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Interim Handlist Collection reference MS CHA 3 Collection title Papers of Rev Dr Thomas Chalmers (1780-1846) Series Thomas Chalmers’ letters Shelfmark(s) MS CHA 3 1-28
About this handlist Scan of an older typescript list See also: MS CHA 1 Chalmers Family Documents MS CHA 2 Thomas Chalmers’ family letters MS CHA 4 Correspondence MS CHA 5 Special Collections eg Church Extension papers MS CHA 6 Manuscript writings and papers MS CHA 7 Photocopies of letters in the possession of Mrs Barbara Campbell MS CHA Appendix Boxes 1 to 11
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 1 of 29 /
MSS. CHA 301.1-640 1792-99.
1792 1795 J ames Cha1mers John Cha1mers
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) 1793 1796 Wi11iam Chalmers 7 John Cha1mers 4
1794 1798
l.J i11iam Chalmers Dr. James Brown
John Chalmers 11
Ma sonic Lodge of St. Vigeans
1799 Elizabeth Chalmers
John Chalmers 12
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 2 of 29 MSS .. CHA .3. 2.1-70. 1800-03.
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 3 of 29 MSS. 1803-08.
1803 1806
John Chalmers James Chalmers 2
William Sha\OT John Chalmers
1804 1807 James Chalmers 2 J ames Chalmers 5 ! John Chalmers 6 John Chalmers 6
1805 1808
J ames Chalmers James Chalmers 16
Jane Chalmers John Chalmers 4
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 4 of 29 MSS. CHA 3.4.1-53. 1808-10.
1808 1810
James Chalmers 8 Andre1tl George Ca r stairs 2
John Chalmers 3 Elizabeth Cha1mers 2
J ames Chalmers 3
John Chalmers 4 1809 J am es Nairne James Chalmers
John Chalmers E
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 5 of 29 MSS. CHA • .3.5.1-9.3o 1811-1.3.
1811 181.3
Elizabeth Chalmers 9 Elizabeth Chalmers 12 James Chalmers 4 J ame s Chalmers 2 John Chalmers 4 Mrs. Johnston Janet Coutts Robert Morton
Charles Stuart .3
1812 J ames Anderson J>1w-aee Elizabeth Chalmers 11
J ames Chalmers 2
John Chalmers Grace Pr att
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 6 of 29 MSS . CHA 3.6.1-65. 1810-15.
Letter book
1810 1812
Patrick Adam James KycI. J ame s Keogh j o.JvJ-S JohngQn of Ra thillet James Kyd 4 Somerville & Scott 2 Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
John Wood
1811 1813
David Brewster John Givan
John Chalmers R. Tullis
Duncan Cowan ~l illiam Whyte 2
~Tilliam Henderson
William Johnson
James Keogh
James Kyd 5 1814 Moderator of Cupar Presbytery Robert Balfour J ohn Morton John Morton J ames Na irne 3 Ma urice Ogle David Pearson 2 David Pitcairn J ame s Playfair 2 Robert Tennent 2 Messrs. Somerville & Scott 2 John Wood Samue1&Somerville 12
Robert Taylor 2 Col. Thoms on M Andrevl" Thomson 2 1815 Me ssrs. Tod & Wright Jame s Denniston George ~T illis
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 7 of 29 MSS .. CHA.3 07.1-57o 1814-16 .
1814 1816 Elizabeth Chalmers 7 Samuel Charters James Chal mers Elizabe t h Chal me rs 2
James Chalmers
lh lli am Roger 3
1815
Janet Coutts 2
Elizabeth Chalmers 10
James Chalmers 3 Charles Stuart 3
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 8 of 29 MSS . CHA.J.8.1-65o 1817-18.
1817 1818 Elizabeth Chalmers 12 Elizabeth Chalmers 4
James Chalmers 2 James Chalmers J Janet Coutts Janet Coutts L~ ~. McCorquodale J ame s Mling
\.-l illiam Roger 2 William Roger 4 Charles Stuart J
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 9 of 29 MSS . CHA.3.9.1-80. 1819-23.
