabetical copy book 1617
The Historicall Genealogie of the Seton family,
transcribed by Archibald Seton 1717
Handbook of Exchequer Court hand 1725
Sederunt book of Sir William Forbes’s tutors 1743
Handbook of the Rules of Exchequer Court 18th cent
Account book of John Symes 1796-7
Religious notebook: meditations early 19th cent
(by one of the Forbes children?)
Italian sketchbook of Sir John Stuart Forbes c.1820-30
Scientific notes by Sir John Stuart Forbes
Universal Scots Almanack (printed) 1772
236. Literary papers of Prof George Forbes c.1870-1930
237. Literary papers of Prof George Forbes c.1870-1930
238. Two large bundles of scientific MSS, lecture
notes, etc, of James D, Forbes & Prof
George Forbes 19th cent
239. Photograph album, including scenes in Peking
with related correspondence of Prof George
Forbes 19th cent
240. Miscellaneous papers: mostly literary 19th cent
241. Miscellaneous papers: mostly literary 19th cent
242. Miscellaneous papers: mostly literary 19th cent
243. Album of franks miscellaneous autographs
including one letter of Lord Nelson 1796 19th cent
244-5. Bundles of letters to Sir John Stuart Forbes
badly damaged by damp and very fragile c.1830-1866
246. Volume entitled ‘Forms in the Court of
Exchequer’ late 18th cent
247. Volume, almost totally blank, containing a record of meetings of
representatives of Sir William Forbes 6th Bart of Pitsligo
248. Album containing correspondence, press-cuttings, photographs and other
papers relating to a visit of Professor George Forbes to Australia 1896 and
return via Egypt 1897
249. Album containing press-cuttings concerning the sinking of the Titanic 1912
250. ‘Life of Beattie’, 18th cent
Inventory of Drawings
1. Colinton. Castle. Elevation showing new additions and restoration of
main block. Monochrome. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1800). 153/4” x 10”.
2. Colinton Castle. Elevation. Monochrome. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1800). 133/4” x 8”.
3. Colinton Castle. Floor plan with proposed addition to make a
symmetrical (Gothic) house. Ink & c.w.
N.d. & unsigned, (c. 1800). 103/4” x 9”.
4. Colinton Castle. Principal floor plan of existing castle in red ink with
new castellated addition superimposed in pencil. Small perspective elevation in pencil. N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1797.
5. Colinton Castle. Floor plans showing re-arrangement to a classical
plan. Small pencil designed for elevations. Ink & pencil. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft for large drawings. (c. 1800).
6. Colinton House. Principal floor plan showing new house and existing
courtyard range. Ink & c.w. New work shown in pink wash. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1800).
7. Colinton House. Principal floor plan showing a new house and existing
courtyard range. Ink. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1800).
8. Colinton House. Floor Plan. Monochrome.
N.d. & unsigned. (May be re-arrangement of the Colinton Castle floor
plan). (c. 1800).
9. Colinton Castle. Rough small sketch showing scheme for addition.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1800). 10. Colinton House. Elevation of East Front with gothic window. Ink & c.w.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to John Paterson c. 1801). 11” x 7”.
11. Colinton House. Elevation of East Front with square headed windows.
Ink & c.w. N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to John Paterson c. 1801). 11” x 7”.
12. Colinton House. First floor plan. No 1. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801).
13. Colinton House. First floor plan. Ink. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801).
14. Colinton House. Bedroom floor plan of item 13. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801).
15. Colinton House. First floor plan. No.2. Ink. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801).
16. Colinton House. Bedroom floor plan of item 15. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801).
17. Colinton House. Principal floor plan. Monochrome. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801).
18. Colinton House. Sketch plan of Principal floor. Pencil.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801).
19. Colinton House. No.2. Plan of the Principal floor and adjoining
greenhouse. Ink & pink wash. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. (Attributed to Richard Crichton. c. 1801).
20. Colinton House. Section and site plan. Ink & c.w.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1795. (Executed design). (Attributed to
Richard Crichton. c. 1801).
21. Colinton House. Plan & sections of greenhouse. Ink & c.w.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Richard Crichton c. 1801).
22. Colinton House. Elevation. Monochrome.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Richard Crichton c. 1801). Executed
design. 10” x 8”.
23. Colinton House. Design A. Floor plans. Monochrome. Scale 1/10” - 1
ft. (Attributed to Richard Crichton c. 1801). 24. Kennet House, Clackmannanshire. Sketch plan showing dimensions.
Ink. Scale ” - 10 ft. (Attributed to Thomas Harrison c. 1801).
25. Colinton House. Letter dated Chester, 4 April 1801 from John Harrison
concerning his uncle’s (Thomas) designs for the house. 26. Colinton House. Figures by Sir William Forbes working out costing of
Thomas Harrison’s different designs.
N.d. (c. 1801).
27. Colinton House. List of architects who submitted designs, and cost of
building each design.
N.d. (c. 1801).
28. Colinton House. Figures by Sir William forbes for noting a design for
the building of Colinton House, with an octagon.
N.d. Paper dated 1798.
29. Colinton House. Three amounts listed for cost of building house.
Plans 1, 3, 5.
N.d. (c. 1801).
30. Colinton House. Elevation. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Thomas Harrison. c. 1801). 16” x 8”.
31. Colinton House. Principal floor plan of item 30. Ink. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Thomas Harrison. c. 1801). 16” x 8”.
