Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Internal Manuscripts These comprise letters and other documents principally concerned with the administration of the Society and its Museum and Library, and they were not included in the main catalogued collection. The cataloguing process is still underway, and this listing will be updated regularly as work progresses. The manuscripts were formerly stored in bundles in trunks in the attic of NMAS in Queen Street and they are currently stored in clear pouches in acid-free boxes in cellars 1-3 in Chambers Street.

SAS Archives Internal Mss

List of headings under which papers are filed:

UC1 Royal reply to Society’s expressions of sympathy on the death of Queen Victoria, 27 March 1901.

UC2 Papers relating to SAS Committee for Excavations on Roman excavations.

UC4 Personal and legal papers relating to William and George Skene, 1837-1846.

UC5 Papers relating to a subscription to help the wife and seven children of the late Montague Stanley, 1844.

UC6 Papers relating to the Iona Club.

UC7 Miscellaneous W F Skene legal papers.

UC8 Certificate of election of W F Skene to Institut Historique, Paris.

UC9 Papers concerning the Society’s census of archaeological objects in Scotland 1891

UC10 Letters from Board of Trustees, The National Galleries of Scotland, Portrait Gallery Buildings, Edinburgh, January 1913 to May 1919.

UC11 Papers concerning the Traprain Excavations Fund Appeal 1920-1924.

UC12 Cast of skull of Robert the Bruce

UC13 Correspondence concerning Traprain Law excavations, 1914-1927

UC14 Letters concerning Joseph Anderson’s retirement as Keeper of NMAS, 1913.

UC15 Lists and analyses of artefacts held in NMAS.

UC16 Analyses of Fellows, Officers, & papers published in PSAS.

UC17 Papers relating to donations to and purchases for the Museum.

UC18 Letters to Dr Joseph Anderson from the Anthropological Society of London 1865-1869.

UC19 Letters to Joseph Anderson at the John o’ Groat Journal Office, Wick, on Caithness geology and archaeology 1861-1869.

UC20 Letters to Joseph Anderson relating to Anderson’s time in Constantinople, 1856-1859.

UC21 Letters to Joseph Anderson in Caithness on the subject of the curatorship of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Museum, 1869.

UC22 Letters to Joseph Anderson, as Local Secretary, from the Anthropological Society of London, 1864-1867.

UC23 Letters to Joseph Anderson at Wick from Sir John Lubbock (Lord Avebury) 1863-1864.

UC24 Letters to John Stuart as Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and related documents 1861-1876.

UC25 Letters to Joseph Anderson as Keeper of the Museum of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

UC26 Papers concerning threatened destruction of part of the Antonine Wall near Falkirk 1888-1889.

UC27 Letter to William Skene as Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

UC28 Photographs and drawings relating to antiquarian matters.

UC29 Letters and documents concerning the Rhind Lectureship.

UC30 Documents concerning the administration of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

UC31 Documents concerning the Society’s library and library exchanges.

UC32 Miscellaneous documents.

UC33 ‘Vouchers of Grant 1898-99 Returned by Board of Manufactures’: stamped receipts for artefacts for the Museum and books for the Library.

UC34 Papers concerning the acquisition and publication of the Monymusk Reliquary, 1933.

UC35 Correspondence 1852.

UC36 Correspondence 1853.

UC37 Correspondence 1854.

UC38 Correspondence 1855.

UC39 Original copy of the Memorial of he Society of Antiquaries of Scotland to the Right Hon Lord John Russell, First Lord of Her Majesty’s Treasury,

UC40 Letter and drawing concerning The Scottish Antiquarian Tradition ed A S Bell, 1981.

UC41 Draft of letter written on behalf of the Fellows to Her Majesty Queen Victoria 1882.

UC42 Papers from James Farrer concerning excavations in Eday, Orkney, 1855.

UC43 Correspondence concerning acquisition of Hallstatt bronze artefacts, 1865-1888.

UC44 Papers concerning the Jervise Bequest.

UC45 The Bell Collection of prehistoric and post-medieval artefacts.

UC46 Correspondence 1856-1869.

UC47 Reports by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland to the Board of Trustees December 1929-December 1936.

UC48 Minutes of the Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland 1929-1932.

UC49 Documents concerning the Ordnance Survey, 1855 & 1893-4.

UC50 Documents relating to the Gunning Bequest.

UC51 Documents relating to Treasure Trove.

UC52 Documents concerning the Ancient Monuments Acts of 1882 & 1900.

UC53 Papers and photographs relating to the Society’s excavations at Mumrills Roman fort.

UC54 Documents relating to Society’s move to Royal Institution in 1859.

UC55 Society printed circulars 1827-1857.

UC56 Loans of material for major exhibitions.

UC57 Draft Council Minutes, 1863-64.

UC58 Samples of Society printed circulars 1933-1950.

UC59 Letters to Joseph Anderson from J Romilly Allen 1895-1897, concerning ECMS.

UC60 Personal papers belonging to A H Rhind.

UC61 Resignation letters from Fellows 1913-1930.

UC62 Press Sensorship Instructions, First World War, Orkney, 1916-18.

UC63 Correspondence with James L Caw, National Gallery, 1913-27.

UC64 Correspondence etc concerning Corkerhill 1938

UC65 Transcripts Maxwell & Herries Muniments

UC66 Correspondence concerning the St Stephen’s Lectern at St Albans, 1883-6.

UC67 Copy of letter from Council to the Board of Manufactures concerning Whithorn

UC68 Letters concerning the James Drummond bequest 1877-8.

UC69 J T Irvine on Shetland antiquities.

UC70 Correspondence concerning admittance fees to the Museum 1908.

UC71 Printed papers concerning the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle.

UC72 Letters between the Director of the National Museum of Antiquities and HM Office of Works, 1912-1927.

UC73 Letters between the Director of the National Museum of Antiquities and HM Office of Works, 1914-1937.

UC74 Letters in George Petrie’s notebook no. 4 (SAS 542).

UC75 Letter in George Petrie’s notebook no. 5 (SAS 543).

UC76 Papers concerning the Henry Rhind of Sibster Bequest 1874-5.

UC77 Correspondence between the National Museum of Antiquities and the Board of Trustees 1929-1936.

UC78 Correspondence between the National Museum of Antiquities and the Commission on Museums & Galleries, 1927-1936.

UC79 Correspondence between the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

and Brook & Son, about replicas of the Traprain Law silver treasure, 1919-1933.

UC80 Correspondence between the Museum and the King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer about Treasure Trove 1887-1907.

UC81 Memorials concerning the Institution of the Society of Antiquaries, 1782-1792.

UC82 Nineteenth-century memoranda of the Society.

UC83 Letters to J Black as Assistant Secretary to the Society.

UC84 Letters to the Society from the Board of Manufactures on practical matters concerning the Museum, 1897-1907.

UC85 Transfer of Shetland Museum artefacts to Edinburgh 1882.

Catalogue

UC1 Royal reply to Society’s expressions of sympathy on the death of Queen Victoria, 27 March 1901.

UC2 Papers relating to SAS Committee for Excavations on Roman excavations

2/1 Brown envelope in poor condition, labeled ‘Committee Roman Excavations, Mr Cunningham’s papers’.

2/2 Handwritten letter from John Abercromby at 62 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, to Mr Cunningham at the Society, dated 14 July [1902]. Covering letter for comments from committee members on David Christison’s report on Roman studies in Scotland. Recommends that excavations should be carried out in tandem with those on stone circles in Aberdeenshire & Mearns and that the committee members should supervise on a rota basis. Suggests that John Findlay should be invited to join the committee.

2/3 Handwritten comments on Christison’s report, signed J H Cunningham and dated 31 May 1902. Recommends that Christison’s valuable list of Roman sites should be printed in the Proceedings, that the acreage of each fort be provided, and that sites should be chosen for excavation south of the Tay and in NE Scotland.

2/4 Handwritten comments on Christison’s report, signed Thomas Ross and dated 2 June 1902, at 65 Frederick Street, Edinburgh. Suggests adding more references to past work. Early indications of location of fort at Cramond. Recommends excavation at Rough Castle.

2/5 Handwritten ‘Memorandum’ dated 21 June 1902 and signed Arthur Mitchell, with comments on Christison’s report. Recommens excavation at Rough Castle. Mentions John Abercromby’s offer of financial support for prehistoric excavations and suggests that a committee should be set up with Abercromby as convener.

2/6 Handwritten comments on Christison’s report by George MacDonald. Agrees that list of sites should be published. ‘In Scotland generally, interest in things Roman is much more general than interest in things prehistoric.’ Sought Haverfield’s opinion and encloses his comments.

2/7 Typewritten comments from Frances Haverfield, apparently edited in red ink by MacDonald. Importance of the Antonine Wall and work at Rough Castle. North of the Wall the extent of the Roman advance needs to be ascertained. Recommends test excavations on sites. Two sheets held together by textile tape.

2/8 Handwritten comments on Christison’s report by Robert Munro, dated 23 May 1902. Doubts financial viability of excavations. Support’s Abercromby’s proposal for work on prehistoric sites.

2/9 Handwritten comments on Christison’s report by John Abercromby and edited in red ink. Recommends publication of Christison’s report, and emphasizes need to remember needs of prehistoric archaeology. Includes suggestion that some prehistoric forts may be earlier than the Iron Age. Proposes two Exploration Funds: ‘one devoted to the elucidation of our native prehistoric antiquities; the other to the exploration of Roman stations and camps. To the first I am ready to contribute from £150 to £200 a year for the rest of my life or as long as I have the necessary funds at my disposal.’

2/10 White envelope in which Christison’s report was distributed to members of the Excavations Committee, with note initialed by Cunningham, ‘Please forward, with your comments, to the Member whose name follows yours on the list’.

2/11 Handwritten report by David Christison on the state of Roman sites in Scotland. List divided into sites south and north of Antonine Wall. Recommends excavation of Rough Castle once Castlecary is finished. Pencil comments in margin probably by Thomas Ross.

2/12 Typewritten copy of report of Excavations Committee to Council, with handwritten corrections and insertions.

2/13 Postcard from J H Cunningham at 2 Ravelston Place, Edinburgh, to Dr Christison, at 20 Magdalene Crescent, dated 20 October 1902. No need to call a meeting of the Excavations Committee.

UC3 Handwritten letter from John M Lindsay at Edinburgh to the Keeper of the Museum of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland, dated 4 August 1865, accompanying an impression of the Quarter Seal of Scotland as requested by the Society.

UC4 Personal and legal papers relating to William and George Skene, 1837-1846. [No archaeological content]

4/1 Handwritten letter addressed to William Skene at 32 Great King Street, Edinburgh, from George Skene in Glasgow, 26 November 1845. Personal letter concerning family holding of shares in the Northern Coal Company. Folded, with traces of sealing wax.

4/2 Handwritten letter to William Skene at Edinburgh from Charles Edward in Prague. Concerns visit to Prague Cathedral, and attendance at a Royal wedding in the Imperial Chapel. Posted 16 October 1845.

Two sheets, folded one within the other, almost entire sealing wax stamp.

4/3 Handwritten letter to William Skene from Robert Fletcher at the Northern Investment & Exchange Company, Aberdeen, 11 February 1846. Concerning sale of shares. One sheet folded and addressed to Skene at Register House, Edinburgh, with traces of sealing wax and postage stamp.

4/4 Handwritten letter to Skene from ?A T Hamden, concerning buying shares in the Deeside Railway. Undated.

4/5 Handwritten letter to Skene from J L Robertson, concerning a loan of money, 7 March 1846.

4/6 Handwritten letter to William Skene from Robert Fletcher at the Northern Investment & Exchange Company, Aberdeen, 9 December 1845. Regrets that the North of Scotland Bank shares have not yet been sent to Skene. One sheet folded and addressed to Skene at Register House, Edinburgh, with traces of sealing wax and postage stamp.

4/7 Handwritten letter to William Skene from Henry Paterson at the North of Scotland Bank, Aberdeen, 9 September 1845, concerning shares. One sheet folded and addressed to Skene at Register House, Edinburgh, with traces of sealing wax and postage stamp.

4/8 Five printed share certificates, each for five shares in the Northern Coal Mining Company, each dated 1 September 1837.

4/9 Handwritten letter to William Skene from Robert Fletcher at the Northern Investment & Exchange Company, Aberdeen, 15 December 1845. Enclosing proceeds of sale of shares.

4/10 Handwritten letter to William Skene at Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, from Cunningham & Walker of Thistle Street, Edinburgh, acknowledging payment for shares in the Northern Coal Ming Company.

4/11 Printed copies of Aberdeen share lists for 18 November 1845 and 10 February 1846, mostly railways.

4/12 Four share certificates in the name of W F Skene for the Lanarkshire & Lothians Rail, the Carnwath & West Linton Rail, Great North of Scotland Railway and the Edin & Perth Railway, respectively.

4/13 Six notes relating to shares bought for George Skene in Cambridge Railway, Carlisle Extension Rail, Edin and Perth Rail and Glasgow & Belfast Rail, and shares in Great South of Scotland Railway sold, dated 17 October 1845.

4/14 Handwritten letter to George Skene from ?John Mackenzie of Edinburgh, dated 5 September 1844, concerning the Coal Mining Company. Four pages on two folded sheets.

4/15 Handwritten letter to W F Skene from Robert Purves, dated 23 May 1845, about shares in the Edinburgh Commercial company. With postage stamp.

4/16 Bill addressed to W F Skene from William Burness, printer, dated 24 March 1842 to 17 January 1844.

4/17 Note of sale of shares for W F Skene in the Glasgow & Belfast Railway, dated 20 May 1846.

4/18 Handwritten letter to W F Skene at Inverleith Row from the Union Bank of Scotland, dated 24 January 1846, querying withdrawal. Folded. Traces of sealing wax.

4/19 Printed prospectus of the Tigra Land and Sugar Company, addressed to W F Skene, 15 Jan 1846. Folded twice. Remains of sealing wax.

4/20 Handwritten letter to Mr Skene from Mr Drummond on subject of Mr Stuart’s daughters giving time to help at ‘your school’. Dated 8 January 1846.

4/21 Thirty-six items concerning financial affairs of Skene family.

4/22 Fifty items of legal papers from W F Skene’s office.

4/23 Letter to W F Skene from Alexander,11 Feb 1846, about family matters.

4/24 Eight notices of purchase or sale of shares in railway companies, relating to several members of Skene family.

4/25 Empty stamped ‘envelope’ addressed to George Skene at 17 Woodside Crescent, Glasgow. Black sealing wax.

4/26 Handwritten bill for various personal items, 10 July 1844.

4/27 Letter from George Skene to William Skene, Glasgow 27 December 1845. Requests help in payment of salary. Family matters.

4/28 Part of letter from George Skene to William Skene, 3 March 1846.

4/29 Part of letter to William Skene from J H Hughes, 9 August 1845, on academic matters.

4/30 Thirteen legal documents relating to the business of Skene & Macrae WS.

4/31 Gaelic document and translation.

4/32 Letter from John Boyd of York Place, Edinburgh, 4 December 1844, concerning tenant of Skene’s Inverleith Row house.

4/33 Letter to W Haldane of Messrs Haldane & Rae, Old Physic Garden, from J Watson, Manager, Edinburgh Gas Light Company, 1 March 1844, re Mr Skene’s account.

4/34 Long letter to J F Skene from Patrick Graham, Edinburgh, 10 May 1944, expressing annoyance over the situation with the Northern District School.

4/35 Letter to William Skene from the Foreign Office, 15 June 1844, in reply to Skene’s letter of 5 June. ‘no intelligence has been received at the Foreign Office regarding an attack made upon Mrs Skene’s family at Athens by Greek Robbers’.

4/36 Ten letters to W Skene from Capt Boswall, Professor Gregory and Lisette Gregory, letter from Skene to Mrs Gregory and copy of Skene’s reply to Boswall, June 1844, concerning legal negotiations over a cottage at Wardie.

4/37 Copy of letter to Lord Justice General, undated and illegible.

4/38 Letter to W F Skene from Wilfride Vent of Belfast, 17 May 1844, re financial difficulties.

4/39 Letter to W F Skene from R Chambers of High Street, Edinburgh, 20 June 1844, concerning latter’s paper on Macbeth in which an extract from Skene’s book has been used.

4/40 Letter to W F Skene from James Dunn of Aberdeen, 25 October 1843, re Skene’s enquiry about a search through the Sheriff Court books.

4/41 Three letters to W F Skene from Captain Robertson at Clare Castle in Ireland, 29 May 1844, London 15 June 1844, and Liverpool 21 June 1844, re concern at not hearing from Skene and genealogical matters. [One has penny stamp]

4/42 Letter from J ?Turnbull, Regents Park, 10 January 1846. Somewhat oblique references to Covenanters and Tabernacle, 225mm x 185mm, folded. Ink.

4/43 Letter and envelope to William Skene from A Macdonald Galbraith, Tornmore House, 24 October 1844, concerning Galbraith family history.

4/44 Twelve personal letters addressed to William Skene, including correspondence between him and his sister Felicia and his brother George.

4/45 Sixty-three letters and legal documents concerning William Skene’s legal practice, 1838-44.

4/46 Letters and legal documents concerning William Skene’s legal practice, 1839-43.

4/47 Handwritten list of subscriptions to the portrait of W Skene, totalling £142. 8s. Undated.

UC5 Papers relating to a subscription to help the wife and seven children of the late Montague Stanley, 1844.

5/1 Eleven copies of the printed paper calling for subscriptions, describing Montague Stanley’s achievements and listing those who have already subscribed. One has handwritten additional names.

5/2 Fifty-one handwritten letters, including two from the widow, Mary Stanley, and lists of subscribers, all relating to the fund for the Montague Stanley family and dated June 1844. Also statements of the fund dated 3 July 1844 and 12 November 1844.

5/3 Handwritten call for purchasers of shares in sale of Montague Stanley pictures then at British Museum.

5/4 Letter to William Skene from (illegible signature), Auchinbowie, 13 June 1844, concerning the railway’s responsibility towards the Stanley family.

5/5 Letter from R Greville, Blaloan, Stirling, 8 June 1844, concerning ‘grievous loss’ of Stanley’s pictures and sketches.

UC6 Papers relating to the Iona Club 1833-1836 (a publishing club for the history of the Highlands and Isles of Scotland – see D Laing in Archaeologia Scotica, vol 5, 16). See also UC 25/1.

6/1 Fifteen copies of a printed Minute of an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 17 November 1836 ‘for the purpose of Electing a Secretary in room of the late Donald Gregory’. William F Skene was elected Secretary and Archibald McNeill was elected a Councillor. Part IV of the Collectanea to be printed over the winter. Copies addressed to The Very Reverend George H Baird (Principal of Edinburgh University), Sir Donald Campbell of Dunstaffnage, Sutherland Mackenzie, Adolphus M Sccales, Alexander Simson, Sir James Miles Riddell of Ardnamurchan, Forbes Macneill, and Laclan Macneill of Drumdrissary (these not sent presumably)

6/2 Two printed receipts made out to Forbes Macneill, each for

one guinea, one being entry fee to the Iona Club and the other an annual subscription for 1833, signed by William F Skene as Treasurer. Also five printed receipts made out to Sir J A Stewart of Grandtully, Malcolm MacNeill & John McNeill of Colonsay as membership of Iona Club, signed by James Robertson as Treasurer.

6/3 Handwritten note originally accompanying two guineas for entry and annual subscription to the Iona Club for A Leith.

6/4 Handwritten letter to James Robertson from Donald Gregory, mostly about Iona Club fees and the Collectanea.

6/5 Handwritten bill for food addressed to the Iona Club. Glasgow 2 September 1833.

6/6 Lists of paid-up subscribers and subscribers in arrears, handwritten. Annotated list of members.

6/7 Handwritten letter addressed to James Robertson at 62 Queen Street from Donald Gregory of Tray near Arisaig, dated 6 September 1834, Refers to the publication of his work on the West Highlands and Islands, to a two-day meeting of the club, to the collection of Gaelic songs, and to a future meeting in Inverness.

6/8 Handwritten letter to James Robertson as Treasurer of the Iona Club at 66 Great King Street from John Mackinlay of Borrowstonness, dated 25 November 1839, concerning the legitimacy of expecting him to contribute more money as a subscriber. Club is clearly failing. Enquires as to the nature of the collections of the late Donald Gregory, which were purchased by the Club, and which include papers relating to Buteshire. Intact wax seal.

6/9 Three handwritten bills relating to 1833 and 1834.

6/10 Letter to James Robertson from John Mackenzie, 19 Scotland St, Edinburgh, 16 March 1836, proposing Alexander Nicholson as a member of the Iona Club.

6/11 Letter to James Robertson from James A Robertson, Gask, 12 June 1833, enclosing order to pay entrance fee and subscription to Iona Club.

6/12 Lists of subscription payments.

6/13 7 Bills and receipts for advertising in various newspapers, 1837-9.

6/14 Bill and receipt for loan of china from Geddes Kidston & Co, plus 3 years’ interest.

6/15 3 bills for stationery, 1836,1839 and 1845.

6/16 Letter of authority and receipt for 20 guineas for purchase of Donald Gregory’s papers, 1936.

6/17 3 items of correspondence concerning payment for iron items ordered by the late Donald Gregory from Liddell & Co, furnishing ironmongers, 1833-6.

6/18 Receipt from David Laing for 1 guinea paid by Iona Club as subscription for his History of the County of Dublin, 20 November 1839.

6/19 Bills and receipt plus 3 years’ interest for wines bought for the Iona Club, 1836.

6/20 Bill from Robert Ritchie, furnishing ironmonger, High Street, Edinburgh, 2 April 1836, for japanned charter chest for 18/6.

6/21 Receipt, July 1836 (not clear for what).

6/22 Letter to William Skene from G Murray, London, 31 May 1834, re subscription to Iona Club.

6/23 Letter to W Skene from John Mackinlay of Borrowstonness, 14 November 1839, requesting copy of Iona Club Transactions and a copy of the Minute of the last meeting.

6/24 Printed certificate commemorating the election of William Forbes Skene as a member of the Institut Historique, Paris,10 March 1842.

6/25 Part of a handwritten article about an outlaw named Robert Abroch, addressed ‘To the Editor’. Possibly for the Collectanea.

UC7 Eighteen miscellaneous legal papers belonging to W F Skene, including nineteenth-century acts & warrants concerning sequestered estates, and transcriptions of older documents going back to the fourteenth century.

UC8 Papers concerning John Bruce and the Traprain Law Treasure These were acquired by the Society in 1999 after their discovery in a skip in Helensburgh.

8/1 Handwritten, 62-page lecture on The Treasure of Traprain by John Bruce, written April 1919 and given in Rothesay 4 February 1930.

8/2 Newspaper cutting from The Buteman and West Coast Chronicle, Friday, 14 Feb 1930, about lecture by John Bruce about the Traprain Treasure.

8/3 Prints and engravings of artefacts in the Traprain Treasure.

8/4 Letter to Fionna Ashmore, Director, Society of Antiquaries of Sctland, from John Mitchell, 20 Feb 1999, concerning newspaper cuttings book compiled by John Bruce in Helensburgh Public Library. Also photocopy from the cuttings book. Also photocopied page from article on ‘Excavation archives: preservation and chance’ , annotated by Fionna Ashmore and relating to Bruce’s journal of a tour to Spain in 1905 [see Newsletter 10.2, Feb 1999]

8/5 Handwritten journal in pencil of a business tour to Spain in 1905 by John Bruce. Mentions finds from Dumbuck crannog and supposed parallels in museum in Madrid.

8/6 Small photograph album, undated and untitled, presumably John Bruce’s family and friends. [nothing archaeological]

UC9 Papers concerning the Society’s census of archaeological objects in Scotland 1891.

9/1 Letter to David Christison from Rev George Wilson, Glenluce, Wigtownshire, 13 May 1891, in reply to Christison’s request for a ‘statement of my opinion on the subject of making a complete and accurate catalogue of the archaeological objects, such as forts, cairns etc in my part of Scotland’. Two pages of discussion and two of lists of types of sites.

UC10 Letters from and reports to Board of Trustees, The National Galleries of Scotland, Portrait Gallery Buildings, Edinburgh, January 1913 to May 1919. Subjects include the appointment of A O Curle, the change of title from Director to Keeper, the appointment of Edwards as assistant curator and precautions against suufragettes. Also letter of 9 May 1911 concerning arrest of FR Coles for attempting to pawn Museum artefacts [see UC1].

UC11 Papers concerning the Traprain Excavations Fund Appeal

11/1 Four handwritten lists of Traprain silver reproductions sold between 1 March 1922 and 31 August 1924. Triangular beaded dish was consistently the best seller.

11/2 Handwritten list of subscribers to Excavation Fund, 1920-21.

11/3 Typewritten list of persons to whom appeal for subscriptions to Traprain Excavation Fund to be sent (not Fellows). Also undercopy of covering letter to Messrs Neill & Co.

11/4 Two copies of proofs of illustrated appeal brochure for Traprain Excavation Fund, 2 December 1920, one with handwritten amendments. Also accompanying letter to Lord Carmichael as President and Carmichael’s reply.

11/5 Handwritten letter to J G Callander at the Society from John

Bruce of Inverallan, Helensburgh, accompanying handwritten list of people to whom he has sent copies of the Society’s circular. Dated 8 December 1920.

11/6 Typed and handwritten rough drafts for Traprain circular and paper concerning gifts to charities.

11/7 Undercopy of typewritten letter to printer from Assistant Secretary, accompanying text of Traprain Appeal circular and copy of printed Newstead appeal of March 1908 for style. Also copy of earlier printed Newstead appeal of November 1905. Also covering letter to printer to accompany revised proofs, 27 November 1920, and a letter with an order for ‘a book of 350 receipt forms’, 3 December 1920.

11/8 Three examples of printed illustrated appeal brochure for Traprain Excavation Fund, 2 December 1920.

UC12 Handwritten measurements of cast of skull of Robert the Bruce, on SAS headed notepaper, dated 3 July 1902.

UC13 Correspondence and account book concerning Traprain Law excavations, 1914-1927.

UC14 Letters concerning Joseph Anderson’s retirement as Keeper of NMAS, 1913.

14/1 Two undercopies of typewritten letter to Anderson from Herbert Maxwell as President, accompanying cheque for £600, dated 12 June 1913.

14/2 Undercopy of typewritten letter to Maxwell from Anderson, expressing his thanks, dated 17 June 1913.

UC15 Lists and analyses of artefacts held in NMAS.

15/1 Handwritten list of ‘Ornamented or Polished Stone Balls’, with analysis in pencil.

15/2 Handwritten list of ‘Oval Knife-like Implements. Shetland’, with analysis in pencil.

15/3 Handwritten list of ‘Bronze Armlets’.

15/4 Handwritten list of ‘Silver Chains’ with pencil annotations.

15/5 14 sheets of lined paper, some folded, handwritten, enumerating and analysing the artefacts listed in the 1849 NMAS catalogue.

15/6 Handwritten list of ‘Relics from the Sands. Culbin Sands & Luce Sands’.

15/7 Handwritten list of artefacts from Dunadd fort, Argyll. Initialled

J R C.

15/8 Letter and reports from W Ivison Macadam of the Analytical Laboratory, Surgeons’ Hall, Edinburgh, 30 March 1881, concerning analysis of metal of bronze sword and ‘bronze’ lion ewer, and returning the sword.

15/9 List of antiquities purchased for the Museum from George Wilson, Glenluce, December 1891.

15/10 List, envelope and photograph from Professor Hitchcock of Amherst College, Massachusetts, concerning casts of American Indian pots held in the Gilbert Museum of Amherst College.

15/11 Letter to John Alexander Smith from W Ivison Macadam, 28 December 1880, concerning analysis of silver and referring to a chain.

15/12 Analysis of silver chain from Hordwell by W Ivison Macadam, Surgeon’s Hall, 17 Dec 1880.

15/13 List of Roman altars from Birrens belonging to the University of Edinburgh, 1 Feb 1865.

15/14 Analysis of bell from Fortingall by W Ivison Macadam, Surgeon’s Hall, 9 March 1880.

15/15 Handwritten list of Anglo-Saxon silver pennies and gold & silver artefacts, 1895.

UC16 Analyses of Fellows, Officers, & papers published in PSAS.

16/1 Handwritten list of Fellows in printed lists 1851-1901.

16/2 Handwritten list of office-bearers from 1879.

16/3 Handwritten note of number of volumes in the Library: 10,875 (undated).

16/4 Printed leaflet for 1900 Rhind Lectures by Joseph Bain, with annotated list of previous Lecture series on reverse.

16/5 Handwritten list of numbers of pages in PSAS vols 1-34.

16/6 Handwritten analysis of number of papers read to Society & papers printed, 1780-1901. Also detailed analyses for Archaeol Scotica & PSAS.

UC17 Handwritten papers relating to donations to and purchases for the Museum

17/1 Letter from George Lang of 61 Great King Street, dated 4 April

1867, accompanying nine documents from his father’s estate. Including letters from General Monck to the Laird of Glenorchy.

17/2 Letter from John Grant of 15 Dean Terrace, dated 13 July 1863 and addressed to George Seton. Accompanied Minutes of the Proceedings of the Commissioners of Supply for the County of Dumfries from 3 Jan 1692 to 3 July 1711.

17/3 Letter from George C Maxwell of 1 South Clerk Street, dated 8 Oct 1863, accompanying a tinderbox.

17/4 Letter from John Evans of Nash Mills, Hemel Hempstead, dated 26 June 1863, addressed to Mr Culloch. Evans has sent separately 8 flint implements from St Acheul near Amiens. Annotated in pencil as PSAS 5, 186.

17/6 Letter from Alex Carmichael of Lochmaddy, dated 16 August 1870, addressed to J Anderson. He is to send some stone implements from Barra including ‘Fingal’s slipper’. Annotated in pencil as PSAS 8, 415.

17/7 Two letters from Elizabeth ?Togleton of 60 Frederick Street, dated 23 June and 26 June 1863, concerning an inscribed pincushion. (PSAS 5, 285 ‘by a Lady’).

17/8 Letter from Lewis N Fraser of Achroisk farm, Blackhillock, dated 20 October 1869, concerning urn found in inhumation grave on farm in 1868. Farm. Annotated in pencil as PSAS 8, 341

17/9 Note from Stevenson Macadam with analysis of ochre found in ‘cup’ from Bay of Skaill, Orkney. Annotated in pencil as PSAS 7, 433.

17/10 Two letters from Clare M Cameron of St Helier, undated, concerning a spoon that belonged to her mother.

17/11 Letter from Lawson Tait of Waterloo Street, Birmingham, dated 16 December, concerning a pair of handcuffs used in the county jail at Dornoch. Annotated in ink as PSAS 9, 79.

17/12 Letter from R B A McLeod, dated 17 January 1870, concerning loan of brooches and seven pieces of bronze found in 1859 Annotated in ink as PSAS 8, 304 (Rogart brooches, see also UC17/87).

17/13 Letter from John Berry of Tayfield, Newport, Fife, dated 11 May and addressed to Joseph Anderson. Corrects findspot of cist and necklace as Balgay on the north side of the Tay rather than Tayfield. Annotated in ink as PSAS 8, 411.

17/14 Letter from George Petrie at Kirkwall, dated 9 August 1969 and addressed to John Stuart. Has shipped by the steamer St Magnus to Granton two stone urns found in a cist in an ancient

cemetery in Stronsay the previous week, and sherds of another urn found some years ago. Annotated in ink as PSAS 8, 231, 347.

17/15 Letter from J Hannah on behalf of the Bishops of Trinity College, Glenalmond, dated 18 Nov 1863, addressed to W T McCulloch, with list of 30 seals sent on loan to the Museum. Annotated in ink as PSAS 5, 221.

17/16 Letter from Christiana Hogarth of Union Place, Leith Walk, date 24 July 1864, concerning Repentance Stool from Old Greyfriar’s Church. Annotated in ink as PSAS 5, 285-6.

17/17 Letter from W Lauder Lindsay of Pitcullen House, Perth, dated 3 March 1864 and addressed to W T McCulloch. Annotated in ink as PSAS 5, 327.

17/18 Letter from William Stevenson of Dunse, dated 12 November 1863 and addressed to W T McCulloch. Enclosing a note on the cist found in 1862 near Dunse and accompanying a tooth and sherds of an urn. Annotated in ink as PSAS 5, 240, 279-83.

17/19 Letter from William Smith of Alma House, Morley, dated 26 July 1869 and addressed to J Stuart. Concerning a printed sermon in German by Martin Luther. Annotated in ink as ‘not in PSAS’.

17/20 Two letters on Memorandum paper from John Hilson of Bongate Woollen Mills, Jedburgh, dated 12 April and 14 April 1870 and addressed to Joseph Anderson. First concerns a bronze shield found in bog at Yetholm a few days previously, and a cup-and-ring marked stone found in garden in Jedburgh. Second concerns same carved stone and how the owner might be persuaded to part with it. See PSAS 8, 393.

17/21 Letter from Capt F W L Thomas of Rosepark, Trinity, dated 17 March 1870, addressed to Joseph Anderson. Regrets ill heath has prevented him from meeting Anderson. His friend Carmichael of Loch Maddy is anxious to know how his communication to the Society was received and asks whether the Society would like to have some stone mortars from Barra. ‘I have a number of drawings which I shall be glad to show and discuss with you – a dun of an entirely new type – and another in which lime mortar has been used in its construction. I see Sir H. Dryden has deposited his drawings with the Society – could I have the loan of that volume that contains the Shetland Broughs?’

17/22 Letter from J ?Dewarwich of City Chambers, Edinburgh, dated 24 October 1866 and addressed to James Sinclair, Albany Herald, informing him that the Old City Wall in Drummond Street has been ‘cleared of the unpleasing boards etc’ to which attention was drawn in Sinclair’s petition.

17/23 Note from ?? enclosing a lock of Bothwell’s hair. Sept 1863.

17/24 Note about a ‘flint block for spearhead’, found at Lewistown in the state of New York.

17/25 Letter from John Buchanan of Royal Crescent, Glasgow, dated 14 June 1864, about photographs of portraits of General Wolfe and Colonel Rickson. (See 17/31 below.)

17/26 Letter from Alex Carmichael of Lochmaddy, dated 27 February and addressed to W F Skene, mainly concerning carved font from St Maelrubha, Skye. Pencil annotation PSAS 8, 237; 20, 229.

17/27 Letter from J E Alexander of Westerton, Bridge of Allan, dated 20 November 1864, addressed to John Stuart, about excavations at Cambuskenneth Abbey. Pencil annotation PSAS 6, 14.

17/28 Letter from John Struthers, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 3 May 1897, presenting ‘Hair from the Macdonalds’ Cave, Eigg’, formerly the property of his brother, Dr James Struthers of Leith.

17/29 Letter from R B Armstrong of Littleton, Girvan, dated 5 June 1871, addressed to Joseph Anderson, enclosing a brooch from Brae near Girvan. Pencil annotation PSAS 9, 249.

17/30 Letter from W H Scott dated 15 February 1855, enclosing note written by James Hunt of Pittencrieff about the coin die of Alexander III. Pencil annotation PSAS 2, 16-17, 52-5.

17/31 Three letters from John Buchanan of Eildon Terrace, Glasgow, dated 19 February and 19 March 1862 and addressed to John Stuart. The letters all concern the presentation to the Society of 12 letters of General James Wolfe addressed to his friend William Rickson 1749-1758 (see 17/25 above). Pencil annotation PSAS 4, 442, 455.

17/32 Letter from A Henry Rhind from 40 York Crescent, Clifton, Bristol, 23 September 1862. He has corrected the proof of the Handbook of Egyptian Antiquities. He has just moved from Down House, and will sail from Southampton to Egypt on 2 Oct for a month.

17/33 Letter from James Hutchison of The Scotch Warehouse, Oxford Street, London, dated 25 April 1866, and addressed to ‘The Secretary Scotch Antiquarian Society’. He has the drinking cup and sea chest belonging to Alexander Selkirk, Defoe’s ‘Robinson Crusoe’, and offers them for sale to the Museum. (They were purchased eventually by Sir David Baxter who presented them to the Museum in January 1870, PSAS 8, 256-62.)

17/34 Letter from Richard A Powell, Commodore of HMS ‘Topaze’, written from Port Mont, Chile, on 27 January 1869, and addressed to Thomas Selcraig at Edinburgh. Describes location of tablet to Alexander Selkirk in the island of Juan Fernandez and accompanies photograph of tablet. With the letter is a newspaper cutting dated 18 July 1872 about the tablet and its location.

17/35 Letter from David Milne Home of Paxton House, Berwick on Tweed, dated 7 January 1869 and addressed to John Stuart. Refers to Stuart’s forthcoming paper on Edin’s Hall. He is anxious that the site should be ‘protected from further dilapidation’, for he knows that stones are constantly robbed from the walls and cattle trample on the remains. He proposes that a stone wall should be built around the site, paid for by subscription and directed by a committee. Wishes Stuart to read out his letter to the meeting. (See PSAS 8, 41-6.)

17/36 Letter from J I F Thallon of the North British Railway Company dated 6 April 1869, addressed to the Curator of the Museum. Thomas Dick, the station master at Kinghorn, Fife, wishes to present to Society an urn which was found on 13 February in ‘a grave in a field west from Grangehill Farm in the Parish of Kinghorn’. (See PSAS 8, 143.)