1819 1822
Elizabeth Chalmers 6 Elizabeth Chalmers 2 James Chalmers 4 J anet Coutts J anet Coutts Hilliam Matthewson
1820 1823
Elizabeth Chalmers 6 David Brown
James Chalmers 2 Elizabeth Chalmers 3 Janet Coutts James Chalmers
Charles Stuart 2 Janet Coutts
Samuel Gurney
Mr . McLean
1821 Mr . McLeod
Elizabeth Chalmers 2 Michael Longridge 2 James Chalmers 2 Henry Paul
Robert McCulloch Legh Richmond
William Aird Thomson Eliza Ramsay
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 10 of 29 MSS. CHA .3.10.1-101. 1824-27.
1824 r 1826 (. ~ eat'- &pn~-c ~·{()t Elizabeth Chalrners r. Brown
James Chalrners E liz~peth Chalrners 2
Thomas Duncan James Chalrners 2 -- Ed'VTard Irving Miss Stuart Michael Longridge 3 Mrs. Hood
1825 1827
Elizabeth Chalrners 2 Elizabeth Chalmers 2 (Memorabilia of her death) Janet Coutts James Chalmers 15
Thomas Erskine David Connel
James Hunter J anet Coutts
Charles Stuart Gravedigger
Hilliam ~lodro'VT Mrs . Hall Mrs. McCorquodale
Mrs. Paul
Henry Paul
Robert Paul 7
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 11 of 29 MSS . CHA. 3 0 11.1-68. 1828-.30 •
1828 1830
Archiba1d Baird Wi1liam Al1an
J ames Chalme rs 5 James Cha1mers 5 David Conne1 Marchioness of Lansdowne
Janet Coutts Jl1ichae1 Longridge 2
Thomas Erskine
John Forman 2
1829
George Husband Ba ird
Wa1ter Brown
James Chalmers 7
Janet Coutts 2
Dutch Correspondent
Wa1ter Fergus
Susannah Scott Moncrieff
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 12 of 29 MSS. CHA.3.12 0 1-14o 1796-1837.
Letter book. Later copies by Arme Chalmers (Hrs. William Hanna)
1796 1820 Catharine Simson Alexander Chalmers
Samuel Charters
1807
Thomas Hardy 1825 Alexander Chalmers
1812
Samuel Charters 1827 Alexander Chalmers
Mrs . Gillespie 1815
Robert Edie David Gillespie 1835 Lady Stuart, (o f Allanbank)
1816 Samuel Charters 1837 Lady Stuart, (of Allanbank)
1818
Alexander Chalmers
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 13 of 29 MSS., CHA . 3013.1-18. 1829-31.
Letter book. Includes uncatalogued letters in shorthand
1829 1831
John Forman 2 John A. Cam'pbell James Na irne 2 John Forman
Peter Ma rk Roget
David Scott
Thomas H. Terrell 18]0 David Welsh James Aitken
John Forman James Na irne 5 Peter Ma rk Roget
David Scott
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 14 of 29 MSS . CHA .3.14.1-95. 1831-340
1831 1833 Eliza Chalmers Anne Chalmers
Alexander Cowan Eliza Chalrners 2
Lord Elgin James Chalrners
Anns Grant Archibald Fox 2
David Ha stings Fer gus J ardins
Fergus Jardine 3 Hichael Longri dge 2 Sir Michasl Shaw Stewart Charles VEi.rtue
Robert Scott Moncrisff 3 Adam Harden 2
1832
Alexander Brunton 2 1834 Mrs. Grace Chalrners James Brown Profs5JV oJ:, S\o>'5'Ow.
James Chalmers Anne Chalmers
John Inglis James Chalrners 4 Fer gus Jardine 4 Janet Coutts 5 Unknown correspondent Charles Cowan John Forman
Elizabeth Fry
l1rs. McCorquodale
Henry Paul
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 15 of 29 MSS .. CHA.3 0 15 o 1-107. 1835-400
1835 1838 Alexander Forbes James Chalmers 4 John Hunter Thomas Erskine
Fergus Jardine 3 Henry Grey
Lord Melbourne 3 Michae1 Longridge Lord Mead01vbank
Printer ?