32. Colinton House. Bedroom floor plan of item 30. Ink. Scale 1/12 - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Thomas Harrison c. 1801). 17” x 8”.
33. Colinton House. Basement (?) floor plan of item 30. Ink. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Thomas Harrison c. 1801). 16” x 8”.
34. Colinton House. Elevation. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Thomas Harrison, c. 1801). 17” x 7”.
35. Colinton House. Basement (?) floor plans. Ink. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft. N.d.
& unsigned. (Attributed to Thomas Harrison c. 1801). 163/4” x 7”. 36. Colinton House. Principal floor plan. Ink. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Thomas Harrison c. 1801). 17” x 7”.
37. Colinton House. Bedroom floor plan. Ink. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Thomas Harrison c. 1801). 17” x 7”.
38. Colinton House. Basement floor plan & drainage plan of house as
built. Ink & pink wash. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft..
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1801. (Attributed to Richard Crichton).
39. Colinton House. Principal floor plan & elevation. No. 4. Ink & c.w. &
pencil. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
Sgd. High Street Edinr. 14th Feby. 1801. (Attributed to Richard
Crichton). 133/4” x 93/4”.
40. Colinton House. Elevation of a gothic house. Ink & sketchy pencil.
Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1795. 41. Colinton House. Plan & elevation for the addition of a greenhouse with
a dining room & bath. Ink. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. (Attributed to Richard Crichton c. 1803).
Paper dated 1795.
42. Colinton House. Plan & elevation of a greenhouse. Pencil. Scale 1/5” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Richard Crichton c. 1803). 14” x 11”.
43. Colinton House. Plan for the addition of a washing house in the area.
Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1803).
44. Colinton House. Sketch elevation. Pencil. N.d. & unsigned.
Paper dated 1799.
45. Colinton House. No. 3. Principal floor plan. Ink & pink wash. Scale
1/10” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned (c. 1801). 15” x 10”.
46. Colinton House. (No. 3). Bedroom floor plan. Ink & pink wash. Scale
1/10” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1794. 15” x 10”.
47. Colinton House. Titled. ‘Sketch of Three Principal floors for Country
Houses’. 29 June 1801. Ink. Scale 1/12” - 1 ft.
Unsigned. 10” x 19”.
48. Colinton House. Principal floor plan. Ink & pink wash. Scale 1/7” -1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801). 11” x 8”.
49. Colinton House. Bedroom floor plan. Ink & pink wash. Scale 1/7” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801). 11” x 8”.
50. Colinton House. Floor plans. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. c. 1801.
51. Colinton House. Sunk floor plan & plan of stable offices. Ink & pink
wash. Scale 1/6” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1799.
52. Colinton House. Principal floor plan. Ink & yellow wash. Scale 1/16” -
1 ft. Verso. West side of House and offices. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801).
53. Colinton House. Sketch elevation. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1801).
54. Colinton House. Sketch floor plans.
N.d. & unsigned.
55. Colinton House. Sketch floor plans & figures. Probably by Sir William
Forbes. Pencil.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1794.
56. Colinton House. Sketch plan of grounds showing old castle, walled
garden & orchards & proposed site of new house.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1794.
57. Colinton House. Stables. Elevations of a design for the North and
East fronts. Ink & blue wash. Scale 1/5” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to Richard Crichton c. 1803). 19” x 11”.
58. Colinton House. Stables. Plan. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1801.
59. Colinton House. Plan of lands. Ink & c.w.
Sgd. Colinton 7th Sept 1806. John Fraser.
60. Colinton House. Plan of cisterns. Ink & wash.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1801.
61. Colinton House. Hot House. Plan, elevation & sections. Ink & wash.
Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (William Forsyth).
62. Colinton House. Hot House. Plan of house & gardens. Ink. N.d. &
unsigned. (William Forsyth). 63. Colinton House. Plan and Elevation for a Gardeners House. Ink &
c.w. Scale 1/5” - 1 ft.
Paper dated 1795.
64. Abstract date of expense of a new house proposed to be built by
Colonel Boyle - as designed by John Paterson, Architect, Edinr. (Probably for Shewan House, Ayrshire).
65. Fettercairn House. Sketch ground floor. Pencil tracing. Scale 1/6” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (19th c.).
66. Fettercairn House. Plan of small Drawing Room, Bedroom & Closet for
Lady Jane Belsches. Menochrome.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1780).
67. Fettercairn. Schoolhouse. North elevation of shed. Ink. Scale ” -1 ft.
Verso. East elevation.
N.d. & unsigned. (Late 19th c.).
68. Fettercairn. Schoolhouse. Outbuildings. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. (Late 19th c.).
69. Fettercairn. Schoolhouse. Shed. Elevation. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. (Late 19th c.).
70. Bolls Park. Section of shed. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. (Late 19th c.).
71. Arnbarrow Farm. Grain Loft. Elevation. Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned). (Late 19th c.).
(& copy tracing).
72. Balnamoon. PLan of Steading. Ink. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Late 19th c.).
73. Fettercairn. House for James Henderson. Plan & elevation. Ink & c.w.
Scale 1/7” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Paper dated 1827).
74. Fettercairn. House for James Henderson. Specifications of work. (1827). 75. Fettercairn. Plans & elevation of two adjoining houses. Ink & c.w.
