RBGE Archive

GB 235 BLT
Collectie
1769 - 1890

The collection dates between 1769 and c2003 and comprises:

3 notebooks including financial records, language studies and diaries;
17 pieces of correspondence and handwritten notes;
a printed compendium of Swiss flora;
a copy of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress;
4 prints of notable 18th century French figures; and
two photographs of items which belonged to Blaikie's family.

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Thomas Blaikie diary 1781-1792, lesson notes and accounts

GB 235 BLT/1/2
Stuk
1781 - 1792

Vellum bound notebook including notes of French lessons, lists of accounts, housekeeping expenses and an account of events from 1781 to 1792. (Box 1)

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Thomas Blaikie accounts book 'Comptes Particulier de B'

GB 235 BLT/1/3
Stuk
1789 - 1822

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)

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Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France to Thomas Blaikie

GB 235 BLT/2/10
Stuk
1821-07-20

Part of Thomas Blaikie collection

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

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Letter from Foreign Office to Thomas Blaikie

GB 235 BLT/2/11
Stuk
1825-08-17

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.

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Letter from Thomas Blaikie to Lords Commissioners of HM Board of Treasury

GB 235 BLT/2/12
Stuk
1827-02-25

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.

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Copy of letter from Thomas Blaikie to Mr Mackenzie