17/37 Letter from R J Mapleton of Dunhoon Castle, Lochgilphead, dated 2 April 1870. He will send a cast of an ‘ogham’ stone and a cast of a stone with axe carvings from a cist, donated by Alexander Fraser, Malcolm of Poltalloch’s architect and Clerk of Works at Kilmartin. (See PSAS 8, 378-81.)

17/38 Letter from George Petrie at Kirkwall, 6 January 1871, addressed to Joseph Anderson. Excavations at broch of Lingrow have resumed but weather inclement. Young lady visitor discovered Roman silver coin on spoil heap. Encloses sketches of two bone combs found at Lingrow.

17/39 Letter from George Petrie at Kirkwall, 4 July 1871, addressed to Joseph Anderson. Petrie has two stone urns of similar shape from parish of Stenness and will send one to Anderson. Has been excavating at the Howe of Hoxa. Reproachful that Society has not published his paper on brochs. Visited ‘Cubbie Row’ with Sir Henry Dryden and found that farmer had been quarrying stones from one corner. Sculptured stone has been found with Maltese cross [Flotta].

17/40 Letter from James Thomas Irvine of Coombe Down, Bath, dated 28 March 1870 and addressed to John Stuart. He owns the pair of bronze spoons found at Weston near Bath and wishes to loan them to the Museum. They have been ‘engraved’ by A Way for a paper and he is willing that the blocks can be used by the Society if desired. (See PSAS 8, 360-4.) (see 17/247 for donation of spoons.)

17/41 Seven letters from Thomas Edmonston of Buness, Unst, Shetland Isles to Joseph Anderson, dated 25 June to 14 November 1870, and one related letter from Mrs Budge of Seafield Cottage, Mid Yell, to Edmonston 7 July 1870. 25 June In reply to Anderson’s letter of17 June. Mentions chair and Mrs Budge’s testimony as to its authenticity. 27 June Has sent the Spanish Admiral’s chair by steamer to Edinburgh. 14 July Encloses Mrs Budge’s letter of 7 July about the history of the chair. (See PSAS 8, 470-2.) Also has some stone implements and weapons from northern Unst that the Society may have, but mentions a ‘rebuff I have lately received from your Society’. 3 August In reply to Anderson’s ‘kind note’ of 27 July. Edmonston is unable physically to supervise the excavations himself but has an ‘intelligent substitute’, and he will ensure that ‘the money is spent solely for the purpose for which it is given’. (See PSAS 9, 283, 355). 31 August James Hay is supervising the excavations which have been successful in obtaining artefacts. 8 October Accompanying a sketch of ‘one side of the stone showing the characters’, also refers to steatite ‘ladle’. 14 November ‘By the same steamer that carries this you will receive two boxes containing the results of our labours in Unst’. Edmonston has prepared a paper for the Society (PSAS 9, 283-7).

17/42 Two letters from Alexander Laing of Newburgh. 5 April 1871, to J Stuart, concerning find of flint ‘spear head’ from Gattaway in Perthshire by fisherman David Bennet, who has ‘a thorough scent for antiquities’. (PSAS 9, 182.) Enclosed letter from Bennet to Laing on the same subject, dated 2 April 1871, describing the find spot. 2 May 1882, to J Anderson. Concerning a stone from Borness, Kirkcudbrightshire, and a silver coin from Kirkcudbright, sent to him by James Man, fisherman.

17/43 Five letters from James Neish of The Laws, Dundee. 29 August 1870. To J Anderson. Went to the church at Monifieth and arranged with a wright for the packing and transport of carved stones. 20 August 1870. To J Stuart. As requested, Neish has written a paper about the stones (PSAS 9, 59, 71-7). Neish still has

the implements from Glenshee pending a visit from Jervise. Perforated ‘cones of clay’ (loomweights) from Ravensby, Forfarshire (PSAS 9, 154, 174-6). 21 December 1870. To J Anderson. Refers to skull sent previously, presented by Mrs Scrimgeour Fotheringhame of Tealing, found in cist at Tealing. Enclosed photographs of Glenshee implements 31 January 1871. To J Anderson. Re photographs of clay loomweights and delay in sending them to the Museum. 13 February 1871. Re loomweights and Glenshee implement. 11 March 1871. To J Anderson. Draws attention to a typographical error in the notice of donations just received.

17/44 Letter from Robert Harris of Camphill, Paisley, to J Stuart, 30 November 1870, enclosing a ticket for a series of lectures given in Edinburgh in 1768 by the astronomer, James Ferguson (PSAS 9, 57).

17/45 Letter from David Milne Home at 10 York Place, 3 June 1872, to J Anderson, enclosing paper on Harefaulds and two letters relating to it. One of the two letters is present, from James Middleton at The Manse, Lauder, to Milne Home at Paxton House, 2 Nov 1871, concerning the Spanish dollar from Harefaulds

17/46 Note recording discovery by Rev William Duke of carved stone ball ‘while superintending the planting of ivy at the west end of St Vigeans Church’. (PSAS 16, 176.)

17/47 Long letter from Robert Blue of Westminster Chambers, London, to Cosmo Innes of Inverleith House, Edinburgh, 9 July 1866. ‘I learn with unfeigned satisfaction that the Fibulae are considered rather interesting specimens.’ Describes their discovery during railway construction, London to Cambridge line, also Roman coins, urns and skeletons (PSAS 7, 318-19).

17/48 Letter from Robert Graham Thoms of Clepington House Dundee, to James Drummond, 27 December 1869, listing artefacts of the Naga tribes of the Himalyayas that he would like to present to the museum (PSAS 8, 340-1, 342-7).

17/49 Letter from Hugo Reid of Wyndham Place, London, to John Stuart, 9 Oct 1869, concerning the Dunbar Arms on the ruins of Dunbar Castle, which are at risk of erosion. Discusses the make-up of the arms. Too difficult to photograph, needs a drawing and Reid hopes that the Society may be able to help.

17/50 Letter from Henry Cadell of Grange, Boness, to John Stuart, concerning the Bridgeness Roman distance slab, 23 Jan 1869.

Describes its discovery and is about to have it sent to the Society. (PSAS 8, 5, 67, 109-113.)

17/51 Two letters from Robert Garland of Cowhythe, Portsoy. 18 Oct 1869, to John Stuart, concerning finds from Craig of Boyne, Banffshire. 8 January 1870, in answer to Stuart’s letter of 23 Oct 1869, with details of the discovery. (Quoted in PSAS 8, 290-2.)

17/52 Letter from W H Henderson at the Procurator Fiscal’s Office, Linlithgow, 13 June 1870, with information about a shell midden at Inveravon.

17/53 Letter from Charles S Temple of Cloisterseal, Udny, Aberdeenshire, 25 November 1863, to accompany box of prehistoric and later artefacts for the museum, including flint arrowheads (PSAS 5, 185-6).

17/54 Letter from L Tait (see 17/11 above), no date, to accompany donation of three flints, one from the sands at Dornoch and one from a cist in a mound along with sherds of pottery and a bone.

17/55 Letter from R W Patrick of Quinish, Tobermory, Mull, to J Anderson, 31 August (no year), concerning a bronze vessel in the shape of a lion ‘w. I understand was found in the old Canoe’ by W J Armstrong of Fairlie, Greenock.

17/56 Letter from Robert H McKirdy, Constable, Dunbartonshire Constabulary, Kilcreggan, 16 July 1880, concerning silver Highland brooch found on Culloden Moor, with 1:1 sketch of the brooch, inherited by him and offered for sale for one pound. (PSAS 16, 412; 19, 332; 20, 176.)

17/57 Note from Robert Begg to J Anderson, no date, concerning sketch of the Coldrain Cairn and Anderson’s possible visit to see it.

17/58 Letter to the SAS Trustees from j Gemmell of Smeaton, Victoria, Australia, 18 October 1881, presenting the flag of the Muirkirk division of the Covenanters of Scotland, with covering note in pencil.

17/59 Letter from David Wilson of Charlotte Street, Ballymoney, 17 December 1877, to Mr Chapman. Concerns a helmet found on an Antrim battlefield, also mentions flint flakes. Pencil annotation ‘Not true’.

17/60 Note, unsigned and undated, about wooden anthropomorphic figure found in the river bank of the Teign in the parish of Kingsteignton.

17/61 Letter from Dougald Campbell of Strathconon Forest, Muir of Ord, 14 Oct 1884, to Dr Arthur Mitchell, concerning the discovery of ‘a lump of adipose’ in a peat bog (bog butter).

17/62 Letter from Charles Cook of 61 North Castle Street, Edinburgh, to Dr Arthur Mitchell, 4 Oct 1883, accompanying a stone axe found near Drumlithie, Kincardineshire in 1883, and a flint arrowhead from Mains of Banas, Kincardineshire. (PSAS 23, 7-8).

17/63 Letter to John Stuart from C J Newton, British Museum, 11 August 1862. Advises that a box has been sent by rail containing a few glass and terracotta objects found at Halicarnassus and donated by himself to the Society’s collection.

17/64 Letter from W A Turton, 14 Regent’s Row, Dalston, 29 October 1864. Informs that the Coin Cabinet has been packed and sent, and encloses account.

17/65 Note from Sir P Throupland of articles found ‘inside the wall of Hurley Hawkin 25 November 1859, with sketch of site, together with list in another hand of objects that Throupland sent on 21 March 1865.

17/66 Letter to John Stuart from Thomas Graham at the Royal Mint, 13 March 1857, to accompany the Great Seal of Scotland of George III and the ‘Quarter’ Seal of George IV for the Society’s collection, also a set of plaster casts of the same seals.

17/67 Handwritten list of books published by John Stevenson, Bookseller, 87 Princes Street, Edinburgh, 1825-1830, and Thomas G Stevenson of the same address 1831-1845.

17/68 Letter to Joseph Anderson from John McLean, Kingharair, Tobermory, Mull, 23 January 1883, confirming the loan to the Museum of his brooch. Attached to copy letter from Anderson, 9 February 1883, thanking McLean for the loan of the brooch. [silver penannular brooch]

17/69 Letter from Henry Forbes, 57 Princes Street, 20 March 1840, presenting to the Society the key of the old Scottish Mint in South Gray’s Close, High Street. Also sends a key that he found in the ruins of Craigmillar Castle.

17/70 Letter from William Simison, 13 Bruntsfield Place, 17 February 1855. Concerning gift of Roman pottery from stone ‘coffins’ in the Isle of Portland, Dorset.

17/71 Letter to Donald Gregory, Secretary, from John Anderson of Moray Place, 18 September 1835. Accompanies seven presentations by the Lovat famiy.

17/72 List of stone implements from Orkney.

17/73 Note of two stones axes found in New South Wales and presented by William Chambers.

17/74 Letter from J Hibbert of Sheffield accompanying a printed catalogue of sketches by William Daniell of antiquities in Lewis and Iona.

17/75 Memorandum of Seals in the Society’s Collection.

17/76 Note of artefacts from Egypt, written on SAS notepaper.

17/77 Letter from Lady Murray of 11 Great King Street, 12 March 1860, presenting artefacts belonging to her late husband.

17/78 Letter to John Stuart from ??, Trinity Church, Paisley, 3 September 1860, concerning North American Indian arrowheads.

17/79 Letter to Joseph Anderson from ?? of New College, Edinburgh, 8 June 1883, concerning gift by James Kerr of Kelso of unpublished ‘verses’ by Sir Walter Scott.

17/80 List of identified specimens of deer horns from Scottish sites sent from British Museum, 17 November 1869.

17/81 Letter to John Stuart from David Laing, Secretary to the Signet Library, Edinburgh, 6 March 1860, concerning donation to the Society of ‘the oak Cabinet, containing an extensive series of casts of early Scottish Seals, which stood so long in the Society’s former apartments’.

17/82 Note from Chas Peach of 30 Haddington Place, 13 May 1867, concerning donation of urn and other Roman antiquities from Northamptonshire.

17/83 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James Veish, 1 September 1870, providing details of donations of stone artefacts from Monifieth, Angus.

17/84 Letter to John Stuart from Robert Hutcheson of Carlowie, Kirkliston, 30 April 1860, concerning cist with inhumation.

17/85 Letter to Cosmo Innes from J Dick Lauder of Greenhill House, Edinburgh, 25 March 1861, concerning donation of two bronze axe-heads and a spearhead from Sluie on the Findhorn (PSAS 4, p 187).

17/86 Letter from Adam Matheson, 50 High Street, Jedburgh, 29 December 1870, concerning urn.

17/87 Letter from R B MacLeod of Invergordon Castle, Ross-shire, 4 January 1870, concerning the exhibition of silver brooches from Rogart parish, Sutherland (PSAS 8, p 304). See also

UC17/12.

17/88 Letter from Canon Greenwell of Durham, 9 January 1870, concerning flint implements (PSAS 8, p 302).

17/89 Letter from James Brydon of Hawick, 7 March 1870, concerning Border hillforts.

17/90 Letter to David Laing from Archibald Clark of Kilmartin Manse, 22 March 1870, concerning a Highland dirk from Culloden and two penannular gold rings.

17/91 Letter to John Stuart from H F Talbot of 13 Great Stuart Street, Edinburgh, 10 March, enclosing translation of the Assyrian inscription in the Museum.

17/92 Letter to McCulloch from D D Black of Kergord, Brechin, 5 March 1868, concerning donation of Shetland artefacts.

17/93 Letter from H Chisholm of Strontian, 18 August 1870, concerning an inscribed Highland brooch (and sent photograph).

17/94 Letter from M G Gibson of Crichton Royal Institution, Dumfries, 16 November 1870, concerning seal, copper coin and bronze axe, all from Caerlaverock Castle.

17/95 Letter from M G Gibson of Crichton Royal Institution, Dumfries, 8 December 1870, thanks for plates and encloses paper on clay pipes.

17/96 Letter to Joseph Anderson from R B MacLeod of Invergordon Castle, Ross-shire, 31 January 1870, giving permission for casts to be made of the Rogart brooches (see 17/87). Wishes the larger brooch to be known as the Cadboll Brooch.

17/97 Letter to Joseph Anderson from R B MacLeod of Invergordon Castle, Ross-shire, 27 September 1870. Refers to missing items.

17/98 Letter to David Laing from J Walter H Lyham of 46 Portsdown Road, London,10 March 1865. Thanks Laing for his letter acknowledging ‘the various trifles’ sent for the museum.

17/99 Letter to John A Smith from D R Rankin of Carluke, 3 October 1869. Includes list of objects and drawings submitted to the Society from Hyndshaw.

17/100 Letter from David Hossack, 7 Hill Square, Edinburgh, 11 May 1870, sending mason’s chisel and lock from Cardinal Beaton’s House.

17/101 Letter from Jas Wingate, Linnhouse, Hamilton, 11 July 1870, concerning coin of Alexander III and possible medieval mint at

Falkirk or Falkland.

17/102 Letter to David Laing from A R Carson 82 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, 21 June 1841. Concerning Latin inscription on stone exhibited in the Society’s museum.

17/103 Letter to Sir Henry Jardine from Pat Neill, Canonmills, 23 February 1843. Miss Buchan has shown him a box containing ‘200 or 300 coins’ collected by her late brother. She is willing to give them to the Soiety and he suggest that a catalogue should first be drawn up.

17/104 Letter to the Hon Primrose, Board of Manufactures, from Maclachlan & Rodgers of Castle Street, Edinburgh, 3 October 1877, concerning artefacts bequeathed by James Drummond.

17/105 Letter to the Secretary of the Society from George Waterston & Sons of Hanover Street, Edinburgh, 3 March 1880, concerning Drummond drawings.

17/106 Six letters dated 1887 concerning the discovery of the Banchory brooch, an electrotype replica of which was acquired in 1888 (PSAS 10, 270).

17/107 Letter to Sir Herbert from Wellwood Maxwell of Kirkennan, Dalbeattie, 14 January 1881, enclosing sketch of spectacles and spectacle case published by the Anastatic Drawing Society.

17/108 Letter to the Council of the Society from H Laing, 26 January 1876, reporting upon the collection of casts of seals known as ‘General Hutton’s Collection’.

17/109 Letter to the Secretary from the Superintendent of the School of Industrial Arts in Madras, 27 November 1868, concerning photographs of stone carvings in Indian temples.

17/110 Copy of Deed of Trust by Lieut Col the Hon Arthur Cecil Murray regarding the Harden spurs and bugle horn, 1930.

17/111 Letter to John Stuart from Philip ?Hellard, University of Edinburgh, 1 February 1865. The University Senate has agreed to deposit four Roman altars in the Society museum on the same terms as the Torrie Collection of pictures in the National Gallery. Provides extract of those conditions.

17/112 Letter from Alexander McCallum of Bank Street, Girvan, 19 December 1851, giving provenance details for the Trochrigg mould.

17/113 List of household items provided by Robert Reid, Allance Knowe, Markinch, 25 September 1862, including clothes, cups and egg cups.

17/114 Letter to James Dalgarns from Charles Simpson of Fochaber, 30 March 1976, concerning stone axes in his possession.

17/115 Note from Archibald Douglas of Greenhill, Hownam, Kelso, concerning provenance of bronzes from the Cheviot Hills.

17/116 Letter to Dr Duns from Geo. G Smith of Denan Cottage, Brechin, 27 September 1880, concerning some Egyptian flints and a piece of wood from the Petrified Forest near Cairo.

17/117 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Jos. Townley of Mid Torrs, Dunragit (undated). He has sent some flint and stone implements but hesitates to send the urn which is fragile.

17/118 Letters from G F Laurence of Wandsworth, London, relating to Danish pottery (PSAS 23 (1888-89), 271): 4 January 1889, enclosing pencil sketches of five Danish urns. 15 January 1889, accepting £4 for the pottery.

17/119 Correspondence between Dickie & Paul, Solicitors, of Whithall Chambers, Dundee, and Joseph Anderson in 1889, concerning the museum belonging to the late John Sturrock of Oakbank, Monikie, purchased by the Society (PSAS 24 (1889-90), 6-15): 14 January From Dickie & Paul, Sturrock wished the Society to have the first offer for the museum at £2000. 18 January D & P send catalogue of Sturrock Museum. 22 January D & P as requested have arranged for Anderson to inspect the Collection. 25 January D & P in reply to telegram from Anderson asking whether the necklace is included in the Collection. Undated draft letter from Anderson declining offer. 28 January D & P acknowledge Society’s decision and ask for the return of the catalogue. 8 March D & P enquire what the Society might be willing to pay for the Collection including the necklace. 16 March Draft reply from Anderson offering £600 for the whole Collection or £500 for the Scottish part of it, in both cases including the necklace.

17/120 Letter from Geo H M Thoms of 13 Charlotte Square, 31 January 1889, offering for sale for £5 on behalf of Mrs George Petrie of Kirkwall a letter from Mary Queen of Scots to Torquil Macleod of Lewis (PSAS 23 (1888-89), 273).

17/121 Letters from Arthur Jeddarson of Copenhagen, 7 March & 28 November 1889, concerning Society’s purchase of his collection of flint and bronze items (PSAS 23 (1888-89), 271).

17/122 Letter to Joseph Anderson from R Glegg of Exchequer, Edinburgh, 31 March 1889, concerning items sent from Stirling in fragile condition (note added in pencil identifying as Birkhill Urn and flint knife, stone hammers and piece of bone).

17/123 Letter from Archibald MacAulay of Alleray, North Usit, 9 April 1889, concerning items found near an old building in a sand dune, with a statement from a 102 year-old at Baleshare.

17/124 List of stone implements from Wigtownshire bought by G Wilson, 6 April 1889.

17/125 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Alex Laing, 10 June 1889, who has sent by train the bronze sword that he was instructed by telegram to purchase for the Society for £4, from the River Tay at Mugdrum (PSAS 24 (1889-90), 16). Also letter of 12 June confirming receipt of postal order for £4, and offering paper on finds from the River Tay.

17/126 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Thos. Stevenson of Tannadice, Forfar, 29 May 1889, concerning purchase of collection of flints (PSAS 23 (1888-89), 21).

17/127 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Donald Mac Lean of Baleshare, Lochmaddy, N Uist, 14 June 1889, accompanying bone pin found near old building on foreshore.

17/128 Two Memoranda to Joseph Anderson from James Munro, Sculptor, of Pittentrail, Rogart, 15 & 19 July 1889, concerning stone implement which he offers for sale.

17/129 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J Christie of Kenmore, 20 July 1889, concerning stoxe about which Lord Breadalbane had written to Anderson.

17/130 List of flint and stone implements etc collected by Rev J MacEwan of Dyke, Elginshire, July 1889.

17/131 Letter from F W McKee of Pittsburgh, 9 October 1889, accompanying donation of American dollar bill with portrait of Martha Washington (PSAS 24 (1889-90), 380).

17/132 Correspondence concerning bronze ‘urn handle’: 10 October 1889 letter from Mrs McGuffog to M W L Harper requesting return of item. 10 October 1889 Letter from Harper to Sir Herbert Maxwell

requesting same. 21 October 1889 letter from Harper to Maxwell explaining need to return handle. 25 October 1889 letter from Maxwell to Joseph Anderson apologising for mistake. Note added to effect that item was purchased on 16 November 1889.

17/133 Three letters to Joseph Anderson from C K Gibbons of Ingleside, St Georges Hill, Weybridge, 13 & 19 December 1889, and 31 December 1889 from Surbiton, offering for purchase implements of West Indian origin collected by the late Sir Thomas Graham Briggs (PSAS 24 (1889-90), 448-9).

17/134 Letter to Joseph Anderson from R Stewart of St John Street, Perth, 25 November 1889, concerning stone axe.

17/135 Lists of objects donated by J T Irvine, both in Joseph Anderson’s hand, one annotated in red by Irvine with provenances (PSAS 32 (1897-8), 131).

17/136 Note about two flags of the First Regiment of Royal Edinburgh Engineers, on headed notepaper from 22 Garscube Terrace, Murrayfield, Edinburgh. PSAS 32 (1897-8), 179.

17/137 Letter from John McLean of Bruichladdich, Islay, 25 January 1898. Has sent crusie and offers to acquire a heckle (PSAS 32 (1897-8), 131).

17/138 Letter to Joseph Anderson from George Robertson, Main Line Gates, Coupar Angus, 31 January 1898, concerning stone lamp and socket stone (PSAS 32 (1897-8), 239).

17/139 Three letters from John Gounie, Kintessack, 6 January and 24 February 1898 and 10 May 1900, concerning arrowheads and other flint implements, and six further letters concerning receipt of payments 30 March and 28 April 1898, 18 January & 8 February 1900, 8 November 1901, 30 January 1902.

17/140 Letter to Joseph Anderson from W D Webster, Oxford House, Bicester, Oxon, 25 February 1898, concerning Palaeolithic flint artefacts from Somaliland (PSAS 32 (1897-8), 241).

17/141 Letter and list from Malcolm Mackenzie Charleson, 61 Cornhill Terrace, Leith, 17 March 1898, concerning artefacts that he has loaned for exhibition including stone axe from Tiree, steatite whorl with runic inscription.

17/142 Letter from James Simpson of the Anatomical Museum, University of Edinburgh, 27 May 1898, on behalf of Sir William, returning four skulls loaned to Sir William.

17/143 Letter to George Black from John Christie, Manchester, 10

July 1898, with transcript of letter by General George Monk 1654, requesting help in checking this against the original.

17/144 Letter to Fred Coles from William Cowie & Sons concerning donation of three urns from Juniper Green, Edinburgh (PSAS 33 (1898-9), 274, 354-8).

17/145 Letter from T Scott, Earlston, 12 November 1898, concerning hammerstones and quern.

17/146 Letter to Joseph Anderson from D M Graham, Dollar, 16 February 1905, concerning drain tile from near Kincardine Castle.

17/147 Letter from D Hay Barclay, 10 Pilmuir Links, St Andrews, undated, concerning stone implements from Buenos Aires.

17/148 Two letters from Charles Seiden, Eyot Gardens, Hammersmith, London, 30 December 1889 & 6 January 1890, offering part of Carlyle collection of stone implements for sale.

17/149 List of stone implements from G F Laurence, 55 High Street, Wandsworth, London. Dated in pencil 1890.

17/150 Two letters and a list from S Henry Jammes of Realmont, Tarn, France, 31 January & 18 February 1890, one concerning artefacts from Cambodia.

17/151 Letter to Joseph Anderson from John Buchanan, Kirkwall, 15 April 1890. He is in receipt of the Society’s postal order for 2/- for stone implement from Orphir, and forgot to say that Mr Cursiter considered it to be the best specimen that he had ever seen.

17/152 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from W H P Driver, Abbotsmill, Cults, July 1890, concerning artefacts from India.

17/153 List of Maori weapons & implements, October 1887, presented through W F Skene, June 1890.

17/154 Letter and list of artefacts from Burnswark from A Mackie, Burnswark, 29 August 1890.

17/155 Three letters to Joseph Anderson and one to Lord Archibald Campbell from G R Harding, Charing Cross Road, London, 25 August, 3 September & 9 September 1890, concerning pair of pistols 1614, formerly in the family of the Duke of Montrose.

17/156 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J Walter Hygin, Benvoulin, Oban, 12 September 1890, concerning human bones, shells, and artefacts that he has forwarded to the Museum.

17/157 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Edward Lovett, Croydon, 10 November 1890, concerning methof of making fire with bow

drill still in use in Switzerland, with sketch of man making fire.

17/158 Notes on a pocket sundial from Rev J A Hugh Campell.

17/159 Letter to Joseph Anderson from E Miller, Aberdour, Fife, 22 December 1890, concerning bureau.

17/160 Letter from James Brown, Maxwell town nr Dumfries, 22 November 1890, concerning pottery.

17/161 Two letters from A Beckett, Stoneykirk, 31 May 1900 & 20 May 1901, concerning sale of flints.

17/162 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Thos Stevenson, Tannadice Parish Council, 28 May 1900, concerning flints from Little Ferry.

17/163 Note on postcard to Joseph Anderson from ‘F’, Dores, 5 July 1900, concerning key to ancient chapel.

17/164 Letter to Joseph Anderson from General F Traill Burroughs of Trumland, Rousay, Orkney, 16 December 1901. He has sent a donation of a stone axe from Wasbuster, and informs Anderson of the crannog in the Loch of Wasbuster.

17/165 Letter from James Ritchie, The Schoolhouse, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie, 14 September. He has been photographing sculptured stones in his area and cannot find the Percylow stone, asks if it has been moved to Edinburgh.

17/166 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J Bryce, 29 Drummond Street, Edinburgh, 17 October 1901, requesting that the case of gun lock items presented by T D Bryce be placed on display.

17/167 Letter to James Maclehose from D Thom, 8 October 1901, concerning provenance of sword exhibited in the Glasgow Exhibition from near Drumcoltran Tower.

17/168 List compiled by Robert Munro, 48 Manor Place, Edinburgh, and sent to Joseph Anderson, April 1901, wroked objects from midden near Elie.

17/169 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Robertson Fother, Tayview House, Perth, 16 May 1901, concerning barber-surgeon’s bleeding dish.

17/170 Letter to W Eagle Clark, Museum of Science & Art, from Andrew L?, 26 High Street, Portobello, 3 April 1901, concerning donation of weapons found in his cellar.

17/171 Letter from Stewart Archibald, Dalarossie Schoolhouse, Tomatin, 18 December 1900, offering a wooden fork or ‘graip’ found in the roof of a nearby cottage (with sketch of implement).

17/172 Letter from R Elliott Lockhart, The Hewke nr Lockerbie, 28 February 1902, offering to leave on loan to the Museum the six stones axes recently exhibited.

17/173 Letter from William Forbes, West Neuk, Lossiemouth, 24 March 1904, concerning provenance of several artefacts from NE Scotland.

17/174 Letter from C Forbes, West Neuk, Lossiemouth, 6 April 1904, writing on behalf of his father, W Forbes (see 17/173). More information on provenances of stone hammer and balls. Also an axe used latterly as a charm.

17/175 Three notes from Alex Beckett, Law Mye, Stoneykirk, Stranraer, 27 March 1902, 29 June & 9 July 1903, concerning boxes of flints sent to the Museum.

17/176 Two letters from David Randall-MacIver, Worcester College, Oxford, 19 July & 3 August (no year) concerning donated objects from his excavations at El-Amrah in Upper Egypt in 1901.

17/177 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Thos Stevenson, Tannadyce, 28 April 1902, concerning box of flints from area.

17/178 Note from John Bruce, West Nile Street, Glasgow, undated but with 1901 papers, concerning urn from Strathblane.

17/179 Letter to Joseph Anderson from John H Browne, The Schoolhouse, Longformacus, 19 February 1901, concerning the Seton Medal.

17/180 Letter to Mr Findlay from A Drysdale, Westerwood, 24 December 1903, to accompany stone.

17/181 Letter from J H Reith, Schloss Rothberg, Rougemont, Switzerland, 27 October 1903, with pencil rubbing of small carved wooden tablet of a convict in the Beumarcel Jail.

17/182 Small envelope labeled Amber Bead found by J B Mears in garden of Woodburn House, Canaan Lane, and calling card from Rev James Primrose, his uncle.

17/183 Note to Joseph Anderson from Annie Gorrie, Perth, 18 December 1907, to accompany stone axe from Birsay, Orkney, offered to the Museum for purchase (annotated ‘Purchased’).

17/184 Two notes to Joseph Anderson from Richard Morrison, Dealer in Antique & Art Objects, Dundee, 26 & 28 September 1907, offering for sale a stone axe from Shetland and a powder tester by Innes of Edinburgh.

17/185 Letter from S G Percival, Clifton, 7 February 1907, concerning lead objects from the Mendips.

17/186 Note from H Somerset, Dunibert House, Balfron, 1 June 1907, concerning pottery sherds from house site at Port of Menteith.

17/187 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Miss E J Mitchell, Cherybank, Perth, 7 August 1907, offering hammerstone for sale from Pitcairngreen, Perthshire.

17/188 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Peter Mackenzie Farmer, Tormore Shiskin, Arran, to accompany mallet & three flint implements. Annotated by Fred Coles as presented to the Museum.

17/189 Note of folio of drawings of European carved stones presented to the Society by Sir Henry Dryden, 15 December 1891, sent from Norwich by rail.

17/190 Two letters and list of Egyptian antiquities presented by Rev Greville J Chester, Bury Street, London, 25 and 26 August 1891.

17/191 Two letters from Robert Paisley, East Manse, Brechin, 18 & 24 February 1891, concerning purchase of brooches and coins from Brechin.

17/192 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Edward Lovett, Croydon, 22 June 1891, concerning objects from Holland.

17/193 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from ?? of Royal Circus, Edinburgh, & Monybuie, Dlbeattie, 29 July & 3 August 1891, concerning part of a copper ?? from peat moss at Monybuie, Balmaclellan.

17/194 Letter from Phoebe Blyth, 3 South Mansion Ho Brae, 25 August 1891, concerning spinning wheel.

17/195 Letter 1 September 1891 concerning bronze axe from Tarbet donated by Mr Maclean, Brechlarach, Tarbet.

17/196 Letter to Joseph Anderson from W J Watt, Skaill House by Stromness, Orkney, 5 October 1891, concerning fragment of Celtic metalwork.

17/197 Letter from A ?Forman Patrick, Woodside, Beith, 12 September 1891, concerning yet from Tower of Dunlop, Ayrshire, presented by W Dalrymple Hay of Dunlop.

17/198 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Thomas Burns, St Margaret’s Road, 13 October 1891, concerning ‘Memorial of the Parish Church of Montrose’ by J S Low.

17/199 Letter and calling card from Spencer George Percival,

Henbury, Bristol, 12 December 1891, concerning clay spindle whorl found in house nr St Andrews.

17/200 Six letters to Joseph Anderson concerning the bronze plaque from the Laws of Monifieth found in 1796.

1. Letter from J C Roger, The Crouchers, Aldborough Thatch, Ilford, Essex, 29 January 1880, Refers to enclosed drawing (mentioned as donation in PSAS 15, 107), which he found among his late father’s papers.

2. 2. Letter from James Keish, 31 January 1880, in reply to Anderson’s enquiry about the plaque, of which he has no knowledge.

3. Letter from J C Roger, The Crouchers, 1 February 1880, agreeing that the Society may retain the drawing and that he would write a note about it. The plaque was in the possession of Sir Alexander Ramsay Irvine of Balmain, of whom Roger’s grandfather was tenant at the Laws. He thinks that the sketch was drawn in 1796.

4. Letter from James Keish, The Laws, Dundees, 5 February 1880. The father of J C Roger wrote the entry for the Statistical Account in 1792 but did not mention the plaque.

5. Letter from J C Roger, 6 February 1880, on the subject of the decoration on the plaque.

6. Letter from J C Roger, The Crouchers, 21 February 1880, note to accompany his account of the plaque (published in PSAS 14, 268-74).

17/201 Five letters concerning the jet necklace from Balcalk, Tealing, Forfarshire (PSAS 14, 260-2).

1. Letter to John Mitchell from Robert Strathern, 12 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, 10 May 1880, on behalf of Lord Dunglass, asking Anderson to retain the necklace for the moment.

2. Copy of letter from Mitchell to Strathern, 12 May 1880, confirming that the necklace will remain in Edinburgh ‘for some time’.

3. Letter from Mitchell, probably to Joseph Anderson, 12 May 1880, with which letters 1 & “ were enclosed. ‘I think you should not give it up to any one without the authority of the Council’. He saw Sturrock who agreed that any battle over the necklace ‘will be best fought with the necklace in our hands’.

4. Letter from John Sturrock to Joseph Anderson, Dundee, 8 December 1881, requesting return of items on loan to the Society’s museum.

5. Letter to Anderson from Skene, Edwards & Bihar, 21 Hill Street, Edinburgh, 23 December 1881, to the effect that the Society should return the necklace to Sturrock and steer clear of negotiations between the latter and Lord Dunglass.

17/202 Articles and Conditions concerning the sale in Kirkwall of George Petrie’s museum on Tuesday 1 May 1877, upset price £20.. Offer of £30.10s accepted from James Mainland McBeath, Merchant, Kirkwall.

17/203 Two sheets of rough pencil sketches of decorated composite bone comb and comb case, whetstone, spearhead etc. Unidentified.

17/204 Note by James J Richardson, 7 Millerfield Place, 19 October 1885, concerning coins found on the north side of Loch Earn. In envelope labeled ‘Give to Mr Sim for his Notices of Coins found in Scotland’.

17/205 Correspondence between RBA Macleod of Cadboll, Invergordon Castle, Ross-shire, and J R Findlay concerning the purchase of the Cadboll brooches, 1888.

1. Copy of Findlay’s letter confirming that the Council of the Society had agreed the purchase price of £200.

2. Letter from Macleod explaining that he cannot bear to part with them immediately and asking if he may have the ‘models’ now on display in their stead.

3. Copy of letter from Findlay, 11 February, agreeing that Macleod may have the models.

4. Letter from Macleod, 20 March, ‘with a heavy heart I sent off the Brooches by Parcel Post today’.

5. Copy of letter from Findlay, 24 March, assuring Macleod that the brooches have arrived safely and that the money and the models will be sent to him without delay.

6. Letter from David Douglas, Publisher, Castle Street, Edinburgh, 29 December 1887, confirming that Mr Macleod has agreed to sell the brooches for £200.

17/206 Six letters addressed to Dr Burgess from W F Sinclair, both of the Archaeological Survey of India, accompanying donation of Indian flint implements.

17/207 Part of letter from Cathel Kerr [no date or address] concerning heelplate from Borve Castle and a pin like ‘a crochet needle’ from a hut circle at Farr.

17/208 Three items concerning bull carving from Burghead (PSAS 25, 68): Note titled ‘Extract of letter (dated Hong Kong, 29 April 1890) from Miss Anderson to Rev George Gordon, Braebirnie, Elgin’, concerning stone carving of bull in the family garden and asking him to find out what price the Society might pay for it. Letter to Joseph Anderson from Hugh Fraser, Church Street, Inverness, 24 November 1890, informing him that the stone will be sent by train the next day.

Letter to Joseph Anderson from Hugh Fraser acknowledging Anderson’s letter of receipt for the stone, 18 December 1890.

17/209 Pencil sketch of inverted cinerary urn ‘found on Carskerdo last week’, 27 Nov 1891.

17/210 Letter to Joseph Anderson from ?Anicol Simpson, Arbroath Herald, Arbroath, 21 Jan 1892, concerning donation of a cup stone.

17/211 Letter from John Miller, Elmwood, Moffat, 15 December 1892, seeking letters given to the Royal Infirmary and said to have been handed on to the Society.

17/212 Postcard to the Secretary from S G Percival, Henbury, Bristol, 3 Jan 1892, concerning geology of spindle whorl from Fife.

17/213 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Allan Macnaughton, Achabuie, Taynuilt, 20 Jan 1892, concerning whetstone from Inverliver, Taynuilt.

17/214 Five letters to David Christison from the Universities of St Andrews, Aberdeen and Glasgow and the College of Physicians, February and March 1892, concerning the loan of maces.

17/215 Letter to Joseph Anderson from George Gordon, The Manse, Birnie, 7 September 1883, concerning coracle in Elgin Museum.