N.d. & unsigned. (Late 19th c.).
76. Fettercairn House Farm. Plans of proposed bothy. Pencil & wash.
Scale 1/8” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (20th c.).
77. Fettercairn House Farm. Plans of proposed bothy. Pencil & wash.
Scale 1/8” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (20th c.).
78. Fettercairn House Farm. Plans & section of proposed bothy. Pencil.
N.d. & unsigned. (20th c.).
79. Castleton & Kincardine. Elevation & section of privies. Pencil.
N.d. & unsigned. (20th c.).
80. Kerrfield. Section of a Byre. Pencil. Scale ” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (20th c.).
81. Kerrfield. Section of Covered Court. Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft. N.d. &
unsigned. Verso. Plan. 82. Kerrfield. Elevation of covered Court. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned.
83. Plan of the March, Cairn Rd. Ink & c.w. 1848. 84. Craigmoston. Plan of Drains. Scale 1” - 1 Chain. 85. Bogmill. Plan, elevations & section. Ink & c.w. Grey wash denotes old
work. Scale 1/16” - 1 ft. Sgd. Robt Gibb.
Verso. Finhavon. 17 August 1830 and notes.
86. Bogmill. Plan showing additions and alterations. Ink & c.w. Grey
wash denotes old work. Scale 1/6” - 1 ft.
Verso Dated 1830-1.
87. Kinbuck. Plans, elevations & section of Cattle Court & Grain Loft.
Pencil. Oct 1893. 88. Kinbuck. Sketch plans & sections. Pencil. (1893). 89. Kinbuck. Sketch plans. Pencil. (1893). 90. Kinbuck. Sketch plans & section. Pencil. (1893).
Verso. Sketch plans. Pencil.
91. Fettercairn. No. 1. Design for Workmen's Houses. Floor plans. Ink &
c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
Sgd. James C. Walker, Archt. Edinburgh, 53 Frederick St., May 1865.
92. Fettercairn. No. 2. Design for Workmen’s Houses. Floor plans. Ink &
c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
Sgd. James C. Walker, Archt. Edinburgh, 53 Frederick St., May 1865.
93. Fettercairn. No. 3. Design for Workmen’s Houses. Floor plans. Ink &
c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
Sgd. James C. Walker, Archt. Edinburgh, 53 Frederick St., May 1865.
94. Fettercairn. Plans & elevation of Workmen’s Houses. Pencil & wash,
Scale 1/12” - 1 ft. (1865). 95. Fettercairn. Floor plans of Farmhouse & Stell for sheltering sheep. Ink & c.w.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1827.
96. Fettercairn. List of Offers to erect two cottages.
N.d. (20th c.). Not copied.
97. Mill of Sandhaven (Pitsligo). Plans, elevation & section. Ink. Scale
1/8” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. (Late 19th c.).
98. Hillhead of Cairneywhing. (Pitsligo). Plan, elevation & section of Steading. Ink & c.w. (Mid-Late 19th c.).
99. Map of Upper Pitsligo Estates. 1869. Traced by A.M. Ink & c.w. 100. Estimate for Building Dwelling House & Offices for Wm. Blaikie upon
Netherton of Pitendrum. Addressed to Sir William Forbes of Pitsligo at Bantaskine near Hallkirk. Paper dated 1797. (Pitsligo).
101 Fettercairn House. Plan of Accumulator House. Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft.
(Late 19th c.). 102. Invermay House. Design for Lodges for the new approach. Elevation
No. 1. Monochrome. Scale ” - 1 ft.
Sgd. B D Hooke. (After 1799).
103. Invermay House. Design for Lodges. No. 1. Plan. Ink & pink wash.
Scale ” - 1 ft. (B D Hooke after 1799). 104. Invermay House. Design for Lodges. No. 2. Elevation. Monochrome.
Scale ” - 1 ft. (B D Hooke after 1799). 105. Invermay House. Design for Lodges. No. 2. Plan. Ink & pink wash.
Scale ” - 1 ft. (B D Hooke).
Paper dated 1799.
106. Invermay House. Design for Lodges. No. 3. Plan. Ink & pink wash.
Scale ” - 1 ft. (B d Hooke after 1799). 107. Invermay House. Gothic Temple for the point near the Hummel-
tummel. Plan & Elevation. Ink & Elevation. Ink & c.w. 108. Invermay House. Plan elevation & section of a Tea-room &
Conservatory. Ink & grey and blue wash. Scale 1/6” - 1 ft. Sgd. W. Nicol, delt 1802.
109. Invermay House. Plan elevation & section of additions to an existing
Hot-house. Ink & grey & blue wash. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. Sgd. W. Nicol, delt 1802.
110. Invermay House. Plan and elevation of addition. Ink & c.w. Scale
1/12” - 1 ft. Sgd. Edr July 22nd 1806 r B, Archt. (Robert Burn). 111. Invermay House. Plan and section for filling up the wine cellar. Ink &
c.w. Scale 1/3” - 1 ft.
N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1815.
112. Invermay House. Elevation of gatepiers & railings. Ink. Scale 1” -5 ft.
N.d. & unsigned.
Paper dated 1804.
