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GB
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Repository Code
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1873
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Repository
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The National Trust for Scotland
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Reference
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NRAS1500
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Title
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Forbes-Irvine Family, of Drum, Aberdeenshire
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Dates
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1323-1997
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Access Status
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Restricted
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Access Conditions
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All enquiries should be addressed to:
The Archivist The National Trust for Scotland Hermiston Quay 5 Cultins Road Edinburgh EH11 4DF
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Description
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Titles of Drum and other lands, 1323-17 cent. Legal, estate and miscellaneous papers and correspondence, 16-19 cent., including account of condition of estate of Drum, 1718; rentals of Cromar and Kinmuick, 1719-58; accounts of treasure shipped from Cadiz, 1738. Correspondence of Miss Irvine of Drum, 1792-1841, including letters from her brother Charles in London, giving news of political affairs, illness and death of the king, 1837, unpopularity of the queen, 1839, and prospect of an election, 1841. Correspondence of Charles Irvine, 1796-1841, including his uncle, James Irvine, in Italy, concerning purchase of pictures, some by Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian and Velazquez, and other art objects, for shipment and sale in London, commenting on paintings and describing his travels and daily affairs, 1796-1831; George Skene Keith, concerning brewing tables and uniformity of weights and measures, 1806-17; Thomas Young in Paris on political state of France, 1830. Correspondence of Hugh Irvine, 1802-29, including his uncle, James Irvine, in Italy and America, giving local news, advice on the study of art, comments on paintings and their prices, gullibility of some London art collectors over Italian pictures, his own financial straits and failure to sell a new musical instrument, called a panharmonicon, in Havannah, 1802-29; his brother, Alexander Forbes Irvine, with notes on Hugh's pictures and writing, 1811-26; Sir John Stewart of Grandtully, concerning damage in transit to pictures, one by Rubens, and the sale of his uncle's pictures, 1822-4; Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, giving suggestions for Irvine's proposed book of antiquarian sketches and commenting on thriving state of arts in Edinburgh, 1824-6; James Hall, giving advice from Mr Constable on printing of Irvine's drawings, 1825; James Skene, concerning Spalding's MSS, the Bannatyne Club, and use of his sketches for Waverley Novels.] 827-9; Peter Buchan, concerning ballads and their publication, 1828; Countess of Dunmore, concerning improvements at Dunmore and referring to the Pineapple, [1823-9] . Correspondence of James Irvine in Italy, 1803-31, including business correspondents in Italy and in London, concerning purchase and freight of pictures, 1803-31; Robert Fagan, appointing Irvine proconsul at Naples in his place, 1814; his nephew Charles Irvine, concerning disposal of pictures sent from Italy and other matters, 1817-24; John Turnbull in New York, concerning project of erecting memorial to General Hamilton there, 1819. Letter from Alexander Irvine in Rome to his son describing carnival and other amusements, 1817. Notebook containing a few sketches, undated.
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