James Thoms on Sir George Si nclair
Unknown correspondent Rober t Scott Moncrieff 1839
1836 David Brown
Fanny Chalmers ~~s. Gra ce Chalmers
James Chalmers 2 John Elder
Janet Coutts James Lurnsden
David Dewar Eliza; Mackenzi e
Fergus Jardine John Ma ckenzie
William Hope Meiklejohn Graham Mi t chel1
Lord Melbourne Rev. Dr. Thomson Robert Scott Moncrieff Adam v.Jarden 1840 Miss Grace Chal mers 1837 Janet Cout ts James Chalmers 2 Geor ge L. Crai k John Ma ckenzi e William Hanna Al exander Webster Eliza Ma ckenzie lCl tJ Lv.Q..0) Revo John Mackenzie
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 16 of 29 MSS . CHAo.3.16.1-55. 18.39.
Journal l etters, i n ff box
18.39
Eliza Chalmers .3
Fanny Chalmers 5 Mrs. Grace Chalmers 6 D(&- ~ Grace Chalmers 5 Helen Chalmers 5 Hargaret Chalmers -5
Arme Ha:mm:: Si~~ (~ <.
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 17 of 29 MSS . CHA.3.17.1-123. 1841-47.
1841 1844
Janet Coutts John Elder
Re v. H. Curry I. Gordon Ferrier
Hamilton, Adams & Co. ' William l'1cCombie
Anne Hanna (ct,oJ~) Miss McCorquodale
Thomas Chalmers Hanna 4 Thomas Smyth
Eliza Ma c ken zi ~ r~. 't<; ~ 2
John ~1a ckenzie 6 1845 Sir David Brewster
1842 Me rle d' Aubigne
John Boyd Thomas Chalmers Hanna 3 J ames Brodie Michael Longridge
Charles Chalmers Miss NcCorquoda le 2
David Chalmers John ~ c ken zie
Janet Coutts 2 Miss M.'Leod ·
lsaac Taylor 2
John ~ ckenzie 3 William King Tweedie
Adam \.farden 1843 Captain Burnett 1846
Miss Burns John Ainslie
Miss Gr ace Chalmers Adam Bl a ck
John Elder Thomas Chalmers Hanna
Dr. Gardner Hichael Longridge
Michael Longri dge 2 Miss McCo r quodale 1847
John Ma ckenzie 3 N. D. Brown
Robert Paul 2 Andrew Mcllwraith
Unknown Correspondent 2 S.ir Charles Ed\.Jard Trevelyan New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 18 of 29 MSS. CRA 3.18-20 1815-40
Correspondence with Thomas Smith, Glasgow. 1815-16, wi th prB\1er at his funeral and part of William Hannats MS for Vol. 2, Chapter 2 of Memoirs of Thomas Chalmers.
Pamphlet, Remarks on Doctor Chalmers' church patronage by Moses Merry-thought. 1821. Items from collection of Alexander McDuff, Bonhard, Perth. Purchased 1974.
Letter book. 1834-40. SH.
