Letter from Thomas Blaikie to the Lords Commissioners of HM Board of Treasury dated 25 February 1827 – a memorial of events during the French Revolution, impact on him and costs incurred (with some pencil edits). Also a note from Thomas Blaikie to Mr Mackenzie.

Letter dated 17 February 1821 outlining the issues with Thomas Blaikie's claim for losses and detailing additional paperwork required.

Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France to Thomas Blaikie, dated 26 May 1821, noting that a rejection of his claim is being prepared and detailing reasons for this.

Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France dated 20 July 1821, to Thomas Blaikie, accompanying the copy of the Award of Rejection on his claim.

Letter from James Lee, Hammersmith, to Thomas Blaikie, de Laisne, dated 26 December 1814, noting latest developments in the relationship between France and England and requesting that money due to him be paid as soon as possible.

Letter from Foreign Office dated 17 August 1825 on behalf of Secretary Canning responding to Thomas Blaikie’s request for intervention on his claim.

•Correspondence filed with “Balfour, I.B. correspondence” under “Kesselring, W.”
•See also correspondence filed under “Russia” in main index.

Vellum bound 1769 copy of Haller’s History of the Plants of Switzerland, in Latin and containing detailed annotations in the front and back covers and throughout. (Box 1)

Subject matter is mainly plants and trees - some of which are the negatives of the photographs used to produce the album Remarkable Trees of Ayrshire which is held in the RBGE Library – together with some images from Royal Arboricultural Society of Scotland annual summer excursions (1896-1902).

The collection also reflects other aspects of Paxton’s photographic interests: these included architectural studies, particularly of tower houses and other historical subjects, both in Scotland and during private travels to Worcestershire, Hampshire, Devon and the Chanel Islands; experiments with light; a fascination with capturing images of water in all its moods; and albums related to his membership of Talbot Circulating Album Club. It is also rich in portraits of family and friends and lively studies of their leisure pursuits.

Collection includes Paxton's bound photographs of 'Remarkable Trees in Ayrshire' presented to the RBGE in December 1894 at the request of Regius Keeper Isaac Bayley Balfour.

Some examples of his photography have been attached to this description. They are not to be reproduced without permission from RBGE.

3 maps of Great Cumbrae Island and 1 map labelled Provincia Della Spezia & Provincia di Massa Carrara (Italy)

1) "Important Fern sites" Great Cumbrae Island. Hand drawn. Photocopy.
2) "Sites of Botanical Value" Great Cumbrae Island. Digitally annotated.
3) "Cumbrae's Orchids" Great Cumbrae Island. Digitally annotated.
4) " Les vallees du Vara et du Magra se trouvent dans la Lunigiana" Italy. Annotated.