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Copy of a Letter to Mr Robert Forbes at My Lady Bruce's Lodgings at Leith (v01.0070.01)
Copy of a Letter to Mr John Moir, Mercht in Edr, & Mr Robert Forbes in Leith (v01.0074.01)
Copy of a Letter to Mr Robert Forbes at My Lady Bruce's Lodgings Leith (v01.0077.01)
A Conversation with MacDonald of Kingsburgh anent the foresaid Journal, with his Corrections upon it, and some remarkable Sayings of Him and his Lady etc. (v01.0142.01)
Remarks, &c. and particular Sayings of some, who were concerned in the Prince's preservation. Leith-Citadel, July 20. 1747. (v01.0189.01)
Malcolm MacLeod's Journal; wherein likewise his own History and several very remarkable Particulars (v02.0228.01)
Journal of Donald MacLeod, &c. (v02.0266.01)
A particular Narrative anent Armadale taken from Captain John Hay at Air (v03.0458.01)
Narrative of a Conversation betwixt Captain John Hay at Air and me Robert Forbes (v03.0479.01)
Conversation with Captain Donald Roy MacDonald (v04.0705.01)
Copy of a Letter to Mr Alexander MacDonald of Kingsburgh in Sky, January 18th, 1748 (v04.0792.01)
Short Account of a Conversation betwixt me and Mr Murdoch MacLeod, foresaid (v05.0878.01)
Macpherson of Strathmashie's Account of Clifton-battle, some Attacks in Athol, and of burning Cluny's House (v05.0890.01)
MacDonald of Balshar's (in North Uist) Account of the Prince's distresses, wherein some remarkable Notes upon Sir Alexander MacDonald (v05.0911.01)
Account of some Particulars, viz, a Search upon Sunday, September 28th, 1746, both in My Lady Bruce's House in Citadel of Leith, and in Mr Norwall's House of Boghall, for the Prince; a Search (December 20. 1746) for Ladies in Tartan throughout the Suburbs of Edinburgh; and My Lady Ogilvie's Escape out of the Castle of Edinburgh, her going to London, and her getting abroad (v05.0940.01)
Account how I came by Mr. Gib's Pocket-book of Accompts, and of several Conversations I had with him at different Times (v05.1009.01)
Account and Copy of a Letter of a singular Nature to My Lady Stewart in Leith, September 24. 1748. (v05.1083.01)
Contents of this 5th Volume. (v05.1112.251.01)
Narrative of the three particular and remarkable Events (Macra, Mackvee, Mackay) given in the Hand-writing of Mr Francis Stewart, November 3d, 1748. (v06.1121.01)
Copy of a Letter from Bailie John Stewart, Inverness, November 16. 1748. (v06.1135.01)
Narrative of the Lions (Parliament Close) being dressed in a blue bonnet & white Cockade on December 20. 1748 and of the White Rose in the paw of the same Lion on June 10. 1748 (v06.1154.01)
Paragraph of a Letter from the Reverend Mr George Innes, Forres, January 4th, 1748/9. (v06.1158.01)
Account of a meeting with Captain Ranald MacDonald of Bellfinlay in Leith, February 1. 1749. (v06.1171.01)
Alexander Stewart's Memorial of his own Sufferings and Hardships, etc. January 30. 1749. (v06.1176.01)
Said Stewart's Account of the Design of seizing the Prince at Macintosh's House. (v06.1207.01)
Bigland's account of a new Scots Dance upon a Stage in London, March 3d, 1748/9. (v06.1227.01)
Letter to MacDonald of Bellfinlay, March 29. 1749 (v06.1229.01)
Goodwillie's Account of Prince Charles's Bond to Hepburn of Kingston, and Copy thereof, etc. (v06.1243.01)
Copy of a Letter from the Reverend Mr George Innes, March 15. 1748/9. and of a Narrative, etc. (v06.1254.01)
Copy of a Return to the foresaid Mr Innes, April 29. 1749 (v06.1280.01)
Letter and Narrative from Mrs Leith, Inverness, etc (v06.1284.01)
Letter to the Reverend Mr John MacLachlan in Argyleshire, May 19. 1749. (v06.1312.01)
Letter from the Reverend Mr James Hay, Inverness, March 14: 1749. (v06.1314.01)
Long & particular narrative of cruelties & barbarities et cetera from said Mr. James Hay (v06.1315.01)
