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Add MS 40885

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PAPERS of the Loch family of Drylaw near Edinburgh (cf. G. Loch, The Family of Loch, 1934), 1578-1788, including:-

1. Order by James VI for the issue of a letter under the Privy Seal appointing Archibald Leiche to be King's Furrier for life at a fee of £10 Scots yearly; Stirling, -, 1578. Signed. f. 1.

2. "Followis the compt of James Loche Thesaurer to the guid Toun of Edinburgh for his Majesties receptioun, 1633," on the occasion of Charles I's visit to Edinburgh for his coronation, June-July 1633. Allowed and signed by Johne Sinclair, Dean of Guild, and twelve other auditors, 12 Mar. 1635. ff. 3-20.

3. Correspondence of James Loch, partly from Paris, with his father, George Loch of Drylaw, and other relatives and friends; 11 Sept. 1730-23 Dec. 1750. ff. 28-46.

4. Correspondence of George Loch, last owner of Drylaw, 7 Dec. 1772- 12 Feb. 1788. In 1779 he married Mary, daughter of John Adam, the eldest of the four architect brothers, and in 1786 he sold the estate of Drylaw. His letters previous to his marriage are written from abroad, from Italy and France, and chiefly to his brother-in-law and agent in Edinburgh, James Loch, Writer to the Signet. After marriage his correspondence is for the most part with his father-inlaw and other members of the Adam family. The following correspondents may also be mentioned: Oliph Leigh Spencer, B.D. Oxon.; Daniel Rutherford, M.D. Edinburgh; Thomas Crawfurd of Cartsburn; Jacob More and James Nevay, two Scottish artists in Rome. ff. 48-248. Paper; ff. 250. Folio. Presented by Lt.-Col. G. H. Loch.

Scope & Content:

Loch family; of Drylaw: Papers of: 1578-1788.

includes:

f. 1 Archibald Leiche: Order by James VI of Scotland for appointment of, as King's Furrier: 1578.
f. 1 James VI of Scotland: Order for appointment of A. Leiche, as King's Furrier: 1578.: Signed.
f. 2 John Weir, Scottish merchant, in Stockholm: Letter to J. Loche: 1616.
f. 2 James Loche, Treasurer of Edinburgh: Letter to, from J. Weir: 1616.
ff. 3-20 County of Edinburgh: Accompt of civic expenses for Charles I's reception: 1633.: Signed.
ff. 3-20 Accompts: Edinburgh civic expenses for Charles I's visit: 1633.
ff. 3-20 Charles I of Scotland: Edinburgh civic expenses for his coronation visit: 1633.
ff. 3-20 James Loche, Treasurer of Edinburgh: Accompt of civic expenses for Charles I's reception: 1633.
ff. 3-20 Charles I of England: Accompt of civic expenses at his coronation in Edinburgh: 1633.
f. 19 b John Sinclair, Dean of Guild, Edinburgh: Accompt signed by: 1635.
f. 22 George Lawsone, advocate, of Edinburgh: Letter to, from Lord Forth: 1643.
f. 22 Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth: Letter to G. Lawsone: 1643.
f. 23 James Carnegy, at Edinburgh: Letter to J. Carnegie of Balnamoon: 1688.
ff. 24-27 Archibald Pitcairne, d 1713 physician and poet: Letter to Mrs. -, with recipes: 1710.
ff. 25-27, 248 Recipes: Domestic: 18th cent.
ff. 25-27, 248 Medicine and Surgery: Miscellaneous recipes and prescriptions: 17th-18th centt.
ff. 28-46 James Loch, of Drylaw: Correspondence: 1730-1750.
ff. 31, 34 George Loch, of Drylaw: Correspondence with his son J. Loch: 1730.
f. 36 John Loch, merchant, of Edinburgh: Letter to his nephew J. Loch: 1731.
f. 38 J- Carnegy, of the Scots College, Paris: Letter to J. Loch: 1731.
f. 39 Edward Marjoribanks: Letter to his uncle G. Loch: 1733.
f. 41 Sir Robert Pringle, 3rd Baronet: Letter to J. Loch of Drylaw: 1746.
f. 43 Alexander Tait, of Edinburgh: Letter to J. Loch of Drylaw: 1748.
ff. 45, 46 John Douglas, surgeon, of Edinburgh: Letters to J. Loch: 1750.
ff. 48-146 James Loch, Writer to the Signet: Correspondence with G. Loch: 1772-1777.
ff. 48-248 George Loch, last of Drylaw: Correspondence: 1772-1788.
ff. 54, 56 James Byres, banker, at Rome: Letters to G. Loch: 1774.
ff. 58-62, 70, 78, 85, 93, 102 Reverend Oliph Leigh Spencer: Letters to G. Loch: 1774-1776.
ff. 74, 150, 208 Daniel Rutherford, MD, of Edinburgh: Letters to G. Loch: 1774-1783.
f. 76 William Kelth, of Edinburgh: Letter to G. Loch: 1775.
f. 89 James Ker, of Blackshiels: Letter to G. Loch: 1775.
ff. 98, 135 Robert Herries and Co; bankers: Letters to J. Loch. 1776, 1777.
f. 104 Charles Macdonald, at Sens: Letter to G. Loch: 1776.
ff. 106, 112, 224, 226,246 James Nevay, Scottish artist in Rome: Letters to G. Loch: 1776-1788.
f. 108 J- Brown, architect: Letter to G. Loch: 1776.
ff. 110, 122, 143,232-236 Thomas Crawfurd, of Cartsburn: Correspondence with G. Loch: 1776-1786.
ff. 114, 139 Jacob More, painter: Letters to G. and J. Loch: 1776, 1777.
ff. 124, 128, 148 Houard, of Paris: Letters to G. Loch: 1777.: Fr.
ff. 131, 206, 214 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville: Letters to G. Loch: 1777-1784.
f. 137 Sir William Forbes, of Forbes and Co., bankers: Letter to J. Loch: 1777.
f. 152 Margaret Stuart, widow of James, 8th Earl of Moray: Letter to G. Loch: 1779.
f. 154 William Loch, of Sunberry: Letter to G. Loch: 1779.
f. 156 Agnes Porter: Letter to G. Loch: 1779.
f. 160 J- Fergusson, at Lausanne: Letter to G. Loch: 1779.: Fr.
ff. 162-219 passim John Adam, architect: Correspondence with G. Loch: 1780-1784.
f. 164 Laurence Hill: Letter to G. Loch: 1780.
ff.166,170,192,212 Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, Viscount Keith: Letters to G. Loch: 1780-1784.
ff. 174, 178, 194, 196, 221, 223, 238, 242 Right Hon William Adam: Correspondence with G. Loch: 1780-1786.
f. 190 James Graham, Marquis of Graham; 3rd Duke of Montrose (1790): Letter to G. Loch: 1783.
ff. 202, 244 John Elphinstone, 11th Lord Elphinstone: Letters to G. Loch: 1783, 1788.
f. 204 Matthew Sandilands, of Edinburgh: Letter to G. Loch: 1783.
f. 210 William Elphinstone, of Edinburgh: Letter to G. Loch: 1784.
ff. 216-217 Willielma Campbell, widow of John, Lord Glenorchy: Correspondence with G. Loch: 1784.
ff. 228, 230 Louisa Adam, daughter of J Adam: Letters to G. Loch: 1786.
f. 248 P- Loch, of Alloa: Letter to G. Loch: 1788.
f. 250 Voyages and Travels: Route, with inns, from Berwick to Bath: 18th cent.