113. Invermay House. Elevation of gatepiers, gateway and site plan of new
approach. Scale 1/3” - 1 ft. for elevation, ” - 1 ft. for site plan. Monochrome & Ink & wash.
N.d. & unsigned (c. 1803).
114. Invermay House. Plan & elevation of a gate lodge. Monochrome &
wash. N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1803). 115. Invermay House. Floor plans and Elevation of Gardener’s House.
Pencil. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. Edinburgh 53 Frederick Street, April 1866. (James C. Walker).
116. Dron Parish Church. Bok of plans. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/7” - 1 ft. Sgd.
Wm Stirling, Archt. 1824. a. Ground plan b. Gallery plan c. Side elevation d. End elevation to the West e. End elevation to the East f. Sections 117. Muckersie Mill. Farmhouse. Plan, elevations and section. Ink & c.w.
Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. 14 Charlotte Street. 22 April 1831 (Perth). 118. Invermay. Plans and Elevation showing addition to J. Fraser’s
Steading. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/16” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1805.
119. Invermay. Easter Clevage Farm Steading. Plan & section showing
alterations 1825. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. Unsigned. (Attributed to William Stirling).
120. Invermay. Easter Clevage Farm. Estate plan. Ink & c.w. Scale 20
chains – 6”. Surveyed by Henry Buist, 1788. 121. Invermay. Wester Clevage Farm. Offices. Plan & elevation of a large
addition. Monochrome & blue wash. Sale 1/8” - 1 ft. Sgd. William Stirling. Archt. 1828.
122. Invermay. Wester Clevage Farm. Offices. Elevations. Ink & blue &
grey wash. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. and unsigned. Paper dated 1813.
123. Invermay. Wester Clevage Farm. Offices. Ground Plan & N. elevation
showing addition. Ink & pink & grey wash. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (After 1813).
124. Invermay. Wester Clevage Farm. Offices. Plan of hay loft showing
addition. Ink & pink wash. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (Ager 1813).
125. Invermay. Wester Clevage Farm. Offices. Plan and elevation. Ink &
c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to William Stirling 1828).
126. Invermay. Wester Clevage Farm. Offices. Ground plan showing
addition. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (Attributed to William Stirling 1828).
127. Buttergask. Plan of the Estate. Lithography by Gow & Co. Perth
1830. (3 copies). 128. Auchterarder. Plan of the District Roads 1824. Lithograph by
Robertson & Ballantine, Edinburgh. 129. Section of the Road between Condie Wood and Bridge of May. Ink.
Scale 1” - 30 ft. N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1823. 130. Plan of the Lands of Munday property of Sir Patrick Murray of
Balmanno. Sgd. T. Winter, senr. 1752. Ink & c.w. Scale 1” - 300 ft. 131. A Survey of the Lands of Aberargie. Designed for a Division Twixt Sir
Patrick Murray & Aberargie. Sgd. T. Winter, senr. 1752. Ink & c.w. Scale 1” - 300 ft.
132. Pitlochry School. Plans & elevation. Ink & c.w. Scale ” - 10 ft. Sgd.
Edinburgh, 53 Frederick Street, December 1865. James C. Walker, Archt. Three accompanying letters to Sir J Forbes of Fettercairn from J.C. Walker, November & December 1865. J.C. Walker has designed schools for Arngask (1863), Auchtermuchty, Glencorse, Episcopal School at Pitsligo and Dunshalt in Fife, for Mull, Appin & Mr. Smeaton's School, St. Andrews.
133. Dunning School. Plan by the Minister, Rev. John Wilson, showing
arrangement of desks etc. (1865). 134. Sketch plan for Farm Servants’ House. Elevation & section. Ink & c.w.
Scale 1/7” - 1 ft. Sgd. James Souttar. Aug. 1868.
135. Sketch plan for Farm Servants’ House. Floor plans. Scale 1/7” - 1 ft.
Sgd. James Souttar, Aug. 1868. 136. Perspective elevation of Farm Servants’ House. Watercolour. Sgd.
James Souttar, Aberdeen. Aug. 1868. 137. Estimate of Sir William Forbes House in the Newtown by Alexander
Young. 1771. 138. Sir William Forbes Town House. Elevations. Ink & grey & blue wash.
Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (1771). 139. Sir William Forbes Town House. Floor plans. Ink. N.d. & unsigned. (1771). 140. Sir William Forbes Town House. Ideas for 5 different floor plans. Ink.
N.d. & unsigned. (1771). 141. Sir William Forbes Town House. Floor plan of a Town House (corner
site). Ink. Verso Address to Mr John Coutts in comprie (sic), Edinburgh.
142. Sir William Forbes Town House. Floor plan of a Town House. Pencil.
Pricked. (1771). 143. Plan and elevation of a small house. No. 4. Ink & grey wash. Scale
1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (Mid 18th c.). 144. Plan and elevation of a small house. No. 8. Ink & grey wash. Scale
1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (Mid 19th c.). 145. Floor plans and elevation of a medium sized house No. 14. Ink & grey
wash. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (Mid 18th c.). 146. Plan of a church with a portico. No. 35. Ink & grey wash. N.d. &
unsigned. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. 147. Grammar School, Crown Terrace, Aberdeen. Perspective view from
Union Bridge. Ink & wash. Sgd. AWB. 148. Greyfriars Churchyard, Edinburgh. Plan & elevation of a tomb to Sir
William Forbes. Ink, pencil & wash. Scale 2/5” - 1 ft. Verse All of Binny Stone.