Copy of an Answer to Mr James Hay at Inverness. May 13. 1749. (v06.1347.01)
Copy of a Letter to Mr MacPherson of Strathmashie, May 29. 1749. (v06.1348.01)
Copy of a Letter to the Right Reverend Mr Andrew Gerard in Aberdeen. June 3. 1749. (v06.1350.01)
Copy of a Letter from Dr Burton of York (September 17. 1748.) (v06.1353.01)
Contents of this 6th Volume. (v06.1356.251.01)
Copy of an Answer to the said Letter. November 5. 1748. (v07.1358.01)
Copy of a Letter from Dr Burton of York. January 26. 1749. (v07.1359.01)
Copy of a Letter from W: Gordon, Bookseller, in Edinburgh about Dr Burton's pamphlet of the Prince's Escape. June 13. 1749. (v07.1361.01)
Copy of an Answer to Mr Gordon's Letter, June 16. 1749. (v07.1362.01)
Copy of a Letter from Dr Burton about his own pamphlet of the Prince's Escape, June 10th, 1749. (v07.1364.01)
Copy of an Answer to Dr Burton's said Letter. June 19th, 1749. (v07.1365.01)
Copy of a Letter from Bishop Gerard of Aberdeen concerning Duke of Cumberland's Drink-money, etc. when he marched from Aberdeen June 20th, 1749. (v07.1380.01)
Copy of a Letter from Captain Robert Stewart about Pillagings, Plunderings, etc. June 27. 1749. (v07.1385.01)
Copy of a Letter to MacDonald of Glenalledell by Bellfinlay's Care. July 10th, 1749. (v07.1388.01)
Copy of a Letter to honest Allastar MacDonald Dalely's Brother. July 10th, 1749. (v07.1392.01)
Copy of a Letter to Mr Goodwillie, Writer in Edr about. the said Letters and Orders. July 12. 1749. (v07.1400.01)
Copy of a Letter to Dr Burton of York recommending Lady Lady Gask to his Friendship. July 24. 1749 (v07.1406.01)
Copy of a Letter from Bishop Gerard of Aberdeen inclosing Mr. Daunie's account of Inverury-Skirmish July 12, 1749 (v07.1409.01)
Copy of a Return to said Bishop Gerard. August 2. 1749 (v07.1413.01)
Copy of a Letter from Tam Forbes, London, July 28. 1749 (v07.1415.01)
Copy of an Answer to said Tam Forbes. August 8. 1749. (v07.1417.01)
Copy of a Letter from Dr Burton of York. August 3. 1749. (v07.1418.01)
Copy of an Answer to said Dr Burton. August 19. 1749. (v07.1422.01)
Copy of a long Letter to the Reverend Mr James Hay in Inverness, containing 26 Queries. August 28. 1749. (v07.1425.01)
Copy of a Letter to Mrs Leith in Inverness. August 30. 1749. (v07.1436.01)
Copy of a paragraph et cetera from the Reverend Mr. Abernethie in England about Taxes et cetera August 28. 1749 (v07.1438.01)
Return to above (v07.1438.02)
Reply from Mr Abernethy (v07.1439.01)
Part of a letter from Malcolm MacLeod (v07.1440.02)
Copy of a Letter from Dr MacDonald. September 21. 1749. (v07.1441.01)
Copy of a Note from the Reverend Mr Hay Inverness. October 20. 49 (v07.1442.01)
A Nota Bene containing an extraordinary Particular about President Forbes, in 1746. (v07.1443.01)
Copy of a Return to Glenalledell December 4. 1749. (v07.1455.01)
Copy of a Letter fm the Reverend Mr James Hay Inverness December 8. 1749. (v07.1456.01)
Copy of a return to said Mr Hay December 13. 1749. (v07.1457.01)
Copy of a Letter from the Reverend Mr Hay, Inverness, December 29 (v07.1463.01)
Copy of a Letter to Mr Patrick Baillie, Writer in Edinburgh, January 5th, 1750. (v07.1464.01)
Copy of an Answer from said Mr Baillie, January 5. 1750 (v07.1464.02)
Copy of a Letter from Tam Forbes (London, December 29. 1749) about honest old MacGrowther (v07.1467.01)
Copy of Part of a Letter to the Reverend Mr Hay, Inverness, February 19. (v07.1472.01)
Some remarkable Narratives from Macpherson younger of Breackachie in Badenoch. February 23. 1750. (v07.1473.01)
Account of an Interview and Conversation with Mr James Grant, Merchant in Inverness, Leith, March 7. 1750 (v07.1482.01)
Copy of a Letter to Major MacDonald of Glenalladale, March 14. 1750, Leith (v07.1493.01)