17/216 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Charles Gurney, Banbury, Oxon, 10 Dec 1890, offering for sale a wooden carving of the Royal Arms of James I.

17/217 Letter to Joseph Anderson from H K MacLeod, Ellon Parsonage, Aberdeenshire, 10 Dec 1890, requesting information about Bothwell’s death mask.

17/218 Letter to Joseph Anderson from E Miller, Aberdour, Fife, concerning donation of old desk. Note dated 4 December 1890 (in different hand) describing mahogany bureau of c1750.

17/219 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Alex Laing, Newburgh on Tay, 27 October 1890, concerning donation of six-sided stone from near Mugdrum House, a perforated whorl from Kirkcudbright and a hammerstone from Perthshire.

17/220 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Herbert Maxwell on Treasury notepaper, 1 Dec 1890, concerning gold armlet from a cairn in Wigtownshire (PSAS 25, 417).

17/221 Letter to Joseph Anderson from George Muirhead, Mains of Haddo, Aberdeen, 5 Jan 1891, concerning the hoard of bronze ornaments from Braes of Gight (PSAS 25, 135-8).

17/222 Letter to Joseph Anderson from ??, Arbroath, 7 January 1891, offering Peruvian mummy from Arbroath Museum. Annotated to effect that offer declined.

17/223 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J B Mackenzie, The Manse, Kenmore, Aberfeldy, 18 Sept 1879, concerning the Fortingall Bell.

17/224 Letter from W Cramond, 14 Feb 1891, requesting information about coin which he has rubbed on to letter. Annotated ‘Saloninus son of Gallienus AD 255 not common, Cullen’.

17/225 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Robert de Brus Trotter, Tayview, Perth, 6 March 1891, concerning donation of fringe-weaving machine from Cowdenbeath (PSAS 25, 349).

17/226 Three letters on the subject of a clay ‘drinking cup’ found in peat near Campbeltown: Letter to Sir Arthur Mitchell from William Gibson, Kirkland, Campbeltown, Argyll, 8 April 1891, enclosing sketch of cup. Covering letter from Mitchell sending Gibson’s letter on to Anderson, 12 April 1891. Letter to Joseph Anderson from William Gibson, Kirkland, Campbeltown, Argyll, 3 May 1891, to the effect tht the local committee will not allow the cup to go to Edinburgh.

17/227 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Thos Stevenson, Tannadyce, 4 May 1891, concerning box of stone implement from area sent by train for purchase.

17/228 Letter to Sir Arthur Mitchell from J A Stewart, Albyn Terrace, Aberdeen, 13 April 1891, concerning Caithness sone.

17/229 Note to Anderson, undated, concerning dispersal of antiquities from Penicuik House.

17/230 Letter to Anderson from James Paterson, Brawland by Rhynie, 25 March 1891, concerning discovery of bog butter in moss near Lumsden Village Auchendoir. Annotated by JA to the effect that wrote back and no reply.

17/231 Two letters to Anderson from Robert Paisley, East Manse, Brechin, concerning five silver medieval brooches found with coins of Edward I, found in Brechin c 1889. (PSAS 25, 417).

17/232 Letter to the Council of SAS from Macknight Crawfurd, Lauriston Castle, 26 August 1891, requesting permission to

have a replica made of the Hunterston brooch which his sister, Mrs Hunter, sold to the Society. Letter from Mrs Hunter Weston’s husband on the same subject and expressing the family’s resentment that the brooch has not remained in their possession.

17/233 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Malcolm McNeill, Colonsay House, by Greenock, 31 July 1891, concerning Viking burial in Oronsay.

17/234 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from R W Cochran Patrick, Scottish Office, Whitehall & Woodside, Beith, 6 July & 24 Oct 1891, requesting a replica of the Hunterston brooch.

17/235 Letter to J R Findlay from N R Thoin, Barremman, Rosneath, 14 March 1888, in reply to letter about an ‘old cross’: ‘I am afraid that the Islanders would not like to part with their old relic’.

17/236 Letter to Joseph Anderson from William Forsyth, Wolverhampton, from the Manse of Abernethy, 29 July 1891, concerning the use of the word ‘flourish’ in connection with steels for fire-making. Asks whether his note on the Knocking Stone was given.

17/237 Letter to the Marquis of Bute from Jas Townley, West Camphill St, Glasgow, 7 June 1891, offering for sale an urn from a cist in Jedburgh with a description of its provenance.

17/238 Two letters to Anderson from J Scott, The Glebe, Selkirk, 11 August & 2 Sept 1891, concerning stone anvil with drawing.

17/239 Letter from James Cursiter, Kirkwall, 9 August 1880, about a stone with a footprint found in St Andrews parish [lost stone from Toab]. Also mentions a steatite urn from Shetland in his collection.

17/240 Three letters to David Christison and Joseph Anderson from George Wilson, Aberdeen, 21 August, 3 Oct &13 Oct 1891, acting for Mrs John Rae and requesting Anderson’s help in valuing her late husband’s collection of Aberdeenshire antiquities. Also letter from Sir Arthur Mitchell to Anderson about Rae’s death.

17/241 Note to Joseph Anderson from W Talbot Ready, Rathbone Place, London, 10 August 1892, warning him of parcel in the post with bronze tripod and ‘metal boss with pin attached’, which he had just bought.

17/242 Letter from John Elliot Sherarer, King Street, Stirling, [undated but amongst 1891 letters to Anderson], concerning Latin

inscription at Stirling.

17/243 Letter to Anderson from Hugh W Young, Kincorth, Forres, 30 March 1891, concerning his paper on the Burghead fort.

17/244 Letter to Anderson from A Hutcheson, Herschel House, Broughty Ferry, 25 Feb 1892, congratulating him on the Forfar discovery and asking after Dr Laing’s paper on the Gowrie Conspiracy.

17/245 List of exhibits at meeting of the Society, 15 March 1887, by S M MacLeod, and sketch of rock art on Pitcairn Island 1848.

17/246 Lists of artefacts purchased from George Wilson, Glenluce, in 1886.

17/247 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J T Irvine, 167 Cromwell Road, Peterborough, 9 March 1889, donating the Weston bronze spoons to the Museum (on loan since 1870, see 17/40). Also sends drawings of ‘stone coffins’ at Peterborough Cathedral and a sketch of a cornice made by another artist.

17/248 Letter to Joseph Anderson from T S Muir’s executors accompanying rubbings of carved stones made by Muir (PSAS 23, 238-9).

17/249 Letter to Joseph Anderson from W G T Watt, Skaill House, by Stromness, 2 July 1888, presenting finds from Viking grave at Skaill Bay (PSAS 22,283-5).

17/250 Two letters to Anderson from Margaret Young (Mrs Hugh W Young), Athole House, Bridge of Allan, 14 June 1888, concerning the two Crieff mounts (PSAS 23, 122-3). 14 June 1888: there were other bronze ‘mountings’ and a brooch found at the same time but these are lost. 17 June 1888: donates the mounts to the Museum.

17/251 Letter to Joseph Anderson from George Willison, Island of Luing, 15 July 1890, sending cross-head from Eilean-na-Naoimh (PSAS 25, 66).

17/252 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J W Cursiter, Kirkwall, 12 Jan 1889, accompanying sample of cloth found in cist at Greenigoe, Orphir, in previous December, ‘together with the 2 beads I told you of’, one of amber and one possibly ‘vitreous paste’, which he sketched.

17/253 Letter to Joseph Anderson from George Muirhead, Estate Office, Haddo House, Aberdeenshire, 26 Oct 1891, concerning arrowheads belonging to Mr Henderson, Fyvie.

17/254 Letter to Professor Duns from H Edzell Hunt, Kensington,

London, 13 October, concerning stone pestle found during railway construction in Brazil.

17/255 Two untitled photographs of a large perforated stone implement.

17/256 Ink drawing of ‘Design on slab of wood found at Lake Dwelling near ??’

17/257 Printed note on ‘The Terny Brae, Lochlundie, Slains’, with annotation about stone ‘celt’.

17/258 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Hew Morrison, Brechin, 13 May 1887, to the effect that he has sent a parcel with the stem of a glass found at the Earl of Crawford’s Brechin residence. .

17/259 Note from R Trotter, Perth, about bronze pin found in Perth.

17/260 Correspondence concerning inscribed charm found at Lamington, with sketch, Nov 1890 to March 1891.

17/261 Part of letter from Agnes Fraser, concerning donation of items belonging to Prince Charles Edward, Mary Queen of Scots, James II.

17/262 Letter from N ?Brickmand, Roadhill Vicarage, Bath, October 1890, concerning photos of his restorations of various antiquities.

17/263 Three letters concerning the Taynuilt Cross, May 1888 to 15 June 1889.

17/264 Note of receipt of the sword belt belonging to the royal regalia from the Exchequer, Edinburgh, 27 May 1893.

17/265 Two letters concerning donation of bronze sword from Gladsmuir, East Lothian, and other objects, 1825 and 1889.

17/266 Letter to Mr Curle from George Leith-Buchanan, New Club, Edinburgh, 25 Feb 1896, concerning altar from Newstead.

17/267 Three letters from Charles Stewart and one from J B Mackenzie, 2-13 November 1879, concerning St Conon’s Bell, Perthshire.

17/268 Letter from David Christison to Robert Munro, 15 October 1891, concerning flints from Luce Bay.

17/269 Letter to J A Smith from J N Slant, Heriot Row, Edinburgh, 11 April 1853, concerning ‘old bracelet’ from Knockando.

17/270 Letter from James McDowall, Lochside Mochrum, 20 June 1891, concerning bronze vessel.

17/271 Letter from E B Hope-Campbell, Felix Cottage, Bampton, Oxon, concerning plaid and miniature of Prince Charles Edward Stewart, which he wishes to sell.

17/272 Letter from George Wilson, Glenluce, 19 June 1884, concerning an incised stone cross from Kirkcolm, and other small finds.

17/273 Letter to Anderson from Alex Laing, Newburgh on Tay, 30 October 1883, has sent stone ball.

17/274 Letter to Anderson from lawyers dealing with Dr Muschet’s estate, Stirling, 19 April 1997, concerning artefacts from Birkhill.

17/275 Sketch plan of Achnakyle field.

17/276 Two letters to and from D Ivison Macadam, Brighton Crescent, Portobello, concerning donation of urn from Lamlash.

17/277 Letter to J Anderson from G Hamilton, Ardendee, Kirkcidbright, 1 Sept 1887, concerning casts of carved stones.

17/278 Three letters to J Anderson from R J Mapleton, Duntroon Castle, Lochgilphead, 26 April, 4 May & 14 May 1889, and draft reply, concerning donation of American Indian flints.

17/279 Despatch note from Simpson-Mackirdy Express Co, New York, possibly relating to last item.

17/280 Letter to J Anderson from J A Crawford, Notting Hill, London, 15 July 1888, concerning axle of Roman water wheel from Spain. Also note of analysis of metal.

17/281 List of rubbings by T S Muir of Scottish and English stones presented by his executors 20 Oct 1888.

17/282 Letter from Jas Paterson, Whitelee, Stow, 2 Oct 1888, concerning crossbow.

17/283 Letter to J Anderson from M H Gunning, Kensington, 18 Sept 1888, concerning donation of Zulu artefacts. Also dispatch note.

17/284 Letter to J Anderson from John W Small, Stirling, 3 Feb 1888, concerning donation of crusie from Alyth. [charming graphic letterhead of his cabinet works]

17/285 Letter to J Anderson from A Hutcheson, Herschel House, Broughty Ferry, 13 Dec 1888, concerning cup-marked stone (sketched) on Williamston Farm, turned up by plough.

17/286 Letter from W Wedderburn, Inveresk Lofge, Musselburgh, 9 January 1889, concerning donation of tapestry then at

Inveresk Lodge but formerly from Grandtully Castle.

17/287 Letter to J Anderson from George Hamilton, Ardendee, Kirkcudbright, 29 August 1887, concerning casts of cup-and-ring marks.

17/288 Letter to D Christison from Allan Macnaughton, Taynuilt, 24 Feb 1891, presenting to the Museum some stone objects.

17/289 List of two miniatures, hairs, watch case, pincushion, sleeve link, all from royal subjects.

17/290 Note of dispatch from A J Pitt, London, 4 April 1888, presenting two elephant molars, a Japanese sword and two Corosos nuts.

17/291 Papers concerning the discovery and acquisition by the Museum of the Pictish symbol stone from Easterton of Roseisle in 1895: Copy of letter from D Christison to Reginald Macleod, Queen’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer, 9 May 1895. Letter from R Macleod to D Christison, 17 May 1895, interesting question as to whether Treasure Trove will cover the stone. Notes and sketches of cist in which stone discovered. Letter from R Niven, FC Manse, Burghhead, to James Macdonald, undated, concerning designs on stone. Also mentions museum in harbourmaster’s office at Burghead.

17/292 Receipts for the crystal ‘Clach-na-Bratach’ from Joseph Anderson for its loan and from Struan Robertson for its return from the Museum.

17/293 Receipt from J M Gray, Scottish Portrait Gallery, for loan by the Society of 25 portraits.

17/294 Letter to Mr Findlay from M M Buchanan, 12 Rutland Square, 30 April 1887, concerning donation of North American artefacts.

17/295 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James Marr, High Street, Kirkcudbright, 17 June 1884, to accompany donation of stone from Cairnsmore in the parish of Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire.

17/296 Note of discovery and donation of bronze axe from foot of North Berwick Law.

17/297 Two letters to J Anderson from J M Stevenson, Prestwick, 1 and 5 September 1887, and notes about quern from Noltmire nr Ayr and small bottle found in Ayr.

17/298 Letter to J Anderson from William Forsyth, Manse of Abernethy, 18 July 1889, concerning quern.

17/299 Letter to J Anderson from W Robertson, Edinburgh, 19 March 1890, concerning bequest from H J Rollo of camp clock, decanter used by Prince Charles Edward and ebony & ivory inlaid chess board.

17/300 Two letters to J Anderson from J Charteris, London, 31 May 1888 concerning arrowheads from Aberdeenshire, and 26 March 1890, concerning donation of a US dollar bill of 1886.

17/301 Letter to J Anderson from John E Fraser, Dores, Inverness, 29 Nov 1889, to accompany donation of possible charm.

17/302 Letter to J Anderson from J Davidson, Kirriemuir, 18 Feb 1889, concerning perforated ‘hammerstone’ from Littleton, Airlie.

17/303 Letter to J Anderson from Mrs Leith, Dunblane, 25 Jan 1891, concerning glass bottle etc.

17/304 Letter from Sophia Dunbar, Duffus, Elgin, 21 May 1879, presenting picture of Aquhorthies stone circle with Bennachie in the distance.

17/305 Letter from W Beveridge, The Manse, New Deer, Aberdeenshire, 2 March 1879, with sketch of bronze spearhead found near Nethermuir moss ‘where the Bronze shields, now in the Museum, were found’.

17/306 Letter from G Henderson, St Bernards, concerning chisel from the Field of Sauchie.

17/307 Note, unsigned, undated, titled ‘Coversation between Sir Walter Scott and Mr A Drummond Hay’, concerning bronze statue of Apollo found in France.

17/308 Letter to Joseph Anderson from A Haldane, Broughty Ferry, 4 May 1891, about urns and bronzes from near Inverkeillor. Mentions the death of John Rae of Aberdeen and the need for the Society to acquire his collection.

17/309 Letter to David Christison from James Fichie, University of Edinburgh, 4 Dec 1889, about petrology of stone artefact that Christison left with him (chalcedony).

17/310 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Thomas Bonnar, George Street, 24 June 1887, concerning donation of water jug.

17/311 Three handwritten letters relating to the donation of a horseshoe dug up in the field of battle and a hair of Napoleon Bonaparte, addressed to ‘My dear Sir’ (presumably W F Skene), from Colonel Baird of Park, dated 25 November and 2 December 1844 and 1 February 1845. Also note with

embossed border written in different hand: ‘Hair of Napoleon Bonaparte given to Mr Henry 66 Regt by Gen Montholon July 1st 1821’.

17/312 Note addressed to Dr Hibbert, Secretary to the Society, 10 February 1825, from Scotus Ignotus, concerning dirk belonging to ‘a Highland man in the service of Prince Charles Edward’.

17/313 Letter from William Skene, Inverleith Row, 7 June 1860, concerning gold armlet from ‘a Pictish Burg situated at the head of Little Loch Broom, Ross-shire, presented by Hugh Mackenzie.

17/314 Draft letter, unsigned and undated, acknowledging receipt of ‘Queen Mary’s Harp’, the ‘Caledonian Harp’, and two Highland targets, to be exhibited at Society meeting on behalf of Mr Stewart of Dalguise.

17/315 Eleven letters on the subject of the identification of the Metz Seal, 1878, correspondents include W Laing, R W Cochrane Patrick, William Stubbs, and Augustus W Franks of the British Museum.

17/316 Excerpt from Minute of Meeting of the Trustees under the settlement of the late Miss Agnes Black and others interested in her Estate, held at Perth … on 23 January 1877.

17/317 Letter from Mitchell Baster, South Charlotte Street, 14 October 1890, offering a carved stone from the old Scottish Mint dating from Charles II, currently set into a house at 3 Summerfield.

17/318 Correspondence between Joseph Anderson and the King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer, April to August 1911, about the Blackhill coin hoard and wooden bowl.

17/319 Two letters to J Anderson from John Reid of the Exchequer, Edinburgh, Sept – December 1886, concerning the Aberdeen Treasure hoard of coins.

17/320 Correspondence between the K & L T R and J Anderson,18, 20 & 21 Nov 1907, about the Brahan urn and flints,,and the jet necklace from near St Andrews.

17/321 Correspondence between the K & L T R and J Anderson, January 1908, about a polished stone axe and a steatite lamp from Heaste Road near Broadford, Skye.

17/322 Letter from Executors of Miss Martha Brown, 18 November 1897, concerning bequest of serpentine mould for weapons.

17/323 Three letters, 6 Feb 1849, 6 & 9 Sept 1897, concerning donation of relic (portion of skirt material in small mahogany box) of Mary Queen of Scots. Also stamped envelope of 1897.

17/324 ‘List of Ethnological Objects from the Collection of Rev Prof Duns of New College’.

17/325 ‘Collection of Relics, mostly Flint, from the Sands of Luce Wigtownshire, presented by Sir Francic Tress Barry. Dec 1902.’

17/326 ‘List of Relics from Inchtuthil’.

17/327 ‘List of Flint and Stone Implements etc mainly from Wigtownshire comprised in the Donation of Mr R Gilchrist Clark. May 1901.’

17/328 List of ethnological material, 1900.

17/329 ‘List of Objects found at Birrenswark.’

17/330 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Christian Menzies, 43 King Street, Perth, 20 April 1899, to accompany ‘a likeness of Dr Chalmers, also a necklace’.

17/331 Letter to J Anderson from W G Stewart at Plymouth en route to New Zealand, 25 Nov 1899, about Maori greenstone ‘hatchet’.

17/332 Letter to Dr Christison from the Earl of Hopetoun, 26 May 1899, donating three jet buttons found in a cist at Old Windymains, Keith Marischal, East Lothian.

17/333 Letter to J Anderson from Robert Shiells of the National Bank of Neenah, 27 June 1899, about donation of fragments of a brooch and a spearhead.

17/334 Two letters to J Anderson from John Bruce, Glasgow, 10 & 13 April 1897, about donation of ‘Highland brass brooch’ from Titwood Bog, Pollokshaws.

17/335 Lists of finds from Colonsay and Oronsay per William Galloway with pencilled estimates of value.

17/336 Lists of enthnographic material from the Marquesas Islands 1885 from Miss Gillon Ferguson, 31 Chester Street.

17/337 Measured drawing of bronze palstave found in the River Dee, Kirkcudbrightshire summer 1889, drawn by F R Coles 20 May 1890.

17/338 Correspondence, mostly from J R Findlay, concerning the urn and jet necklace found at Balealk, near Tealing, January 1890. [12 letters]

17/339 Two letters and a note about a gold talisman ring, June 1907.

17/340 Letter from J S & A B Wyon, Chief Engravers of Her Majesty’s

Seals, London, 30 March 1876, saying that a case of seals is on its way to Edinburgh.

17/341 Letter to Joseph Anderson from A Lang, Branxholm Park, Hawick, 8 April, concerning cast of mould fom the Broch Hill.

17/342 Letter to Joseph Anderson from David Christison, 15 March 1901, about Queensland artefacts.

17/343 Letter to Joseph Anderson from John Dalgorno, Aberdeen, 9 Jan 1900, presenting a ‘celt’ from Aucheries Farm, Cruden, Aberdeenshire.

17/344 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Alex Shepherd, Aberlemno, 22 March 1900, about stone axes found in the vicinity.

17/345 Note about donation of fish spear from Skipness 1901.

17/346 Handwritten transcript of petition to Lords of Council and Session, 26 January 1788, concerning coins found in walls of church at Crieff.

17/347 Letter to Joseph Anderson from A Watson WEmyss, Denbrae, Arboretum Road, Edinburgh, 8 Aug 1908, presenting 5 poder flasks, 2 shot-belts, 4 wad-cutters & other tools (PSAS 43, 74).

17/348 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Rev P H Russell, Ollaberry Manse, Shetland, 9 Jan 1909, presenting stone axe found during grave-digging in Hillswick graveyard (PSAS 43, 178).

17/349 Letter to Anderson from Archie McVicar, Balishare, North Uist, 7 Jan 1908, offering to sell brooch.

17/350 Letter to Anderson from Angus J Robertson, Balishare, North Uist, 12 March 1908, offering to sell stone implement.

17/351 From S G Percival, Clifton, Bristol, 30 April 1909, sending buckles and flat object from Bristol.

17/352 Three letters from John Thorburn, Inshanks, Drummore, 29 July, 6 Aug & 1 Oct 1912, concerning payment for flint implements.

17/353 Ten letters from John Gournie, Kintessack, Jan-Dec 1899, concerning payment for artefacts.

17/354 Letter from Joseph Anderson, 15 June 1899, to Rev James Patullo, Haddington, and reply from Patullo, 10 June, concerning inscribed stones found in the churchyard in May 1898 and May 1899.

17/355 Letter to Dr Christison from A P Aitken, Chemical Laboratory, Clyde Street, Edinburgh, concerning bones found in mound on farm at Challort Leswalt.

17/356 Letter to Anderson from Thos Stevenson, Tannadice, 11 Jan 1899, has sent perforated stone implement, a whorl, 80 flint scrapers, 12 arrowheads from Tannadyce and chert objects from Little Ferry, and asks what they are worth.

17/357 Note from W Beveridge, Free Manse, New Deer, 8 March 1899, to accompany bronze spearhead from Nethermuir Moss (PSAS 33, 412-3.

17/358 Letter to Anderson from George Robertson, Dunfermline, 21 Feb 1899, listing artefacts to be sent from ‘the now defunct Celtic Society of Dunfermline’, including an oak paddle, a sword, cruisie etc.

17/359 Note of dimensions of pot from Bareau Loch, Kirkcudbrightshire, exhibited by J J Reid c 1899.

17/360 List of flint and stone artefacts from the collection of Thomas Scott, including flints, stone balls, hammerstones, presented 1899.

17/361 Letter to Anderson from Sir Francis Tress Barry, St Leonard’s Hill, Windsor, 28 Oct 1892, informing him of dispatch of ‘the stone with knobs’ as a donation. Stone purchased from a crofter at Watten, found a hundred years ago.

17/362 Letter from Thomas Bowler, Shoreham, Sussex, 17 August [1892], offering for sale ‘the top of a spear & half the gold ring which fastened it to the haft’, taken from a cairn at Sketraw, near Dunbar.[ = bronze dagger, PSAS 27, 7-8]

17/363 Letter to Anderson from R Chatham, Chittenden, Kent, [1895?], enclosing two photographs of cast of cross-shaft in Morven.

17/364 Letter to Anderson from James Blunett, Abernethy, 7 June 1892, about local artefacts.

17/365 Note of donation by Balfour Paul, Lyon king of Arms.of a seed of a Jamaican plant found on the west coast of Scotland and mounted as a charm.

17/366 List of flints from Luce Bay purchased from George Wilson, 19 July 1892.

17/367 Note of donation of Russian musket from Horatio Stuart, Edinburgh, 1892.

17/368 Letter to Anderson from Margaret Warrender, Edinburgh 17 Feb 1892, donation of Lady Grisell Baillie’s lantern.

17/369 Letter to Anderson from John Purser, Dores, Inverness, 20 Junwe 1892, regarding broken sword and gun-flints from a

peat-moss in the Ness valley.

17/370 Note to Mr Black from James Curle, Priorwood, Melrose, 1 June 1892, about his father’s donation of a tile from Priorwood.

17/371 Letter to Anderson from ??, Caegen, Dumfries, 12 Jan 1892, about coins.

17/372 Note about urn from raised beach at Quinish, Mull, found in 1871.

17/373 Letter to Anderson from Henry H Norie, Murrayfield, 29 Jan 1892, about tiles from 17th-century house in Edinburgh.

17/374 Letter to Anderson from Henry Beveridge, Pitreavie, Dunfermline, 2 Dec 1895, wishes to have back the urns on loan in order to present them to the new museum in Dunfermline.

17/375 Letter to Anderson from Rev J M Joass, Golspie, 20 Feb 1895, enclosing watercolour drawing of brooch found at Ryfield, Dingwall. ‘I have been trying to cast the swivel but with little success.’

17/376 Notes of receipt of three links and two portions of a link of a massive silver chain, from Martin Campbell PC, Bonnyrigg Police Station, and W Gordon, Sergeant, Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 26 Feb !895.

17/377 Note from R Solter, Tayview House, Perth, 19 April 1895, to accompany a small stone hammer found in a tumulus on Toft Hill farm.

17/378 Note of coins presented by A B R Jan 1894.

17/379 Note of donations of deer antler and mould for communion tokens, Chinese vase, bronze brooch from Eilean Finnan.

17/380 Note from J W Thorburn, Upper Norwood, London, about cup from Corinth.

17/381 Letter to Anderson from Cunnington of Devizes Museum, 27 June 1893, about pottery from Pewsey.

17/382 Letter to Anderson fromJoseph Townley, Mid Torrs, 20 May 1893, about sending a box of flints found in the Mid Torrs sandhills.

17/383 Note of stone ball from Achness kirkyard, Criech, 8 June 1893.

17/384 Letter to Anderson from W Cramond, Cullen, 7 June 1893, sending specimens of pounce and sand and books for library.

17/385 Letters to Anderson from PC John Pirie, Portpatrick,

12 June sending three cannel coal rings and two church tokens 26 July offering more cannel coals items and a ‘fine old cup’ for sale.

17/386 Letter to Anderson from Thomas ?Plon, Frderick Street, 19 Aug 1893, about delivery of Liberton Cross.

17/387 Note of samian ware from London, F W Thorburn, 7 July 1893.

17/388 Letter to Anderson from T Scott, Lerwick, about flints found in field walking. With sketches of flints and findspot.

17/389 Note of cinerary urn from a cave at Oban 1877, donated by Sir W Turner 1895.

17/390 Copies of letters concerning skulls from St Andrews, August 1894.

17/391 Letter to Anderson from ??, Benvoulin, Oban, 14 June 1895, about the Oban caves.

17/392 Two letters from Miss Margaret Aytoun’s executors 22 April 1895, about bequest of Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s locket and Sir Walter Scott’s baby basket.

17/393 Two letter to Anderson from J G Reid, Auchterarder, 15 June & 26 Oct 1895, about gold coin of Charlemagne found at Luncarty.

17/394 Letter to Anderson from James Curle, Priorwood, Melrose, 23 June 1895, requesting return of lead object taken to museum by his father, and mentioning policy on book borrowing from the library.

17/395 Letter to Anderson from John Gournie, Kintessock, 10 August 1895, about flints from the Culbin Sands.

17/396 Letter to Anderson from John McPhail, Benbecula, 25 July 1895, about craggan.

17/397 Letter to Anderson from R A Gatty, Rotherham, 5 August 1895, about Vindhya flints.

17/398 Letter to Anderson from ??, Turriff, 3 Sept 1895, about intaglio from Cairnhill Monquitter.

17/399 Letter to Anderson from Flinders Petrie, University College, London, 4 Sept 1895, offering to send pottery of the New Race.

17/400 Letter to Anderson from John Wilson, Metthven, 10 Oct 1895, offering donation of church token.

17/401 Letter to David Christison from Norman Macpherson, Edinburgh, 16 Nov 1895, expressing concern about the bronze bell in the chapel on Eilean Finan.

17/402 Letter to Anderson from Thomas Greig, Glencarse, Perth, 27 Feb 1893, about donation of James VI child’s cap of linen.

17/403 Note from donor in Florida about Indian arrowheads, 25 April 1893.

17/404 Letter to D Douglas from W Douglas, 12 May 1881, about his intention to urge the Purchasing Committee to offer £400 for the Murthly ms. Also covering letter from D Douglas to Dr A Mitchell.

17/405 Note from John Gournie, Kintessack, 25 May 1893, to accompany a collection of flint implements.

17/406 Note from Gen W Gib, 16 May 1893, donating Indian stone axe to museum, with note appended by Col Thurburn.

17/407 Letter from A W Cochran Patrick, Woodside, Beith, 27 March 1893, about an amulet, gold ornaments and ‘the broken article I bought from a navvie in Glasgow’.

17/408 Letter to Dr Duns from J E Millar, Hermitage Gardens, Edinburgh, 13 May 1893, about flints from Calanais area of Lewis.

17/409 Two letters from Colin Veitch, Ardrishaig, 13 and 23 May 1893, about the cross on Eilean Mor and a possible coin from Kilmory.

17/410 Letter from Col Thurburn, Nrwood, London, 16 May 1893, to accompany box of African bushmen artefacts and various other items from other parts of the world.

17/411 Letter from William McDonald, Blair Athole, 2 March 1893, about various items he has procured for the museum, including a lidded cruisie.

17/412 Letter to Anderson from J Christie, Aberfeldy, 17 April 1893. Lord Breadalbane purchased the axe from a pearl fisher who found it in the River Tay.

17/413 Letter to Anderson from W Cunnington, Devizes, 31 May 1893, to accompany pottery from unnamed kiln site.

17/414 Letter from Lady Thomson, Bonnyhill, Linlithgow, 29 April ?1881, offering for sale two crosses from near White Abbey in Ireland.

17/415 Draft in pencil of letter from the Society to Andrew Heiton, 19 May 1881, requesting him to allow the two silver brooches

which had been on longterm loan to become national property.

17/416 Letter to Anderson from John Sturrock, Dundee, 18 May 1881, concerning box of stone artefacts from Aberdeen.

17/417 Letter from L H Milligan, Belfast, 4 June 1881, offering a collection of Peruvian Indian artefacts.

17/418 Letter to Anderson from William Todd, Pulteneytown, 1 July 1881, offering for sale a portrait of Mrs Lenn, Innerleithen, the Lady Pembroke in Sir Walter Scott’s novels.

17/419 Letter to J A Smith from David Ramage, Candlemaker Row, 27 July 1881, agreeing to loan of bronze anvil. Copy of reply from Smith, same date, asking if he would either donate or sell the anvil.

17/420 Long letter to Anderson from T Stevenson, Public School, Golspie, 19 Feb 1881, asking advice about collection of flint implements from Little Ferry and elsewhere, accompanied by three sheets of drawings. Letter of 11 July with list offlints from Little Ferry. Also has several hundred flints from Badan Loch. Letter of 15 July explaining that his collection is mounted but sends photograph. Letter of 21 July accepting offer of £40 for his entire collection. Letter of 30 July, concerning fragments of shale rings, and flint and chert knives.

17/421 Letter to Anderson from ?L Gunne, Ballymena, Co Antrim, 30 July 1881, offering for sale a collection stone and bronze artefacts from Ireland.

17/422 Letter to Mrs Ferguson from George Wilson, Glenluce, 22 July 1881, about payment for artefacts.

17/423 Letter to the members of the Purchase Committee from J A Smith, 22 July 1881, proposing the purchase of a catalogue of works on British topography in the British Museum Library by J P Anderson.

17/424 Note from Mackay & Chisholm Goldsmiths, Princes Street, Edinburgh, 13 August 1881, to accompany bronze pot from Whitecamp, Clovenford, for which the owner asks £10, a bronze axe from Ashybank, Roxburghshire (20/-) and an iron horse bit from Kincardine on Forth (21/-).

17/425 Very faded pencil memo from John Ramsay, Straloch, Aberdeen, undated, concerning finds including part of an armlet.

17/426 Small envelope from Lord John Abercromby with note about almanac staff which he wishes to present to the Society. Envelope contains brief notes about other artefacts in various

hands: Child’s cap from Marie of Lorrain’s House, Blythe’s Close, Edinburgh 2 arrowheads from Newton County, Missouri Lump of kiln lining Keith beggar’s badge 2 arrowheads from Louisiana

17/427 Luggage label for fragment of sword, Treasure Trove from Dell, Lewis, 14 Feb 1892.

17/428 Small envelope from Rev J R Hewison containing rubbing of three tokens from Campbeltown Parish Church.

17/429 Note about Sir Walter Scott document included in the estate of Archibald Mac Donald of Eilean Shona, 21 Jan 1893.

17/430 Letter from F A V Thurburn, London, 9 Jan 1893, concerning axe from the Mull of Galloway.

17/431 Letter from Edward Balfour, Balbirnie, Markinch, 7 Jan 1893, offering a collection of South Sea Island and New Zealand artefacts.

17/432 Letter from Skene, Edwards & Garson WS, Albyn Place, Edinburgh, 11 January 1893. Mrs Robertson of Struan has bequested to the Society ‘The Poet Chief’s silver knife and fork’ and a case of tortoiseshell-mounted travelling cutlery of the 17th century.

17/433 Letter from Greville J Chester, London, 5 June 1886, offering for sale a collection of gold objects from Egypt.

17/434 Letter from GeorgevWilson, Glenluce, 29 Dec1886, concerning cinerary urn from Torhousekie Moss [EA 116] and other finds.

17/435 Note about objects from a Cree Indian medicine man 1886.

17/436 Letter from Alex Ross, Inverness, 2 Jan 1886, relating to findspot with sketch map of brooches, rings and coin from Croy 1873 and buckle found in 1875.

17/437 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James Shearer, Mains of Croy, Fort George Station, 21 Jan 1886, about the sale to the Museum of the Croy finds.

17/438 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Chas Durer, Montrose, 23 Oct 1886, about axe, gouge and other finds. Note of dispatch of New Zealand finds, 25 Oct 1886. Note concerning payment for same, 1 Nov 1886.

17/439 Correspondence from Joseph Johnson, Jeweller, Dublin, concerning order for replicas of the Ardagh chalice, bronze bowl and Tara brooches, costing £100.

16, 25, 31 Oct, 9, 20, 30 November 1882.

17/440 Letter to Joseph Anderson from John R Tudor, Hillswick, Shetland, 25 August 1881, about the discovery of an axe at Hillswick and about progress on his book.

17/441 Letter to Dr Mitchell from A Manson, Banff, 26 March 1882, about box of flints from beneath cairn at Turriff.

17/442 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Samuel Little, Linbrethen, by ?Kinmesneuk, 1 Feb 1882, about stone axe from Dinwoodiegreen, Applegarth, 1802, and about coins [provenance not mentioned].

17/443 Very long letter from R S Clouston, Sandwick by Stenness, 12 Oct 1884, about the excavation of a chambered cairn near Unstan, including rough sketches of the site, one of several mounds [not the stalled cairn]. Mentions pottery and flints.

17/444 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from Philip J White, Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, 17 June and 19 June 1886 , about sale of American Indian artefacts.

17/445 Three notes from Richard Morrison, Bookseller, Cowgat, Dundee, 25 Feb, 3 & 9 March 1886, about sale of bronze spearhead from Lordscamie, Fife.

17/446 Two notes from Richard Morrison, Bookseller, Cowgat, Dundee, 20 & 22 1886, about sale of bronze palstave from Craighall, Blairgowrie.

17/447 Letter from Patrick Cables, Arbroath, 2 Dec 1881, about two ship’s guns found offshore near Slains Castle, Aberdeenshire. Also two letters to Cables from the finder, John Bisset, Peterhead, 23 & 25 Nov 1881.

17/448 Letter and note to Joseph Anderson from Thomas Gibson, Markinch, 25 Oct & 12 Nov 1881, about spearhead from Balbirnie.

17/449 Three letters concerning purchase of seven gold coins from Wick, 14 & 29 Nov & 31 December 1881.

17/450 Letter to W F Skene from Henry Gibson, Dundee, 27 Oct 1881, about a covenanter banner of 1640.

17/451 Two letters to J Anderson from J Stevenson, Schoolhouse, Golspie 19 & 25 August 1881, about a bronze javelin and flints from Little Ferry.

17/452 Letter from John C McNeill of Colonsay, on Balmoral Castle notepaper, 21 October 1881, agreeing to allow the fragment of a cross from Colonsay to remain in the Museum.

17/453 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Alex Bayne, The Manse, Tingwall, 24 Oct 1881, with details of the provenance of the three axes found in Dingwall in May 1880.

17/454 Two letters to J Anderson, 2 & 6 September 1881,one list of bronze and stone artefacts, sketch of stone finds and a sketch of three brooches from ?Henry Gunn, Ballymena, Ireland.