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

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Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1578

End Date:

1788

Date Range:

1578-1788

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Custodial History:

Lieutenant-Colonel Granville Henry Loch, CIE: Presented: in 1923.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Adam, John, architect
Adam, Louisa, daughter of J Adam
Adam, William, Right Hon
Brown, J-, architect
Byres, James, banker, at Rome
Campbell, Willielma, widow of John, Lord Glenorchy
Carnegy, J-, of the Scots College, Paris
Carnegy, James, at Edinburgh
Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1600-1649
Charles I, of Scotland
Crawfurd, Thomas, of Cartsburn
Douglas, John, of Edinburgh, surgeon, fl 1722-1736
Dundas, Henry, 1st Viscount Melville, lawyer, politician and statesman, 1742-1811
Elphinstone, George Keith, Admiral Viscount Keith
Elphinstone, John, 11th Lord Elphinstone, nobleman; son of Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone, 1737-1794
Elphinstone, William, of Edinburgh; correspondent of G Loch, fl 1784
Fergusson, J, at Lausanne, fl 1779
Forbes, William, 6th Baronet, of Monymusk and Pitsligo, banker, 1739-1806
Graham, James, Marquis of Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose (1790)
Hill, Laurence
Houard, of Paris
James VI, of Scotland, of Add MS 72890
Kelth, William, of Edinburgh
Ker, James, of Blackshiels
Lawsone, George, advocate, of Edinburgh
Leiche, Archibald
Loch, Family
Loch, George, last of Drylaw
Loch, George, of Drylaw
Loch, Granville Henry, Lieutenant-Colonel; CIE
Loch, James, Writer to the Signet
Loch, James, of Drylaw
Loch, John, merchant, of Edinburgh
Loch, P-, of Alloa
Loch, William, of Sunberry
Loche, James, Treasurer of Edinburgh
Macdonald, Charles, at Sens
Marjoribanks, Edward, of Add MS 40885
More, Jacob, painter
Nevay, James, Scottish artist in Rome
Pitcairne, Archibald, physician and poet, d 1713
Porter, Agnes
Pringle, Robert, 3rd Baronet
Robert Herries and Co, bankers
Rutherford, Daniel, MD, of Edinburgh
Ruthven, Patrick, Earl of Forth and Earl of Brentford, royalist army officer, d 1651
Sandilands, Matthew, of Edinburgh
Sinclair, John, Dean of Guild, Edinburgh
Spencer, Oliph Leigh, Reverend
Stuart, Margaret, widow of James, 8th Earl of Moray
Tait, Alexander, of Edinburgh
Weir, John, Scottish merchant, in Stockholm

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