Letter received from Donald MacDonald, merchant in Edinburgh (v07.1497.01)
Copy of a Return to said Mr Innes, March 15. 1750. (v07.1508.01)
Copy of Part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr Hay, Inverness, March 16. 50. (v07.1517.01)
Copy of Part of a Letter the Reverend Mr George Innes, Forres, April 29. 1750 (v07.1520.01)
Copy of part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr. James Taylor, Thurso, March 8. 1750 with a circumstantial amount of his sufferings (v07.1521.01)
Copy of a Letter from Macpherson of Strathmashie with a particular and circumstantial account of the Prince's abode in Badenoch et cetera, May 1st 1750 (v07.1544.01)
Letter from John MacPherson of Strathmashie (v07.1544.02)
Copy of a Letter from Captain Donald Roy MacDonald about meeting the Prince at Cammistinivaig in Sky. Edinburgh, May 31. 1750. (v07.1564.01)
Narrative of a Conversation about the Prince's Landing in Scotland with Mr Hugh MacDonald Brother to the Laird of Moror. Leith, June 15th, 1750. (v07.1567.01)
Copy of part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr. James Hay Inverness, June 30. 1750, together with some papers a nent the cruelties in & about Inverness et cetera June 30" (v07.1573.01)
Memorial of the suffering of David Taylor, wright in Inverness (v07.1583.01)
Copy of a Letter to Miss Flora MacDonald, Leith, July 11th, 1750. (v07.1592.01)
Copy of part of a Letter, including a Latin Poem from Captain Donald Roy MacDonald, without any date (v07.1595.01)
Copy of William Jack's Original Letter, Tilbury Fort, 17th March, 1747. to his Friends in Elgin (v07.1596.01)
Contents of this 7th Volume. (v07.1598.249.01)
Copy of a Letter from a Gentleman in London to his Friend at Bath, September 17. 1750. concerning the Cruelties in 1746. (v08.1603.01)
Another of the same Kind by the same Hand (v08.1623.01)
Another of the same by the same Hand (v08.1624.01)
Copy of a Return to the same, January 18. 1751. (v08.1627.01)
Narrative of a conversation betwixt Donald Cameron of Glenpean & me Robert Forbes, and Copies of Letters in his favours et cetera (v08.1647.01)
Copy of a Letter to Mr William Gordon, Bookseller, at his Shop in the Parliament-Close, Edr (v08.1650.01)
Narrative of a conversation betwixt Donald Cameron of Glenpean & me Robert Forbes, and Copies of Letters in his favours et cetera (v08.1653.01)
Copy of a Letter to Mr Donald Cameron of Glenpean. (v08.1656.02)
A singular odd Expression used by the Duke of Cumberland about Duncan Forbes of Culloden (v08.1659.01)
Leith, Friday, Octr 18th, 1751. At my own House, by ten o'Clock, Forenoon, taken down from the Mouth of Patrick Grant (commonly called Black Peter of Craskie) one of the famous Glenmoriston-Men, Donald MacDonald, Taylor in Edr, being Interpreter, as the said Patrick Grant could speak Nothing but Erse. (v08.1660.01)
Leith, Monday, Decr 16th, at 12 o'Clock, 1751. the foresaid Patrick Grant brought along with him to my House one Martin MacDonald, whom I was glad to see, as I knew him to have been principal Servant to Sr Alexr MacDonald in 1746. and therefore capable (perhaps) to clear up some Things to me. (v08.1693.01)
A Third Meeting with the said Patrick Grant, & his Interpreter, Donald MacDonald, at Leith in my own House, on Friday, Janry 3d, 1752, 'twixt ten & eleven o'Clock, Forenoon (v08.1696.01)
Narrative of a Conversation with young Glengary. April 9. 1752. (v08.1707.01)
Copy of a Letter from John Anderson my Jo about the Prince's Protestantism and Marriage. London, August 26. 1752. (v08.1731.01)
Copy of a Paper, from an Eye-Witness (John Farquharson of Aldlerg) concerning the Cruelties after the Battle of Culloden, etc. (v08.1779.01)
Copy of a Return to ye above paragraph (v08.1799.02)