149. Strawberry Hill, Middlesex. Dimensioned floor plans. N.d. & unsigned. Paper dated 1804.
150. Brown washed drawing of a church with a 3-tiered steeple & spire.
N.d. & unsigned. 151. Amateur pencil sketch of a design for a castellated house. N.d. & unsigned. 152. Amateur pencil sketch of a design for a castellated house. N.d. & unsigned. 153. Design for a bookcase with glazed doors. Pencil. Scale 1/12” – 1”.
N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1800). 154. Design for windows. Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1800). 155. Design for a window. Ink. Scale 3/4" - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1800). 156. Design for iron gates. Ink & wash. Scale ” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned:
157. Saw Mill. Plan and elevation. Ink & c.w. Scale ” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. 158. Farmhouse & attached barn. Plan & elevation. Ink & wash & pencil.
Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1830). 159. Sketch plan, elevation & section of a cast-iron Suspension foot bridge.
Ink. N.d. & unsigned. 160. Sketch plan, elevation & section of a cast-iron Suspension foot bridge.
Ink. N.d. & unsigned. 161. Drainage or heating plan for a conservatory (?). Ink & wash. N.d. &
unsigned. Paper dated 1805. 162. Plan of a farmyard & block plan of Overseer's House and stables. Ink
& wash. Scale ” - 5 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (c. 1800). 163. Craigniston Mill. Section of Mill Lead. Ink. Dated Janry 2, 1807.
Sketch elevation & plan. Pencil. Quantity of wood estimated by J Marshall. 1807.
164. Craigniston Mill. Sketch plan. Pencil. Paper dated 1802. *1807).
165. Sketch plan of Offices. Pencil. Paper dated 1802. 166. Sketch for a Water Course to confine a considerable flood. Ink. N.d. &
unsigned. Paper dated 1802. 167. Elevation of a gate. Ink. N.d. & unsigned. (late 19th c.). 168. Anglefield. 1899. Plans, elevations & sections of addition of a Barn. Ink. 169. Middleton. Plans & section of alterations to a house. Pencil. N.d. &
unsigned. (late 19th c.). 170. Accumulator House. Plan. Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft. (late 19th c.). 171. Burnside Croft. Plan of proposed alterations to Steading. Pencil. (late
19th c.). 172. Burnside Croft. Plan, elevations & sections of a new Steading. Ink.
Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. (late 19th c.). 173. Canonhills. Plan & section of Steading. Ink. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. (late 19th c.). 174. Canonhills. Plan, elevation & section of steading. Ink. Scale 1/8” - 1
ft. (late 19th c.). 175. Tregew. Plans, elevation, section & detail of stall. Ink. Scale 1/8” - 1
ft. (late 19th c.). 176. Two designs for gravestones in Huish Churchyard. Heanton Satchville,
N. Devon. Ink & wash. Sgd. Alex. MacDonald Field & Co., Aberdeen Granite Works, 23 Sep 1869.
177. Design for a marble chimneypiece. Pencil. Sgd. C.W. Swanson, 23
Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. 178. Curling House. Section of an addition. Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft. Verso.
Section. (late 19th c.). 179. Curling House. Duplicate of verso above item. 180. Curling House. Section of addition. Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft. (late 19th c.). 181. Curling House. Section. Ink. (late 19th c.).
182. Site plan of new Barn and Straw house. Ink. Paper dated 1828. 183. Floor plan of Steading 184. Plan & section of a small house. Ink. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. Sgd. C T Jan/1894. 185. Inchgray 1846. Plans & elevation of cottage. Ink. 186. Plan of a Steading. Ink. N.d. 187. Plan & elevation of turnip house. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. N.d. 188. Plan of a Steading. Ink. Paper dated 1825. 189. Plan of a Steading. Ink. (Aftr 1825). 190. Leafguard. Elevation of sheep pen ? & drop gate. Verso plan. N.d. 191. Bells Park. Rough sketch of couples. Scale ” - 1 ft. 192. Kirkhill. Plan & elevation of a Barn & Implement Shed. Ink. Scale ” - 1
ft. Verso Section. N.d. 193. Plan & sections of a Slaughter House. Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft. (Late 19th
c.), & copy. 194. Design for a Septic tank. 1902. Pencil. Drawn on paper already used
for drawings of ecclesiastical details, corbels etc. on verso. 195. Printed sheet of catalogue of doors & windows. J R Swann.
Edinburgh Saw Mills, 21 Leith Walk. Based on a Treatise of The Decorative Part of Civil Architecture by Sir
Wm Chambers, 1862 Edition. 196. Harper’s Patent Self-winding etc. Straining pillar for wire fencing.
Printed sheet. Harper & Co. 82 Union Street, Aberdeen. 197. Drawing with measurements showing the various parts of the Ionic &
Corinthian orders. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). Salman’s Palladio Londenensis, plate 6 & 7.
198. Drawing with measurements showing the various parts of the pedestal
and capitals of the Tuscan and Doric orders. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). See Salmon op. cit. plates 4 & 5.
199. Drawing with measurements showing the various parts of the pedestal
and capitals of the Doric order. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). See Salmon op. cit. plate 5.
200. Drawing with measurements showing the various parts of the pedestal
and capital of the Composite order. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). See Salmon op. cit, plate 8.
