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Inventory Acc.10719 Ramsay & Dundas of Ochtertyre National Library of Scotland Manuscripts Division George IV Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1EW Tel: 0131-466 2812 Fax: 0131-466 2811 E-mail: [email protected] © Trustees of the National Library of Scotland Correspondence and papers, 1619-1897, n.d., of the families of Ramsay and Dundas of Ochtertyre in Kincardine-of-Menteith, Perthshire, principally of the latter family. The papers were formerly on deposit in the Scottish Record Office as the Dundas of Ochtertyre Muniments (GD35), but some items held in the SRO were sold separately and are not included in the collection purchased by the Library: former SRO numbers are noted in square brackets in the entries below for the convenience of readers who have used the collection previously, but are there for information only and should not be used for reference purposes. For the Ochtertyre Manuscripts, the reminiscences, biographical essays etc, of John Ramsay of Ochtertyre deposited in the Library in 1936 and purchased, with the papers described below, in 1993, see MSS.1635-44 (Catalogue of MSS, vol.1). The papers have been arranged in the following sections; a few printed items (formerly SRO, GD35/85,331,337) have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books. 1-8 FAMILY & GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE & PAPERS: RAMSAY FAMILY 9-33 FAMILY & GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE & PAPERS: DUNDAS FAMILY 34-37 TRAVEL PAPERS, DIARIES & JOURNALS 38-63 NAVAL PAPERS 64-120 ESTATE, LEGAL & FINANCIAL CORRESPONDENCE & PAPERS 121-135 PHOTOGRAPHS & DRAWINGS 136-148 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS 149-176 CHARTERS & FORMAL DOCUMENTS 177-206 ADDITIONAL PERSONAL & HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNT BOOKS 207 SCRAPBOOK Ramsay Family 1 Letters, 1734-6, mainly of James Ramsay, WS, of Ochtertyre (d.1748), and his wife Ann, daughter of Ralph Dundas of Manor; with instructions, 1744, of James Ramsay to Mr George, as tutor to his children. [GD35/22,25,32] 2 Memorandum book of James Ramsay, WS, 1736-48. [GD35/26] 3 General correspondence of John Ramsay of Ochtertyre, 1779-96. [GD35/57,68,70-1,75,81,83-4,104] 4 Literary papers of John Ramsay: (i) Prose, mostly letters to the editor of The Mirror and/or other publications, many on Highland history and traditions. (ii) Verse, epitaphs, etc, mostly by or addressed to Ramsay. (iii) Observations on the weather at Ochtertyre, n.d. but post-1772. [GD35/45,59,76-8,88-9,98,103] 5 Historical notes and transcripts by or for John Ramsay, 1769, n.d. [GD35/46,72] 6 A notebook, lacking covers, of memorial inscriptions and epitaphs, serious and jocular, in Latin and English, by, or collected by, John Ramsay, ca.1768-80. [GD35/44] 7 Half of a cover of a volume, ?late 18th cent, inscribed with verse beginning ‘Time rolls his ceaseless course, the race of yore’. [GD35/314] 8 Instructions of John Ramsay to his trustees relating to his manuscripts, 1796- 1809. [GD35/82] Dundas Family 9-11 Letters, 1799-1812, n.d., of John Ramsay of Ochtertyre to Mrs Elizabeth Dundas, née Graham; the correspondence has been edited by B L H Horn and published by the Scottish History Society as Letters of John Ramsay, 1799-1812, Edin, 1966. 9 1799-1804 (80 letters). [GD35/94 (1-80)]. 10 1804-9 (79 letters). [GD35/94 (81-160)]. 11 1809-12, n.d. (69 letters, part letters & fragments). [GD35/94 (161- 229)]. 12 Letters (28), 1778-1812, of John Ramsay to his cousin, James Dundas, WS (1752-1831), his successor in Ochtertyre; with a letter, 1800, to Mrs Elizabeth Dundas. [GD35/53]. 13-18 Family correspondence, 1778-1831, of James Dundas of Ochtertyre and of his wife, Elizabeth, née Graham. 13 Letters to James Dundas from his father, Ralph, merchant in Edinburgh, 1782-3; and from his sisters, Agnes and Helen, 1778-85. [GD35/54,61,67,69,201] 14 Letters (19) to James from Ralph (brother), master of the sloop ‘Bonetta’, 1779-83. [GD35/43,57] 15 Letters (21), 1781-91, from Admiral George Dundas (brother). [GD35/66] 16 Letters (17) from [Sir] David (son), to James and Elizabeth Dundas, 1810-31. [GD35/113] 17 (i) Correspondence of James and Elizabeth Dundas, 1807-19. (ii) Correspondence of James with his mother-in-law, Anne Graham of Airth, 1794, 1804. (iii) Letter, 1824, from Robert James Dundas to his father. [GD35/100,110,147,159] 18 Family correspondence of Elizabeth Dundas, ca.1812-18, mostly with her mother and sisters. [GD35/101/106,257] 19 Family correspondence of William Dundas of Ochtertyre (1796-1842), during his period in the Bengal Civil Service: (i) from his father, 1817-19. (ii) to and from his mother, 1816-20. (iii) and from his brother, Ralph James, 