17/455 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Gordon Fraser, Castle Street, 8 Oct 1881, about bell from the churchyard of St Mary’s Priory, Bridlington, Yorkshire.

17/456 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from James Michie, Clifton Cottage, Macduff, 14 & 26 December 1881, about sale of marriage ring of Bishop Sharp.

17/457 Letter fromG F Stalker, London, 6 December 1881, concerning the acquisition of the original letter from the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris to the Poe asking for special dispensation for the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots to the Dauphin of France.

17/458 Letter to Dr Mitchell from William Ballantyne, Jeweller, Queensferry Street, 1 Dec 1881, regarding sword.

17/459 Letter to Joseph Anderson from H Linton, Southampton, 20 Dec 1880, about his Culbin Collection, also coins and some American Indian finds.

17/460 Letter from George Wilson, Edinburgh, 19 Dec 1881, with average prices he has paid since May for various types of artefact.

17/461 Letter from B Witdam, Ireland, 31 Oct 1881, alerting Society to sale by Sotheby’s of silver penny of James IV.

17/462 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Charles ??, Tighndrum, Killian, 4 Oct 1881, about a cup-and-ring-marked rock.

17/463 Four miscellaneous notes lacking details 1881.

17/464 Note about polished axe of serpentine from Conningsburgh, from Goudie & Son, Ironmongers, Lerwick.

17/465 List of electrotype casts wanted from British Museum.

17/466 Letter to Arthur Mitchell from Peter Bell, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, 24 Jan 1882, listing documents including Burns’ letters and enclosing excerpt from Minutes of meeting at which it was agreed to present them to the Society. Draft of letter accepting documents from the Infirmary.

17/467 Two letters from Thos R Marshall, Goldsmiths, Princes Street, 8 & 17 Feb 1893, and copy of reply from D Christison 16 Feb,

on the subject of allowing a cast to be made of the Hunterston Brooch in order to make replicas.

17/468 Delivery note from T Chapman, Auctioneers, Edinburgh, 20 Oct 1882, for sword guard, pistol, amber beads.

17/469 Letter to Joseph Anderson from R G Reid, Auchterarder, 25 Nov 1883, about purchase of bronze axe from Muir of Drumford, Blackford.

17/470 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from W Clapperton, St Peter’s Church, Nether Buckie, 19 May and 9 June 1882, about purchase of urn.

17/471 Letter to Joseph Anderson from John McLachlan, Inveraven Manse, Ballindalloch, 12 June 1882, about stones in churchyard.

17/472 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Brinsley Nicolson, Shepherd’s Bush, 9 Jan 1882, about unidentified book.

17/473 Four letters to Joseph Anderson from W Forbes, Macduff, 7, 14 & 19 April, 11 July 1882, about his collection of flints, together with a photograph of the flints.

17/474 Letter to William Forbes from A Gordon Cumming, Altyre, Forres, 10 July 1882, about amulets from Morayshire. Also copy of Forbes’ letter to Lady Cumming of 3 July to accompany offprint of article on amulets, with offer of £50 for amulet and jet necklace.

17/475 Letter to Dr Smith from Geo Rodd, Fordoun, 14 July 1882, about stone implements.

17/476 Two letters from James Thomson, Turriff, about purchase of arrowheads, 4 & 13 May 1882.

17/477 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James Morriso, Elgin, 6 April 1882, about John Milne’s collection Letter to Arthur Mitchell from John Milne, Deer, 11 April 1882, explaining that he cannot bear to break up his collection. Postcard to Joseph Anderson from J M, Old Deer, 4 May 1882, informing him that the collection has passed to Colonel Ferguson.

17/478 Letter to J R Findlay from John McArthur, Scotsman Office, 17 April 1882, about guns from a Spanish ship of the Armada wrecked off the Aberdeenshire coast, also sword guard. Letter to Joseph Anderson from John McArthur, Edinburgh, 22 April 1882, on same subject.

17/479 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Peter MacGuire, Clay Loan, Kirkwall, 21 March 1887, informing him of box on way of Orcadian stone artefacts from South Ronaldsay, Deerness,

and Stronsay. Also note 1 April acknowledging payment from Museum of £2.10s.

17/480 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Peter MacGuire, Clay Loan, Kirkwall, 28 June 1887, informing him of box on way of Orcadian stone artefacts from Sabay, Stronsay, Sanday, Westray etc.

17/481 Rough sketch of perforated polished axe of English origin, June 1887,

17/482 Letter from Lord Archibald Campbell, The Strand, London, 10 March 1887, offering for sale a Viking ‘crown’ of bronze from Viborg, Jutland. Also telegram about same, 11 March.

17/483 Letter from Lord Archibald Campbell, The Strand, London, 15 May 1887, offering for sale a broadsword with basket hilt.

17/484 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Arthur Pedddersen, 31 Jan 1887, offering for sale a large collection of bronze artefacts from Denmark. Also rough sketches of artefacts.

17/485 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Alexander Brook, George Street, Edinburgh, 28 April 1887, estimating cost of reproducing in electrotype the Cadboll Cup.

17/486 Letter to Joseph Anderson from John MacLean, Balishare, N Uist, 11 August 1887, offering for sale a brooch and a buckle.

17/487 Letter to Joseph Anderson from William Fallon Ready, London, 3 Aug 1887, offering for sale a bronze lion-shaped ewer.

17/488 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Augustus Franks, British Museum, 5 Dec 1887, concerning beads exhibited at the Paris Exhibition of 1878. Also two letters in French from H le Norcy, Brittany, on the same subject, 29 Oct & 11 Nov 1887.

17/489 Letters to Joseph Anderson from J Bathgate, Overhowden, Oxton, 22 Nov & 26 Dec 1887, concerning purchase of small axehead, two whorls and perforated stone. Also note of 29 Dec confirming that all were from Overhowden.

17/490 Correspondence from A G Reid and William Boyd, 29 Sept to 11 Nov 1887, concerning whetstone found in grave in Couper Angus kirkyard.

17/491 Two letters from J Bedford, Lichfield, 4 April & 7 May 1887, concerning gift to Society of painting of Charles K Sharpe by Thomas Fraser, 1829.

17/492 Letter to Joseph Anderson from George Wilson, Glenluce, 4 Jan 1887, with list of artefacts sent to the Museum including pottery from Torhousekie.

17/493 Letter to Joseph Anderson from William Stewart, Kames Castle, Rothesay, [undated], about purchase of bronze sword [pencil note in different hand: ?DL38 1887]

17/494 Letter from James Morrison about sale of battle axe from Convil Hill near Dufftown.

17/495 Note from Geo Sim, King Street, Aberdeen, 22 April 1887, to accompany two axes and two dirks offered for sale.

17/496 Letter to Joseph Anderson from H S Murray, British Museum, 11 Jan 1896, acknowledging receipt of electrotype of intaglio from Aberdeenshire.

17/497 Label from Police Office, Bonnyrigg, 12 Nov 1896, from ‘half link of chain’.

17/498 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Allan Macnaughton, Achabuie, Taynuilt, 11 Jan 1896, telling him that limpet hammers are still in use in Uist but not in Argyll. The hammer was found at Inverawe at the fort of Dun nan Leigh.

17/499 Part of letter about the cornice of the Douglas Room.

17/500 Copy of sale catalogue entry for linen cap found garret of Marie of Lorrain’s House in Blythe’s Close, Edinburgh.

17/501 Label from Clackmannanshire Constabulary attached to stone axe from Balquharn, Alva, found April 1894. [with wax seal]

17/502 Five letters to Joseph Anderson from James Patten MacDougal of Gallanach, Oban, dated 31 Jan 1894 to 16 June 1895, on the subject of bones and a rotary quern from the midden at Gallanach.

17/503 Three letters to Joseph Anderson from Archibald Mac Aulay, Alleray, North Uist, 7 March & 30 March 1887, concerning post-medieval artefacts from Dun More.

17/504 Five memoranda from Richard Morrison, Antiaquarian Bookseller, Dundee, dated 7 Oct to 9 Dec 1887, offering for sale various artefacts including silver brooches and a hoard from Bridge of Tummel.

17/505 1. Letter from Alexander Curle, Melrose, 12 March 1887, confirming that he has bought the ‘old seal’ from Mr Tait. 2. Letter from his son, James Curle, on Edinburgh University Club notepaper, 15 March 1887, acknowledging cheque for Mr Tait.

17/506 Letter from Philip K C Kermode, Ramsey, Isle of Man, 25 June 1887, importance of public lectures to make people aware of carved crosses, hopes to see all crosses under cover, writing a book on Manx sculpture.

17/507 Note of bronze axe from Attica, decorated bronze axe and flint arrowhead purchased from W Fallon Ready.

17/508 Letter from James Goudie, Ayr, 5 Sept 1887, concerning chair associated with John Knox.

17/509 Note on Society notepaper of contents of telegram of Saturday evening [no date] concerning entry in Sea Fisheries catalogue p198, no 989, William Galloway’s artefacts from Oransay and Viking artefacts from Kiloran Bay, Colonsay.

17/510 Note from J T Irvine [Peterborough] about donation of sample from Roman Bath.

17/511 Note from J T Irvine [Peterborough] about donation of Roman window glass found during Sir Gilbert Scott’s restoration of the Abbey at Bath.

17/512 Note of donation 21 June 1884 of old grill from Dunbeath Castle by Mr Sinclair.

17/513 Memorandum to Joseph Anderson from John Tennant, Ecclefechan, 19 Jan 1897, about perforated object.

17/514 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Douglas Gordon ?Warren of Dunottar Castle, 21 Jan 1897, about ‘scrap of stone’ from Ingamoor.

17/515 Letter to Joseph Anderson from A Hutcheson, Herschel House, Broughty Ferry, 29 Jan 1897, about paper on canoe from Dundee, also about a pair of stirrups found in Dundee.

17/516 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James Dalgarno, Aberdeen, 10 Feb 1894, about a donation from A Murray of stones etc from Shetland.

17/517 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from Thomas Ely, Ardoch Roman Camp, Braco, 15 Feb & 24 March 1897, about boxes of finds.

17/518 Postcard to Fred R Coles from W Cramond, Cullen, 27 May 1897, about purchase of Boharm Beggar’s Badge.

17/519 Letter to Fred R Coles from J R Braco, Old Garroch, New Galloway, 30 April 1897, about donation.

17/520 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Alexander Brook, George Street, Edinburgh, 25 May 1897, about loan for exhibition of ‘pirly pig’ found under the foundatons of the building next to the

Coucil Chambers.

17/521 Letter to Joseph Anderson from D A Boyd, West Kilbride, 23 May 1894, about stone axe from West Kilbride, purchased.

17/522 Letter to Joseph Anderson from ??, Monteviot, Jedburgh, 11 Sept 1894, about stone axessent for exhibition.

17/523 List of blocks from PSAS.

17/524 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from Charlotte Stopes, London, Edinburgh & Kent, 9 Jan & 4 May 1894, about donation of flint artefacts.

17/525 Note from Allan Macnaughton about stone object from near stone circle at Inverliver, Loch Etiveside, and boulder balanced on three smaller stones, with sketch.

17/526 Letter from M Fleming Hamilton, Kirkcowan, 1884, about spinning wheel from New Luce.

17/527 Letter from R W Cochrane Patrick, Woodside, Beith, 26 March 1894, hassent collection of artefacts some from Beith area and some from Antrim.

17/528 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from A G Reid, Auchterarder, 16 & 31 Jan 1894, about North American Indian arrowhead.

17/529 Letter to Robert Munro from P Mackinnon, Campbeltown, 24 Jan 1894, about finds from crannog.

17/530 Letter to Joseph Anderson from John Ramsay, Aberdeen, 24 Jan 1894, about Roman objects of Kimmeridge shale from Povington, Dorset.

17/531 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J M Joass, Golspie, [probably 1895, see 17/375], about harpoons. Tress Barry had hoped that Anderson would visit his excavations. Has been trying to cast the swivel but had to give up.

17/532 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J M Joass, Golspie, 10 Dec 1894, about the swivel (with very fine sketch), comments on the ‘Sutherland Book’ by Adam Gordon. Has photographgs of the Tarbat stone for Romilly Allen.

17/533 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James M Barnett, Manchester, 15 Nov 1888, offering for sale a stone artifact from South Lea.

17/534 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from D ?Wright, Killin, 17 August &3 Sept 1888, concerning finely made quartzite whetstone plus drawing.

17/535 Letter to Joseph Anderson from John Livinon, Inverkeithing, 1

Sept 1888, about cinerary urn found locally.

17/536 Letter from J L Lyons & Co, London, 17 August 18, offering for sale on behalf of friend in Paris a collection of Aztec artefacts.

17/537 Letter to Joseph Anderson from David MacRitchie, 22 Nov1895 to accompany two arrowheads Missouri.

17/538 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Duncan Hepburn, London, 8 August 1894, has sent old pistol by rail Glaissengall nr Stirling.

17/539 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Geo Kinghorn, Glasgow, 21 Nov 1894, will bring Shetland artefacts to Edinburgh.

UC 18 Letters to Dr Joseph Anderson from the Anthropological Society of London, mostly from Dr James Hunt, President, concerning the Society’s Zetland Expedition and related work in Caithness, 1865-1869.

18/1 Part of letter written in George Robert’s hand from 7 Caversham Road Villas, NW London, undated. Hunt wishes to gather together a ‘local committee’ of worthies ‘for correlating the remains of primeval man in the Shetland and those of Northern Scotland’. Lord Zetland is much in favour.

18/2 Letter from George Roberts from Planefield House, Inverness, 30 June 1865. Hunt has informed him that £10 is available for ‘the West Caithness kists’, and Roberts is concerned that Mr Laing’s “ground” should not be ‘interfered with. He is a personal friend of mine & I should get into no end of hot water if he came to think that the “Exploration Commission” as directed by me were poaching on his manor’. The Marchioness of Huntly wishes them to explore the hut-circles near Aboyne Castle.

18/3 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House near Hastings, 7 August 1865. Thanks for paper and requests title and illustrations. Asks that Mr Cleghorn supplies the title of his paper. Discusses the ‘weapons’ from the Chief’s Grave, over which he and Mr Laing are at odds. Refers to discovery at Lund.

18/4 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House near Hastings, undated. Mentions a problem with Mr Laing and hopes that Cleghorn and Shearer will visit the graves.

18/5 Letter in James Hunt’s hand at Ore House near Hastings, 12 August 1865. Has noted title of paper and asks that the paper should be sent to him at Birmingham. Still waiting for title of Cleghorn’s paper. ‘I examined with Mr. Laing all the s-called implements which came from the so-called chief’s grave’ Laing admits that there is no evidence of working.

18/6 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House near Hastings, 20 August 1865. Asks Anderson to act as ‘our local sec for Caithness’.

18/7 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House near Hastings, 22 September 1865. The papers were not read at the meeting after all. Suggests Anderson should read his paper in London. Mentions Dr Ogston.

18/8 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House near Hastings, 26 October 1865. Thanks Anderson for his letter and asks if the iron knife is really a knife. Hopes to spend a quiet fortnight in Caithness next year. [Rest of letter difficult to decipher.] Postscript asking if he has seen Petrie, Hunt is afraid that he may be ill.

18/9 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House near Hastings, 4 December 1865. Hunt’s paper has been read but not yet printed. He is pleased to hear about the Scottish Society, ‘I think it will be a good plan to put them off as much as possible’, there is ‘plenty of work for both Societies’. Suggests that Anderson’s paper should be illustrated with wood-cuts. Mentions Laing’s book and Cleghorn should see it before he finishes his paper. ‘I am very sorry to hear what you say about Petrie’, who has been ill. Hunt is glad to hear of the success of Anderson’s lectures [presumably Rhind Lectures].

18/10 Letter from James Hunt on Anthropological Society headed notepaper, 2 February 1866. ‘I am sorry to tell you that it is quite useless for you to apply’ for Robert’s office at the Geological Society. The first copies of Laing’s book have been published.

18/11 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House near Hastings, written on headed notepaper of ‘Popular Journal of Anthropology, 13 February 1866. ‘It is a great pity that we cannot get at Mr. Laing. I fancy he might throw some light on the implements given to you & found at the burial mound.’ Still a question of whether they are worked.

18/12 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House near Hastings, 27 February 1866. Concerning the authenticity of Laing’s implements.

18/13 Letter from James Hunt at Lerwick, 2 July 1865. Just back from Unst, where there were no tumuli and all the stone cairns had been opened by a local man. Tate has been left to explore the northern islands. Petrie has arrived. Hopes to see Anderson the following week in Caithness.

18/14 Letter from James Hunt at Lerwick, 10 July 1865. Hunt has been excavating ‘an underground house and finding stone implements in large quantities’ at Raywick in S Shetland. His arrival at Wick will be delayed to about the 21st.

18/15 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House, near Hastings, 4 May 1866. Requests Anderson to send him a formal letter to put before Council, stating the importance of the matter, and Hunt will support it.

18/15 Letter from ?Fred Colmwood on Anthropological Society notepaper, 24 September 1868. On Hunt’s instruction a box is sent containing stone weapons and other artefacts and drawings.

18/16 Letter from H Beigel, Chairman of the Publications Committee, Anthropological Society, Finsbury Square, 20 March 1869. He is sending proof of Anderson’s paper for Memoirs and requests swift return.

UC 19 Letters to Joseph Anderson at the John o Groat Journal Office, Wick, from various writers, on Caithness geology and archaeology, 1861-1869.

19/1 Letter from James M Beath of the Castlehill Pavement Quarries, Castlehill, Thurso, 6 March 1865. The part of the quarries where the bituminous shales are to be found is under water but he will inform Anderson when it is dry. Hopes that Anderson and Cleghorn will visit.

19/2 Letter from J Reid Mick at Oldfield, Thurso, 7 March 1865. Hopes to be able to send some specimens next week.

19/3 Long chatty letter from William Janice at Edinburgh, 28 June 1865. Describes his lodgings and landlady. Has not yet had time to call on Mr Peach. Preaches to the good people of Newhaven. Splendid description of a ‘grand review and show fight’ laid on by the military in Holyrood Park.

19/4 Letter from Mrs J Jamieson of Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 4 August 1865. C W Peach has recommended Anderson as a source of information as to where to find ‘the clay beds containing remains of arctic shells etc’ in Caithness.

19/5 Chatty letter from William Janice at Edinburgh, 28 August 1865. Has a new-born daughter. Hopes that Anderson has ‘the poor house affair settled’.

19/6

Letter from Arthur Mitchell at Elgin, 18 October 1865. Concerns the horned cairn at Ulbster, which he considers unique, and urges the need for a paper on it. To the Antiquaries. John Stuart at the Antiquaries has asked Mitchell to draw up a list of places in Caithness worth examining. Mentions money left by Henry Rhind for the purpose and wants Anderson to be involved. Burn of Huster is ‘a queer place’. ‘It is a comfort to know that that shell mound at Maryhill at Reay probably existed a couple of centuries ago, & that a swell of the time of Charlie One may have left another offering

as well as the halfpenny on the top of it.’ ‘These refuse heaps may be very old & may not.’ Mention of ‘rude stone implements’ from Shetland and of James Hunt.

19/7 Letter from Chas N Peach at 30 Haddington Place, Leith Walk, 31 August 1865, two sheets (half of first page cut away). Mentions Craigmillar Castle, Caithness Rocks, boulder clay. Cannot afford to attend the Brit Assoc meeting. Gossipy letter about mutual geological friends.

19/8 Letter from Chas N Peach at 30 Haddington Place, Leith Walk, 3 April 1868. Commiserates on the death of Anderson’s small child, has lost own grown-up son [Joe]. Quotes from a poem written by Mrs Jessie Saxby, daughter of Edmondston of Baltasound in Unst. Mentions book on lichens.

19/9 Letter from Chas N Peach at 30 Haddington Place, Leith Walk, 25 May 1868. Requests assistance for Mr Watson from Newcastle on Tyne who wishes to see (on his Wedding Tour) the boulder clay and Old Red Sandstone of Caithness. Various geological matters, also a double dandelion seen at Wick, of which he would like dried specimens to send to Darwin. Has been elected an Associate of the Linnaean Society.

19/10 Letter from Chas N Peach at 30 Haddington Place, Leith Walk, 28 August 1868. On geological matters. ‘Ben is amongst the glaciers – mind not Glaziers – in Switzerland & has been to Bonn & the Eifel’.

19/11 Letter from John Beddoe at Clifton, Bristol, 16 November 1865. Writes on Arthur Mitchell’s recommendation to ask for assistance ‘in an ethnological & statistical investigation’. Writing a paper on ‘stature & bulk’ of the British population. Sends a table to be filled in with details of the ‘Norse population of N.E.Caithness’.

19/12 Letter from George ?Truile at Blackheath, 3 October 1868. Thanks Anderson for the courteous treatment that he has had as a politician in Anderson’s newspaper, expects to be able to spend more time in Caithness at Castle Hill now that parliamentary duties finished.

19/13 Letter from James M Joass at Golspie, 26 September 1868. Thanks Anderson for the ‘very fine’ specimens which will be placed in the museum [at Dunrobin?] along with other Old Red Sandstone fossils. Finds from Dunrobin broch. Invites Anderson to come and stay – ‘You could be your own Correspondent during the Royal visit.’

19/14 Letter from James M Joass at The Manse, Golspie, 4 February 1869. Thanks Anderson for drawing of broch. Visited the ‘Diggings at Kildonan’ to observe the rock stratigraphy. Sutherland politics.

19/15 Letter from John Stuart at General Register House, 4 July 1867. Concerning inscribed silver brooches in the Edinburgh Museum, comparable to the bronze example from a Caithness broch.

19/16 Letter from George Gordon at Manse of Birnie, Elgin, 9 January 1863. Concerning the geology of Caithness and Fair Isle, especially fish beds and the reptilian remains near Portmahomack.

19/17 Letter from David Robertson at Kames Bay, Millport, 18 May 1868. Concerning samples of clays from Caithness and elsewhere, including Norway.

19/18 Letter from G ?Learlil, Acting Editor of the News of the ?Chambers, Edinburgh 30 October 1857. It will be necessary to allow his correspondent to answer Anderson’s points before publishing either letter.

19/19 Letter from William Janice of Thurso, 15 April 1866. Worried about Anderson’s journey home from Thurso in the rain. He has caught some of Anderson’s geological ardour.

19/20 Letter from William Janice of Thurso, 25 April 1866. He has been exploring the nearby geology. The Congegational Meeting of the First Free Church did not take place. Complains of typographical errors in the John o’ Groats Journal and ends with a sketch of Anderson at his desk being tormented by ‘printer’s devils’.

19/21 Part of letter from George Petrie, Kirkwall, 26 Aug 1867. Refers to circulation of Stuart’s volume on Sculptured Stones: ‘I am sure it will be very interesting to those who care about such things’. Would like to see Anderson’s broch excavation in Caithness, and mentions brooch with inscription. Believes brochs and chambered tombs to be contemporaneous and probably the stone circles too. Refers to Farrer’s excavation of the mound at Elsness in Sanday, where believes a chambered tomb was built inside a broch.

19/22 Letter from Arthur Mitchell at Laverock Bank Villas, Trinity, Edinburgh, 1 December 1864. ‘Three cheers and thrice more! Prof. Simpson tells me that this is the first sutire pelvis of a Prehistoric Woman of which he has ever heard, & he thinks it a great find.’ Comments on skull. Has pasted the articles from the John o’Groats Journal in his own journal

19/23 Note from Arthur Mitchell, Edinburgh, 9 June 1865, marked ‘Private’. Anderson may publish Mitchell’s note and Turner’s description in the Journal.

19/24 Letter from Arthur Mitchell at Trinity, Edinburgh, 26 January 1866. He sent Anderson’s letter to Mr Stuart who showed it to members of Council. ‘It led to a deal of talking & may lead to

action.’ He saw Hunt recently. He is to exhibit his collection of stone implements from Shetland at the next Society meeting. On behalf of Capt Thomas, can Anderson find a copy of Pope’s translation of Torfaeus.

19/25 Latter part of letter from Arthur Mitchell, mentioning that he must get a copy of Laing’s book. John Stuart was speaking of Anderson and Mitchell urges him to send Stuart a paper, for Mitchell is sure that Stuart will make him a Corresponding member of the Antiquaries.

19/26 First part of letter from Arthur Mitchell at Laverock Bank Villas, Trinity, Edinburgh, 12 February 1866. Dr Laing’s book: ‘It is a store house of well recorded observation, into which Antiquarians will dig for many a day.’ ‘Your find was most assuredly a godsend to Mr Laing. It was the missing link. Be grateful, my dear fellow, that he disposed of your find in so judicious a manner!! Look pleasant, & say it was just the thing you wanted!’ Capt Thomas was ‘beside himself with joy’ at having the Torfaeus.

19/27 Letter from Arthur Mitchell at Brodick, Arran, 26 May 1868. Sends Anderson [a ?picture] of how his ancestor clothed himself ‘or rather did not do it’.

19/28 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 15 December 1865. Refers to Rhind bequest for excavations in northern counties of Scotland. Committee has been formed. Mr Joass was to have reported on antiquities in his district but has failed to do so. Asks Anderson’s advice on where the Society should begin investigations. Offers to propose Anderson as a Corresponding Fellow of the Society in return for co-operation.

19/29 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 23 December 1865. Thanks Anderson for his letter of 18th. Reproaches Anderson for thinking of collaborating with Dr Hunt rather than with the Society, since the former would involve the loss to Scotland of any artefacts. But accepts that arrangements are already made. Approves of Anderson’s plan for his diggings.Anderson has suggested that the Society works in the Reay district. Refers to Caithness stone rows and wishes to include them in his chapter on stone circles in vol 2 of Sculptured Stones of Scotland. Will send Anderson a copy of his paper on Maes Howe.

19/30 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 17 February ?1866. Thanks Anderson for his review of Laing’s book, ‘the haste and inconsequence of the book’. ‘Your anthrop-allies are I fear much of a sort’.

19/31 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 12 June 1866, Read Anderson’s paper to the Society yesterday, well received. Proceedings delayed.

19/32 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 1 August 1866. Looking forward to meeting Anderson in September, when he is to examine antiquities on behalf of the Rhind Committee.

19/33 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 21 August 1866. Hopes that Anderson will set excavation in train in time for his visit and suggests that Anderson should put a piece in his newspaper to alert landowners that they may receive a request to allow excavation on their land.

19/34 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 7 September 1866. Wrote to Sir Geo Dunbar 8 days ago with an explanation of the Rhind bequest and a request for permission to excavate at Hillhead but no reply as yet. Hopes to reach Kintradwell on Wednesday and see an excavation at Helmsdale on Thursday. Hope to have ‘a good confabulation’ with Anderson in Wick.

19/35 Letter from Alex Mackay, Free Manse, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 22 February 1861. Thanks Anderson for his letter and for the good review of his Manual on geography in the John o’Groats Journal. Discusses maps. Acknowledges Peach’s help

19/36 Letter from Alex Mackay, Free Manse, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 8 March 1861. Thanks Anderson for his letter, Sends Anderson examples of maps from Keith Johnston’s Physical School Atlas. Refers to Anderson’s collection of fossils from the Constantinople area, agrees with Peach that they are Devonian.

19/37 Letter from Alex Mackay, Free Manse, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 16 August 1861. Refers to Anderson’s sketches of Stamboul that appear in the John o’Groats Journal.

19/38 Letter from Alex Mackay, Free Manse, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 9 September 1861. Thanks Anderson for his letter and review of new Manual on geography, will send Anderson his scrap-book of reviews. Refers to Mr Peach.

19/39 Letter from Alex Mackay, Free Manse, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 29 January 1862. More about the Manual and its reviews. Beattie is to be married.

19/40 Letter from Alex Mackay, Free Manse, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 8 October 1862. Encloses requested testimonial for the Geological Society post.

19/41 Letter from Alex Mackay, Free Manse, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 17 October 1862. Encloses letter from Prof Ramsay, president of Geological Society, acknowledging Mackay’s letter in support of Anderson’s application. ‘But I cannot understand how so able and accomplished a man as you should have no other certificates than one from an obscure country minister

belonging to the Free Church.’ In such circumstances he doubts whether Anderson will be successful.

19/42 Letter from Alex Mackay, Free Manse, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 4 April 1864. Thanks Anderson for his notice of his School Geography in the John o’Groats Journal.

19/43 Letter from Alex Mackay, Free Manse, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, 13 October 1865. Thanks Anderson for his review of Outlines of Modern Geography in the Journal. Refers to his bereavement (part of letter torn away).

19/44 Letter from George Gordon of Manse of Birnie, Elgin, 14 January 1863. On the geology of Dunnet Head, Portmahomack and Geanies.

19/45 Letter from George Gordon of The Manse, Birnie, Elgin, 20 August ?1866. Thanks Anderson for his letter of 17th and refers to Lubbock and shell mounds. Roberts of the Geological Society and Gordon extracted from a small stone cist among the shell mounds at Burghead the greater part of a skeleton.

19/46 Letter from George Gordon of The Manse, Birnie, Elgin, 24 November 1866. Thanks Anderson for his paper. On peat in the bed of the Loch of Spynie. Refers to Prof Huxley.

19/47 First part of letter from Jardine house, Lockerbie, 3 February 1863 (?Strickland). Asks Anderson to send him one or two slabs of stone the size of a table from South Head.

19/48 First part of letter from the Free Manse, Craig, Montrose (signature torn away), 13 August 1863. On local geology.

19/49 Letter from George Roberts of the Geological Society, Somerset House, 2 November 1864. Writing on behalf of the Anthropological Society of London, requesting to be kept up to date with discoveries in the north. Will be spending Christmas in Inverness.

19/50 Letter from George Roberts of the Geological Society, Somerset House, 11 November 1864. Urges Anderson to send any contents of cists to the Anthropological Society and Roberts will pay the expense. Postscript about boulder-flora.

19/51 Letter from George Roberts of the Geological Society, Somerset House, 31 January 1865. Will return ‘the weapons’.

19/52 Letter from Chas Peach at Baltasound, Unst, 18 July 1864. He is collecting geological specimens.

19/53 Part of chatty letter from Chas Peach at Whalsey, Shetland, 10 June 1864. Thanks Anderson for letter on geological matters

19/54 Part of letter (signature torn away) from Elgin, no date. Has

read Anderson’s paper on cairns in the Memoirs of the Anthropol Soc. Urges Anderson to offer a paper on horned cairns to the Society of Antiquaries of London.

19/55 Letter from F J Blathley-Jones of Thrumster House by Golspie. Thanks Anderson for the copy of his paper on Caithness antiquities.

19/56 Letter from John Stuart on Spalding Club notepaper, 8 October 1866. After he left Anderson, Stuart went to Strathnaver, describes sites. Went to Covesea caves.

19/57 Letter from James Joass, Edderton, 19 October 1866. Refers to Golspie ‘and my probable settlement there’. On geological matters.

19/58 22 June 1866 (indecipherable)

19/59 Letter from James Hunt, Ore House, Hastings, 13 April 1866. (indecipherable)

19/60 Letter from John Bruce, Elgin, 9 February 1866. On the names St Cyra and St Ternan.

19/61 Letter from Hugh J C Beavan, Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, Wednesday. The ‘Prince Consort’ failed to get in to wick and returned to Aberdeen. He is very annoyed and fears that he will miss ‘opening the burgh’. Saw Petrie in Kirkwall and Gatherer at Lerwick. Pencil sketch of broch interior on reverse.

19/62 Letter from William Henry Wesley, of Clapham, London, 13 August 1866. Asks for instructions for printer, proof sent herewith.

19/63 Letter from John ?Henderson, Dunbeath, 28 June 1866. A site resembling a kiln has been cleared out at Dunbrae and Anderson should see it.

19/64 Letter from Thomas Jamieson, Ellon, 2 June 1866. Thanks Anderson for sending copies of the Journal. ‘Mr Cleghorn I am afraid has gone as far wrong in one direction as Laing has in the other’. His paper on Caithness will be published soon.

19/65 Letter from A Gillies of The Aberdeen Herald, 25 May 1866. Apologises for not having replied sooner.

19/66 Letter from John Lubbock, Chiselhurst, 24 December 1864. Invites Anderson to keep the magazines, agrees with Anderson about the Caithness remains, will present the Great Auk bones to the College of Surgeons in Anderson’s name.

19/67a Letter from J Rupert Jones of 15 Royal Military Cottage Terrace, Farnboro’ Station, Hants, 24 January 1865. Refers to examining Anderson’s collection of geological specimens from

the boulder clay of Wick and offers some comments.

19/67b Letter from J Rupert Jones of 15 Royal Military Cottage Terrace, Farnboro’ Station, Hants, 8 February 1865. Thanks Anderson for his letter on geological matters.

19/68 Letter from Henry W Crossley, of 10 Corunna Street, Glasgow. Introduces himself as co-author of proposed geological monograph, and asks Anderson’s help over boulder clay species in his area.

19/69 Letter from James Joass, Golspie, 21 January 1867. Requests copies of the John o’Groats’ Journal in order to see notices of Mr Dick. Mentions geological matters.

19/70 Letter from Chas Peach, 30 Haddington Place, Edinburgh, 29 December 1866. Refers to death of ‘dear Dick’ and implies that Anderson has asked him to write obituary. He is angry about report in Scotsman about Dick.

19/71 Letter from John Stuart at Edinburgh, 6 Feb 1867. Requests Anderson and Shearer to send a plan of what they propose to excavated next season, in order that he might send a sum towards their expenses. Refers to opening of ‘some curious cists’ in Aberdeenshire, one containing remains of ox hide.

19/72 Letter from John Stuart at General Register House, Edinburgh, 25 February 1867. Thanks Anderson for his plan of proposed excavations and will ask Treasurer to send £20. Has asked bookbinder to send Anderson new vol of Sculptured Stones, and requests that Anderson shows it to Shearer and then sends it to George Petrie in Kirkwall.

19/73 Letter from David Laing, Register House, Edinburgh, 17 December 1866. Thanks Anderson for sending his ‘Report on the Ancient Remains of Caithness. Mentions death of Dr Joseph Robertson.

19/74 Letter from W Jamie, Rafford, Forres, 19 March 1866. He is suffering from pulmonary disease, chatty.

19/75 Letter from W Jamie, Rafford, 27 December 1866. Addressed to ‘My dear ancient friend’. Jamie has been very ill. Mentions death of Robert Dick of Thurso.

19/76 Letter from Arthur Mitchell, Grantown, Strathspey, 3 October 1864. Refers to female skeleton to be sent to him.

19/77 Letter from Thos F Jamieson, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 9 October 1865. He has sent the ‘needle & pins etc’ to Anderson: needle and pin from Reay, ring and modern ’looking pins found in sand by small boy. Refers to geological matters.

19/78 Letter from Thos F Jamieson, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 17

February 1866. Refers to Anderson’s rightly ‘severe’ treatment of Laing in the John o’Groats Journal. Requests information about the direction in which fossil remains lie, whether they correspond with glacial scratches on the rocks.

19/79 Letter from Frederick Dundas, 24 Hanover Square, London, 14 March 1861. Thanks Anderson for the geological specimens.

19/80 First part of letter (signature cut away) from Manse, Newburgh, 20 September 1861. Thanks Anderson for letter on geological matters.

19/81 Letter from Chas Peach, 30 Haddington Place, Edinburgh, 9 August 1865. He has been to the Antiquarian Museum twice. Refers to finds at Keiss and to own geological collection. He was present at the unpacking of Hugh Miller’s collection and was disappointed in it. Sir R Murchison is to sit for D O Hill for a bust.

19/82 Letter from Chas Peach, 30 Haddington Place, Edinburgh, 28 April 1866. Very detailed discussion of geological matters.

19/83 First sheet of letter from Chas Peach, 30 Haddington Place, Edinburgh, 2 July 1866. Refers to son Ben and question of direct glaciers.

19/84 Letter from Chas Peach, 30 Haddington Place, Edinburgh, 19 March 1866. ‘I was glad to see your balloon flight was so successful.’ ‘I have nearly finished the arrangement of H. Millers Collection’.

19/85 Letter from James Robertson, Edinburgh, 26 October 1866.. Sends Anderson a copy of his book on ‘The Gael of Alban’, and discusses Stuart and question of druids.

19/86 Letter from W McCulloch, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 24 September 1867. Requests illustrations for Anderson’s paper.

19/87 Letter from Edderton (signature cut away), 2 October 1866. Mainly on geological matters.

19/88 Letter from Arthur Mitchell at Forres, 20 October 1867. Thanks Anderson for his account of the Brough and asks if the photographs are for sale.

19/89 Letter from James Joass, Golspie, 21 November 1867. Requests information about Anderson’s broch with which to compare Kintradwell. Gives Anderson a note about Kintradwell for the Journal.

19/90 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, Edinburgh, 14 February 1868. Regrets that the Society’s collections are not favourably situated for being of use to Anderson in his

proposed exhibition, owing to building work.

19/91 Letter from Alfred Bell of 29 Grafton Street, Fitzroy Square, London, enclosing business card. March 1867. Requests geological specimens of fossils.

19/92 Letter from James Edgar, Forss Pavement Work, Thurso, 8 March 1864. In reply to Anderson’s request for specimens.