201. Drawing with measurements showing springing of arches from capitals
of the 5 orders. Ink. Sgd. James ( ). 18th c. (Not copied). See Salmon, op., cit, plates 14, 29 & 30.
202. Doric pedestal. Ink & pencil. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). 203. Tuscan pedestal. Ink & pencil. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). 204. Composite pedestal. Ink & pencil. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). 205. Ionic pedestal. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). 206. Corinthian pedestal. Ink & pencil. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). 207. No. 1. Designs for 2 chimneypieces. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. Ink.
18th c. (Not copied). 208. No. 2. Designs for 2 chimneypieces. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. Ink.
18th c. (Not copied). 209. No. 3. Designs for 2 chimneypieces. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. Ink.
18th c. (Not copied). 210. No. 4. Design for a chimneypiece and overmantel. Ink. 18th c. (Not
copied). (James Forbes) 211. No. 5. Design for a chimneypiece and overmantel. Ink. 18th c. (Not
copied). (James Forbes) 212. No. 6. Design for a chimneypiece, overmantel, fluted pilasters and
cornice. Ink. 18th c. (Not copied). (James Forbes). 213. Doric Capital. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied).
214. Corinthian Capital. Ink and pencil. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). 215. Tuscan Capital. Ink & pencil. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). 216. Composite Capital. Ink & pencil. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). 217. Ionic Capital. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. 18th c. (Not copied). 218. Ionic Door. Ink. 18th c. (James Forbes). Salmon, op. cit, plate 23.
(Not copied). 219. Corinthian Door. Salmon, op. cit, plate 25. (Not copied). 220. Doric Door. Salmon, op. cit, plate 21. (Not copied). 221. Composite Door. Salmon, op. cit, plate 26. (Not copied). 222. Doric Gateway. Ink. Sgd. James Forbes. Salmon, op. cit, plate 20.
(Not copied). 223. Corinthian Gateway. Salmon, op. cit. (Not copied). 224. Ionic Gateway. Salmon, op. cit, plate 23. (Not copied). 225. Doric Entrance. Salmon, op. cit, plate 22. (Not copied). 226. Composite Gateway. Salmon, op. cit. (Not copied). 227. A truss on the side of the Corinthian Modillion. James Gibbs Rules for
Drawing, plate 47. (Not copied). 228. Entablature details. Pencil. Gibbs, op. cit. (Not copied). 229. Corinthian & composite capitals. Ink. Gibbs, op. cit, plate 19 & 23.
(Not copied). 230. Composite capital. Ink. Gibbs, op. cit. (Not copied). 231. Elevation of a room. Ink. Gibbs, op. cit. (Not copied). 232. Side elevation of a church. Ink. Gibbs, op. cit. (Not copied).
233. Decorative ornaments. Ink. Gibbs, op. cit. (Not copied). 234. Pluscarden Priory. Pencil Sketch. N.d. & unsigned. (c.1800). 235. Chapel Royal, Holyroodhouse. Unfinished pencil sketch. (c.1800). 236. Chapel Royal, Holyroodhouse. Unfinished pencil sketch. (c.1800). 237. Chapel Royal, Holyroodhouse. Unfinished pencil sketch of West front,
including 17th c. steeple and 13th c.(?) upper part of front. N.d. (c.1800).
238. Chapel Royal, Holyroodhouse. Unfinished pencil sketch of West Front
including 13th c. upper part of front. N.d. (c.1800). 239. Engraving of gometric exercises. Proof plate for a book. 18th c. (Not
copied). 240. H.M. Dock Yard, Bermuda. Lithograph. 1823. Sgd. L. Driver. + 1
colour copy. (Not copied). 241. St. George’s Bermuda. Coloured lithograph. 1823. Sgd. L. Driver.
(Not copied). 242. The Flatts Village, Bermuda. Lithograph 1823. Sgd. L. Driver. (Not
copied). 243. The Flatts Village, Bermuda. Coloured lithograph. 1823. Sgd. L.
Driver. (Not copied). 244. Engraving of Dunollie Castle, ARgyll. T Allom. Engr. J.T. Willmore.
(Not copied). 245. Engraving of The Sound of Kerrera. T Allom. Engr. J H Kernot. (Not
copied). 246. 6 small circular sepia washed drawings. (Not copied).
a. Vue de la fontaine de geronsterre pres de Spa.
b. Vue de la place de Spa, t de la fontaine du pouchen.
c. Vue des Bains de chaud-fontaine, a' 4 lieues de Spa.
d. Vue de la nouvelle sall pres de Spa.
e. Vue des Bains du Tonnelet, pres de Spa.
f. Vue du Vauxhall pres de Spa.
247. Langlee House, Roxburghshire. Porters Lodge. Plans and elevations showing original lodge and proposed alterations. Ink & c.w. Sacle 1/10" - 1 ft. Sgd. 53 Frederick Street, 8 December 1857 (James C. Walker).
248. a. Letter dated 14 December 1860. Agricultural Labourers
Improvement Association, Edinburgh. Sgd. James. c. Walker, to Sir J S Forbes, Bt. Fettercairn.
b. Plans of cottage and schoolroom converted into a cottage and shop. Ink & wash. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. 15 Dec. 1860.
c. Plans of Cottage & Saddlery. Ink & wash. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. 15 Dec. 1860.
