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•Box containing Menzies Bequest (1842-43), miscellaneous papers, correspondence and lists.
•Newspaper article titled ‘Renaissance Man’ about Archibald Menzies, celebrating the 250th anniversary of his birth, from the Courier and Advertiser, 14.08.2004

The Castle Menzies Collection comprises of accounts, bills and general receipts for the running of the Castle Menzies estate and a few pieces of correspondence with gardeners and the Baronet of the day. There are complete Head Gardener’s Journals and tool inventories for the early 1800s, seed lists from different periods and proposed plans for two different walled gardens. It also includes weather data for the late 1790s.

Listings:

MZC/1 – Accounts
Folder 1: Weekly State Proceedings at the Farm, Castle Menzies from Jan-Nov 1830, including names, work and wages. Inventory of Garden Tools for 1804 + 1805; Gardeners Journals for 1803 +1804; Weekly State of Proceedings at Garden May 1828; Nov + Dec 1832 part record; May-Nov 1833 with list of names, work and wages in each list: Wages and general receipts for 1803-1810: Receipts for agricultural machinery 1801-1841: Vegetable seed, fruit tree lists for 1800s: Plan of proposed walled garden 1838: Document in response to advice given by Sir John Sinclair about growing potatoes 1841.
Folder 2: Sir Robert Menzies “His Book” accounts for the Castle from 1805-1809, including stock sales, crop details etc. Labourers Accounts from 1803-1811 (incomplete)
Folder 3: Copy of Rules and Articles for the Improvement of Highland Farms 1774: Labour Accounts from 1790-1795 (not all complete): Seed receipts and list for 1700s and 1 plant list for 1800s: Receipts for Trees and Wood sales for 1782, 1783, 1790-1806, 1807:Receipts for peat + heather for burning in lime kilns for 1763s-1831s: General and wages receipts for 1708-1753 : Plan of proposed walled garden 1790.

MZC/2 – Weather Reports: Menzies Castle Collection – Weather records
1774- incomplete record – only parts exist for Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec.
1790- only Nov and Dec exist
1791- complete record except for 17th -28th April and 16th June -16th July
1792- Jan complete, 1st -15th Feb complete; Dec complete. Rest of year missing
1793- Jan to 16th May complete; 17th May to 30th June missing; 1st July to 31st Dec complete
1794- Jan to 16th Oct complete; 17th Oct-15th Nov missing; 16th Nov -31st Dec complete
1795- complete except for 17th Dec-31st Dec.

•Proposed engagement for expedition to Japan – Correspondence, etc. re: consideration (1859 – 1860) filed under “British Columbia Botanical Association” in main index.

•Letter to J.A. Terras, from C. B. Moffat, dated 17 Aug1897. re; memoire of A.G. More

Some correspondence is filed with Sir William Wright Smith papers under “Smith, Sir Wm. W” “Rhododendron Corres.”, material boxed alphabetically in these boxes

•Correspondence with I.Bayley Balfour dated 1918 – 1919 filed with I.Bayley Balfour papers under “Vilmorin”

18 letters, dated 1864-1867, to Dr. Thos. Anderson – item 154-167(inclusive), in bound volume filed under “Anderson, Dr. Thos.” – box 2

•Papers/ correspondence re: Dutch Elm Disease filed in Box “Dutch Elm Disease” - “Papers 1893 – 1953”

•File containing a number of reviews of Nelson’s book ‘Medical Botany’, E&S Livingstone , Ltd. Edinburgh, Published in 1951
•Mailing list to receive copies of “Medical Botany” & 18 letters of thanks & misc articles

•File containing miscellaneous papers including correspondence and Lectures
•Letter from George Cadell dated 10 Feb 1894 filed under “ Balfour, I. Bayley” papers (with Cadell/ I.B. Balfour letters) under “Cadell, G.” Re: Forestry article in Scotsman newspaper