19/93 Letter from James Edgar, Forss Pavement Work, Thurso, 16 March 1865. In reply to Anderson’s request for fossil specimens. News of new quarry.

19/94 Unsigned letter from Glenprosen Manse, 27 July 1868. Concerning Caithness mosses.

19/95 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 30 December 1867. Thanks Anderson for letter and ‘Packets’ (of drawings) which he hopes to use at meetings. Refers to Joass excavations at Kintradwell. Wishes Anderson to think about opening cairns in Strathnaver.

19/96 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 11 November 1868. Hopes to hear about ‘the diggings’ but fears Anderson too busy with electioneering.

19/97 Letter from John Stuart, General Register House, 10 December 1868. Will ask Treasurer to send £5 on account of ‘the Rhind diggings’. Requests report.

19/98 Five letters from James Dunbar of Bank Street, Thurso, dated between 18 January and 12 March 1868, all on the subject of his essay ‘The Process of Creation Discovered’.

19/99 Letter from Chas Peach, Edinburgh, 4 February 1867. Chatty letter on various subjects.

UC 20 Letters to Joseph Anderson relating to Anderson’s time in Constantinople, 1856-1859

20/1 Letter from Archibald Gillies at Port Appin, 24 June 1856. Asks why he has not heard news from Anderson in Constantinople. He has had strikes among the railway porters at Liverpool and among the coal miners in the west of Scotland. Has been requested to introduce Mr Hislop, teacher from Dundee, who is to go to Constantinople. Folded.

20/2 Letter from Andrew Hislop on board ship at Alexandria, 6 October 1857. Apart from Mr McHutcheson’s accident injuring his foot, the two of them have been getting on well. He is grateful for Anderson’s and Mrs Anderson’s kindness to him in Constantinople.

20/3 Letter from Andrew Hislop at Newport, Fife, 2 November 1857.

Mr McHutcheson had to stay in Alexandria because of his injury. Hislop set off on the Thessalia for Liverpool via Malta. News of mutual friends in Scotland.

20/4 Letter from Andrew Hislop at Edinburgh, 1 December 1857. Has sent copies of Witness. Mr Thomson and the Jewish Committee. Constantinople Mission and mutual financial matters.

20/5 Letter from Andrew Hislop at Edinburgh, 21 January, 1858. Has sent the British & Foreign Society’s Report. Meyer’s report not out yet. News of various people.

20/6 Letter from Andrew Hislop at Newport, Fife, 17 April 1858. Thanks Anderson for letter with ‘graphic accounts of mission movements etc, your letters are an admirable corrective to the reports contained in the Records’. Hislop is taking his brother’s place at the Newport School for six months because brother’s ill health.

20/7 Letter from Andrew Hislop at Newport, Fife, 4 November 1858. News of mutual friends.

20/8 Letter from Andrew Hislop at Newport, Fife, 20 January 1859. Thanks Anderson for his ‘last racy and very interesting letter’. Asks after Anderson’s plans for leaving Constantinople.

20/9 Letter from James McHutcheson, Alexandria, 3 April 1858. Enjoyed Anderson’s letter so much that ‘I felt as if lying on your sofa listening to your remarks as of old, whilst volleys of smoke issued from mouth & nose as if your head had been on fire within’. Mission news.

20/10 Incomplete parts of three letters from James McHutcheson, no dates and very difficult to read.

20/11 Letter from James Gebbie at Alexandria, 16 April 1858. Recently arrived in Alexandria but missed McHutcheson who has gone to Jerusalem. Impressions of Alexandria. Hopes to hear from Anderson after he has returned to Scotland.

20/12 Letter from James Gebbie at 16 St Enoch Square, Glasgow, 28 July, 1858. Chatty letter about friends and his printing business, and state of Turkey.

20/13 Letter from James Gebbie at 16 St Enoch Square, Glasgow, November 1858. News of friends. Asks Anderson to consider writing a pamphlet about Turkey or a book ‘Letters from Constantinople’. Overwritten and difficult to read.

20/14 Poem addressed ‘To J--- A--- on his leaving for Constantinople’, dated 10 January 1858 and initialed D.A.B.

20/15 Last page of letter from J M McBain, with receipt addressed to Anderson at Constantinople from McBain at Arbroath, 1857.

20/16 First sheet of letter in McBain’s handwriting, from Arbroath 4 April 1856. Remonstrates about lack of communication from Anderson since arriving in Constantinople, Anderson’s mother is down-hearted.

20/17 Letter from J M McBain at Arbroath, 19 September 1856. Personal matters. D.A.B. is now licensed to preach. News of Anderson family.

20/18 Part of letter from in Christison’s handwriting from Arbroath, 12 March 1857. Personal matters and very difficult to read.

20/19 Letter from Christison from Arbroath, 17 December 1857. Virtually illegible but appears to be mainly concerned with personal matters.

20/20 Letter from Christison from Arbroath, 11 April 1858, with additions and postscript in red ink by McBain. Jocular in tone, personal news.

20/21 First part of letter in Christison’s handwriting from Arbroath, 1 June 1856. Personal news.

20/22 Letter from McBain with postscript by Christison, from Arbroath 20 January 1859. Concerning Anderson’s future.

20/23 Letter from George Anderson, Arbroath, 30 September 1856, addressed ‘My dear Sir’. Promised Anderson’s mother that he would write with family news.

20/24 Final part of letter from George Anderson. Family matters.

20/25 Letter from George Anderson, South Street, Arbroath, 1 October 1858, addressed ‘My dear Sir’. Family news.

20/26 Letter from Duncan Matheson, Huntly, 9 Sept 1857. Congratulates Anderson on the birth of his child. Refers to the failure of the Jewish Mission [to Istanbul]

20/27 Letter from Duncan Matheson, 28 November 1857, concerning Mission news and mutual friends.

20/28 Letter from Duncan Matheson, Huntly, 13 March 1858. ‘The halo around missionaries has been dispelled and if you are spared to return to Scotland your zeal I fear may flag and your interest be cooled.’ McHutcheson still in Cairo.

20/29 Letter from David A Beattie, Towie, Aberdeenshire, 26 Nov

1858. After ordination, Beattie was sent to rural Towie. Has invited Duncan Matheson to preach in his district. Discusses situation of missionaries. Asks if Mrs Anderson is reconciled to being in Constantinople. Had letter from the McBains, and other news of mutual friends.

20/30 Letter from David A Beattie, 15 Panmure Street, Arbroath, 25 July 1856. Writes contributions to the ‘new paper’ of which he sends a copy. ‘your Malta procession is to my taste the best thing I have seen from you. I thought it truly admirable.’ Anderson has already mastered Turkish language. Family news.

20/31 Letter from David McBain, 9 Panmure Street, Arbroath, 24 June 1857. Refers to Anderson’s last letter in the ‘Dundee Post’. News of friends and family. Art exhibition in Manchester.

20/32 Letter from George Sturrock, Arbroath, 16 August 1856. Church news and mention of editors of newspapers, including John Mitchell lately of the London Review. New Journal Scottish Educational is underway

20/33 Letter from George Sturrock, Arbroath, 1 July 1857. Anderson family news, mentions Patrick Allan Fraser of Hospitalfield, plus church news.

20/34 Part of letter from A Smith, undated. News of mutual friends.

20/35 Letter from Jack Small, School House, Falkirk, 28 Oct 1858. News of family and friends.

20/36 Letter from Jas McHutcheson, 30 Albany Street, Edinburgh, 15 Oct 1858. Anderson’s engagement in Constantinople is to expire soon, and McHutcheson thinks that he should return via Egypt and Palestine. News of friends.

20/37 Fourth sheets of a letter from Jas McHutcheson, from Alexandria, no date. Chatty and teasing.

20/38 Letter from Jas McHutcheson, Dundee, 21 May 1862. Visited the Turners at Tealing who ‘seem to attract wherever they go the renegades from the Jewish Mission. Church news.

20/39 Letter from Jane Anderson, Joseph’s mother, at Wallace Street, Arbroath, 28 July 1856. Various items have been sent to Anderson in Constantinople. News of family and friends in Arbroath. She has moved house and describes her accommodation. Mentions Anderson’s wife, Sophie.

20/40 Four pages of densely written, incomplete letter, lacking signature, address illegible, dated 12 May 1856.

20/41 Part of letter lacking signature, from Lauriston Street, Edinburgh, October 1856 (possibly McHutcheson). Soon will

be received by the Edinburgh Presbytery. Refers to Hislop and family.

20/42 . He is at Mr Hogg’s house, and was in touch with Hislop before the latter set off on the voyage home. Mission news. His toe is healing.

20/43 Part of long chatty letter from James McHutcheson, Alexandria, 21 December 1857. Thanks Anderson for his letters from Constantinople, and refers to Hislop and Matheson.

20/44 Undated letter from James McHutcheson on board ship, SS African, in sight of Alexandria (ie 1857). Story of what happened to his toe.

20/45 Part of letter from James McHutcheson, Alexandria, 15 May 1858. News of friends and mission.

20/46 Eight letters from David McBain from Arbroath and Edinburgh, dated between 2 February 1856 and 30 August 1858. Chatty, news of mutual friends, no archaeological interest.

UC21 Letters to Joseph Anderson in Caithness on the subject of the curatorship of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Museum, 1869

21/1 Letter from John Stuart at General Register House, Edinburgh, 25 May 1869. ‘We have met with a great loss here with the death of the Curator of the Museum, Mr McCulloch’. If Anderson can suggest a successor, the salary is £150.

21/2 Letter from John Stuart at General Register House, Edinburgh, 28 May 1869. ‘I am much pleased to hear of your thoughts about our Museum.’ The evenings are free and the hours are 10am to 4pm. Curatorship will be advertised in the Edinburgh paper tomorrow and Council will decide on 17 June. Stuart is sure that Anderson will prevail. Suggests that Anderson should ask Petrie, Joass and Mitchell for testimonials, also James Hunt.

21/3 Letter from M M ?Luman, 81a Princes Street, Edinburgh, 4 June 1869. Arthur Mitchell has said that there is little doubt but that Anderson will get the curatorship. ‘All the bigwigs are profuse in their compliments on my little book.’

21/4 Letter to Thos F Jameson of Ellon from C E Dalrymple at Kinellar House, Blackburn, Aberdeen, 5 June 1869. Dalrymple is a Council member but will not be at the meeting to choose the new curator, but he feels that Anderson would be a good choice.

21/5 Letter from G Gordon of Wgiebank, Abbey Wood, Kent, 7 June. Anderson’s letter was forwarded from Birnie, and he

assures him that he has written in support of his candidacy to Stuart and Cosmo Innes.

21/6 Letter from ?John Joass, 7 June. ‘As to the Testimonial I hardly know how to word one for a superior’, but he has written in support to Sir James Simpson and encloses a formal testimonial.

21/7 Letter from George Petrie, Kirkwall, 2 June 1869. In haste but encloses testimonial, and will write to Marwick and Forbes Skene.

21/8 Letter from Arthur Mitchell, Trinity, Edinburgh, 27 May 1869. ‘apply – apply – apply’, ‘the Curatorship is very far from being an undignified position’.

21/9 Letter from Arthur Mitchell, Trinity, Edinburgh, 31 May 1869. He has been speaking to various people on Anderson’s behalf. The salary is not large.

21/10 Letter from M M Lenman, Princes Street, Edinburgh, 3 June 1869. Anderson is thought to be sure of the Curatorship, the only other candidate is an Inland Revenue Officer, Mr Carmichael.

21/11 Letter from Robert Adam, City Chambers, Edinburgh, 8 June 1869. Has no influence over the position of Curator but will put in a good word for Anderson.

21/12 Letter from Thos J Jamieson of Ellon, 2 June 1869. Encloses a testimonial for Anderson and will do all he can.

UC22 Letters to Joseph Anderson, as Local Secretary, from the Anthropological Society of London, 4 St Martin’s Place, 1864-1867.

22/1 Letter from George E Roberts, 17 Dec 1864. Thanks Anderson for box and assures him that attention will be drawn to the Caithness find in the next morning’s newspapers. The foraminafers are very interesting and he will get the fishes identified.

22/2 Letter from George E Roberts, Friday 1864. Refers to accounts of the Society’s meetings in The Times, and urges Anderson to send artefacts to the Society which will pay all expenses.

22/3 Letter from C Carter Blake, 31 Jan 1865. Informing that box of human remains from Keiss has been returned by train, and that Anderson’s report will be read at a meeting of the Society soon.

22/4 Letter from George E Roberts, 16 Feb 1865. Requests two copies of each number of the John o’Groats Journal in which

there is any mention of the Oil. He is monitoring the discoveries world-wide of arctic lichen. Mentions Keiss fishes.

22/5 Letter to John Cleghorn from James Hunt, Ore House nr Hastings, 22 August 1865 (but content suggests that it was really written to Anderson). Refers to paper and requests drawings. Also a drawing of Mr Laing’s burial mound which Hunt examined. Encloses programme for meeting of British Association at Birmingham.

22/6 Letter from C Carter Blake, 13 March 1865. Requests return of skull from Keiss which Anderson promised to present to the Anthropological Society and loan of arrowheads.

22/7 Letter from James Hunt at Ore House, Hastings, 7 August 1865. Encloses a cheque.

22/8 Letter from James Hunt, 6 April 1866. Thanks Anderson for his letter and refers to contradictions between his and Laing’s account. Has yet to hear from Prof Ogston. Asks if Anderson could get the skull described by Dr Banks. Hopes to visit Hebrides and Caithness next year. Refers to Birkle Hills.

22/9 Letter from James Hunt, 8 April 1866. Concerning possible forgery from Birkle Hills.

22/10 Letter from C Carter Blake, 10 April 1866. Thanks Anderson for the speedy return of his proofs. All the boxes arrived safely, and he has examined the bones from Kettleburn. The Camster skulls cannot be restored. Sends a copy of The Reader with account of meeting.

22/11 Letter from C Carter Blake, 26 April 1866. Promises to send clear proofs of the Caithness papers for the John o’Groats Journal in a day or two. Dr Banks’ skull has arrived.

22/12 Letter from James Hunt, 14 June 1866. Assures Anderson that £10 will be sent to him shortly. Hopes that some really early crania will be found in Caithness. Hunt is going to open a long barrow in Dorsetshire. He has heard nothing of Laing.

22/13 Letter from Assistant Secretary, 22 June 1866, enclosing £10 towards the ‘expenses of the explorations you are carrying on in Caithness’.

22/14 Letter from James Hunt, 7 August 1866. On the subject of ‘implants’ and Mr Laing’s situation. He has examined the chipped stones and considers there to be insufficient evidence to say whether they show ‘human workmanship’. Asks Anderson to keep an eye on Laing’s movements with regard to the Keiss graves. His long barrow turned out to have been opened in the 18th century.

22/15 Letter from C Carter Blake, 17 August 1866. Concerning Mr

Wesley’s woodcuts.

22/16 Letter from James Hunt, 4 September 1866. More on the problem with Mr Laing and other matters.

22/17 Letter from James Hunt, 8 September 1866. Almost illegible but refers to Laing, Keiss graves and Huxley.

22/18 Letter from James Hunt from Ore House, 10 September 1866. Thanks Anderson for his letter of 10 September 1866. ‘Poor Mr Laing. He seems to get deeper and deeper into the mud.’

22/19 Letter from James Hunt from Ore House, 10 September 1866. Chatty, somewhat illegible.

22/20 Letter from James Hunt, Ore House, 11 November 1866. Refers to letter from Rev W Greenwell about Mr Laing.

22/21 Letter from James Hunt, 28 November 1867. Thanks Anderson for his letter and report, and hopes to hear of the results of investigations by the Scottish Antiquaries.

22/22 Part of letter from George E Roberts, no date. Mentions geologist Ralph Tate. Hunt is in Unst.

22/23 Part of letter from George E Roberts, enclosing letter with which Anderson should do as he judges best.

22/24 Letter from ? , Secretary at Anthropological Society of London, 9 February 1870. Sent box of specimens lent by Anderson and regrets that some mixing with Laing’s collection may have taken place.

22/25 Letter from ? , Secretary at Anthropological Society of London, 25 February 1870. Council has agreed to Anderson’s suggestion that specimens should be presented to Soc Antiq Scot.

UC23 Letters to Joseph Anderson at Wick from Sir John Lubbock (Lord Avebury) at 15 Lombard Street, London, 1863-1864.

23/1 4 September 1863. Dr Gordon has sent Lubbock Anderson’s letter of 17 July. Sends Anderson account of shell mounds discovered by Gordon, and offers help in identifying bones and comparing pottery with that in Denmark.

23/2 18 May 1864. Thanks Anderson for the bone pin & flint flake. Asks Anderson to write up an account of the ‘Cairn’ for the Ethnological Society, and hope to come to Caithness in the autumn.

23/3 24 September 1864. Thanks Anderson for his letter, papers and offer to send Lubbock a skull. Asks if Anderson could offer

a paper on Caithness antiquities to the Ethnological Society. Also requests that he should ask Laing to send a communication on the results of his excavations.

23/4 23 September 1864. Thanks Anderson for his letter of 21st enclosing Mr Laing’s account of his excavations. A skull has been found at Gibraltar that resembles that from Neanderthal.

23/5 1 October 1864. Thanks for letter of 26 Sept and for the skull that Anderson has promised to send.

23/6 13 October 1864. Anderson’s box has arrived. Agate is perhaps ‘a rude hatchet’. Will send animal bones to Mr Bush for identification. ‘Thanks for your caution about the want of connexion between the graves and the shellmounds’.

23/7 26 October 1864. Thanks for letter of 22nd. About shellmounds.

23/8 12 November 1864. Anderson still working at Keiss. Thanks for offer of another skull, and will send some pamphlets when he (Lubbock) is home again.

UC24 Letters to John Stuart as Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and related documents, 1857-1876. [See also under UC49 & UC51]

24/1 Letter from John Small on University of Edinburgh notepaper, undated. He has permission to exhibit the Bohemian Protest and has almost finished his account of it; gives Stuart a title for the next billet.

24/2 Letter from Thos J Jamieson, Ellon, 13 April 1865. Encloses jottings on Kjokken Moddings, flints and shell heaps.

24/3 Handwritten list of 10 various historical volumes.

24/4 Letter from Norman MacLeod, Assistant Sec to the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, South Kensington, London, 5 April 1862, with two enclosed printed documents relating to a proposed exhibition at the South Kensington Museum in June 1862. Requests loans to illustrate ancient art from the Society’s collection. Also letter on same subject from R H Smith of the South Kensington Museum, also dated 5 April 1862. 4 items.

24/5 Letter from F W L Thomas of Trinity Crescent, Edinburgh, undated but 1 March 1861 noted in pencil in another hand. Requests a copy of the paper on the Lewis chessmen, which he would like to show at the British Museum.

24/6 Letter from Edward J Stevens, Salisbury, 10 November 1870, thanking him for copy of Catalogue of the Antiquities in the Museum. ‘In price and size it is near perfection’.

24/7 Letter from Joseph Bain of Rock Lodge, Lynton, Barnstable, 23 March 1870, concerning his paper on the east window of the Old Choir of Bothwell.

24/8 Letter from Joseph Bain of Rock Lodge, Lynton, Barnstable, 18 April 1870, concerning a photograph that he has sent of a monumental slab in the Old Choir of Bothwell. Postscript 23 April 1870, concerning photograph on inscription on same slab.

24/9 Correspondence concerning ‘coffins’ at Winterfield from JR Anderson, 6 September 1969 and 9 September 1869.

24/10 Letter from Alexander Stables, 8 February 1862, in reply to Stuart’s letter of 1 February, concerning cist [no location given]. Lord Cawdor promises drawing or models of the ‘whittled bones’, and Stables has a drawing of the urn.

24/11 Letter from W Turner, The College, 5 April 1865, concerning account of cists excavated at Kelso in 1864. Sends ‘a framed specimen of the mort-cloth found in one of the cists’.

24/12 Letter from Duncan Campbell of Balquidder, by Lochearnhead, 4 September 1860, offering copies of various documents for the Society, including mention of Rob Roy, and asking whether non-members can offer communications.

24/13 Letter from Rev J R ?Amond of 43 Charlotte Square, 19 April 1870. He has left at the Museum three bags of ‘articles’ from the estate of the late Prof Neill.

24/14 Five letters from J Allan Bell, Abbott’s Haugh House, Falkirk. 22 April 1869, concerning purchase of his late brother’s collection. 27 September 1869, 27 January 1870,12 March 1870. [Such shaky handwriting the contents are illegible.]

24/15 Letter from T O White of the Ordnance Survey Office, Edinburgh, 13 March 1971. He wrote to Sir Henry James to ask whether the Beauly Plates might be copied, but permission refused. Offers to draw three of the plates himself: two graveslabs and a plan of the church (sketched). Is sending drawing of the Lochgoilhead slab.

24/16 Two letters from the Bishop of Brechin, 18 December and a few days later, concerning negotiations with the Thane of Glamis and photographs of Restenneth Priory.

24/17 Letter from James A H Murray of London, 10 June 1870, requesting that a prospectus for subscribers to his book be brought to the attention of Fellows.

24/18 Letter from Professor J W Balfour of the Botanic Garden, 2 March 1870, thanking the Society for the gift of three folio vols

of Dr William Wright’s Collection of 600 Jamaican plants.

24/19 Letter from Thomas Ross of George Street, Edinburgh, March 1871, enclosing letter from Mrs Laing to accompany material on Lindores Abbey.

24/20 Letter from C Dalrymple at the Royal Northern Club, Aberdeen, 10 March, concerning negatives which he is sending to the Society.

24/21 Letter from ?? of 20 ??, 30 March 1971, acknowledging receipt of Sculptured Stones and discussing symbols.

24/22 Letter from Rev George Grub, 45 Tay Street, Dundee, 26 April 1871, requesting rules of Society. Has ‘curiosities from Natal’ and offers them for the Museum.

24/23 Letter from James W Baillie of Arundel Villa, Croydon, 11 April 1871, offering account of new discovery of Roman villa nr Croydon and asking about becoming a Fellow.

24/24 Letter from G E Davidson, 3 Union Terrace, Aberdeen, 29 January 1867, concerning cists at Broomend.

24/25 Letter from Arthur Cunningham, Secretary to the Commissioners of Northern Lights, concerning repairs to the chapel on the Isle of May.

24/26 Letter from Arthur Mitchell, General Board of Lunacy, Edinburgh, 17 November 1870, accepting honour of being elected as one of the Society’s Secretaries.

24/27 Letter from R Angus Smith, 3 December 1870, concerning paper on antiquities in Ardchattan.

24/28 Letter from David Lindsay, West Grange of Conon, Arbroath [on notepaper stamped David Wilsin, Writer, Arbroath], concerning bronze ‘relic’ found on farm about which A Jervise requested that he should write.

24/29 Extract from Minutes of Commissioners of Supply for the County of Roxburgh, 4 October 1855, in response to letter from Society about preservation of ‘ancient relics’, in particular those found during the construction of the Border Union Railway.

24/30 Letter from Alex Greig of the Office of Parochial Board, Forrest Road, Edinburgh, 24 March 1857, concerning Society’s claim for exemption from Poon Rates and requesting a statement of the grounds on which exemption is claimed.

24/31 Letter to Alex Greig from J B Johnston, SAS Treasurer, 2 April 1857, in reply to UC24/30, explaining grounds for exemption.

24/32 Letter from Sanderson Henry concerning donation of Mr Wighton’s Musical Library, 3 April 1865.

24/33 Report to Council by Mr McCulloch concerning the Wighton Musical Library, 20 April 1865.

24/34 Letter from Lord Bute in Nice, undated, concerning his research on Blind Harry and requesting information about relevant documents.

24/35 Letter from Daniel Wilson, 117 Bloor St, Toronto, 6 November 1876, concerning the acquisition of the Quigrich from Strath-fillan, illustrated in Prehistoric Annals, 2nd ed, vol II, p477. Encloses letter from the Hon Malcolm Cameron, 31 May 1858, on the subject.

24/36 Five letters from E Dunbar Dunbar, Sea Park, Forres, concerning charters and family history, dated 19 May 1869, 9 April 1874, 10 December1874, 3 August 1875, and pencil draft of letter from Stuart, 6 August 1875.

24/37 Correspondence between Stuart and J C Brodie concerning Beauly Priory and charters of Kinloss, 27 March 1871, 19 March 1873, 21 April 1873

24/38 Letter from John Ledingham, Slap, 21 December 1874, concerning skeleton and urn found in cist.

24/39 Correspondence between Stuart and Alex Mathes concerning St Nicholas Church, Aberdeen, 9, 18 & 19 January, 1877.

24/40 Five letters from J C Robertson, Precincts, Canterbury, concerning ecclesiastical documents, 23 October 1873 to 6 March 1874.

24/41 Ten letters from various correspondents in the 1870s.

24/42 Two letters from Jas Bryce, Bowes Hill, Blantyre, 19 April and 1 May 1862, concerning his paper on urns and skull from Arran.

24/43 Letter to J McCulloch (on advice of John Stuart) from Samuel Birch, B…? Museum, 6 Oct 1863, advising him of dispatch of box containing copies of Rhind papyri.

24/44 Letter from John Gow, Langton, by Duns, Berwickshire, 30 July 1866, with drawing of brass vessel found in Langton on 23 July 1866.

24/45 Letter from William Skene, 20 Inverleith Row, 26 Nov 1874, suggesting that Trustees should be appointed for the Society.

24/46 Letter to Arthur Mitchell from Mrs Jane S Stuart, 6 Coates Place, 21 Nov, thanking Council for their appreciation of her

late husband, John Stuart.

UC25 Letters to Joseph Anderson as Keeper of the Museum of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

25/1 Letter from J W V J Mackenzie, 16 Royal Circus, Edinburgh, 1 August 1883. Concerning the Craignish Papers, about which Anderson had written to Dr Skene. As the Iona Club has been dissolved, Skene considers that he cannot take back the Craignish Papers, but that they should be considered part of the estate inherited by Mr James Campbell.

25/2 Letter from James Joass, the Manse, Golspie, 8 November 1870, enclosing note on execution of last Scottish witch at Dornoch, received from the Sheriff of Dornoch. Mentions an autograph charm against toothache written by a witch, and a case involving witchcraft that he witnessed as Clerk of Court in Ross-shire in about 1864. Regrets that ‘the Hamiltons were bumptious’.

25/3 Letter to James Joass from Sheriff Mackenzie of Dornoch, relating to UC 25/2, 29 October 1870. Concerning lack of Norse writs and witchcraft.

25/4 Letter from James Joass, The Manse, Golspie, 12 December 1870. Concerning his paper ‘The Pictish Towers at Cinn-Trolla, Carn-Liath and Craig-Carril, in Sutherland, with notes on neighbouring brochs’.

25/5 Letter from James Joass, The Manse, Golspie, 19 December 1870. Promises paper by 2 Jan, encloses combs and £1 for books. Has a large nodule of haematite, rubbed smooth on one side. Refers to ornament on Petrie’s urn and sketches decorated steatite urn. Will send stereographs ‘so you had better be getting your glasses cleaned’, and also photographs of Kintradwell.

25/6 Letter from James Joass, The Manse, Golspie, 31 December 1870. Paper was sent to Edinburgh by rail. Sends the charm for toothache (see 25/2). Refers to Mr Rush’s book: ‘Really Mr Rush is awful’.

25/7 Letter from Andrew Jervise at Inverurie, 11 June 1870, concerning paper for the Proceedings.

25/8 Letter from Colin M Dundas of 2 Belgrave Crescent, Edinburgh, 6 September 1870, returning proofs.

25/9 Letter from James Joass, The Manse, Golspie, 24 October 1870. Promises in response to letter from Anderson to check mss in Dunrobin Charter Room re witchcraft. Discusses Sutherland badge. ‘I admire the crafty comfort of the old Pict who invented the plan of barring the door from his bedroom’.

25/10 Letter from R J Shearer of Thrumster House, by Golspie, Caithness, 11 October 1870.Thanks for paper on Caithness cairns. Has small pebbles taken from the gizzards of grouse to send to Anderson to identify in which of the Caithness clays they originated, as part of scheme to improve the grouse.

25/11 Letter from Lord Rosehill [no location, no date] thanking Anderson for proof and asking when he would like a paper on Grimes Graves. Requests return of deer horns, Has sent away for objects from the Swiss Lake dwellings for Canon Greenwell’s Museum.

25/12 Letter from Andrew Gibb, 40 Victoria Street, Aberdeen, 17 June 1870, returning proof of note on mason’s marks and offering to make plate. .

25/13 Letter from Lord Cawdor, Stackpole Court, Pembroke, 17 July 1871. At Cosmo Innes’ suggestion, he sends photographs of ‘traces of circles & walls that exist in a portion of the park here’ and offers to pay for their excavation.

25/14 Letter from Andrew Jervise, Brechin, 16 April 1870. Refers to St Vigeans publication and to proof of notes concerning the Weem of Fithie near Brechin. Mentions weem at Tealing of which will send photographs to Stuart.

25/15 Letter from Andrew Jervise, Brechin, 14 February 1870, with request that copies of the Proceedings and the Catalogue be sent to Mrs Berries of Dundee.

25/16 Letter from David ?Rathbone of Kilmarnock, 1 February 1882. Refers to proof corrections for paper on site in Ayrshire, and to analysis of shale object.

25/17 Part of letter from David ?Rathbone of Kilmarnock, mentioning shale objects, with sketches.

25/18 Note from M Dick, Edinburgh 23 March 1871, receipt for sum of seven pounds dropped in the museum.

25/19 Letter from Charles E Dalrymple, Kinellar Lodge, Blackburn,nr Aberdeen, 9 May 1870, enclosing money-order for £1-1/6 as subscription to the Society and postage for the Proceedings.

25/20 Letter from J B Sheriff of Canonvale, 18 June 1870, in reply to Anderson’s query about document.

25/21 Letter from Alexander Laing of Newburgh on Tay, 26 April 1870. Returns The Book of Deer and encloses in parcel a gold coin of David II, the gift of William Anderson.

25/22 Letter from W ?Ecclenish, Durham, 29 February 1870. Thanks for paper on Caithness cairns and discusses contents.

Requests specimens of ‘rude stone implements’ from Shetland.

25/23 Letter from George Petrie, Kirkwall, 4 July 1870, concerning paper on the Stronsay cists and urns (see UC17/14). Petrie has been very ill. Has remembered that he found a ‘charm of rock crystal’ in a cist in the same locality 18 years ago. Asks whether his paper on Orkney brochs has been published.

25/24 Letter from B Willsher, Secretary of Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 22 July 1870. In reply to letter about loan of wood block for use in Proceedings. Needs Council permission. With rubbings of ?seal but no reference in text.

25/25 Letter from Miss L Brailsford accompanying donation of new sixpence of 1868, because she had noticed that the museum collection of current coinage lacked one of that date.

25/26 Letter from T Ethrington Cooke, West Arthurlie nr Barrhead, 6 June 1870, confirming that he would like 6 copies of his paper.

25/27 Letter from H Chisholm of Port Appin, 1 October 1870, concerning item he offered for sale to the Society.

25/28 Three letters from Captain Courtney of the Ordnance Survey Office, Macclesfield, 22 April and 26 and 28 May, 1870, concerning his paper on Kintore Roman camp.

25/29 Letter from William Traill of North Ronaldsay, from St Andrews, dated 24 December 1869, in reply to Anderson’s letter of 21 Dec. He has made requested changes to his paper on Picts’ Houses. Regrets that he has been forestalled by George Petrie on the same subject, because latter’s illustrations are too small.

25/30 Letter from William Traill of North Ronaldsay on headed notepaper of Union Club, St Andrews, dated 2 November 1870. Asks whether his paper on Orkney Picts’ houses is published and informing that he excavated the broch of Burrian this summer. Pencil annotation Arch Scot 5, 341.

25/31 Letter from Dr R Angus Smith, logo, 5 June 1871, concerning method of lithography for plates. Pencil annotation ‘4 plates’.

25/32 Letter from W Turner of 6 Eton Terrace, Edinburgh, 15 May 1871, requesting that Council be asked to consider ‘the propriety of throwing open the Museum of Antiquities to the members of the British Archaeological Association during the forthcoming meeting in August’.

25/33 Letter from R Cochran Patrick of Woodside, Beith. 13 April 1871. Encloses memorandum about ‘the bones’ for the next meeting, and offers notice about Scottish coins in his cabinet.

25/34 Letter from R Cochran Patrick of Woodside, Beith. 19 April 1871, acknowledging Anderson’s paper on Caithness cairns, hopes to have local cairn excavated. More on coin.

25/35 Letter from R Cochran Patrick of Woodside, Beith. 8 May 1871, concerning note on coins.

25/36 Letter from Rev C L Acland of Folkstone, Kent, 5 October 1870, concerning Puruvian antiquities in his possession, on which has prepared paper and offers to send collection for exhibition at meeting of Society.

25/37 Letter from J B Greenshields of Lesmahagow, 24 April 1871, concerning Burns Mss.

25/38 Letter from ?? of ??, 12 January 1871, concerning payment (almost entirely illegible).

25/39 Invoice from Rev J M Joass for days worked by team of workmen at Kintradwell broch.

25/40 Letter from Hugh Davidson, Lanark, 22 February 1870, concerning value of some ‘precious stones’.

25/41 Letter from Robert Munro, Kinross, 20 April 1870, concerning bronze axe.

25/42 Letter from Richard R Brash, Cork, 20 April 1870, acknowledging receipt of cast of Bressay ogham.

25/43 Letter from Albert Way, Wonham Manor, Reigate, 30 April 1870, requesting Anderson’s opinion of stone artefacts found near Holyhead.

25/44 Letter from Queen’s Remembrancer at the Exchequer, 3 May 1870, concerning bronze shield found at Yetholm.

25/45 Letter from Alex Carmichael, Lochmaddy, 10 May 1870, concerning proofs.

25/46 Motion: that a limited number of ladies be admitted as honorary members of the Society, no more than 25, to be known as ‘Lady Associates’, no payment to be required of them. [See UC30/30]

25/47 Lieutenant Colin Dundas, 2 Belgrave Crescent, Edinburgh, 27 June 1870, concerning donation of obsidian spearheads from Easter Island.

25/48 Letter from Thomas Edmondston of Buness, Unst, from 9 Albany Street, Edinburgh, 21 December 1870, concerning payment for man entrusted with task of collecting stone implements in Unst. [See PSAS 9, 355.]

25/49 Letter from R B H Macleod of Invergordon Castle, 14 January 1871, requesting return of ‘Bent Bronze implement’ and asking to purchase copy of publication of the Celtic brooches that he lent to the Museum.

25/50 Letter from Miss Christian Maclagan, Ravenscroft, 31 January 1871, explaining that she has sent a photograph of a Roman stone and asking about drawings that she sent previously.

25/51 Letter from Dr George Gordon, The Manse, Birnie, Elgin, 19 February 1871, accompanying samples of glass slag from the site of an Elgin glassworks.

25/52 Letter from Charles Wakefield of York Museum, 17 February 1871, concerning Anderson’s enquiry about ceramic feeding bottles.

25/53 Letter from Albert Way at Bournemouth, 9 March 1871, requesting addresses for Dr Traill and George Petrie. He encloses a sketch of a stone mould found by Mr Stanley at Holyhead.

25/54 Letter from Dr J M Joass, 14 March 1871, concerning illustration of shale necklace and asking about the cost of an electrotype in silver of the Cadboll brooch. Refers to site found west of Golspie: ‘Discovered lately, when ranging the hill a few miles westward, the very nicest possible group of shallow pit dwellings surrounded by tumuli near which I kicked up an arrowhead of white flint’ [followed by neat drawing of flint].

25/55 Letter from R H Cochran Patrick, Woodside, Beith, 31 March 1871, concerning bones from tumulus at Cuff Hill.

25/56 Letter from Andrew Wilson, 4 York Place, Edinburgh, 3 April 1871, accompanying three Anglo-Saxon silver coins which he presents to the Museum as ‘specimens of the Cuerdale find’ and which were formerly in the Cabinet of the late Mr Sainthill of Cork.

25/57 Letter from Robert Ferguson, Morton, Carlisle, 3 April 1871, concerning a parallel from Carlisle for the copper ring with runic inscription found at Cramond churchyard.

25/58 Letter from Rev E L Barnwell, 29 April, concerning bead necklace thought to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots.

25/59 Letter from Mrs Hall, 12 John Street, Portobello [undated], concerning purchase by Museum of Highland brooch.

25/60 Newspaper cutting concerning gold torc found by railway worker near Fochaber Station.

25/61 Letter from Colonel ?Malisher of the Roy Eng Office in

Edinburgh, 17 July 1888, thanking Anderson for his letter and for the stone.

25/62 Three letters from D ?McTaggart, Killin, 24 Nov & 1 Dec 1888 and 11 March 1889, concerning alterations to paper, various local antiquities including upstanding chapel at ?Auchlyne.

25/63 Letter from James MacKay, Trowle, Trowbridge, Wilts, 3 Nov 1891, concerning report on excavations at Ousdale Broch.

25/64 Letter from A Hutcheson, Herschel House, Broughty Ferry, 17 August 1881, claiming right to give paper on sculptured stones from St Andrews because he found them first.

