- GB 235 MNT
- Series
- 1845 - 1846
7 letters from Thomas McNab to his family, including his father, William McNab plus 2 photocopies of Jane McNab Petry, Thomas's daughter, and family gravestone.
McNab, Thomas
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7 letters from Thomas McNab to his family, including his father, William McNab plus 2 photocopies of Jane McNab Petry, Thomas's daughter, and family gravestone.
McNab, Thomas
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Two textbooks - Haller's 'History of the Plants of Switzerland' published in 1769 and Bunyan's 'The Pilgrim's Progress' published in 1775. Both include some degree of annotation or inscription.
Bunyan, John, 1628-1688, author
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Three vellum bound notebooks covering the period 1775-1822.
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Four engravings of notable French figures and two photographs of decorative items thought to belong to Blaikie and his family.
Bacler D'Albe, Louis, 1761-1824, printmaker, painter/draughtsman
Thomas Blaikie diary 1781-1792, lesson notes and accounts
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Vellum bound notebook including notes of French lessons, lists of accounts, housekeeping expenses and an account of events from 1781 to 1792. (Box 1)
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
Thomas Blaikie diary 1775-1781
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Diary covering the period 1775 to 1781 including an account of a collecting trip in the Swiss Alps and a list of plants collected and sent to Fothergill and Pitcairn from Bourdigny in November 1775. The first page has been cut out.
Contains a loose and undated handwritten note in English and French on particular dates and points in Blaikie's life including residence, age and date of death. (Box 1)
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Green vellum file, annotated ‘Claims upon the French Government by Thos. Blaikie’, containing 17 handwritten letters and notes by and to Blaikie, mainly in relation to losses incurred during the French Revolution. These include correspondence with the Office of Commissioners for Claims on France, James Lee at the Hammersmith nursery and the Foreign Office. The papers date from 1791 to 1890. (Box 1)
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
The collection dates between 1769 and c2003 and comprises:
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
Thomas Blaikie accounts book 'Comptes Particulier de B'
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
One green vellum bound notebook containing accounts for customers arranged by surname. A number of pages have been removed. The earliest entry is January 1789 and latest is June 1822.
Contains a loose handwritten note compiled in 2003 detailing the missing pages and method of their removal and noting that it was faxed to Pat Taylor. (Box 2)
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
The Weed Collectors, by Julia Parks
Part of Ida M. Hayward Collection
The Weed Collectors, by Julia Parks, 2023l 2nd copy (1st copy is in RBGE Library Collection: (right click, open link in new tab) https://rbge.koha-ptfs.co.uk/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=206769&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20weed%20collectors)
2nd copy held in Archives in Ida Hayward collection as there is information there that relates to the collection in addition to a biography of Ida Hayward.