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 19 of 29 THOMAS CHALMElRS - ADDITIONAL LNl'TERS MSS. CRA 3.21.1-31 1793-1825
[1793-94] [1823] William Chalmers Unknown Correspondent 1
[ J 1824 Charles Stuart Joseph Meyer (of Stockport) Lord Elgin 1815 Henxy Paul and others [Sir Henr,y MOncrieff Wellwood] Unknown Correspondents 4 Unknown Correspondents 2 [ 1824-26J 1817 Viscount Melvill e Littlejohn 1825 Unknown Correspondent 1 Baron Brougham and Vaux 1818 [Baron Brougham and Vaux?] Lord Jeffrey Robert Paul
[1819-23J William Ber:ry Shaw Patriek McFarlan Unknown Correspondent 1 Charles Grant, Baron Glenelg 1822 unknown Correspondents 7 William Wi lberforce Henry Wood
John Burns, John Muir and James Harshall
1823 Robert Dalglish John Fortune
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 20 of 29 MSS. CRA 3.22.1-29 1826-30
1826 1828 Allan McNaugbton unknown Correspondents 4
Cl ark 1829 Francis? Nicoll Sir James Mackintosh [Thomas] Duncan and [John] Hunter . 2 unknown Correspondents 2 James Nairne 18.30 Solicitor General John Hare unknown Correspondents 6 Joseph Hamsell? [1826] Anne Simson Chalmers
[United College, St Andrews] Bell and Peter Maik Roget 2 IMr James v 1826-27 Unknown Correspondents 3 Unknown Correspondents . 9
[1826-28?J
Unknown Correspondent 1
1827 Francis Augustus Cox
unknown Correspondents 8
[1827-28] . r: \ wd ( itA.w.. I rc.il~ Lord Provosii of JMinburgh 2 unknown Correspondents 4
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 21 of 29 MSS. CRA 3.23.1-31 1831-34
1831 1834
Mrs Harrison and others 3 General Assembly of the Church Dr Gordon of Scotland 8& Murray and the Lord Sir John [Sinclair?J Chief Baron e unknown Correspondents 4 Lord Minto and Lord Brougham 2 Lord Minto and James Abercromby, Lord Chief [18341] Baron 2 James Abercromby ~d others 3 Royal Institute of France Thomas Young 4 Lord Jeffrey, Lord Advocate and Robert Paul"] 2 [1834-35J Duke of Buccleuch Lord Jeffrey, Lord Advocate 2 Lord Provost of Edinburgh Lord Jeffrey and Thomas Young 2 Duke of Buccleuch and others 3 [1834-38?] Joseph Somerville Lord Minto and [David] Ai tken 2 Unknown Correspondents 2 Unknown Correspondents 4
1832 Sir Michael Shaw Stewart Charles Tennant unknown Correspondents 2
[18321] Unknown Correspondents 2
1833 Lord Provost of Edinburgh 2 'The Dum£ries College' J Hope Johnstone
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 22 of 29 MSS. CRA 3.24.1-34 1835-39
1835 1838 James Edward Gordon Joshua Watson
Patrick Stewart unknown Correspondents 4 Viscount Melbourne 1839 Unknown Correspondent 1 David Waddell
1836 Kenneth Mack8\Y Phin
Henry Woodward William Pitt Dundas
James Spi ttal, Lord Provost Robert Smith Candlish of Edinburgh Alexander Dunlop Grace Chalmers
a newspaper? [ 1839?J William Bryce, James Begbie [Edinburgh Advertiser] and Alexander Maconochie, RN Unknown Correspondent 1 Unknown Correspondents 3
[ J 1837 Mr Findlater [George Sinclair and othersJ 3 Robert Johnston Cunningham Charles Grant, Lord Glenelg James Cutheertson unknown Correspondent 3 Unknown Correspondent 1
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 23 of 29 MSS. CRA 3.25.1-38 1840-1843
1840 1842-43
Ro bert Buchanan Un.lalOi'm Correspondents 6 Patrick McFarlan 1843 Joseph John Gurney Alexander Gardon and Edi tor of the lii tness M. Stewart 2
Unknoi'm Correspondents 117 Alexander j'.'[i tchell
Sir Robert Peel, :Bart.