25/65 Letter from Robert Hutchison, Barnhill, Brodick, 29 April 1891, concerning rock art in Arran.

25/66 Letter from John McLaren, Marchmont Road, Edinburgh, 4 February 1892, asking advice on two charters in his possession dated 1557 and 1670.

25/67 List of ‘Errors & Omissions in Drummond’s Monuments’ from Sir Henry Dryden, May 1881, ie comments on book, addressed to Joseph Anderson.

25/68 Letter from Daniel Wilson, Toronto, 6 September 1883, concerning bog butter and the proposed move by the Museum to the Industrial Museum.

25/69 Letter from Sir Arthur Mitchell, undated but 1891, with two sets of correspondence and drawings concerning Pictish symbol stone at Latheron, Caithness: three letters to Mitchell from J A Stewart, 10 Albion Terrace, Aberdeen, 28 Sept, 3 Oct, 13 Oct 1890, two notes to Stewart from C F Reid, Lybster, 26 Sept and 10 Oct 1890, with very rough tracing (fragile) of stone carved with bird and fish. cross-slab from hillside above Strathy, Caithness: two letters to Mitchell from Hugh Campbell, Sandside, Reay, and scaled sketch of slab with two carved crosses with rounded terminals.

25/70 Five letters from J M Joass, Edderton and Golspie: 23 Feb 1866, concerning archaeological finds by Miss Campbell of Moniack Castle, rubbing of the Balblair stone sent to Gibb, sends notes of a ‘cist & vases found here lately’. 9 Sept 1867, leaf-shaped bronze artifact found in an inverted urn near Bonar, human skulld from near Kintradwell. 22 October 20 Nov & 29 Nov 1867, excavations at Kintradwell broch.

25/71 Letter from Sir Arthur Mitchell, General Board of Lunacy, Edinburgh, 22 October 1891, concerning Black’s report on graves [unspecified].

25/72 Letter from the Earl of Sothesk, Audley, Priory Road, Bournemouth, 26 Dec 1891, asking for advice on illustrations for a paper on Pictish symbolism.

25/73 Letter from J King Hewison, The Manse, Rothesay, 11 April, requesting permission to have a photograph taken of Horatio McCulloch’s painting of St Blane’s, with sketches of markings on graveslabs in the churchyard at St Blane’s.

25/74 Letter from Archibald Constable, Publisher, Parliament Street, London, 18 December 1891, concerning problems with Mr Paton’s book.

25/75 Letter from F M Colquhone, Cornwall Street, Edinburgh, 10 Nov, asking if an acquaintance might call on Anderson for advice.

25/76 Note from Chamber’s Encyclopaedia, High Street, Edinburgh, 28 October 1891, requesting on behalf of Mr Patrick the date of a paper by General Roy.

25/77 Letter from David ?Murray, West George Street, Glasgow, 22 October 1891, acknowledging loan of blocks including one illustrating enamelled patera.

25/78 Letter from J M Gray, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, 22 December 1891, thanking him for loan of blocks of the Beaufort Seal and the Muness knocker.

25/79 Letter from David Christison, 20 Magdala Crescent, Edinburgh, 2 November 1891, concerning possible new Fellow. Christison goes on ‘slowly and steadily enough’ but is still ‘of the “feeble folk’’.

25/80 Letter from James Brodie, Hunteville, Alabama, USA, 25 June 1889, in thanks for copy of Drummond’s ‘Sculptured Stones’.

25/81 Letter from Noel Paton, Upton Grey Vicarage, Winchfield, 22 June 1887, concerning proof of paper in Proceedings. Mentions Sir Arthur Mitchell’s Jubilee Honour.

25/82 Pencil sketch of Dun Nosebridge, Islay.

25/82 Two letters from AC Lee concerning a ruined chapel at Kirkton of Lude, Blair Athol: I October 1892 from Pitlochry and Christmas 1896 from Lugwardine Vicarage, Hereford. Latter enclosing a pencil sketch and two photographs.

25/83 Two letters from Rev J M Joass, concerning carved stones from Tarbat: 30 July 1894, Golspie, with three photographs of the inscribed fragment, speculates on its provenance.

16 August 1894, Golspie, is the Tarbat stone part of a free cross or a cross-slab? Includes ink sketches of the decoration and speculation on its reconstruction. Separate ink reconstruction of the interlace fragment on the incised face, Separate reconstruction of inscription.

25/84 Letter from John E Fraser, Dores, Inverness, 16 Dec 1891, thanks for book. Anderson has been ill.

25/85 Letter from D M Murphy, Dublin, 14 Oct, thanks for paper on Monymusk shrine, encloses photograph (missing) of the cross of Durrow.

25/86 Letter from Charles ?Stewart, Killin, 13 Nov 1879, re St Eonan’s Day and enclosing [missing] private document.

25/87 Letter from James Harding, Kingsborough Gardens, 20 Feb 1891, enclosing newspaper cutting bout meeting of Glasgow Archaeological Society (Glasgow Cathedral, Burghead, Antonine Wall).

25/88 Two letters from H F Morland Simpson, Fettes College, 11 Nov 1890 & 22 Feb 1891, concerning work on runic calendar.

25/89 Letter from H Mcgillivray, Belford Park, 11 Feb 1890, concerning photographs of illustrations of missal.

25/90 Letter from james B Johnston, Free Church Manse, Halkirk, 3 June, concerning placenames.

25/91 Chatty letter from Norman Macpherson, Bournemouth, 30 March 1891.

25/92 Letter from Donald Macleod, Helensburgh, 20 Aug 1891, concerning relics of St Fillan.

25/93 Letter from John Anderson, London, 29 Sept 1891, concerning book loan from Smithsonian, Washington.

25/94 Letter from Albert Hartshorne, Ashbourne, 21 Sept 1891, concerning wine glass on display in museum.

25/95 Two letters from G A B Schierenberg, Frankfurt, 16 May and 23 June 1884, on the subject of vitrified forts.

25/96 Paper by Donald Grehory on history of whisky making.

25/97 Letter from Arthur G Langdon, London, 25 March 1891, to accompany plate of coped stones in Cornwall printed in The Builder (not now present).

25/98 Two letters from the Town Clerk of Inverkeithing, 7 & 9 January 1901, concerning the loan of the Inverkeithing standard ell wand and wooden yard measure to the Glasgow

Exhibition.

25/99 Letter from W Forbes, General Board of Lunacy, 26 July 1863, concerning the Holyrood Lectern.

25/100 Letter to Sir Arthur Mitchell from R Poole Hooper, Dunalastair Hotel, Kinloch-Rannoch, Perthshire, 10 June 1891, about a cross-slab ploughed up near Inverhaddon House. Annotated by J Anderson to the effect that he wrote to request a photograph.

25/101 Four pages of handwritten ‘Notes for consideration of Joseph Anderson Esq Glenlyon Bell St Conan’s’. Unsigned and undated.

25/102 Letter from Andrew Cruikshank, Clerk of Works to Lord Lovat, Beaufort Castle, Beauly , Inverness, with drawings of trough quern found at nearby farm of Kinerras and offering it for the Museum.

25/103 Correspondence concerning the handing over of four books on the history of the Clan MacGregor, formerly in the possession of Donald Gregory, by the Society to Sir Malcolm MacGregor, 1890.

25/104 Letter to Robert Hepburn of Portland Place, London, from Jas Dunlop, Delancy Street, 17 June 1898, concerning bill.

25/105 Correspondence from William Traill, Saverock, Kirkwall, and John Muir, Skaill, Sanday, concerning artefacts from broch with outbuildings at Stacwick on Links of Skaill, Sanday. 11 Jan 1912, from Traill, sending parcel of finds including whale vertebra cup, long-handled combs, horn and bone handles, bone die, crucible. 24 Jan 1912, copy to letter from Muir to Traill, will send rest of finds. Mr Kirkness will provide description of site, goes on to give detailed provenance of some finds. 29 Jan 1912 from Traill suggesting that Society might offer to buy the finds. 1 Feb 1912 from Traill with location of mound from which finds came. 18 March 1912 from John Muir, re Society’s offer to buy artefacts.

25/106 Letter from Joseph Dechelette, Musee Municipal, Ville de Roanne, 16 Oct 1911, requesting permission to reproduce three illustrations from Scotland in Pagan Times, and note from David Douglas, Publisher, to accompany the three relevant blocks.

25/107 From Anderson to Col Malcolm, Poltallach, 14 July 1911, informing him that the Poltalloch urns will be delivered to him.

25/108 Letter from Douglas Gordon Hunter, Marchmont Street,

Edinburgh, 22 Nov 1909, concerning his paper in PSAS 44, 112-17.

25/109 Envelope addressed to Anderson containing two copies of newspaper cutting from Glasgow ‘Evening Times’, with letter from James Neilson dated 15 Feb concerning supposed forgery of incised cross on rock at Cochno and involvement in controversy of Robert Munro and Joseph Anderson.

25/110 Letter to Anderson from Sir Francis Tress Barry, Keiss Castle, Wick, 22 August 1895. ‘The Brochs are now in first rate order for examining and there are a good many new excavations to examine.’ News of work on Road Broch, on a mound near the Kirk Yard, on Wester Broch, Keiss Broch and a mound at Freswick.

25/111 Letter to Anderson from Sir Francis Tress Barry, Keiss Castle, Wick, 9 September 1895, with news of work on the Freswick mound. Has sent by parcel post two photographs of the Road Mound Stone and a painting of the Wester Stone [not present, could be Birkle Hills symbol stone?]. Photograph of oddly shaped boulder of pale stone with possible carving.

25/112 Letter to Anderson from Sir Francis Tress Barry, Keiss Castle, Wick, 17 September 1895, requesting paper for squeezes. Sends plan of Freswick Broch and describes structures, mentions Aukingill Cairn.

25/113 Letter to Anderson from R R Langwill, Currie, 13 Oct 1892, concerning artefact once loaned to the Society.

25/114 Letter to Anderson from George Washington Wilson, Aberdeen, 6 February 1892, in reply to Anderson’s query about photogaphs of carved stones and thanking him for sending negatives of portraits.

25/115 Letter to Anderson from ??,Tayview House, Perth, 28 July 1892, about carved wood artefacts with pencil sketches of same.

25/116 Letter to Anderson from Hugh W Young, Cloverhill, Biggar, 5 Jan 1892, about pair of large red deer antlers from marl pit at Lochurd, Peeblesshire.

25/117 Letter to Anderson from J M Agnew, 11 May 1892, about the inscription on the Newton Stone and asking for a photograph.

25/118 Letter to Anderson from Robert Middlemas, Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club, 22 Nov 1895, acknowledging receipt of blocks.

25/119 Letter to Anderson from Dr Butler of The Manse, Abernethy, 7 Dec 1895, concerning excavations at Abernethy fort.

25/120 Letter to Anderson from Adam J Corrie, St Leonards on Sea, 9 December 1895, asking about an index to PSAS.

25/121 Note from Thomas Fraser, Dalbeattie, 6 Nov 1895, concerning loan of blocks for use in new edition of Harper’s Rambles in Galloway.

25/122 Letter to Anderson from R C Graham, Skipness, 27 Oct 1895, offers paper moulds and plaster casts of Islay and other carved stones.

25/123 Letter to Anderson from R C Graham, Skipness, 9 Dec 1895, concerning moulds and casts.

25/124 Three letters from William Mackay, Inverness, about use of blocks, 1893.

25/125 Two letters to J Anderson from David Landsborough, Kilmarnck, 1895, concerning sculptured crucifix stone from Lamlash churchyard, also two photographs and a newspaper cutting.

25/126 Letter to Anderson from Lord Bute, Dumfries House, 30 August 1895, asking advice about furnishings at Falkland and for information about Sanquahar Castle.

25/127 Letter to Anderson from Thomas Kay, Craignish, informing him of cave dwelling at Barracken, Lunga.

25/128 Letter to Anderson from E B Nash, London, 5 Oct 1895, about Raeburn portrait of Robert Burns.

25/129 Letter to Anderson from Mrs F Hammond, New York, 13 Oct 1895, enclosing short length of braid and asking for identification.

25/130 Letter to Anderson from T Napier, Edinburgh, 9 Sept 1895, expressing concern for security of the bronze bell at St Fillan’s, Loch Shiel.

25/131 Letter to Anderson from Albert Cluren?, Broughty Ferry, 23 August 1895, with newscutting, about the Kinnordy canoe in Dundee Museum.

25/132 Letter in Norwegian to Anderson from A Rygh, Oslo, 18 Nov 1895.

25/133 Letter to Anderson from James Bennie, Geological Survey of Scotland, 26 Nov 1895, on the subject of cannel coal.

25/134 Letter to Anderson from Allan Macnaughton, Achabuie, Taynuilt, about shell midden on Seil.

25/135 Letter to Anderson from A Hutcheson, Herschel House, Broughty Ferry, 19 Nov 1895, concerning Beggar’s Badge he

has secured for Dundee Museum.

25/135 Letter to Anderson from James Curle, Priorwood, Melrose, 18 Nov 1895, enclosing sketch with suggestion for coat of arms (presumably the Society’s) [sketch not present].

25/136 Two letters to Anderson from J Rhys, 29 March 1893, about giving a lecture on the Ancient Britons to the Society.

25/137 Four letters to J Anderson from James Hardy, Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club, 1895, about borrowing blocks for Tom Scott’s paper on early weapons.

25/138 Letter to Anderson from Colin Mackenzie, Castle Street, Edinburgh, 21 July 1881, concerning misunderstanding with Sir George Clerk of Penicuik over stone axes. Also letter to William Forbes from A D M Black, 16 July 1881, on the same subject.

25/139 Two letters from Alex Mackie, Stoneywood, by Aberdeen, 28 February and 23 March 1881, describing flint and stone tools, a cairn and a hut-circle, all in the Fintray area.

25/140 Note of 23 April describing cist and urn near St Peter’s Church, E Buckie, Banffshire.

25/141 Note from J M Joass, Golspie, 17 April 1893, asking whether an item reached him in time.

25/142 Letter from John McKie, Kirkcudbright, 29 May 1893, concerning the loan to the museum of communion tokens in the collection of the Kirkcudbright Museum.

25/143 Letter from Charles Simpson, Fochabers, 19 July 1881, with thanks for offer to mention his geological collection to Prof Archer at the Industrial Museum.

25/144 Letter to Joseph Anderson from W Thompson Watkin, Liverpool, 25 August 1881, inviting Society to subscribe to his book on Roman Lancashire.

25/145 Letter from James Grant, London, 9 August 1881, urging Society to acquire Scottish records in the Town House of Amsterdam.

25/146 Two letters to J Anderson from Jas B Murdoch of the Geological Society, 28 Jan & 10 Feb 1893, concerning loan of block for Culbin map.

25/147 Letter to J Anderson from H B McCall, Durham, 20 June 1895, concerning block of the bronze blade found at West Cairns.

25/148 Letter to Dr Munro from R Cochrane, Royal Society of Ireland, Dublin, 3 Feb 1896, requesting use of blocks from PSAS>

UC26 Papers concerning threatened destruction of part of the Antonine Wall near Falkirk 1888-1889.

26/1 Two newspaper cuttings, one from The Falkirk Herald and Linlithgow Journal, 5 December 1888, concerning proposed new railway line and its threat to the Wall near Falkirk.

26/2 Sketch profile and perspective sketch of threatened part of Wall. See MS UC26/3.

26/3 Letter to David Christison as Secretary SAS from John Reddoch MacLuckie of Braeside, Falkirk, 10 December 1888, to accompany drawing (MS UC26/2). And explaining problem.

26/4 Copy of Christison’s reply to MS UC26/3, 11 December 1888, he will place the matter before Council.

26/5 Letter to David Christison from John Reddoch MacLuckie of Braeside, Falkirk, 18 December 1888, and copy correspondence (6 folded sheets) with J Dalrymple Duncan of the Glasgow Archaeological Society.

26/6 Copy of Christison’s letter to John Walker, General Manager, North British Railway, 20 December 1888, proposing that the railway should run north of the Wall.

26/7 Copy of Christison’s letter to William Forbes of Callendar, owner of the land at Falkirk, 20 December 1888, proposing that the railway should run north of the Wall.

26/8 Letter to David Christison from William Forbes, Neasham Hall, Darlington, 25 December 1888, claiming that Wall is already ‘broken up’ at the proposed point.

26/9 Draft copy of letter to William Forbes from David Christison, 29 December 1888, in reply to MS UC26/8. As Forbes seems to be under misapprehension about the threat to the Wall, he sends plan of line of Wall and proposed line of railway.

26/10 Letter to David Christison from William Forbes, Neasham Hall, Darlington, 31 December 1888, in reply to MS UC26/9. Railway owns the land and Forbes is powerless, though agrees that proposed line is wrong.

26/11 Letter to David Christison from John Reddoch MacLuckie of Braeside, Falkirk, 1 January 1889, in reply to Christison’s letter of 22 December enclosing copy of letter to Forbes and of 29 December enclosing copy of Forbes’ reply. Encloses letter from SAS of 30 April 1829 concerning discoveries at Camelon and requests more information.

26/12 Draft copy of letter to General Pitt-Rivers from David Christison, 12 January 1889, drawing his attention to the threat to the Wall and enlisting his help.

26/13 Letter to David Christison from John Reddoch MacLuckie of Braeside, Falkirk, 19 January 1889, and 3 sheets of copy correspondence with Dalrymple Duncan.

26/14 Letter to David Christison from William Forbes, Neasham Hall, Darlington, 20 January 1889, returning plan and requesting copy of same.

26/15 Letter to David Christison from John Reid, 4 January 1889, returning Forbes’ letter and suggesting an approach to Sir John Lubbock.

26/16 Draft of letter from David Christison to Gen Pitt-Rivers, Inspector of Ancient Monuments, undated, drawing his attention to the threat to the Wall.

26/17 Copy of letter from David Christison to the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 12 January 1889, in reply to letter from same of 11 Jan, re threatened destruction of part of the Wall.

26/18 Letter from the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings to David Christison, 11 January 1889, concerning notice in The Scotsman about threat to part of the Wall, urging Society to intervene.

26/19 Letter from the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings to David Christison, 15 January 1889, in reply to Christison’s letter of 12 Jan. Sir John Lubbock has promised to help by asking a question in the House of Commons but needs more information, including a map.

26/20 Letter from the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings to David Christison, 25 January 1889, thanking him and MacLuckie for information.

26/21 Letter from the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings to David Christison, undated January 1889, with extract from letter from Pitt-Rivers explaining that the Government has ‘no power to do anything except by the will of the owner’.

26/22 Letter from the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings to David Christison, 30 March1889, thanking him for two letters including a formal one to be set before Pitt-Rivers.

26/23 Letter to David Christison from John Reddoch MacLuckie of Braeside, Falkirk, 13 February 1889, re threat to Wall. Whatever the outcome, owners will hesitate in future before they allow damage.

26/24 Copy of letter from David Christison to the Secretary of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 25 March 1889, private letter accompanying formal letter (see 26/22), bemoaning inadequacy of Act to protect ancient monuments: ‘as far as Scotland is concerned, the Act for the Protection of Ancient Monuments is little better than a dead letter’.

UC27 Letter to William Skene as Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland from J A Robertson, Murthly, nr Perth, 19 March 1846. Hopes to meet Skene at Perth. Agrees with Skene about the value of the co-operation of Church of England clergyman at the opening of the chapel [unnamed], but he has heard with astonishment that Drummond does not desire it. Anxieties about personal affairs.

UC28 Photographs and prints relating to antiquarian matters. (Others are filed with relevant mss.)

28/1 Photograph of ornate tomb recess at Rodel, Harris [untitled and undated]

28/2 Print of engraved portrait entitled William Tytler, Vice-President of the Society of Scottish Antiquaries and FRS Edin. Published by J. Anderson Jan 2nd 1792.

28/3 Two prints of photograph of four stone implements, mounted on postcards.

28/4 Photograph titled on reverse ‘Photo of a cist on the Hill of Sundayswells, ?Learmy – given me by Mr Ritchie Schoolmaster Port Elphinstone 3 June /04 – said to have contained an urn.

28/5 Negative of photograph of old museum display.

28/6 Negative of photograph of document with pendant seal.

28/7 Untitled prints and negatives of excavation.

28/8 Photographs of unidentified site and srone with grooves, sent to A J H Edwards by D R Adams, 1932.

28/9 Modern photographic copies (prints & negatives) of photographs of Museum displays and Society charter.

28/10 Three photographs of excavations at the broch of Yarhouse {Yarrows] Caithness by Sir Francis Tress Barry.

28/11 Two mounted drawings in colour of the painted ceiling at Collairnie Castle, Fife, dated 1607, drawn by Andrew W Lyons, 1897.

UC29 Letters and documents concerning Henry Rhind’s bequest and the Rhind Lectureship.

29/1 Draft Minutes of committee set up by Council to consider the

investment of the money, the term for which the Lecturer should be appointed, the minimum number of lectures and how expenses should be met, 13 November 1873.

29/2 Letter from R W Cochran Patrick, Woodside, Beith, 7 November 1873. Cannot attend Council but offers his opinion about the Rhind Bequest.

29/3 Letter to W J McCulloch from Longmans Grant & Co, 39 Paternoster Row, London, 20 August 1866. In reply to letter from McCulloch relating to Henry Rhind’s woodcuts on Thebes, letter has been forwarded to Spottiswoode & Co, who printed the book. Will attend to instructions concerning the remaining copies of Rhind’s book.

29/4 Letter to W J McCulloch from Longmans Grant & Co, 39 Paternoster Row, London, 27 August 1866. Informs that 15 copies of Rhind’s Thebes, 186 sets of plates and one copper plate of the plan of Thebes have been sent to Edinburgh by luggage train, Great Northern Railway. Spottiswoodes have 690 copies of the books as sheets, which will be sent to the Society.

29/5 Letter to W J McCulloch from Longmans Grant & Co, 39 Paternoster Row, London, 31 May 1867. Only 506 sets of plates for Thebes were printed: 320 bound into vols, 186 sets sent to Society.

29/6 Printed notice and programme for 1928 Rhind Lectures by Sir George Macdonald on ‘Roman Britain’. Also letters negotiating the use of the Music Room in the University.

29/7 Printed notice and programme for 1926 Rhind Lectures by W Mackay Mackenzie on ‘The Medieval Castle in Scotland’.

29/8 Printed notice and programme for 1925 Rhind Lectures by Thomas H Bryce on ‘The Anthropological History of the Scottish People’.

29/9 Letter to J G Callander from Thomas H Bryce, University of Glasgow, 10 June 1924. Concerned at overlap between his Rhind Lectures and Reith’s lectures, offers to bring own Lectures forward. Requests grant for excavation of Mutiny Stones cairn. Undercopy of reply from Callander, 12 June 1924, informing him that Council agreed to contribute £10 towards the cost of his excavations at the Mutiny Stones cairn. Also on the subject of Bryce’s Rhind Lectures.

29/10 Letter to J G Callander from A W Brogger, Universitetets Oldsaksamling, Oslo, 31 March 1927, accepting invitation to give the Rhind Lectures for 1928.

29/11 Seven undercopies of letters from the Society and handwritten replies from Dr A C Haddon, 2 November 1923 to 17 March 1924, on the subject of Haddon’s proposed Rhind Lectures for 1925. The

invitation was for ‘The Development of Ornament’, but Haddon wished to lecture on ‘The Ethnological Problems of New Guinea’. Haddon withdrew.

29/12 Proof and printed notice and programme for 1921 Rhind Lectures by Professor W M Flinders Petrie on ‘Egyptian Science’.

29/13 Correspondence 1920-1921 between Society and Flinders Petrie about 1921 Rhind Lectures by Professor W M Flinders Petrie on ‘Egyptian Science’, and letters negotiating use of Royal Arch Hall.

29/14 Printed notice and programme for November 1920 Rhind Lectures by Mrs Arthur Strong (Eugenie Strong) on ‘Painting in the Roman Empire’.

29/15 Correspondence between Society and Mrs Strong of the British School of Rome1919-1920 concerning her Rhind Lectures. Also letters negotiating use of Royal Arch Hall.

29/16 Printed notice and programme for 1923 Rhind Lectures by Charles Reed Peers on ‘Monastic Building in Britain’.

29/17 Correspondence between Society and Charles Reed Peers 1920-1923 about his Rhind Lectures and letters arranging use of Music Room.

29/18 Printed notice and programme for March 1920 Rhind Lectures by John Warrack on ‘Furnishing and domestic life in early Scotland, 1488-1688.

29/19 Correspondence between Society and John Warrack 1919-1920 about his Rhind Lectures and letters arranging use of Royal Arch Hall.

29/20 Printed notice and programme for 1917 Rhind Lectures by Charles Ffoulkes on ‘Arms and Armour’.

29/21 Correspondence between Society and Charles Ffoulkes of The Armouries, Tower of London, 1915-1917 about his Rhind Lectures and letters arranging use of Royal Arch Hall.

29/22 Printed notice and programme for 1919 Rhind Lectures by Alexander O Curle on ‘The Prehistoric Monuments of Scotland’.

29/23 Printed notice and programme for 1916 Rhind Lectures by W J Watson on ‘The Celtic Place Names of Scotland’.

29/24 Correspondence between Society and W J Watson, 1916 about his Rhind Lectures and letters arranging use of Albyn Rooms.

29/25 Printed notice and programme for November 1915 Rhind Lectures by G F Hill, Keeper of Coins and Medals, British Museum.

29/26 Correspondence between Society and G F Hill, 1915, about his

Rhind Lectures and letters arranging use of Royal Arch Hall.

29/27 Printed notice and programme for March 1915 Rhind Lectures by Francis C Eeles on ‘The Liturgy and Ceremonial of the Mediaeval Church in Scotland’.

29/28 Correspondence between Society and F C Eeles about his Rhind Lectures 1913, and letters arranging use of Kintore Rooms.

29/29 Printed notice and programme for 1914 Rhind Lectures by W K Dickson on ‘The Development of Writing and Printing in Western Europe’.

29/30 Correspondence between Society and W K Dickson 1914 about his Rhind Lectures.

29/31 Two letters from John Abercromby, 62 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, to Alexander O Curle, Secretary: 19 January 1912 accepts invitation to give Rhind Lectures on prehistoric pottery of Britain. 11 December 1912 withdraws on grounds of poor throat..

29/32 Correspondence (16 letters and copies of letters), 1931-3, mostly between J G Callander and Eric G Millar, Dept of Manuscripts, British Museum, concerning the latter’s Rhind Lectures on English illumination from AD 700 to the end of the fifteenth century.

29/33 Correspondence (17 letters and copies of letters), 1932, mostly between J Hewat Craw and C A Nordman, Finlands Nationalmuseum, Helsinfors, concerning the latter’s Rhind Lectures on The Megalithic Culture of Northern Europe.

29/34 Correspondence (7 letters and copies of letters), 1929, mostly between J G Callander and John Garstang, Institute of Archaeology, University of Liverpool, concerning the latter’s Rhind Lectures on the Hittites.

29/35 Printed programme for Reginald A Smith’s Rhind Lectures on ‘The History of the Brooch’, 1930.

29/36 Correspondence (22 letters and copies of letters), 1929, mostly between J G Callander and Reginald A Smith, Dept of British and Medieval Antiquities, British Museum, concerning the latter’s Rhind Lectures.

29/37 Printed programme and two proofs for A W Brogger’s Rhind Lectures on ‘The Ancient Connections between Scotland and Norway’, 1928.

29/38 Correspondence (5 letters and copies of letters), 1928, mostly between J G Callander and A W Brogger, Universitets Oldsaksamling, Oslo, concerning the latter’s Rhind Lectures.

29/39 Four letters to Joseph Anderson from John Beddoe, Clifton,

Bristol, 4 & 7 September 1891, and The Chantry, Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts, 26 Sept and 3 Oct 1891, concerning his Rhind Lectures.

UC30 Documents concerning the administration of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1846-1899

30/1 Printed list of office-bearers, Rules, list of Fellows and Honorary Fellows of 1846, annotated by hand. 22-page booklet.

30/2 Letter to J B Johnston of 4 St Andrews Square from A B Milford of HM Office of Works, 5 February 1875. Informs the Council of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland that the practice of presenting copies of Ordnance Survey maps has ceased.

30/3 Letter to Alexander Christie from Joseph Hume, London, 10 July 1853, acknowledging receipt of Proceedings.

30/4 Letter from Edmund Waterton of Walton Hall, 17 December, in response to notice of his election as Fellow.

30/5 Letter from A T Forbes, Bishop of Durham, 27 August 1868, returning proof of article and ordering 50 copies.

30/6 Certificate in Latin for Honorary Fellowship, unused.

30/7 Excerpts from Trust Disposition and Deed of Settlement by the late Malcolm Hay Newton of Newton, dated 12 February 1858, concerning bequest of coins, medals etc for the Museum.

30/8 Letter to Joseph Anderson from T A Wise of Bardon Villa, Upper Norwood, London, 11 May 1870, requesting that the Proceedings be sent to that address.

30/9 56 letters from Fellows concerning payment of subscription for the year 1869-1870.

30/10 26 letters from Fellows concerning payment of subscription for the year 1870-1871.

30/11 4 letters of resignation from Fellows.

30/12 Letter to J Anderson from John Thurnam, Devizes, 8 May 1871, requesting permission to re-use of illustrative material from Archaeologia.

30/13 Letter to J Anderson from M Laing of Newport-on-Tay, May 1871, concerning negative of portrait of John Lacho, Bishop of Ross.

30/14 Letter to J Anderson from J F Neck, Treasurer of the Numismatic Society, 25 January 1871, in answer to Anderson’s query about cost of engraving plate.

30/15 Letter to J Anderson from B Willsher of the Royal Archaeological

Institute, 23 July 1870, concerning block.

30/16 Letter to J Anderson from James Davidson of Banff, 28 October 1870. Will return the ‘electros’ loaned for Sutherland’s Outlines of Archaeology.

30/17 Letters from Fellows informing of changes of address.

30/18 33 requests from Fellows for the Proceedings.

30/19 Letter of thanks for the Proceedings from John Lindsay, Cork, 14 February 1870.

30/20 Printed ‘Admission for a Stranger’ to a meeting on 14 March 1870 for Rev William Bruce.

30/21 Memo about cost of printing Catalogue, dated 25 May 1870, and a letter with an earlier quotation dated 1862, both from Neill & Co, Printers.

30/22 Note from A Jervise March 1870 concerning loan to the Society of woodcuts.

30/23 Letter addressed to Thomas B Johnstone, Treasurer, from Charles Rogers of Edinburgh, 14 October 1869, concerning his arrears of subscription.

30/24 Letter to Joseph Anderson from George McGuffie, Manse, Coldstream, 19 February 1870, concerning payment for Proceedings and subscription, and about some coins that he sent to the Museum.

30/25 Letter to William Skene from Alex Webster, Aberdeen, 16 December 1844, content unclear. Postage stamp.

30/26 Copy correspondence from J W & J Mackenzie WS to W F Skene, concerning the Society and the Craignish Papers, 1883.

30/27 Sixteen competed application forms for Membership, 1851-1853.

30/28 Sample of ticket for entry to the Society’s Museum in George Street.

30/29 Letter to David Christison from J C R Macdonald of Dumfries, 8 March 1899, enclosing Minute of Reference regarding recent excavations at Burnswark Hill and letter from Dr Gillespie of Mouswald Manse, Ruthwell concerning his award. Also original envelope.

30/30 Copy of letter to Lord Abercromby from William Garson, 9 February 1901, concerning the admission of ladies as ordinary Fellows of the Society. [See UC25/46]

30/31 Extract from the Minutes of a Council Meeting 24 December 1892,

concerning stocks.

30/32 Report of committee set up by Council to consider the vacancy in the Assistant Keepership, December 1911.

30/33 Copy of letter from the Society to the Secretary for Scotland, February 1907, concerning ‘the special claims of the Society to consideration in the selection of the members’ of the Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland. Annotated ‘draft sent to Mr A O Curle’.

30/34 Copy of Dr William Bannerman’s Executry, 1929.

30/35 Account book with the Commercial Bank of Scotland, 1885-1901.

30/36 Account book with the Commercial Bank of Scotland, 1936-1938.

30/37 Three miscellaneous minor documents.

30/38 Account book with the Commercial Bank of Scotland, 1987-1907.

30/39 Alex Smellie account and receipt for various printing jobs, 1846-7.

30/40 Offprint from PSAS 33 with lists of office-bearers and Fellows for 1898-99.

30/41 Offprint from PSAS 25 with lists of office-bearers and Fellows for 1890-91.

30/42 Offprint from PSAS 33 with Laws and lists of office-bearers and Fellows for 1901-2.

30/43 Letter of thanks to R Munro from J N Gray of the National Portrait Gallery, 23 Dec 1891, for loan of lithographic stones for Heraldic exhibition.

30/44 Two letters to Joseph Anderson from Hellier Gonelin, Royal Archaeological Institute, London, expressing thanks for cordial welcome given to members on recent visit to Edinburgh, 7 Sept 1891.

30/45 Letter to J Anderson from Alexander Thomson, Bible House, Constantinople, 25 Nov 1891, concerning absence of Proceedings, work of Bible Society in Turkey.

30/46 Letter to J Anderson from Annie Dowie,23 Nov, 1891, 19 Hogarth Roach, London, expressing pleasure at being elected a Lady Associate.

30/47 Letter from Jas Lumsden, Arden, Alexandria, 15 Oct 1891, enclosing subscription.

30/48 Letter from Alex Inglis, Board of Manufactures, 28 Jan 1892, concerning paper to be read on Old Lang Syne.

30/49 Letter to J Anderson from Margaret Warrender, Bruntsfield House, 24 Feb 1892, concerning a woodcut.

30/50 List of total expenditure from 1 Jan 1860 to 30 Nov 1900.

30/51 ‘Memorial by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland for the Opinion of Counsel’, concerning the question of representation on Council from the Board of Trustees by non-Fellows. Also Counsel’s reply.

30/52 Copy of Society’s comments on Report on the administration of the Board of Manufactures, 28 Dec 1904, signed by David Christison.

30/53 Printed letter from Council to the Board of Manufactures about the future service and maintenance of the Museum, 14 March 1890.

30/54 Letter to Joseph Anderson from David Johnstone, The Manse, Quarff, Lerwick, 17 February 1903, acknowledging his election as Fellow.

30/55 Telegram from RW Cochran to Joseph Anderson, cannot attend today’s Council Meeting, 8 Nov 1875

30/56 Legal document and letter concerning bequest from Miss J E Flockhart, January 1931.

30/57 Legal document and letter concerning bequest from A P TYhoms, April, 1904.

30/58 Documents relating to the Society’s attempt to have its grant from the Government increased 1907.

30/59 Letter to Joseph Anderson from R Humphry, Manchester, 22 Feb

1896, about re-instatement of membership.

UC31 Documents concerning the Society’s library and library exchanges 1865-1871.

31/1 From the Hamburger Stadtbibliothek, 10 March 1970.

31/2 From the Konigliche Bibliothek, Berlin, 24 February 1970. Remains of wax seal.

31/3 Letter to John Stuart, 23 March 1871, from ?? of ??, agreeing to the ‘swap’ that Stuart proposed.

31/4 Letter to JB Johnston from George A ?Hawton of the Edinburgh Geological Society, Birkhill, Hope Terrace, 31 March 1869. Accompanying first two parts of vol I of their Transactions and requesting an exchange with the Proceedings.

31/5 List of 17 publications of the Record Commissioners, presented by the Record Office.

31/6 List of 24 portraits handed over by the Trustees of the late David Laing. .

31/7 Letter in French from R F Le ?Nen, archivist of Finistere, at Quimper 24 December 1867, concerning publication of Jean Lagadenc’s Celtic studies.

31/8 Letter to John Stuart from W J Gruffith of the Societe Polymathique, Morbihan, concerning missing volumes of the Proceedings.

31/9 Part-printed, part-handwritten request from the Bombay Geographical Society for the Proceedings.

31/10 16 letters of thanks from libraries for the Proceedings, letters dated 1867/1870.

31/11 Letters from HMR General Register House accompanying donations of books to the Society’s Library.

31/12 Letter to John Thurnam from the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 2 January 1871, informing him that a copy of the Magazine has been sent to John Stuart, SAS.

31/13 2 letters of query about exchanges of the Proceedings.

31/14 3 letters concerning exchanges from the Commission Imperiale Archaeologique, St Petersburg, 1869/1870.

31/15 Letter to John Stuart from John Edwards, Secretary, Public Record Office, 11 May 1867, confirming that the printed Record works listed will be sent to the Society from the Stationery Office.

31/16 Draft note from the Society concerning the publications mentioned in UC 31/15.

31/17 Letter from S Gelly, Whitehall, 24 April 1865, addressed to His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch as President of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, concerning the Record Office publications mentioned in UC 31/15.

31/18 Letter from the Comptroller of H M Stationery Office, addressed to the Duke of Buccleuch, 8 May 1865, concerning the Record Office publications mentioned in UC 31/15.

31/19 Printed list of Calendars of State Papers. Five pages sewn together.

31/20 Letter to J Anderson from J R Appleton of Western Haill, Durham, 16 April 1870 [unusual letterhead with drawing of seal printed in red]. Accompanying payment for subscriptions and postage for Proceedings: ‘It would be more liberal if the Society paid the

postage of its proceedings to members at a distance’.

