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Three vellum bound notebooks covering the period 1775-1822.

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)

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)

Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie regarding the cost of trees and shrubs and requesting payment.

Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie noting latest developments in the relationship between France and England and requesting that money due to him be paid as soon as possible.

Short note in French relating to monies owed.

Letter from Thomas Blaikie to the Lords Commissioners of HM Board of Treasury – 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.

Note in French dated 52 years after Blaikie's death.

Handwritten note in French which appears to include detail of discussion relating to Thomas Blaikie's complaints.

Four engravings of notable French figures and two photographs of decorative items thought to belong to Blaikie and his family.