[1840-42?J Unknovm Correspondents 8 Advertizer ne"lSpaper
[1841J Burntisland, Committee of electors
Dr Brown
rh's Coutts
Sir John Forbes
\villiam Collins
Unknown Correspondents 53
[ 1841-42J Anne Simson Chalmers
Unknown Correspondents 10
[1842J Revd. John :Bruce and Lord Lome
Unknown Correspondents 7
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 24 of 29 MSS. CRA 3.26.1-40 1844-41
1844 1841
[Robert] Buchanan Miss Pringle
Edi tor of Monthly Dr MackC\V Statement Mrs J Hamilton Reid Smyth [Edinburgh Presbytery] unknown Correspondents 9 List of letters to James Chalmers, 1192-1838 1845 unknown Correspondents 5 The Times
Patrick McFarlan
Duke of Buccleuch
The Witness
lvilliam Innes (see CRA 3.24.22)
unknown Correspondents 9
~ 1846 [William ?] Collins 4
Adam :Black, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 2
Thomas Addis
John Mackenzie, M.D. and others
Thomas 130yd
unknown Correspondent 1
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 25 of 29 ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
(Letters from Dr Chalmers)
MSS CHA 3.27.1-18
1834 T. G. Wright
1835 Rev. Jas. Cochrane (Cupar) (2 copies) - lithographed facsimilies
1836 Jas. Nisbet of Gordon
1838 Mr Thomas Addis (certificate)
1839 Rev. David Cooper (Burntisland)
1842 Rev. David Cooper (Burntisland)
1843 Editor - IIEvening Courantll
1842 Mrs Marshall (Photocopy of printed version)
1844 Jas. Cunningham
1844 Dr Wm. Cunningham
1825 Scrap with autograph of Dr Chalmers, St Andrews, probably from a book.
1845 Charles Cowan M.P.
1842 Lord Stanley
1924-28 Copies (Letterbook) by Anne Chalmers of 38 letters to Jane Chalmers (Morton)
1817-32 Copies (letterbook) (by Anne Chalmers?) of 27 letters to William Wilberforce
1833 Copies (letterbook) by Anne Chalmers of 30 letters to his wife and daughters
1815-16, Copies (letterbook) by Anne Chalmers of 22 letters and extracts 1 /~J'33 of letters to Grace Chalmers Z 1841-46 Copies (in incomplete letterbook) to various correspondents: the 7th Duke of Argyll; Alexander Brunton; Alexander Campbell; Matthew Leishman; Alexander Gordon; the 8th Duke of Argyll, St Andrews University; William Cunningham; William King Tweedie; Free Church of Scotland; Robert Paul; James Buchanan; Robert Stewart. With passage from a sermon preached at Inverary 22 Oct. 1842 and Glasgow shorthand sacramental preparations. Loose sheets of passages from Prelections on Butler's Analogy and Paley's Evidences of Christianity. H.W. 189 vol. IX.
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 26 of 29 ADDITIONAL CORRESPONJ)ENCE
(Letters from Dr Chalmers)
NSS CRA 3 .27.19-
1799- Photocopies from letterbook: 1842 21 letters to Rev . 1'i .B. Shaw; 8 letters to rlliss Collier; 1 let ter to Hi ss Edie; 1 lett er to Nrs Edie.
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 27 of 29 ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
(Letters from Dr Chalmers)
MSS. CHA 3 .28. 1- 61
1824 Robert Black 1827 David Bowman 1832 Alexander Stoddart 1838 J. C. Stewart 1843 J. P. Hewlett 1846 James Nisbet 1846 James Crawford
1819 Mrs Christian Stirling 1828 James Adamson 1829 Alexander Chalmers' funderal invitation 1830 William Innes 1830 Charles Bridges 1832 Robert Montgomery 1832 Charles Tennant 1834 Henry Duncan 1835 Augusta Mackenzie 1840 John Harper 1846 Margaret Hermiston Marshall 1847 Douglas Fox undated Edward Irving, David Hope
1825 Messrs Chalmers & Collins 1831 David Aitken 1834 The Earl of Durham 1838 Anne Morton 1838 Daniel Ellis 1841 William Collins 1841 Grace Chalmers (2)
1826 James Parker 1834 concerning John Bell
1830 Unl<:: novm Correspondent 1836 John S i n clair 1837 Samuel Rogers 1837 Colonel Nackay 1838 Lord Honcrieff 1845 Sir David BreHster 1845 Hr s I':ackenzi e 1847 James Buchanan undated ~ il l i am ~ i lb e rforce
1835 Bi sho p Il1a t t h ew Lus c ombe New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 28 of 29 ADDITIONAL C ORRESFONDm~CE
(Letters from Dr Chalmers)
}lliS CRA 3 028.62-
1828 Reuben John Bryce 1830 J ohn Paget 1835 Wi lli am Drysdale 1836 John Abercrombie 1846 Elizabeth, ~lchess of Gordon
New College Library MS CHA 3 Page 29 of 29