1816-24. [GD35/163,256] 20 Letters to William Dundas from his brothers: Sir David, 1840-2; from and concerning George, later Lord Manor, 1838, 1840-1; and John, Principal Clerk of Session, 1831. [GD35/197,215,270] 21 Letters (97) of James Dundas to his son, [Sir] David, 1816-31. [GD35/128] 22 Family correspondence of Sir David Dundas (1799-1877), Solicitor-General (England) and Judge-Advocate-General, from his uncle Sir David, Bart, surgeon to King George III, 1821-5; from his brother Ralph James, 1821-4; and from his brother William, of Ochtertyre, 1825, 1833-42. [GD35/154-5,176,179,188,216] 23 General family correspondence of Sir David Dundas, 1818-33, mostly from cousins. [GD35/69,141(part),149,215] 24 General family correspondence of the daughters of James and Elizabeth Dundas, 1820-40, mostly addressed to the eldest daughter, Anne Stirling Dundas. [GD35/156,170] 25 General correspondence and papers of James and Elizabeth Dundas of Ochtertyre, 1778-1817. [GD35/51-2,64-5,86,109,114,126,140] 26 General correspondence and papers of William Dundas of Ochtertyre, 1820-41, n.d. [GD35/153,181,183-5,189,191,193-5,200-2,205,274] 27 Correspondence of William Dundas, mostly with his brother John, and with William Burn, architect, on alterations to Ochtertyre House and on a new water supply, 1835-8. [GD35/187,194,196,198-9] 28 Letters and papers concerning Sir David Dundas, Bart, surgeon, mostly relating to his baronetcy, 1814-15, and to his death and funeral, 1826. [GD35/139,165- 6,169,218,278] 29 (i) Letters (5) of Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, to Sir David and George Dundas, 1820-1, 1839, 1851. [GD35/151,203,233] (ii) Letters (4), 1829-34, of Edward Denison, later Bishop of Salisbury. [GD35/172] (iii) Letters, 1848-60, of Thomas Babington Macaulay, Lord Macaulay, historian; and papers relating to his funeral. [GD35/272] 30 Letters, 1820-35, of Thomas Erskine of Linlathen, religious writer and thinker, to his cousin, Sir David Dundas: the file includes one letter, 1829, addressed to William Dundas. [GD35/152,192] 31 Letters, 1842, to Sir David Dundas relating to the death of his brother, William, of Ochtertyre, at Niagara Falls, Canada. [GD35/217] 32-33 General correspondence of Sir David Dundas, 1815-75, n.d. [GD/35/141,144,161,197,204,207-13,217,219-23,227-8,248,268,270,272] 32 1815-45. 33 1946-75, n.d. Travel papers, diaries & journals 34 Copy of the journal (incomplete) of William Dundas of Ochtertyre describing his travels in France, Switzerland and Italy, and principally his visits to Paris, Geneva and Rome, July to November 1816. [GD35/270(part)] 35 (i) Three leaves from the diary of David Dundas, 21 April to 4 May, 1824. [GD35/160] (ii) Itinerary and travelling notes, probably for Sir David Dundas, from Paris to Brussels, Antwerp, and on through the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland concluding at Milan: with additional notes by Dundas, n.d. (iii) Notes of William Dundas on his visit to Jerusalem, ?1834. 36-37 Diaries, 1827-31, of a member of the family accompanying William Dundas in residences at Llanelly and Richmond, and journeys in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. [GD35/171] 36 June 1827 - Dec 1829. 37 Feb 1830 - June 1831. Naval papers Logbooks and other records and papers, 1833-4, 1854-77, of Captain Colin Mackenzie Dundas, RN, of Ochtertyre (succ.1877) relating to his naval service. The journals are illustrated with sketches, maps, line drawings and occasional photographs. 38 A volume of notes on naval gunnery, 1833-4, given to C M Dundas by his uncle, Lieut Sutherland Mackenzie. [GD35/295] 39-49 A series of logbooks or `journals' kept by C M Dundas while serving afloat in various parts of the world, 1855-77, arranged in chronological sequence: 39 Logs as a naval cadet on HMS `Russell', Mar 1855 to May 1856; and of HMS ‘Pearl’, May to Nov 1856. Voyages were between home stations and to Keil and Copenhagen (Russell) and Madeira and the South American station (Pearl). [GD35/286] 40 Log as a Midshipman on HMS ‘Monarch’, on the Pacific station, Nov 1856 to June 1858; and on HMS ‘Orion’, June 1858 to June 1859, in the Channel and Western approaches and the Mediterranean. [GD35/283] 41 Log, continued, of HMS ‘Orion’ in the Mediterranean, Jan 1860 to Feb 1861. [GD35/287] 42 Log, continued, of HMS ‘Orion’, Mediterranean and homeward bound, Feb to Sep 1861. [GD35/288] 43 Log as Lieutenant on HMS ‘Dart’, Mar 1862 to July 1865, on anti- slavery patrol off the west coast of Africa. [GD35/292] 44 Miscellaneous sketch maps, drawings and other papers, previously loose in the ‘Dart’ log. 45 Log of HMS ‘Topaze’ on the South American station, Feb 1866 to Mar 1868. [GD35/289] 46 Log, continued, of HMS ‘Topaze’ in the South Pacific and home, April 1868 to Sep 1869.