249. Double Cottage. Plans, elevation & section. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1
ft. Sgd. 53 Frederick Street. April. J C Walker. (1857). 250. Single Cottage. Plan & elevations. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd.
53 Frederick Street, 28 November 1857. (James C. Walker). 251. Anglefield Croft, Fettercairn. Designs for a Single Cottage. Plans. Ink
& wash. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. (Torn). (James C Walker, Edinburgh and Sir John Stuart Forbes, 1850s).
252. Pauper Cottages. Plan & elevation. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd.
51 George Street, 7 Dec. 18[ ]. (Address of the Agricultural Labourers Improvement Association, James C Walker).
253. Pair of One Storey Cottages. No 1. Plan & elevation. Ink & c.w.
SCale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51 George Street. 29 Sept 1854. (James C Walker).
254. Design for Two Storey Cottages. Floor plans. Ink & wash. Sgd. 53
Frederick St. October 1857. J C W. (James C. Walker). 255. Design for Two Storey Cottages. Floor plans. Ink & wash. Scale 1/10”
- 1 ft. Sgd. 53 Frederick St. October 1857. J C W. (James C Walker).
256. Cottages. Two floor plans based on published designs and altered.
Pencil. N.d. & unsigned. (James C Walker c. 1860). 257. Cottage. Floor plan. See item 156. Ink & wash. N.d. & unsigned.
(James C Walker c. 1860). 258. Single Cottage. Plans and elevations. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
Sgd. 53 Frederick Street. April 1862 J C Walker.
259. Single Cottage. Plans and elevations. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
Sgd. 53 Frederick Street, 2 December 1857. (James C Walker). 260. Craigiebanks. Ground plan of Bothy. Plan. Ink & wash. Scale 1/10” -
1 ft. Sgd. 51 George Street. 1 August. (James C. Walker). 261. Castleton. Plan of Bothy showing additions. Scale 1/7” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51
George Street 28 January 1856. (James C. Walker). 262. Pair of Cottages. Plan. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51 George
Street, 10 October 1854. (James C. Walker). 263. Design for a two Story Cottage. Plans & elevations. Ink & c.w. Scale
1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51 George Street, 21 August 1854. (James C. Walker).
264. a. Design for a pair of Cottages with Attics. Plans & elevations.
Ink & c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51 George Street, 20 Nov. 1854. (James C. Walker).
b. Design for a Single Cottage. Plans & elevations. Pencil. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51 George Street, 25 June 1855. (James C. Walker).
265. Plan of a cottage. Ink & wash. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. (James C. Walker c 1860). 266. Design for a Lodging House for unmarried workmen. Floor plans. Ink.
Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51 George Street. 27 August 1855. (James C. Walker).
267. Part of interior of kitchen lined with hollow tiles. Ink & wash. Scale ” - 1
ft. Sgd. 51 George Street, 27 August 1855. (James C Walker). 268. Elevations of windows. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/6” – 1”. Sgd. 51 George
Street. 30 Oct. 1856. (James C Walker). 269. Elevations of windows. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/6” – 1”. Sgd. 51 George
Street, 30 Oct 1856. (James C Walker). 270. a. Letter dated 1 Feb 1855, Laurencekirk, from George Croll to Sir
John S Forbes Bt. concerning 3 sketches of cottage windows.
b. Elevation of 3 designs for windows, Scale ” - 1 ft. 271. Drawing of Cottage windows. Elevation. Ink. Scale ” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51
George [ ]. 7A [ ]. (James C Walker c 1855/56).
272. New Pitsligo. Plan of Blacksmith's Cottage. No. 2. Ink & c.w. Scale
1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51 George Street, 22 April 1856 (James C Walker). 273. New Pitsligo. Plan of Smiddy. Ink & Wash. Sgd. 51 George Street,
14 August 1855. (James c Walker). 274. Fettercairn. Floor Plans of Shoemakers House. Pencil. Sgd. 6th Feb. 1856. 275. Letter from George Croll, Laurencekirk 5th Feb 1856 to Sir John S
Forbes concerning Bothies at Craigmoston and Castleton, with probable cost of work.
276. a. Letter from William Fowler, Edinburgh, 4 Sept. 1856, to Sir John
S Forbes, enclosing plan for Episcopal School, New Pitsligo, and addition to the Parish School.
b. New Pitsligo Parochial School. Floor plans & elevation showing proposed classroom. Ink & wash. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft.
c. New Pitsligo Parochial School. Floor plan showing addition of Class Room.
d. New Pitsligo Parochial School. Plan and Elevation showing proposed addition for Female school. Ink & wash. (William Fowler 1855/56).
e. New Pitsligo Parochial School. Plan and elevation showing additions. Ink & wash. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. William Fowler (1955/56/ ).
f. New Pitsligo Parochial School. Plan and elevation showing addition. Ink & wash. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. Sgd. Edin 4 Sept 1855 (William Fowler).
g. New Pitsligo Parochial School. Plan and elevation. Ink & wash. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. (William Fowler 1855/56).
h. New Pitsligo Parochial School. Plan. Ink. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. N.d. & unsigned. (William Fowler 1855/56).
i. Letter from Alex : Mackay, Greenspark by New Pitsligo, 1 Jan 1856, to Sir John S Forbes concerning gas main pipe.