31/21 Letter to Joseph Anderson from Trubner & Co, Literary Agency, Paternoster Row, London, 4 February 1871, reminding him that subscriptions are payable in advance and that the Society is in arrears, requesting return of Revue Celtique.

31/22 Letter from John O’Daly of Dublin, 7 February 1871, answering query about Ossianic Society, of which he is currently working on vol 7.

31/23 Letter from Mr Fraser of Edinburgh, 8 October 1870, presenting on behalf of Sir William Stirling Maxwell a copy of the Memoirs of the Maxwells of Pollok.

31/24 Letter from William Galloway, written in the University Library, Glasgow, 3 May 1870, presenting on behalf of Sir Henry Dryden a copy of the Transactions of the Architectural Institute of Scotland containing Sir Henry’s drawings of St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. Also refers to Captain White and Beauly Priory.

31/25 Letter from Charles Rogers of The Grampian Club, London (from Lewisham), 5 February 1870, presenting on behalf of the Council of the Grampian Club one of its publications.

31/26 Letter from J Barker Duncan of Hill Street, Edinburgh, 15 August 1870, presenting on behalf of the author a copy of John Reddoch McLuckie’s Account of Arthur’s Oon.

31/27 Letter from J Gibson Greig of Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh, concerning donation of five books to the Library.

31/28 Letter probably to John Stuart (refers to Sculptured Stones book) from Albert S Cook of Yale University, 14 November 1902, together with offprint of his paper ‘Notes on the Ruthwell Cross’ (journal unspecified).

31/29 Record of dispatch of vol of American Philosophical Society, and accompanying card 18 June 1888.

31/30 List of 13 woodcuts from Proc Soc Antiq Scot.

31/31 Letter from Donald Johnson, Liverpool, 10 December 1869, concerning exchange with the Societe Polymathique of the Morbihan.

31/32 Letter from ?N J Creeny, Norwich, 15 Dec 1891, with the information that a copy of [an unnamed] book is on its way courtesy of Sir Henry Dryden.

31/33 Letter to Anderson from Alex Maxwell, Park Terrace, Dundee, 14 Nov 1891, concerning copy of his book Old Dundee, Ecclesiastical, Burghal and Social, prior to the Reformation, a copy of which he has sent for the Library.

31/34 Letter to Joseph Anderson from William Baird, Clydesdale Bank, Portobello, to accompany gift of his book on Portobello Free Church.

31/35 Letter from David R Pearson, Philimore Gardens, London, 11 August 1887, to accompany donation of copy of one of the editions of the National Covenant of 1638.

31/36 Letter from George Harrison, Ardendee, Kirkcudbrightshire, 25 August 1887, has sent copies of the recently printed Valuation Rolls for 1871-72 and 1881-82.

31/37 Letter from Robert Pringle Stuart, Tunbridge Wells, 18 August 1888, has sent two vols of The Scottish Highlander, a paper cutter of thorn wood and a copy of The Times for June 1815.

31/38 Letter from J M Hunter, Portobello, 26 Nov 1888, sends copy of his book on an old Edinburgh Society.

31/39 Letter to J Anderson from William Fraser, 32 South Castle Street, Edinburgh, 8 June 1888, has sent 3 vols of Memorials of the Family of Wemyss of Wemyss.

31/40 Letter to J Anderson from G S Duncan, Blairgowrie, 5 July 1889, offering a volume of 1609 on the old laws and constitutions of Scotland.

31/41 Pro-forma letter from the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 15 May 1869, informing the Librarian that a copy of the fourth volume of the Fac-similes of National Manuscripts of England is on its way.

31/42 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J J Cartwright on behalf of the Master of the Rolls, informing him that four volumes of Chronicles & Memorials re on their way but that there will be no more free copies in the future. Draft reply from Anderson arguing that the Society is in a unique position and ought still to receive copies.

31/43 Letter to J Anderson from D Crawford Smith, 8 Oct 1898, to accompany donation of own book on History of the Masonic Lodge of Scoon and Perth.

31/44 Postcard to Joseph Anderson from Jas Hunter, Fala Manse, Blackshiels, 1892, presenting own book on Fala & Soutra.

31/45 Letter to Mr Black from J M C Kermode, Ramsay IOM, 3 July 1892, presenting copy of second edition of Catalogue of Manx Crosses.

31/46 Three letters concerning library exchanges with Paris and Namur, 1895.

31/47 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James Curle, Priorwood, Melrose, 12 June 1895, concerning binding work required for the Library.

31/48 Letter to J Anderson from Douglas & Foulis, Castle Street, 17 August 1887, about volumes of inscriptions.

31/49 Handwritten catalogue from Thomas Chapman.

UC32 Miscellaneous documents.

32/1 Printed certificate of membership of the Societe des Antiquaires de Normandie, in the name of James Logan FSA Scot, 2 November 1949.

32/2 Handwritten label O.H.M.S.: ‘Box containing Drawings of Ancient Castellated Structures of Ireland, deposited by Mr James S Fleming, FSA Scot. See correspondence 1917 & 1918’. [This does not relate to any item on the listing of SAS MSS.]

32/3 Memo from the Royal Archaeological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, 16 New Burlington Street, London, 11 March 1869, concerning associate membership of members of kindred societies.

32/4 Letter [to David Laing?] from John Maughan, Bewcastle Rectory, 19 March 1860. ‘I fear you have applied to a wrong quarter, as I have never devoted any special attention to the subject of Druidism’, but doubts that any classical source mentions stone circles as places of worship.

32/5 Letter from Edward Clibborn of the Royal Irish Academy, 23 August 1870, in thanks for box of ‘Shetland celts’ presented to the Academy. [Name of the recipient not given]

32/6 Letter to J B Johnston, Treasurer, from G D McCulloch, 23 February 1870, requesting IOU for £3 due to the late W J McCulloch from Mr Jamieson of the School of Arts.

32/7 Letter to Mr Wallace from J Reddington, Kent Park, 9 October 1823, concerning leave of absence for Henry Ellis.

32/8 Memo of the qualifications & duties of the fourth attendant to be stationed in the Library of the Museum of Antiquities, Queen Street.

32/9 Draft and copy of printed version of letter from the Society [recipient not stated] concerning the future of Notaries’ Protocol Books.

32/10 Handwritten lists of Scottish fonts and pulpits.

32/11 Newspaper cuttings and proofs of same of articles by Sir Henry Dryden on stone structures in Caithness printed in the

John o’Groat’s Journal in 1871. Original envelope annotated ‘slips to be pasted into a book’. Sir Henry Dryden’s handwriting.

32/12 Letter to the Council of the Society per Arthur Mitchell from John Smith, Commercial Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh, 17 November 1880, on behalf of the Orkney Natural History Museum in Stromness. Requests artefacts for the Stromness Museum.

32/13 Letter to Forbes from Lord Salisbury, Arlington St, London, 17 July ?1888, concerning lectern.

32/14 Part (pages 2 to7) of handwritten paper on Pictish symbols (Anderson’s handwriting?).

32/15 Two letters from Messrs Cassell & Co, Ludgate Hill, London, 28 February & 16 April 1902, asking permission to have a number of objects in the Museum photographed for H D Traill’s ‘Social England’.

32/16 Notes from Departmental Report on the Board of Manufactures, on Society notepaper, undated.

32/17 Annotated handwritten draft of paper by William Galloway on recently recovered inscriptions in the transeptal arch of Glasgow Cathedral, read to the Society on 8 May 1876 and mentioned in PSAS 12, 587, as postponed to next volume but not printed in vol 12.

32/18 Offprint from the Rothesay Chronicle on ‘The Celtic Cross in Rothesay Churchyard’, by J K Hewison, The Manse, Rothesay, 11 November 1886.

32/19 Example of undated letter sent to the clergy requesting information about antiquities in their parishes (sent out later than and separate from the Statistical Account).

32/20 Coloured sketch of bishop [undated, unsigned].

32/21 Plan of Roman bath at Procolitia [undated, unsigned].

32/22 Handwritten communication on antiquities on Mull by J Judd [undated].

32/23 Letter from Malcolm Ferguson, Ravenscraig, Callander, 3 Jan 1891, about monument relating to Castle Menzies family.

32/24 Untitled ink drawing of canoe.

32/25 Unsigned ‘Notes on Island or Crannog in the Lake of Kinnellan near the Village of Strathpeffer.

32/26 List of extracts from Stent Rolls 1634-36, Peter Miller.

32/27 Three letters to David Christison from Major General Arthur Lilltelton-Annersley, The New Club, 14 & 19 July and 12 Dec 1892, concerning the state of buildings at Stirling Castle.

32/28 Newspaper cutting, probably from The Scotsman, with long obituary for David Laing.

32/29 Offprint from the Inverness Courier, 3 June 1880, reporting recent discoveries of cup-marked stones near Inverness.

32/30 Printed list of exhibits on the Antiquarian Table in the Gas Exhibition, University Building, Aberdeen, including artefacts exhibited by John Rae of Aberdeen, sent to Joseph Anderson.

32/31 Printed paper inviting donations in support of Sir George Kinloch’s proposal to display the Meigle carved stones in the old school at Meigle, Dec 1876. Also another copy with handwritten list of subscribers addressed to Dr Stewart.

32/32 Offprint from The Field with a letter from Peter Muir, Edinburgh Archers’ Hall, 24 Dec 1864, discussing the construction of the arrow.

32/33 Page from a book on runestones with an entry on the Societys runestone by P J Lindal.

32/34 Transcript by D D Black of a charter of Charles I appointing Lord Carnegy as Keeper of the Abbey of Aberbrothock, 1641.

32/35 Transcript of warrant to Sir James Leslie.

32/36 Three letters to the Society from R W Cochrane Patrick, Office of the Secretary for Scotland, 28 May and 11 July 1888, requesting the return of a stone carved with military engines from the barrier gateway, Edinburgh Castle. Also letter from Alec Inglis, Board of Manufactures, 12 July, on the same subject.

32/37 Letter to David Christison from the Board of Manufactures, 10 June 1889, acknowledging receipt of Society’s permission to lend 27 pencil drawing of Founders of the Society, by John Brown, to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery for two years.

32/38 Letter to Joseph Anderson from R W Cochrane Patrick, Office of the Secretary for Scotland, 26 June 1889, granting permission for the Society to take measurements and photographs of the Regalia of Scotland.

32/39 Letter to the Society from the Director of the South Kensington Museum, 17 February 1876, asking whether the Society’s Museum holds any scientific apparatus suitable for a forthcoming exhibition. Encloses a list of museums throughout

Britain fo amendment.

32/40 Letter and list detailing David Laing’s Bequest to the Society, 13 April 1882.

32/41 Letter to Robert Munro from Sir Arthur Mitchell, 34 Drummond Place, 13 Oct 1891 on the subject of funds for a statue of William Forbes. Also printed circular and newspaper cutting about proposed monument to Lord-President Forbes of Culloden, dated Sept 1875.

32/42 Reports on provincial museums 1932-3 by J G Callander & A J H Edwards.

32/43 Provisional Order [Draft] for the National Trust for Scotland, issued by the Scottish Office, March 1935.

32/44 1. Letter to J T Irvine from Chas R B King, 31 Spring Gardens, London, 31 December 1880, asking whether Irvine would like manuscript drafts of Sir Gilbert Scott’s published Academy Lectures. Rolled mss: 2. Royal Academy Lecture 1 (printed pamphlet II), 1858 (untitled). 3. Royal Academy Lecture II (printed pamphlet VII) (untitled). 4. Royal Academy Lecture III, 1858 (untitled). 5. Royal Academy Lecture for 1859 (printed pamphlet IV), ‘The architecture of the 13th century’. 6. Royal Academy Lecture 1 (printed pamphlet II), 7. Royal Academy Lecture 1 (printed pamphlet VI), 1860, ‘On the rationale of Gothic architecture’. 8. Royal Academy Lecture III, 6 February 1868 (untitled). 9. Royal Academy Lecture I, 1873, ‘On the dome’. 10. Part of untitled lecture. 11. Letter to J T Irvine from Chas R B King, 7 January 1881, to accompany a copy of Scott’s report on St David’s Cathedral 1862 and review in Scott’s handwriting of The History and Antiquities of St David’s by Jones & Freeman. Letter has postscript about St Alban’s: ‘You can advise as to the cleaning of choir floor. Do not use scrubbing brushes. Flannels and a little soap will do all that is necessary. (Very private and confidential)

12. Lecture to the Architectural Museum, written in Sir Gilbert Scott’s hand, annotated at start by Jas T Irvine, 10 April 1884.

32/45 Correspondence between the Board of Manufactures and the Society concerning the return of a carved stone boss or centre groin stone to be restored in St Giles by William Chambers, March to May 1882, and receipt for same signed by Hay & Henderson, 2 June 1882.

32/46 List of casts of ivories lent by the Royal Scottish Academy, London 11 Jan 1855.

32/47 Pencil sketch plan of crannogs in Lough Mourne, Ireland.

32/48 List of Antiquities in Winton House 1877-8 by Joseph Anderson.

32/49 Papers concerning evaluation of the Estates of Holm and Thirmer, Kirkcudbright, 1890s & 1915.

32/50 ‘Historical Notes in connexion with my Evidence before Parliamentary Com. On the relations of the three National Museums, arising out of the Glenlyon Brooch incident. D. G.’ These notes in a small black notebook by David Christison include the Sturrock Necklace, relations of the Society to the Museum & to Government, history of the Coin Cabinet, Irish precedents for Museum transfers.

32/51 Legal document of 1877 concerning watches in the Antiquarian Museum.

32/52 List of family mottos by L Forbes.

32/53 Notes on earth-houses at Kildrummy by Charles Gow, Wester Clova, by Mossat, Aberdeenshire, 14 Dec 1974.

32/54 Legal extract concerning Kinloss Abbey.

32/55 Papers read at Anniversary Meeting, 1 December 1952, dealing with the work published in PSAS over the last 100 years (unpublished): ‘Scottish prehistory over a century’ by Prof Stuart Piggott ‘A hundred years of medieval studies’ by Miss E M C Thompson.

32/56 Documents for opening ceremony of Hunterston nuclear generating station on 22 Sept 1964, accompanying book on reactor, donated by Count Jan Tarnowski,

32/57 Documents, drawings and letters (J Russell Walker, John Stevenson, J R Findlay, John Ferguson, Sydney Mitchell) concerning poor condition of Linlithgow Palace, 1885.

32/58 Photograph of manuscript with large glass negative of same.

32/59 Examples of defunct Society stationery.

32/60 Letter from J King Hewison, The Manse, Rothesay, 20 Nov 1892, requesting permission to use illustrations from Society publications in his book, The Isle of Bute in the Olden Time.

32/61 Letter to J R Findlay from H G Reid, Carmarthen, 1 April 1892, about relationship between Society and the Treasury.

UC33 ‘Vouchers of Grant 1898-99 Returned by Board of Manufactures’: stamped receipts for artefacts for the Museum (28 items) and books for the Library (54 items).

UC34 Papers concerning the acquisition and publication of the Monymusk Reliquary, 1933. 22 items, mostly letters.

UC35 Correspondence 1852 (additional to bound volume of correspondence for 1844-1852, no. 8)

35/1 Letter to Daniel Wilson from John Stuart, Aberdeen, 20 January 1852. Accompanies notes on ‘some curious circles’ and a list of articles for the Museum (neither item present), the articles having been sent separately in a box. Asks advice about how to find in one publication the proceedings (meetings) of antiquarian societies throughout Britain ‘The Athenaeum confines itself to Societies in London – and the Gentleman’s Magazine is such a worthless book to have merely for he sake of the notices of Societies’.

35/2 Three letters to J A Smith W H Scott of 4 Rutland Street, Edinburgh, undated (though filed with 1852 letters) Monday Has been examining coins and has no comment on those found at Edzell. Refers to coins of Titus and small Scottish coins. Sends note on ‘a little reliquary of Mr Drummond Hay’s’, which he found ‘among a parcel of coins in his cabinet’. Saturday Mr Laing ‘almost prevailed’ upon him in respect of the Society’s Secretaryship, but health prohibits. Friday evening Will send ‘the die, and the book illustrative of it, also Mr Sim’s Aberbrothoc seal’ or exhibition.

35/3 Part of letter to unnamed recipient from unknown writer, Glasgow, 2 December 1852, concerning iron implement found in coal seam beneath the Great Western Road. (see below UC36/4)

UC36 Correspondence 1853 (additional to bound but untitled and unnumbered volume of letters 1853-1855)

36/1 Letter to DR Rankin from Daniel Wilson, 12 Graham Street, Edinburgh, 21 January 1853. Wilson will communicate Rankin’s paper on ‘Agricola’s Camp’ and his notes on General Roy to the next meeting of the Society. Requests information

about finds from the Camp.

36/2 Letter to DR Rankin from Daniel Wilson, 12 Graham Street, Edinburgh, 24 January 1853, re notes on Agricola’s Camp. Will ask Professor Goodsir about the skulls. Refers to finds from Carstairs. Requests return of his own letters ‘as I wish to preserve them among my correspondence with my Oldbuck friends!’

36/3 Three letters to Daniel Wilson and a note from William Brown, 26 Calton, Regent Arch, Edinburgh. 25 January 1853. Sends old lock taken from the door of John Knox’s House ‘about 27 years ago’. 11 April 1853. The lock is ready to be collected for exhibition at the meeting that evening and he encloses copy of affidavit made by man who removed the lock from the door. Disgruntled about lack of interest from the Society. 20 June 1853. Doubt has been expressed about provenance of lock, and he encloses documentation. Undated list of other artefacts sent for exhibition.

36/4 Part of letter in same hand as UC35/3, Glasgow, 4 February 1853. Appears to be draft of letter about the provenance of the iron implement from the coal seam, which has provoked much interest.

36/5 Letter from Professor Goodsir, no address,12 February 1853. Will exhibit skull from Cleghorn at next meeting. Signature has been cut away, and there is a note added: ‘Part of this letter is awanting – no doubt to gratify some autograph hunter; but everybody knows Professor Goodsir’s hand writing.’

36/6 Letter to Daniel Wilson from A Henry Rhind, Wick, 19 February 1853. Will send by steamer two stone vessels ploughed up on farm of Aucorn nr Wick, one of which had originally a’ neatly fitted lid or cover of thin stone’ but this was lost.

36/7 A list of 5 items: a ‘celt’, three coins, and a brief note on a carved stone coffin in Dalmeny churchyard. Unsigned and undated but among 1853 letters.

36/8 A note on lined paper from a notebook, from John Reid, Edinburgh, undated. Concerning wooden panel in Museum with arms of the Drummond family.

36/9 Letter to J A Smith from W H Scott, 4 Rutland Street, Edinburgh, Saturday. Concerning coins which he is to examine belonging to Dr Wise.

36/10 Letter to the Secretary from Lieut A N Scott, Madras Artillery,

Corresponding Member, 23 March 1853. Concerning an ivory ornament found at Nineveh.

36/11 Letter to Daniel Wilson from Henry James, Captain Royal Engineers, Ordnance Survey Office, Edinburgh, 27 March 1853. While surveying Tantallon Castle in summer 1852 one of his men found a gold inscribed and enamelled ring, which he presents to the Museum. Enclosing detailed note about the ring.

36/12 Letter from W H Scott, Clifton, 15 April 1863. Concerning proof of note about coins. His bronchitis has improved and he hopes to return to Edinburgh.

36/13 Letter to Daniel Wilson from Douglas Maclagan, 26 Heriot Row, 13 August. Concerning provenance of stone weapon from Ashintully, Perthshire.

36/14 Letter addressed to Treasurer, Thomas Johnston, from David Cousins, City Chambers, Edinburgh, 30 September 1853, concerning request from the ‘Building Trades’ that the Museum should be open on Saturdays. [see UC37/1]

36/15 Note on three Peruvian pottery vessels presented by J Gibson Craig, written by James McKean, 22 October 1853.

36/16 Letter from H Botfield, Morton Hall, 24 October 1853. Has sent an impression of an ecclesiastical seal

36/17 Letter from W H Scott, 4 Rutland Street, Edinburgh, November 1853, accompanying Society’s coins.

36/18 Letter to J A Smith from Alex Robertson, Woodside Cottages nr Elgin, 7 November 1853, concerning note sent to Daniel Wilson about excavation of cists at Lesmurdie, Banffshire. Wishes to know whether it was printed.

36/19 Letter to Alex Christie from David Maclagan, 28 Heriot Row, 13 December 1853, accompanying drawings and box with marble and mosaic from St Sophia, Constantinople.

36/20 Letter to J A Smith from John W McCormic, 16 Royal Circus, 26 December 1853, concerning Council’s decision to send copy of Proceedings to authors.

UC37 Correspondence 1854 (additional to bound but untitled and unnumbered volume of letters 1853-1855)

37/1 Letter to J A Smith from David Cousins, City Chambers Edinburgh, 4 January 1854. Society’s letter agreeing to open Museum on Saturdays has been lost and he requests a copy, [see UC36/14]

37/2 Part of letter from A Henry Rhind, Wick, Caithness, 17 January

1854. Has revised his proofs and requests a couple of copies of the corrected version. Had planned a sequel but has been an invalid for three months.

37/3 Letter to J A Smith from Henry James, 13 Royal Circus, 19 January 1854, concerning proofs.

37/4 Letter from G ?Pumbury, King William’s College, Castletown, Isle of Man, 7 March 1854. Refers to visit to Edinburgh in 1852, when saw cast of Kirk Bladdan cross. Wished to have cast for College and now has casts of fifteen others as well. Offers a dozen casts for £12.

37/5 Letter to J A Smith from A Henry Rhind, Wick, 18 March 1854. Warns that he is about to send 3 boxes of finds and two large stones from a ‘Pict’s House in this neighbourhood’. [Kettleburn] Encloses a copy of a paper about them from the Archaeological Journal. Expects to pass through Edinburgh soon ‘on the way to some warmer climate’, for his health is poor.

37/6 Letter from A Henry Rhind, 12 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, 20 June1854, concerning copies of his paper in the Proceedings.

37/7 Letter from A Henry Rhind, 12 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, 30 June1854. Concerning paper about finds from Kettleburn. Returns to Caithness shortly.

37/8 Letter to David Laing from George Petrie, Kirkwall, 4 August 1854. James Farrer opened some mounds at the Stones of Stenness [Ring of Brodgar] and intends to present a stone urn from one of the mounds to the Society, along with ‘curious relics from a Burgh in Burray’ [East Broch of Burray].

37/9 Letter to J A Smith from George Petrie, Kirkwall, 7 August 1854, warning him that box with urn will be left at Granton for him to collect. ‘I am also making a collection myself of Orcadian Antiquities which I intend to present to your Society’.

37/10 Letter to J A Smith from James Farrer, Ingleborough, Lancaster, 11 August 1854, re urn and Burray finds.

37/11 Letter from A Henry Rhind, Royal Hotel, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, 28 November 1854. Concerning paper on Roman swords.

37/12 Note from William Paterson, Lieut 80th Regiment, Edinburgh 15 December 1854, detailing objects obtained from ?? during the Second War in 1852.

37/13 Letter to J A Smith from James Farrer, House of Commons, London, 18 December. In reply to Smith’s letter and will be delighted to become a member of the Society.

UC38 Correspondence 1855 (additional to bound but untitled and unnumbered volume of letters 1853-1855)

38/1 List on Society notepaper of finds from the ‘Pict’s House Burray July 1855, and from a grave on the Links nr Pierowall in Westray.

38/2 Letter to J A Smith from W H Scott, 4 Rutland Street, 2 January 1855, accompanying seals for exhibition to the Society and note on same.

38/3 Letter to John Stuart from W H Fotheringham, Sheriff-Clerk of Orkney, Kirkwall, 5 February 1855. Difficult to read but mentions Papae and Dicuil.

38/4 Letter to Daniel Wilson from J Forbes Mitchell, ?Kainston, Keith Hall, Aberdeenshire, 7 December 1855. Concerning nearby fort and two graveslabs at the church of Kinkell, with sketches of the latter.

38/5 Letter to J A Smith from James Ballantine, 42 George Street, Edinburgh, 10 April 1855, accompanying letter, book and sword from Charles MacKie, who wishes in return to become an honorary associate of the Society.

UC39 Original copy of the Memorial of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland to the Right Hon Lord John Russell, First Lord of Her Majesty’s Treasury, undated but written some 70 years after the foundation of the Society (ie circa 1850). Requesting provision of accommodation in return for public access to the museum. Signed by the Marquess of Breadalbane, President, Robert Chambers, Vice-President, David Laing, Treasurer, Daniel Wilson, Secretary, and J M Mitchell, Secretary.

UC40 Letter and drawing concerning The Scottish Antiquarian Tradition ed A S Bell, 1981.

40/1 Letter from Alan S Bell of 18 Ann Street, Edinburgh, to Mrs Anne O’Connor, Librarian, 2 June 1981, concerning illustrations for the volume.

40/2 Drawing by James S Richardson, circa 1930, of Sir George Macdonald and Dr Graham Callander at a Society of Antiquaries Council meeting. This was published in the volume on page 220. Also two negatives of the drawing.

UC41 Draft of letter written on behalf of the Fellows to Her Majesty Queen Victoria with commiserations concerning an incident in March 1882 in which her life was threatened. [see attached cutting from The Times 3 March 2010]

UC42 Papers from James Farrer concerning excavations in

Eday, Orkney, 1855.

42/1 Letter from James Farrer, Kirkwall, 8 July (presumably to Secretary of SAS, probably in 1855). Sends a short description of a ‘subterranean chamber’ in Eday, excavated by Hebden. Farrer is currently excavating near Kirkwall [Lingro?]

42/2 Letter from James Farrer, Ingleborough, 29 October [1856]. Will send box containing finds from excavations in Orkney previous summer. Encloses account of the opening of a weem in the Calf of Eday in July 1855, accompanied by sketch plans. Mentions excavations in cave near Ingleborough.

UC43 Correspondence concerning acquisition of Hallstatt bronze artefacts 1865-1888.

43/1 Letter to Joseph Anderson from William Forbes,17 Ainslie Place, 1 June 1888. Covering letter for letters concerning the Salzkamingat bronzes: ‘Dr Mitchell, I beg his pardon, Sir Arthur, thought that these letters from some distinguished persons should be in the hands of the Society’.

43/2 Letter to William Forbes from Lord Thurlow, British Embassy, Vienna, 14 February 1865, in reply to Forbes’ letter of 3 February requesting help in obtaining ‘specimens of the Bronze Relics’ for the Society’s museum. Lady Elena has been dangerously ill with the typhus fever prevalent in Vienna. Colonel Erskine called at the Embassy en route to Venice.

43/3 Letter to William Forbes from Lady Elena Thurlow, Vienna, 6 March, 1865. The bronzes are going on exhibition in Vienna and a book is being written about them, and it will not be possible to obtain any specimens at present.

43/4 Letter to William Forbes from Charles-Edward d’Albanie, British Museum, 24 March 1865. In reply to Forbes’ letter asking for help in obtaining specimens of the Austrian bronzes.

43/5 Letter to William Forbes from Lady Elena Thurlow, ‘Persia’, 9 April, assuring him that they had not forgotten about the bronzes despite being on their way to America. Lord Bloomfield and two Austrians have promised help when the exhibition closes.

43/6 Letter to William Forbes from Charles-Edward d’Albanie, Belgravia, undated, recommending mode of approach to Austrian authorities and enclosing letter in German from Count Andrassy on the subject.

43/7 Letter to William Forbes from Charles-Edward d’Albanie, Belgravia, undated, enclosing letter from Prince Salin on subject of Hallstatt bronzes [Salin letter not present].

43/8 Letter to William Forbes from Jas Stuart, Dalkeith House, 15

May 1867. On going through the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry’s correspondence, he has found eight letters on the subject of the Austrian Antiquities, which he encloses.

43/9 Eight letters on the subject of acquiring some Hallstatt bronzes, dated between March and June 1865:

1. Forbes to Lord Bloomfield 2. Forbes to Prince Annersperg 3. Prince Annersperg to Forbes 4. Lord Bloomfield to Forbes 5. Forbes to Prince Annersperg 6. Forbes to Prince Annersperg 7. Count Andrassy to ?? 8. Prince Salin to Charles-Edward d’Albanie [letter

referred to under 43/7] 9. Charles-Edward d’Albanie to Forbes 10. Forbes to Lord Bloomfield 11. Forbes to Prince Annersperg.

UC44 Papers concerning the Jervise Bequest

44/1 Account Book with the Commercial Bank of Scotland for the Jervise Bequest, no. V for 1876 to 1898.

44/2 Excerpts from the Will of Andrew Jervise of Brechin, 1877-8.

44/3 Copy of Discharge document concerning the late Andrew Jervise 1880.

44/4 Correspondence between Skene, Edwards & Garson WS and Joseph Anderson, January 1910, concerning the Jervise Bequest.

UC45 Black notebook containing a list of the Bell Collection of prehistoric and post-medieval artefacts, with letter pasted to front cover from John Gowrie, 20 November 1895, and on the back cover a letter from the British Museum about request for books, 17 November 1881. Tucked inside notebook are 9 original notes concerning individual donations of artefacts.

UC46 Correspondence 1856-1869

46/1 Double-sided printed page ‘Notices of Alexander Selkirk’ with note to the effect that if worth reprinting in Proceedings the woodcuts can be sent, from A Jervise, Brechin.

46/2 Handwritten note on witch charm and extracts from Records of Kirk Session of Markinch, from A Jervise, Brechin.

46/3 Letter to Professor Simpson from James Grant, 26 Danube Street, 29 January 1861, on historical subjects.

46/4 Letter from George Sale, Secretary of the Berwickshire Naturalists Club, 17 April 1862, concerning subscriptions

towards excavations at Edin’s Hall in Berwickshire, enclosing statement of intent and list of subscribers to August 1861, and letter from proprietor Alex Munro, Craiglockhart by Slateford, 30 September 1861.

46/5 Letter to George Sim from George Eastwood, 27 Haymarket, 6 August 1862, concerning coins.

46/6 Undated and illegible letter.

UC47 Reports by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland to the Board of Trustees December 1929-December 1936.

UC48 Minutes of the Board of Trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland 1929-1932.

UC49 Documents concerning the Ordnance Survey, 1855 & 1893-4

49/1 Draft of letter sent to Sir Charles Wilson of the Ordnance Survey by David Christison, 1 August 1893, annotated ‘considerably altered in the letter sent’. Suggests improvements in the plans of a number of lowland forts.

49/2 Copy of memorandum sent to the Place-Name Committee on Archaeological Nomenclature advising the Ordnance Survey by David Christison, December 1894, concerning updating the nomenclature.

49/3 Inscribed envelope in which 49/1 and 49/2 were originally stored.

49/4 Letter to John Stuart from Henry James of the Ordnance Survey, 23 May 1855. Has been in London trying to settle the question of the scale at which the survey of Scotland is to be published, and Lord Palmerston placed a Treasury Minute on the subject before the House of Commons. At the scales agreed, it will be possible to show archaeological remains.

49/5 Memo to John Stuart from Lord Breadalbane, 21 Park Lane, 7 June 1855, relating to OS mapping.

49/6 Copied extract from the Minutes of the Justices of the Peace & Commissioners of Supply for the Shire of Perth, 2 October 1855, expressing favour for the Society’s stance on the mapping of archaeological remains.

49/7 Letter to John Stuart from Duncan Grant of Inverness, 5 October 1855, accompanying extract from Minutes of Commissioners of Supply and Heritors of the County of Inverness, expressing support for Society’s stance on the mapping of archaeological remains.

49/8 Extract from Minutes of Commissioners of Supply for Nairnshire, 4 October 1855, expressing support for Society’s stance on the mapping of archaeological remains.

49/9 Extract from Minutes of Commissioners of Supply for Peeblesshire, 2 October 1855, expressing support for Society’s stance on the mapping of archaeological remains.

49/10 Letter to Lord Breadalbane from Lord Panmure, War Department, 19 June 1855, replying to the Society’s request that antiquities should be marked on OS maps. This will be done, but the OS will rely upon the Society’s help in providing local information. Also covering letter from Alexander Campbell forwarding Lord Panmure’s letter to Lord Breadalbane.

49/11 Draft letter to Lord Breadalbane, 11 Feb 1857, to accompany memorial for continuation of search over the Lands and Barony of Thunderton.

49/12 Seven letters between the Society and the Treasury Department, on the subject of providing the Society with sets of OS maps in 1856, 1885 & 1891.

UC50 Documents relating to the Gunning Bequest

50/1 Copy of bond by Dr Gunning in favour of the Society for £1000, 7 April 1890.

50/2 Copy of Discharge by the Society in favour of the Executors & Trustees of the late Dr R H Gunning, 1900.

50/3 Letter to the Secretaries of the Society from Gilbert Goudie, Treasurer, 39 Northumberland Street, 14 March 1891, enclosing letter from Gunning’s lawyers and Bond for £1000 for Fellowship.

50/4 Letter to J Romilly Allen from R Munro, 16 Jan 1893, on behalf of Council, informing him of the grant of about £70 from the Gunning Fellowship for photographs of rubbings for ECMS. Also Allen’s brief reply of 18 Jan.

50/5 Letter to Robert Munro from J Romilly Allen, 28 Feb 1893, London, accepting Gunning Fellowship grant of £70 for ‘the purpose of obtaining a representative series of Photographs of the Early Sculptured Stones of Scotland’.

UC51 Documents relating to Treasure Trove, 1858-73.

51/1 Draft copy of letter from John Stuart to John Henderson, 30 March 1858, explaining that the Society has set up a committee (Cosmo Innes, Robert Chambers & John Stuart) in response to paper from Henry Rhind to consider how best to

protect ancient remains. A copy of the Rhind pamphlet is to be sent to the Convenors of the ‘Scotch Counties’ to seek their reactions. Asks whether Henderson has any objections.

51/2 Letter to John Stuart from John Henderson, Exchequer Chambers, 31 March 1858, in reply to UC51/1, has no objection.

51/3 Draft letter on behalf of the Society to Conveners of Counties on the subject of Treasure Trove, 31 March 1858.

51/4 Six extracts of Minutes and one covering letter from the Commissioners of Supply for Caithness, Shetland, Ross, Renfrew, Roxburghshire & Inverness, in response to Society’s letter about Treasure Trove.

51/5 Letter to John Stuart from John Henderson, Exchequer Chambers, 17 June 1859, in reply to Stuart’s letter of thanks for his assistance over Treasure Trove.

51/6 Extract from QLTR report on ‘rod of gold’ from Leys, Inverness, 16 Feb 1833.

51/7 Two letters to John Henderson, Q & L T R, from John Robertson, Sheriff Substitute, Kirkwall, Orkney,14 & 25 April 1862, concerning artefacts found in Bishop Tulloch’s tomb in Kirkwall Cathedral and Treasure Trove status.

51/8 Two letters to John Henderson, Q & L T R from George Petrie, Kirkwall, concerning leaden plate found by him in St Magnus Cathedral and Treasure Trove status, 23 September & 6 October 1862. 23 Sept letter mentions Skaill hoard of Viking-age silver.

51/9 Letters and papers addressed to John Henderson, Q & L T R, concerning Treasure Trove, 1862.

51/10 Letters and papers addressed to John Henderson, Q & L T R, concerning Treasure Trove, 1863.

51/11 Letter to John Stuart from John Henderson, 24 January 1859, concerning Treasure Trove.

51/12 Prospectus as to Treasure Trove at Purveshaugh, Berwickshire, 1873.

51/13 Letter to Anderson from T Talbot, Douglas, IOM, 23 April 1895, about treasure trove in the Isle of Man.

UC52 Documents concerning the Ancient Monuments Acts of 1882 & 1900.

52/1 Offprint ‘Address to the Anthropological Section of the British Association’ by Lieut.-General Pitt-Rivers, 1888.

52/2 Handwritten list of counties to whom Society had sent letter and memorial concerning the Ancient Monuments Bill in 1879 and notes on their responses.

52/3 Responses, with excerpts of Minutes, addressed to Arthur Mitchell from the conveners in Ayr, Edinburgh, Elgin, Fife, Haddington, Jedburgh, Kirkcudbright, Nairn, Lanark, Ross, Orkney, Perth, Shetland (Zetland), Berwick, Clackmannan, Inverness.

52/4 Letter to the Secretary of the Society from the Secretary of HM Office of Works, 29 August 1911, forwarding a copy of the Report of the Inspector of Ancient Monuments for 1910-1911 and a memorandum on the Act.

UC53 Papers and photographs relating to the Society’s excavations at Mumrills Roman fort.

53/1 Printed appeal for funds.

53/2 Letter to Professor Baldwin Brown from Graham Callander, 10 February 1927, with nine prints of the excavations at the fort at Mumrills.

53/3 Correspondence between the Society and the Carnegie Trust concerning grants for the Mumrills excavation, 1925-9.

53/4 List of contributors to the Mumrills excavation fund.

53/5 List of recipients for the Mumrills excavation report.

53/6 Extensive correspondence and expenses concerned with the day-to-day running of the Mumrills excavation, mostly between D P Maclagan, Secretary, and Samuel Smith, Mumrills, Falkirk, 1924-9.

