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The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

MS 17
Collection
1518-1962

MS 17/1 Newport Railway Company: miscellaneous papers 1862-1891; MS 17/2 North British Railway Company: miscellaneous papers 1846-1902; MS 17/3 Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway; Kirkcaldy District Railways: miscellaneous papers 1851-1903; MS 17/4 Grange estate, Monifieth, Kerr and Anderson families legal and estate papers 1821-1901; MS 17/5 Morphie Estate, Kincardineshire, Grahame family: legal and estate papers 1854-1891; MS 17/6 Thornton Castle, Laurencekirk: inventories and plans 1931; MS 17/7 Miscellaneous title deeds, chartularies and legal 1518-1877; MS 17/8 Records and papers of the Bannatyne Home of Rest, Newtyle 1892-1962; MS 17/9 Miscellaneous papers and correspondence of James Dalyell, with some papers and correspondence of John James Dalyell 1814-1883; MS 17/10 Correspondence and papers of John James Dalyell, with some of James Dalyell and Mrs Marie-Anne Dalyell 1839-1897; MS 17/11 Miscellaneous papers with no common factor 1847-1916; MS 17/12 Miscellaneous legal papers 1836-1912; MS 17/13 Miscellaneous loose papers originally with maps and plans 1843-1918; MS 17/14 Unidentified ledger of household accounts 1938-1957; MS 17P Maps and Plans

Thomas Thornton, Son & Co

Draft of a story

MS 17/10/3/13
Item
c 1871

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

(i) pp.1-8. (ii) pp.9-14

A collection of manuscript pages describing a comic golf match, written by John James Dalyell.

MS 17/10/3/15
Item
25 Oct 1871

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

[Incomplete] [Approx. 58 pp]

Sketch book belonging to John James Dalyell

MS 17/10/5/1
Item
1852-1853

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Dated 1852 and 1853. Subjects include naval and military scenes, portraits of humans and animals, and a drawing showing the 'Uniform of the Carnoustie Cricket Club, 1853'.

A Catechism of Photography

MS 17/10/5/2
Item
1859

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London

Notices of the Annual General Meetings of Carnoustie Gas Light Company

MS 17/10/5/3
Item
1861-1866

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

The notices of 1865 and 1866 include pencilled notes on interest received by James Dalyell for his shares in the company

Printed catalogue of Waddie & Co, Manufacturing Stationers, Edinburgh.

MS 17/10/5/5
Item
1864-1865

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Message delivered by Caledonian Railway Company from Col. [David] Guthrie, Ferneybank, Brechin, to John James Dalyell, granting his request to 'see Mr Corsar in my absence as o the ground', signed Alec. S. Grant, Clerk.

MS 17/10/5/11
Item
21 Sep 1869

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

On the reverse is an advertisement of stations belonging to the Caledonian Railway Company's North-Eastern Section, and charges for telegraphs and porterage

Unidentified photograph, possibly of John James Dalyell.

MS 17/10/5/17
Item
n.d

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Unidentified photograph of large crowd in hall with stall of goods for sale and, on platform, possibly piece of field artillery.

MS 17/10/5/18
Item
n.d

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Unidentified cameo portrait, hand painted, of naval officer, possibly James Dalyell, drawn by John James Dalyell.

MS 17/10/5/19
Item
1852-1853

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Card containing eight small engravings of various places in England. n.d.

MS 17/10/5/20
Item
n.d

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Artist unknown

John James Dalyell to his parents regarding his attempts to recover damages from the Rock Steam Boat Co, after being injured on board one of their ships.

MS 17/10/6/4
Item
8 April 1858

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Wonders if his father might secure a loan of £200 against his Gas Company Shares should it be necessary. He mentions that the London Times of 5 April contains a good account of the case so far.

[Capt. Walcott] [London] to James Dalyell.

MS 17/10/6/6
Item
Feb 1860

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

States his pleasure in the award of a Coast Guard Retirement Pension to Dalyell

Note of "Mr R. Waugh's account with J.J. Dalyell".

MS 17/10/6/7
Item
14 April 1856

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Includes a sum for bets on the Derby of 1860, as well as bills for claret, whisky and beer

Letters from Robert Waugh to John James Dalyell

MS 17/10/6/8-15
Item
Jan 1860 - Oct 1863

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

The correspondence deals with business news as well as the fortunes of acquaintances.

William Shiels & Co, [Leith] to A.H. [Fossier]. Concerns settling his account with John James Dalyell

MS 17/10/6/24
Item
18 Jun 1873

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Printed rules of the Royal Rock Ferry Cricket Club, J.J. Dalyell member of committee

MS 17/10/7/1
Item
Mar 1859

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Printed notice announcing the opening of the New Course, Carnoustie, on May 10.

MS 17/10/7/13
Item
29 Apr 1873

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Signed Thomas Willock, Honorary Secretary of Dalhousie Golf Club

Draft notice, written by J.J. Dalyell, offering a reward for the identification of authors of a libellous attack on someone connected with the Dalhousie Golf Club, Carnoustie

MS 17/10/7/14
Item
c 1870

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of John James Dalyell, mainly relating to the affairs of the 3rd Forfarshire Artillery Volunteers, in which Dalyell was Lieutenant and later Captain.

MS 17/10/8
Series
1862-1872

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Also contains two letters relating to James Dalyell. (1)-(19)

Note regarding the formation of a Volunteer Corps in Dundee, giving details of annual subscriptions, uniforms, formation of committee, rules and regulations, and inviting interested persons to submit their names.

MS 17/10/8/3
Item
n.d

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Written by John James Dalyell.

Cash book of John James Dalyell

MS 17/10/21
Item
1860-1872

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Order Book of the Royal Insurance Co, Dundee Agency

MS 17/10/25
Item
1861-1873

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

Includes [loose]: (1) Wreck Chart of British Isles for 1862. Compiled from Board of Trade Register (taken from Sailor's Home Journal). [1862] Scale 1 in. to 50 nautical miles. 27 x 22 cms. (2) Printed lists (2) of insurance rates for flax and jute mills in Scotland-1864 (cancelled) and 1867-1869. [See also MS 11/5/4, MS 17/10/3 and MS 17/10/11]. (3) Page of Illustrated London News, 7 October 1865, containing drawings of models of ships in the Naval Gallery at the South Kensington Museum 'Caledonian', 'Queen', 'Agamemnon'.

Rough draft of an essay on Trust Law

MS 17/11/1/3
Item
1848 - 1849

Part of The Thornton Collection of Manuscripts and Plans

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