A very minute & particular Account of plundering the House of Mr. Gordon of Hallheadin Aberdeen by the Duke of Cumberland and General Hawley et cetera (v08.1803.01)
Copy of the forementioned Letter to Sister Jane Bowdler (v08.1804.01)
Copy of A list of what General Hawley took from me when I lent him my House at Aberdeen (v08.1819.01)
Narrative of the Negotiation of John Blaw of Castlehill in France in 1745. (v08.1824.01)
Narrative of Alexander MackDonell of Tullocherom in Badenoch his meeting with the Prince in skulking, etc. (v08.1828.01)
Note from Mr Bowdler, Bath 13. 1762., desiring to insert in the Magazine a Character of John Mackinnon (v09.1848.02)
Letter to John's Nephew intimating his Death. May 22. 1762. (v09.1849.01)
Copy of a Representation in favours of the said John Mackinnon before his leaving Edinburgh. (v09.1852.01)
Letter to the Nephew about Money from Bath, to bind John's Sons Apprentices, June 21. 1762. (v09.1854.01)
Bell of Langside rent, wherein News came that Earl Marischal had qualified (v09.1861.01)
Letter to me Robert Forbes from Alexander Macnab, January 5. 1763. on Ditto (v09.1868.01)
Letter to B. Gordon concerning poor OS"Ean. April, 1763. (v09.1870.01)
Paragraph from Mr. John Stewart Inverness, March 24. 1763. concerning Pat. Grant (v09.1873.01)
Return to the same. April 9. 1763 (v09.1874.01)
Copy of a Paragraph from B. Robert Gordeun of London. (v09.1879.01)
Copy of a Paragraph from the Revd. Mr. John Stewart. (v09.1879.02)
More Money for J. Mackinnon's Sons (v09.1880.01)
Mr. Oliphant from London, September 24. 66. (v09.1896.02)
Proposal of an Interview, August 8. 1769. at Moffat with Bishop Gordon (v09.1914.01)
Kept accordingly, when several interesting particulars discussed, and important business done, and a Journal kept, etc. (v09.1915.01)
From Bishop Gordon (v09.1957.02)
Account of Bruce of Ailesbury taken from the mouth of Captain James Menzies (v09.1971.01)
From Bishop Gordon (v09.1987.02)
Bellmount failed for 60,000 £ and Alexander Sheriff in Leith for 44,000£ sterling (v09.2011.01)
John Farquharson sent Poem on the Birth-Day to Louisa, and had in Return for the Author an Head of Charles and Louisa (v09.2041.01)
Letter from Bishop Forbes to John Farquharson of Aldlerg (v09.2043.01)
Letter from Louisa in return for Poem on Birthday (v09.2048.01)
Letter from Bishop Forbes to John Farquharson of Aldlerg (v09.2061.01)
Account of the Royal-Oak-Club transmitted to an amiable Lady (v09.2066.01)
340 Sail at Harwich, only 7 untouched (v09.2092.01)
Lord Nicolas Mackenzie's Death Cousin to Lord Carryll (v09.2100.01)
Letter from Bishop Forbes to Bishop Gordon (v09.2106.01)
Hogmane observed at Gask with great Cheerfulness (v09.2107.01)
Return to the above. (v09.2111.01)
Return to the Above (v09.2114.01)
Contents of this Volume. (v09.2114.283.01)
From B. G. "London, June 2. 1775. (v10.2117.01)
Copy of a Return to the Above (v10.2121.01)
From B. G. London, [without Date] (v10.2124.02)
From B. G. London, July 6. 1775. (v10.2126.01)
Declaration for Gray Cooper, Esqr, Secretary to the Treasury at London. Leith, July 29. 1775. (v10.2134.01)
Copy of a Letter to Alexander Mitchel, Esqr, Edinburgh. (v10.2141.01)
Index to the Lyon in Mourning (v11.0001.01)

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David Brodie (BRODD1)
George Donald (DONAG1)
Arthur Elphinstone, sixth Lord Balmerino and fifth Lord Coupar (ELPHA1)
Robert Forbes (FORBR1)
James Gibb (GIBBJ1)
Rachel Houston (HOUSR1)
David Lindsay (LINDD1)
Andrew MacDonald (MDONA16)
James MacDonald (MDONJ3)
Alexander Macmorland (MMORA1)
Widow Norris (NORRX1)
James Renny (RENNJ1)
Bettie Seaman (SEAMB1)
Richard Seaman (SEAMR1)
Alexander Sheriff (SHERA1)
David Watson (WATSD1)

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Coalhill (COAL1)
Kirkgate (KIRK2)
Leith Walk (LEIT6)
Quality Street (QUAL1)