53/7 Correspondence between the Society and the Haverfield Bequest, Oxford, concerning grants for the Mumrills excavation, 1926-7.

53/8 Correspondence between the Society and Lauriston Bowling Club, concerning the services of John Campbell, 1927.

53/9 Letter and report from the Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, 11 March 1924, to the Director of the National Museum of Antiquities, on twigs and wood found at Mumrills.

53/10 Account books for the Mumrills & Croy Excavations 1921-1933. Four wages books, 1923-7. The fourth wages book includes Croy excavations, with a covering letter from Samuel Smith, Mumrills 20 Oct 1931, ‘Digging is expensive, but I am sure Sir

George has learned quite a lot about Croy.’

UC54 Documents sent between the Society and the Board of Manufactures, 1857-1864.

54/1 Letters between the Society and the Board of Manufactures concerning the move, 1857-1859.

54/2 Twenty-one letters to John Stuart concerning the furnishing and heating of the Society’s rooms in the Royal Institution, 1858-1861.

54/3 Three letters between the Society and the Board of Manufactures concerning payment for the barriers required outside the Museum during the Christmas period 1860/61.

54/4 Two letters between the Society and the Board of Manufactures concerning the status of the Rhind Bequest, January 1864.

54/5 Draft and fair copy of Memorandum from the Society to the Board of Manufactures, 1863, with requests concerning in particular the housing of Rhind Bequest of books.

54/6 Two letters between the Society and the Board of Manufactures concerning the loan of paintings to an exhibition in Manchester, March 1857.

UC55 Examples of Society printed circulars 1827-1857: mostly Anniversary and Ordinary Meeting announcements, but including notices of excursions, other intimations and proofs of newspaper announcements, Collected by David Laing, to whom several envelopes are addressed. Some annotations.

UC56 Loans of material for major exhibitions.

56/1 Four letters and documents relating to the loan of a portrait of Sir John Clerk of Eldin for an exhibition in the South Kensington Museum in 1858.

56/2 Letters and lists concerning the Art Treasures Exhibition in Manchester in 1857. [see also UC 54/6]

UC57 Draft Council Minutes, 1863-64.

57/1 14 December 1863: includes submission of design for bookplates for books bequeathed by A H Rhind and cost of illuminating the exterior of the Museum on the occasion of the wedding of the Prince of Wales.

57/2 11 January 1864: including request from the Minister of Bressay for two casts of the Bressay ogham stone in return for sending the stone to the Museum.

UC58 Samples of Society printed circulars 1933-1950.

58/1 Letter of October 1933 from the Secretary in connection with the purchase of the Monymusk Reliquary and the need to support the National Art-Collections Fund.

58/2 Letter of 15 November 1934 from the Secretary advising the Fellowship of a lecture by David S Meldrum of the National Art-Collections Fund entitled ‘Art Collecting for Nation’, on 24 November 1934.

UC59 Letters to Joseph Anderson from J Romilly Allen 1895-1897, concerning ECMS, most sent on headed notepaper of The Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist, with ‘28 Gt Ormond St, London W.C’ added by hand. See also under UC 50 on Allen’s tenure of the Gunning Fellowship.

59/1 20 March 1895, returning proofs. Mr Duncan of Broughty Ferry has photographed the stones at Meigle. Mentions interlaced decoration on bronze vessel from Barr of Spottes. Requests drawing or photograph of basket for holding spoons from Aberdeenshire and will write a paper on types of spoon racks used in Wales, Japan and elsewhere.

59/2 13 April 1895, mentions proofs and Anderson’s photographs of Ravenna. Hugh W Young and Easterton of Roseisle symbol stone, paper returned by Society and Young has offered it to The Reliquary.

59/3 17 September 1895, concerned that he has had no proofs for a long time. R Blair of the Newcastle Society has sent sketches of some interesting crosses of Northumbrian type at Knockhill near Ecclefechan, and Allen wonders if David Christison could get them photographed while he is working at Birrens. R C Graham has been taking photographs for Allen in Strathspey and has found the Lynchurn stone in Kincardine churchyard. Allen asks if Sir Arthur Mitchell took a rubbing of it before the crescent symbol was obliterated by re-use.

59/4 5 October 1895, thanks for Knockhill photographs and Old Melrose rubbings. Anderson is welcome to use the blocks of the Roseisle stone but Allen will have to seek permission from Young. Encloses proofs of key-patterns. Discusses Late Celtic ornament at length.

59/5 2 November 1895. Young is willing to allow the use of the Roseisle blocks. Thanks Anderson for his interesting remarks about Late Celtic ornament. Requests a cast of the Towrie carved stone ball in order to draw the spirals.

59/6 4 November 1895, letter to Joseph Anderson from Bemrose & Sons, Publishers of The Reliquary, loaning him the Roseisle blocks.

59/7 10 December 1895, accompanying the remainder of the text for Part III of ECMS. Asks whether Part III might be published as soon as it is ready early in 1896.

59/8 2 January 1897. Hopes to send first batch of blocks soon. Asks to see illustrations of newly discovered stones at Thurso, Keiss and Murroes. Mentions stone comparable to symbol stones at Stryn in Nordfjord. Hugh Young found cuneiform clay tablet in Bronze Age cist in Banffshire but BM says it is a forgery.

59/9 23 January 1897. Thanks for letting him see Erskine Beveridge’s rubbings and photographs of stones at Pabbay and Canna. Believes cross on Pabbay stone to be contemporary with symbols. Discusses merits of woodcuts and half-tone blocks. Puzzled by Greenloaning inscription, ‘its meaning is as obscure to me as that of one of Browning’s poems’. Arthur Evans exhibited gold necklet with fine Late Celtic ornament and gold model boat from Ireland at London Antiquaries. Mystery of the cuneiform tablet solved.

59/10 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J Romilly Allen, London, 27 May 1893, has sent parcel of photographs. Details of problems encountered. Suggests that casts should be made and a special fund set up for the purpose. Certainly the Nigg stone should be cast.

59/11 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J Romilly Allen, London, 25 Jan 1896, thanking him for proofs and electros of Towie ball decoration. Now that proofs of part III of ECMS are complete, Anderson will be able to get Council’s approval to publish. Thinks Evans tried to prove too much in his Rhind Lectures. Refers to excavations at Birrens and Canterbury.

59/12 Letter to David Christison from J Romilly Allen, London, 8 Feb 1896, Society Secretaries believe that publication should be held back until first two parts are ready too. Will select and seek estimate for photographs.

59/13 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J Romilly Allen, London, 31 October 1896, refers to blocks, Keills, Clonmacnoise.

59/14 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J Romilly Allen, London, 14 Feb 1896, sends 47 photographs of sculptured stones from north of the River Dee, also has large photos of Nigg and Sueno’s Stone, has same number for south and asks advice as to whether this is too many for the book. Drummonds of Covent Garden to send estimate for blocks.

59/15 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J Romilly Allen, London, 14 March 1896, returning proofs and bibliography, Drummond proofs of photos. `

UC60 Personal papers belonging to A H Rhind, parcelled up in brown paper addressed to Joseph Anderson from Pitlochry 1904 (paper re-used, may not be original packaging)

60/1 Drawing of double-handled vessel from tomb, ‘found by me’.

60/2 Detailed notes and comments on book about the prehistory of Britain and Ireland by Sir H Betham.

60/3 Notes on Midhowe, Rousay, and tracings of various Scottish monuments.

60/4 Notes on family of Keith.

60/5 ‘Remarks on an obscure question in the Early Ethnology of Scotland’, draft of paper arguing that the southern Picts were Gaels; the placename element aber, table of placenames mentioned by Ptolemy, etc. [see PSAS 1, 182-8]

60/6 Draft of paper on European megaliths.

60/7 Table of heights of River Nile between 1253 and 1278.

60/8 Proof of newspaper report of paper read to the British Association on the crania of ancient Britons by J B Davis, 1854.

60/9 Proof of newspaper report of sea serpent at Wick, 19 December 1853, and draft of paper on ‘The British Sea-Serpent’.

60/10 Envelope addressed to Rhind at Bristol, 1861, with was seal, containing tinted proofs of drawings of Thebes; heavily annotated proof of plan of Thebes; tracings. Folder of same.

60/11 Proof of drawing (Plate CIX) of Pictish symbol stone Kintore no.1.

60/12 Statement on Treasure Trove written by and signed A Henry Rhind 11 Sep 1856.

60/13 ‘Memorandum respecting relics from Picts House at Kettleburn near Wick’. Accompanied donation to Museum. [PSAS 1, 263-4]

60/14 Text of lecture: ‘Primeval Antiquities: their value and their danger’. [PSAS 2, 101]

60/15 Three sheets of sketches of cup-and-ring marks.

60/16 Newspaper cutting of ‘The burgh of Wick in the Olden Time’.

60/17 Miscellaneous handwritten and often incomplete notes.

60/18 Two sketches of upper stone of rotary quern and two of socketed stones from broch at Kettleburn.

60/19 Drawing and notes on monastery on the island of St Houmont by Th. Vin Bernhard 10 Feb 1859.

60/20 Two Arabic inscriptions.

60/21 Handwritten account of ‘The Nile. Thebes 10th Jany 1856’.

60/22 Handwritten account of ‘Cairo – A Jewish Festival’. Cairo 1 Dec 1855.

60/23 Handwritten account of ‘The Picts’.

60/24 Partial handwritten account of Caithness excavations.

60/25 Handwritten account of ‘Antiquarian Delusions’.

60/26 Plan of broch at Kettleburn, Caithness.

60/27 Newspaper cuttings on Caithness antiquities.

60/28 Partial annotated newspaper cutting on Thebes.

60/29 Plan of tomb at Thebes drawn by J H Wenham 1857.

60/30 Plate of subterranean structures in Malta, 1847.

60/31 Transcript of 13th-century Latin ecclesiastcal document.

60/32 Note on address by Mr Knight Watson on the Etruscans with sketch of Dr Prin, appointed by the Prussian government to research the tribes of the Tyrol.

60/33 Sketch of Nile boat.

60/34 Proof of drawing of Pictish cross-slab at Ulbster, Caithness.

60/35 Unfinished plan of broch at Kettleburn, Caithness.

60/36 Small field notebook, Egypt.

60/37 Text of review paper on ‘An account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ireland’ by J J A Worsae.

UC61 Resignation letters from Fellows 1913-1930

61/1 !913: Egerton Beck; 1914: Henry J Cunningham, Duncan P Livingstone, W Morrison, Rev G Duncan, David S Grewar, J S Robertson, J W Lowber, R L Barr, Miss V M Casrils.

Several letters cite the war as a reason for cutting expenditure, and a couple of Fellows were under the impression that after subscribing for twenty years they would become life members.

61/2 1915: Dr Lowe, Brian Murdoch, Rev Robert Dick, Rev W K Mackain, John Henderson, Rev John Gray, Thomas Sprague, George Douglas, J W Higgin, W Manson, Andrew Murray.

61/3 1916: J H W Laing, A Matheson, P Jeffrey, Thomas G Duff, John C Murray, C G H Bascomb.

61/4 1917: George Lorimer, Octavia Paterson; 1918: D W Ormond, A Allan Foote, C McArthur Butler; 1919: Rev J Stuart , J C Wright, James A S Barrett, H D Thomas, R Barclay Allardyce,

61/5 1920: John N Anderson, Andrew Greig, George Waterston, A Hamilton Birrell, A H Charteris, Robert Sharpe; 1921: Hugh Stewart, Joseph Morris, Sir Mark McT Stewart, F C Moncrieff; 1922: J B Miller, C J W Simpson, W Graham, WG Edmonston Scott.

61/6 1923: J Maitland Thomson, B C Cox, Marjory Janet Turnbull, P John MacDonald, Violet Jacob; 1924: Lord Cochrane of Cults, F Harrison, W Balfour Stewart, A L Ashworth; 1925: William Mackay (reinstated), J M Ballantyne, John White, Gregory Smith, J H Lawson, Hugh D McEwen, K R Murray, R S Smart.

61/7 1926: James Adam, Alexander Lauder, J K Kelly, Alan ?, W C Watson, R L P Jowitt; 1927: Sir John J Burnet, Joan B J Henderson, William Wilson, ?Reesprill, James H Allan; 1928: William Copeman, Colin Sinclair, James White, E T Whittaker, John Hyde, M Howard Sharp, J Garrow Dunean, N M Johnson, Frances Cowan, A Nicol Bruce, Lady Helena ?Carropi,Thomas May, Major Scott of Orchard.

61/8 1929: W F Mackintosh, Frank Hodge, L S Gray, Helen Pullar, J Baxendale Patterson, F W Stewart, Algernon Ward, A J Grieve, Henry M Napier; 1930: J K Starley, John Crawford, J M Sleigh, William J Smith, J W B Steedman, R Rannoch Stewart.

UC62 Press Sensorship Instructions, First World War, Orkney, 1916-18.

62/1 Letter to J Callander from Hugh Marwick, Executive Officer, County Council of Orkney Education Committee, Kirkwall, 12 May 1933, accompanying ‘full set of official Press Sensorship Instructions which were issued to the press during the war years’. Presented by the proprietor of the Orcadian newspaper to the Museum, on Marwick’s recommendation, in preference to keeping them in Orkney.

62/2 Full set of Press Sensorship Instructions issued by the

Admiralty, War Office and Press Committee, 1916-18.

UC63 Correspondence with James L Caw, Director, National Gallery, 1913-27.

63/1 Letter from James L Caw To Alexander O Curle, 27 March 1913, concerning a medallion of Paul Jones lent to the Portrait Gallery by the Society. Cracks already present before the medallion came to the Gallery.

63/2 Letter from James L Caw To Alexander O Curle, 7 August 1914, asking whether the Museum stocktaking was complete.

63/3 Copy of Curle’s reply to 63/2, 8 August 1914. Survey of collection complete ready for removal to the National Portrait Gallery. Encloses copy of report [not present].

63/4 Correspondence between Caw and Curle (3 letters), 21-26 May 1915, on the subject of whether the roof of the Museum should be marked with an emblem as suggested by the Hague Convention.

63/5 Correspondence between Caw and Curle (4 letters), 29 December 1916, 24 & 25 January & 21 March 1917, concerning the loan of an oil painting of Bothwell’s mummy.

63/6 Correspondence between Caw and Curle (4 letters), 9-12 April 1918, concerning possible loan to the Society’s Library of the Statutes at Large.

63/7 Correspondence between Caw and Callander (2 letters), 1-2 February 1921, concerning the removal of Society belongings from the Portrait Gallery.

63/8 Letter written in pencil from Caw to Callander, 29 January 1927, asking him to look over piece written about the Museum for a guide to Edinburgh.

UC64 Correspondence, specialist reports, drawings and photographs concerning, canoe, skull and finds from Corkerhill (Pollok Brick Work). Renfrewshire 1938 (A J Edwards)

UC65 Transcripts concerning the Maxwell & Herries Muniments

UC66 Correspondence concerning the St Stephen’s Lectern at St Albans, 1883-6. Seven letters between the Rev W D W Dudley, St Stephens Vicarage, St Albans, and William Forbes, 14 July 1883 to 4 March 1886.

UC67 Copy of letter from Council to the Board of Manufactures concerning Whithorn. Suggests that St Peter’s Stone is at risk and should come to

the Museum in Edinburgh.

UC68 Letters concerning James Drummond’s drawings 1877-8

68/1 Letters between Maclachlan Rodger, 25 Castle Street, and Joseph Anderson concerning an offer to purchase Drummond’s drawings of Old Edinburgh for £350, 7 Sept 1877, and his ‘Triumph of Maximilian’ for £50, 10 Sept 1977. Letter in reply to Anderson’s letter of refusal for want of funds, 14 Sept 1877.

68/2 Letter to the Council of the Society from ?? & Stwart of North Hanover Street, 7 Nov 1877, informing of their purchase of Drummond’s drawings of Old Edinburgh and their intention to deposit them with the Society and to publish them. Also newspaper cutting announcing that the Society has acquired Drummond’s drawings of sculptured stones and other antiquities.

69/3 Letter to the Society from Maclachlan Rodger, Castle Street, 16 Oct 1877, offering for sale Drummond’s Scottish Portraits for £400 in the event that the Royal Scottish Academy does not do so.

68/4 Letter to Arthur Mitchell from Miss Christine Drummond, 8 Royal Crescent, 21 Nov 1877, thanking him for the extract from Council Minutes about her brother’s passing.

68/5 Letter to Arthur Mitchell from Maclachlan Rodger, Castle Street, 24 Nov 1877, concerning legal aspects of Drummond bequest. Also note from same, 3 January 1878, requesting reply to letter of 24 Nov.

68/6 Letter to Joseph Anderson from J J Rodger, Castle Street, receipt for account books.

UC69 J T Irvine and others on Shetland antiquities

69/1 Letter to Gilbert Goudie (Treasurer of the Society), 39 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh, from Jas T Irvine, 167 Cromwell Road, Peterborough, 7 May 1891. Has been thinking about what to do with his sketches and notes on antiquarian matters in Shetland and encloses notes on the lost carved stones from South Garth and Papal. He is likely to go to Leeds soon.

69/2 Note on ‘Stone found near site of St Ninian’s Kirk at Papal in North Yell’, in J T Irvine’s handwriting. Found c 1830, a fragment of slatey stone, ‘somewhat less than a hand it may have been about ½ to ¾ of an inch thick. The two sides were covered with sunk carving of zigzag and other lines’. It was taken to Greenbank snd later lost. Also mentions the Uyea fragment given to the Museum by Thos Irvine.

69/3 Note on the discovery of the South Garth stone, in JT Irvine’s hand.

69/4 Transcript in JT Irvine’s hand of note about South Garth stone by Dr Charlton of Newcastle.

69/5 Transcript by JT Irvine of notes for a lecture by Thomas Irvine dated 11 March 1859, including brochs, the South Garth stone, various artefacts including a gol ring and a Roman coin, cairns and chapel sites. Accompanied by a page of comments on same by James Thomas Irvine.

69/6 Transcript by J T Irvine in 1890 of minute of the Gentlemens Society in Peterborough, founded 1730, entry for 2 June 1742 concerning a French psalm book finely bound.

69/7 Letter from A McDonald of the Ordnance Survey from Stromness, Orkney, 19 December 1877. He has just arrived in Orkney from Shetland, where he was unable to finish fieldwork before the bad weather set in. Encloses a sketch map of the parishes of Sandness, Walls, Aithsting & Sandsting [missing] showing the location of the sites mentioned in previous letters.

69/8 Notes on brochs and ‘watch towers’ in the Shetland parishes of Sandness, Walls, Aithsting & Sandsting by A McDonald of the Ordnance Survey.

UC70 Correspondence concerning admittance fees to the Museum 1908.

UC71 Printed papers concerning the Scottish National War Memorial at Edinburgh Castle. With a typed letter from the Duke of Atholl as chairman of the Committee, 10 Aug 1920.

UC72 Letters between the Director of the National Museum of Antiquities and HM Office of Works, 1912-1935, concerning practical matters about the building and contents.

UC73 Letters between the Director of the National Museum of Antiquities and HM Office of Works, 1914-1937, concerning archaeological matters.

73/1 Letter to A O Curle from J Wilson Paterson, 25 Nov 1914, sending finds from Orchardton Tower and Huntingtower.

73/2 Letter to A O Curle from J Wilson Paterson, 3 Dec 1914, receipt of finds from Orchasrdton and Huntingtower.

73/3 Copy of letter from AO Curle to J W Paterson, 28 April 1916, offering to lend plans of Glenelg brochs by Sir Henry Dryden and detailing measurements needed.

73/4 Letter to A O Curle from J Wilson Paterson, 17 April 1918,

reassuring about the condition of the Fowlis Wester stone and enclosing report on same from I Lamb, Clerk of Works (in 1916 the landowner had coated the stone in oil).

73/5 Letter to R Scott-Moncrieff from James S Richardson, 22 Dec 1920, about woodland management on Scots Dyke. Also letter to Society from L Logan Mack alerting them to damage on Scots Dyke and copies of reply to Logan Mack and of letter to Richardson about the damage.

73/6 Copy of letter to J W Paterson from JG Callander, 8 April 1921, returning lead casket containing heart from Melrose and returning plans of Dun Troddan.

73/7 Copy of letter to JS Richardson from JG Callander, 16 May 1921, about iron finds from Castle Urquhart.

73/8 Copy of letter to J W Paterson from JG Callander, 14 June 1921, returning inds from Dun Telve and letter of receipt from Paterson.

73/9 Letter to J G Callander from James S Richardson, 28 Nov 1921, concerning the Ruthwell Cross, not yet scheduled, and copy of letter to Thomas McLaren, Burgh Surveyor, Perth, from JG Callander, 29 Nov 1921, advising him to contact Richardson about the re-erection of the Cross.

73/10 Letter to J G Callander from James S Richardson, 3 March 1922, enclosing letter sent to AO Curle from DJ MacLeod of Inverness concerning marble monument at Arbroath.

73/11 Copy of letter to CR Peers from JG Callander, 17 Nov 1922, concerning future of Whithorn cross slabs in private hands.

73/12 Copy of letter to JS Richardson from JG Callander, 25 Sept 1924, concerning Longman Hill long cairn in Banffshire at risk from quarrying.

73/13 Correspondence about excavation at the broch of Gurness (Aikerness), Orkney, 1929. Letter to GPH Watson, Secretary to the Society from James S Richardson, 29 July, about a visit with Dr Hugh Marwick to the broch mound to see a stairway discovered by Mr Rendall [Robert Rendall, the poet]. Mr Macaulay has offered £200 for an excavation. Hand-drawn plan, section and location map for Aikerness. Copy of letter to T B Macaulay from J S Richardson, 25 July, thanking him for his offer. Copy of letter from GPH Watson to T B Macaulay of the Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, 18 Oct, thanking him for his offer.

Letter to GPH Watson from TB Macaulay, 30 Oct, will send money when required.

73/14 Letter to undisclosed recipient from Henry W Scarth, Skaill House, Stromness, Orkney, 28 Nov 1929, arranging for recipient to see finds from Skara Brae excavated by Professor Childe.

73/15 Copy of letter to Sir George Kinloch, Meigle, from J G Callander, 4 Dec 1929, about the dilapidated condition of the building housing the Meigle carved stones. Copy of letter to Sir George Kinloch, Meigle, from J G Callander, 5 Dec 1929, saying that he spoke to James Richardson who told him that HM Office of Works would like to schedule the Meigle collection.

73/16 Letter to J G Callander from J W Paterson, 7 Dec 1929, about finds from Huntly Castle and Tantallon Castle, and copy of reply from Callander.

73/17 Copy of receipt from AJH Edwards for medieval pitcher from Duffus Castle, 23 Dec 1929.

73/18 Letter to J G Callander from J W Paterson, 24 Jan 1930, concerning finds from Tantallon, Dirleton and Huntly Castles, and receipt from Callander 28 Jan.

73/19 Receipt from JG Callander for finds from Jarlshof, 17 Sept 1931.

73/20 Letter to J G Callander from James S Richardson, 20 Nov 1931, offering casts of sculptured rock surfaces at Traprain on permanent loan to Museum, and copy of letter of thanks from Callander, 21 Nov.

73/21 Letter to J G Callander from James S Richardson, 9 Feb 1932, concerning finds made by local people on Traprain Law, and reply from Callander 10 Feb.

73/22 Letter to J G Callander from James S Richardson, 7 April 1932, concerning proposed excavations on the site of St Bride’s Chapel.

73/23 Copy of letter to JS Richardson from JG Callander, 3 June 1932, requesting a cast of the late medieval cross-shaft from Eigg.

73/24 Correspondence concerning the donation by Miss Sheena M Young to the Museum of the symbol stone from Easterton of Roseisle, Nov 1933.

73/25 Letter to J G Callander from James S Richardson, 7 Dec 1933,

concerning cast of crucifixion panel from Kinkell Church, Abberdeenshire, for donation to the Museum, and reply from Callander.

73/26 Correspondence concerning two cairns on Dunnet Links, also fragment of rock art from Traprain, 23 Jan to 2 Feb 1934.

73/27 Letter to J G Callander from W G B Simpson, 11 May 1934, enclosing report on cist with cremation at Ury, Stonehaven.

73/28 Letter to J G Callander from James S Richardson, 27 May 1935, suggesting that Cristin’s Cross from Kilkerran, Campbelltown, and inscribed cross from Eilean Mor should come to Museum and casts be set up on site. Also subsequent correspondence on same subject, including those with George Mancini, Artistic Bronze Founder, Fountainbridge.

73/29 Letter to J G Callander from James S Richardson, 8 Oct 1935, confirming that the fragments of symbol stone from the Brough of Birsay have been purchased on behalf of the Museum from the landowner, T Stanger, for £5, and suggesting that the Museum should reciprocate with a cast. Copy of reply from Callander confirming that Council agreed both to Birsay and the Kilkerran and Eilean Mor casts, 9 Oct.

73/30 Letter from W G B Simpson to J G Callander, 4 July 1935, concerning the safety of the Caiy Stane.

73/31 Copy correspondence from JG Callander about human bones and finds from the broch of Aikerness, July to Sept 1935.

73/32 Copy of letter from Callander to Miss Simpson, 16 Sept, about finds from Office of Works excavations at Loanhead of Daviot.

73/33 Copy of letter from Callander to Miss C Nias about donation of glass bottle, 19 Sept 1935.

73/34 Correspondence concerning the cross-slab at Logierait, Feb to August 1936, including pencil sketch of stone.

73/35 Copy of letter to JS Richardson from JG Callander, 1 April 1936, returning coin from Loch Doon Castle. ‘Sir George Macdonald does not think that we should acquire it for the National Collection, as we do not go in for odd foreign coins’.

73/36 Correspondence concerning the sale of Sir George Macdonald’s catalogue of post-Reformation tombstones at St Andrews, June 1936.

73/37 Correspondence about the Knowe of Burrian symbol stone, 1936. Letter to James Richardson from John Mooney, Cromwell Cottage, Kirkwall, 20 May. He went to the farm of Garth on 19

May with Provost Slater, Robert Rendall and Jas Spence. Saw upper part of symbol stone at farm and describes excavation. ‘The incised stone was found as a projecting ledge’. Annotated by Richardson 31 May to the effect that the lower part of the stone had been found. Handwritten letter to J G Callander from J S Richardson, Kirkwall Hotel, Kirkwall, 22 May 1936, with coloured sketch showing plan and section of the well and description of symbol stone. Has bought stone for £5 but now finds that it belongs not to Flett but to landowner, Mr Isbister, in New Zealand. Mooney wants the Society to give the Kirkwall Museum a cast. Letter to Richardson from James Flett, Kirkwall, 6 June, doubts that Isbister will reply. Letter from Richardson to John Mooney, 6 June, no question of asking young Flett to return money for the stone. Letter from Richardson to Callander, 11 June, about writing to Isbister and not requesting return of money from Flett. Letter from Callander to John W Isbister, Kakanui, North Otago, NZ, 20 June, requesting donation of symbol stone for Museum. Terse reply from J W Isbister, 9 Aug, who wishes to sell the stone. 16 Sept, Callander requests that the stone be scheduled. 19 January 1937, official reply from HM Office of Works, stone cannot be scheduled. 5 Feb, Callander asks help of John Mooney in approaching Isbister’s sister in Orkney and suggests £20 for stone. 8 Feb, Mooney tells Callander that there are ‘unfriendly relations’ between Isbister and his sister, and £20 is too much. 22 Feb, Callander offers Isbister £10.

73/38 Correspondence relating to Vere Gordon Childe. 2 June 1936, letter from J S Richardson to J G Mathieson, Poltalloch Estate, concerning Childe’s proposed excavation at Ri Cruin. Poscard (depicting lounge at Royal Hotel, Campbeltown) from Childe to Callander, 25 June 1936. Van Giffen wishes to become a Fellow. ‘Fairhurst’s dun is looking very fine’ [Horace Fairhurst at Kildonan, Kintyre]. Letter from Callander to Richardson, 27 June 1936, mentioning Childe’s postcard and asking whether Fairhurst is

one of the Cambridge people.

73/39 Correspondence concerning destruction of broch near Kinloch, Sutherland [Dun na Maigh], August 1936.

73/40 Correspondence concerning vandalism at Garrol Wood stone circle, July – Sept 1936.

73/41 Correspondence concerning proposed excavation of stone circle at Holm of Dallatochan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Oct 1936 to Jan 1937.

73/42 Correspondence concerning loan of painting of James VI, Oct 1936.

73/43 Correspondence concerning casts of Jedburgh cross-head and St Andrews sarcophagus end-panel, Oct 1936 to Feb 1937.

73/44 Correspondence concerning disposal of finds from the brochs of Aikerness [Gurness] and Jarlshof, May 1937.

73/45 Correspondence concerning finds from St Andrews Cathedral and Arbroath Abbey, June 1937.

73/46 Miscellaneous letters 1937.

73/47 Correspondence concerning excavations and finds from the Brough of Birsay, Orkney, August 1937.

73/48 Correspondence concerning destruction of Rhiroy, Loch Broom, Sept 1937.

73/49 Letter to J G Callander from W Douglas Simpson, University of Aberdeen, 18 Oct 1937, on the subject of site museums.

73/50 Correspondence concerning carved stone in Cambusnethan Cemetery, Lanrkshire, Sept 1936 to August 1937.

73/51 Report and draft report of the Committee appointed by the Society to discuss the dispoal of finds from Jarlshof, August 1937.

73/52 Correspondence concerning finds from Skara Brae assigned by H W Scarth to Walter G Grant, Dec 1937.

UC74 Letters in George Petrie’s notebook no. 4 (SAS 542).

Pages 67-8. Copies of three letters to Dr Traill [North Ronaldsay] from Sir Henry Dryden, Canon’s Ashby, Northamptonshire, 16 November, 28 November, 20 December [1871], concerning the excavation at the broch of Burrian. 20 Dec: ‘I think the bell is a Christian remain & connected with the Ogham.’

Pages 68-9. Copy of letter to George Petrie from Joseph Anderson, Edinburgh, 18 January 1872, in reply to note about ‘another Ogham stone’.

Pages 71-2. Copy of letter to J W Flower, Croydon, from Petrie, Kirkwall, 14 February 1872. Bad weather has delayed the sending of the box of stone implements for the British Museum and John Evans. Refers to working in Shetland with Dr Hunt. Followed by lists of implements in the box.

Page 74. Copy of letter to P H McKerlie, Bayswater, From Petrie, Kirkwall, 8 March 1872, on the subject of placename Borland.

Page 75. Copies of two letters to Joseph Anderson from Petrie, Kirkwall, 23 April & 13 May1872, concerning proofs of his paper on brochs.

Page 76. Copy of letter to R Anderson, George Street, Edinbugh, from Petrie, Kirkwall, 18 November 1873, concerning Mousa, Egilsay church, Orphir church, and circular architecture in Orkney. With sketches.

UC75 Letter in George Petrie’s notebook no. 5 (SAS 543).

Pages 39-42. Copy of long letter to Daniel Wilson from Petrie, 30 October 1849, in response to Wilson’s request for information about Orkney barrows. Deplores destruction of barrows and urges need for selective examination of them.

UC76 Papers concerning the Henry Rhind of Sibster Bequest 1874-5.

UC77 Correspondence between the National Museum of Antiquities and the Board of Trustees 1919-1936.

UC78 Correspondence between the National Museum of Antiquities and the Commission on Museums & Galleries, 1927-1936.

UC79 Correspondence between the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and Brook & Son, about replicas of the Traprain Law silver treasure, 1919-1933.

UC80 Correspondence between the Museum and the King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer about Treasure Trove 1887-1907.

UC81 Memorials concerning the Institution of the Society of Antiquaries, 1782-1794.

81/1 Handwritten copy of memorial addressed to the Lords

Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury, requesting financial aid. Undated.

81/2 Handwritten copy of memorial from the Principal and Professors of the University of Edinburgh, concerning the philosophy behind the establishment of Literary Societies in Europe and Britain, and proposing that a Royal Society of Scotland should be set up rather than granting the Antiquaries a separate charter.

81/3 Handwritten copy of memorial asddressed to the Lord Advocate of Scotland from the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, dated 4 December 1782, and letter dated 3 December [much nibbled by mice]. Concerning the question of whether the Antiquaries should be given a charter and the status of the Advocates Library as the main repository for Scottish manuscripts.

81/4 Three copies of printed memorial from the Society of Scottish Antiquaries to the Lord Advocate of Scotland, commenting upon the memorial from the University of Edinburgh (UC81/2).

81/5 Handwritten copy of draft warrant for a charter in favour of the Society of the Antiquaries of Scotland 1782.

81/6 Handwritten copy of draft memorial for the Society of Scottish Antiquaries addressed to the Lord Advocate of Scotland, 1783.

81/7 Handwritten copy of Act and Warrant in favour of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 17 July 1783.

81/8 Handwritten copy of Account of the Society of Scots Antiquarians to George Cairncross Writer in Edinburgh, 17 Jan 1784 to 3 March 1794.

81/9 Printed copy of Discourse delivered by the Earl of Buchan to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, on the 14th of November 1787, being the Seventh Anniversay of its Institution.

81/10 Handwritten copy of Replies from Thomas Wharton and others to the Answers for James Cumming Secretary to the Antiquarian Society, 1792.

UC82 Nineteenth-century memoranda of the Society

82/1 Ten copies of printed Memorandum for the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, c 1890, concerning inadequate funding from the Treasury.

82/2 Ten copies of printed letter from the Council of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland to the Board of Manufactures upon the Future Service and Maintenance of the Nation Museum of Antiquities, 14 March 1890.

82/3 Printed letter to the Trustees of the British Museum from the Society, complaining about the British Museum’s purchase of the Glenlyon Brooch and suggesting that it should be transferred to the Scottish Museum for the same price, 29 May 1897.

UC83 Letters to J Black as Assistant Secretary to the Society.

83/1 Letter from Archibald Constable, Parliament Street, Westminster, 22 April 1893, concerning the indexing of the book on Memorials.

83/2 Letter from E J Chinnock, Dumfries-shire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 18 May 1893, concerning his enquiries about tokens. There is a good collection of tokens in the Kirkcudbright Museum.

83/3 Letter from E J Chinnock, Dumfries-shire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society, 16 June 1893, concerning Black’s paper on the Thornhill Museum in the DGNHAS journal.

UC84 Letters to the Society from the Board of Manufactures on practical matters concerning the Museum, 1898-1907.

UC85 Transfer of Shetland Museum artefacts to Edinburgh 1882.

85/1 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James M Goudie, Montfield, Lerwick, 14 January 1882. Apologises for delay in replying to Anderson’s letter about the ‘celt’. ‘The Museum is found to be a considerable drag on the Society’, problem of rent, might give it up. Offers ‘Jade Idol’ for sale.

85/2 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James M Goudie, Montfield, Lerwick, 23 January 1882. Anderson has indicated that Society might be willing to buy contents of Lerwick Museum. ‘The Museum is now in very fair order and is visited by several hundreds of tourists and others during the summer.’

85/3 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James M Goudie, Montfield, Lerwick, 13 February1882. Society’s proposal to purchase the Shetland artefacts in the Lerwick Museum will be put to the next meeting of the SLSS Council.

85/4 Letter to Joseph Anderson from James M Goudie, Montfield, Lerwick, 20 March 1882. Council of Shetland Literary & Scientific Society is willing to allow Society to but its collection but wishes to know the sum proposed.

85/5 Letter to J A Smith from James M Goudie, Montfield, Lerwick, 5 October 1882. Artefacts will probably be packed up and sent immediately, ‘under guarantee of £50’. No success yet in finding the catalogue. ‘The meteoric stone will be looked for.’ It is hoped that the £50 is only a portion of what the SLSS will

receive.

85/6 Draft of letter to A Cunningham Hay from JAS [J A Smith], 10 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, 7 October 1882. If the collection is valued at more than £50, the Society will increase its offer. Urges care in packing delicate objects and hopes that catalogue will be found. Asks if many objects were found in brochs, especially Clickhimin.

85/7 Letter to J A Smith from A Cunningham Hay, Lerwick, 12 October 1882. Artefacts are packed and if Council approves the arrangement they will be shipped south on Monday.

85/8 Letter to J A Smith from A Cunningham Hay, Lerwick, 16 October 1882. Friday’s meeting of Council was postponed to 17 Oct.

85/9 Letter to J A Smith from A Cunningham Hay, Lerwick, 30 October 1882. Apologies for the delay owing to formalities. Three boxes are to be shipped this evening, encloses list of contents. Does not include Shetland plough and Fair Isle loom because not worth expense of shipping. Postscript about photographs Smith had requested, suggests approaching G Washington Wilson in Aberdeen.

85/10 List of objects in different hand with monetary values [but does not entirely tally with previous list in 85/9].

85/11 Draft of letter to A Cunningham Hay from JAS [J A Smith], 10 Palmerston Place, Edinburgh, 8 November 1882. Boxes have arrived safely. ‘Some few articles, which I saw in the Museum, have not been sent’, requests that they should be sent and then whole purchase price will be sent.

85/12 Letter to J A Smith from A Cunningham Hay, Lerwick,13 November 1882.Question of ownership of serpentine knives. Is about to send spade, plough, hand loom, quernstone and ivory rod. Offers Norwegian padlock.