277. Small houses. Floor plans. Pencil. Sgd. W Fowler, Feb 1856. 278. Small house. Elevation. Pencil (W Fowler 1856). 279. a. Letter from Charles Watson, Halifax, July 19 1856 to Sir John S
Forbes, concerning his patent ventilator for New Pitsligo School.
b. Printed testimonials in favour of Watson’s Patent Double-Current Ventilator.
c. Ink drawing of Charles Watson's Patent ventilator 1858. 280. Specification of the several works required to be done on the erection
of Labourers Cottages, in accordance with the accompanying plans, 1, 2, 3, designed principally for Scotland. Sgd. Enclosure. Commission 1873.
No 1 Plans for Labourers Cottages. Plans, elevations & section.
No 2 Plans and section for Labourers Cottages.
No 3 Plans and elevations for Labourers Cottages. Photo-litho. Robt.
J. Cook and Hammond, Westminster.
281. Cairneywhing. Plan of Offices. Ink. 24 Jan. 1857. 282. a. Letter from George Croll, dated 5 March 1856, Laurencekirk, to
Sir John S Forbes, concerning a plan of Goskiehill House.
b. Plan. Ink & was. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. 283. a. Letter from George Croll to Mr Jams Falconer dated 29 Nov
1855, Laurencekirk, concerning addition to Knowgreens House.
b. Plans and elevation showing additions. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/10” - 1 ft. 284. Arnbarrow Cottages. 1849. Plan. Ink. 285. Craigmoston. Design for a Bothy. Plans & section. Ink & wash. Scale
1/8” - 1 ft. Sgd. 51 George Street, 28th Jan. 1856. (James C. Walker).
286. Fettercairn House. Principal floor plan showing distribution of central
heating pipes. Scale 1/6” - 1 ft. (Not copied). 287. Fettercairn House. Basement floor plan showing distribution of central
heating pipes. Scale 1/6” - 1 ft. (Not copied). 288. Fettercairn House. Principal floor plan showing distribution of central
heating pipes. Scale 1/6” - 1 ft. (Not copied). 289. Fettercairn Estate. Plan showing proposed list of water pipes from
Fettercairn House to village. Tracing from OS map. (Not copied). 290. Knowhead Farm. Plan of new marches. Ink. N.d. (Mid 19th c.). (Not
copied). 291. Fettercairn. Plan of marches between estates. Tracing from OS map.
(Not copied).
292. Fettercairn Home Farm. Bothy. Gable details. Ink & c.w. Scale ¾” -1
ft. N.d. & unsigned. (late 19th c.). 293. Muiredge, Fettercairn. Plan elevation & section of house. Ink & c.w.
Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. (Early 20th c.). 294. Coskiehill Farm. Plan & elevation of Boiler and Engine House. Ink.
Scale ¾” - 1 ft. Sgd. Montrose Foundry Co. 2nd Nov. 1893. 295. Kincardine County. Plan, elevation & sections of Ashpit and Privy.
Sgd. John Graham, Sanitary Inspectory. 1892. 296. Plan of Part of Luthermuir Crofts. (c 1900). 297. Luthermuir. Old Schoolhouse. Plans. Ink & wash. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft.
Sgd. 24 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. (Lindsay Jamieson & Haldane c. 1880).
298. Luthermuir Old Schoolhouse. Additions to Offices. Plan and
elevations. Ink & c.w. Sgd. 24 St Andrew Square, Edinr. April 1879. (Lindsay Jamieson & Haldane).
299. Luthermuir Old Schoolhouse. Proposed barn. Plans, elevation and
section. Sgd. 24 St Andrew Square, Edinr. June 1885. (Lindsay Jamieson & Haldane).
300. Travelling Crane. Details. Ink & c.w. Oct 22 1898. The Rolle Estate Works. 301. Craigmoston Farm. Steading. Plans and elevations of proposed
steading. Ink & c.w. Scale 1/8” - 1 ft. Sgd. 24 St Andrew Sq. Edinr. Feb. 1884. (Lindsay Jamieson & Haldane).
302. Luthermuir 1870. Plan based on OS map with names of feuars &
tenants. (Not copied). 303. Luthermuir (M1870). Plan based on OS map with names of feuars &
tenants. (Not copied). 304. Arnbarrow. Site plan showing boundary. N.d. (late 19th c.). (Not copied). 305. Woods Croft. Luthermuir. 1875. Tracing from Luthermuir map
showing feuars & tenants. (Not copied).
306. West Burnside, Fettercairn. Plan based on OS map, showing
contents. Sgd. 24 St Andrew Sq., Edinr. April 1885. (Lindsay Haldane & Jamieson). (Not copied).
307. Kerrfield 1870. Plan of contents based on OS map. (Not copied). 308. Croft of William Beange. Plan showing Picts House. N.d. (late 19th
c.). Not copied. 309. Craigmoston Farm. 1884. PLan based on OS map. (Not copied). 310. Craigmoston Farm (1884). Plan based on OS Map. (Not copied). 311. Castleton of Kincardine Farm. 1884. Plan based on OS Map. (Not copied). 312. Broomhill Farm, Forteviot. (1860s). Plan based on OS map. (Not copied). 313. Mains of Fettercairn & Middleton. 1870. Plan based on OS map. (Not
copied).