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Award of Rejection on Claim of Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Copy of the Award of Rejection in the claim of Thomas Blaikie, issued by the Commissioners of Liquidation, Arbitration and Award.
Commissioners of Liquidation, Arbitration and Award
Letter from Foreign Office to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from Foreign Office on behalf of Secretary Canning responding to Thomas Blaikie’s request for intervention on his claim.
Foreign Office
Photograph of a marble bust of Marie Antoinette
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Colour photograph of a marble bust of Marie Antionette, on a black plinth and standing on a wooden table in front of a painted background. Believed to be a sculpture which belonged to the Blaikie family. (Box 3)
Unknown
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
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie regarding the cost of trees and shrubs and requesting payment.
Lee, James, 1754-1824, gardener
Letter from James Lee to Thomas Blaikie
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
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.
Lee, James, 1754-1824, gardener
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Short note in French relating to monies owed.
Unknown
Letter from Thomas Blaikie to Lords Commissioners of HM Board of Treasury
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
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.
Blaikie, Thomas, 1751-1838, gardener
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Note in French dated 52 years after Blaikie's death.
Unknown
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Handwritten note in French which appears to include detail of discussion relating to Thomas Blaikie's complaints.
Unknown
