- GB 235 BLT/1
- Reeks
- 1775 - 1822
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Three vellum bound notebooks covering the period 1775-1822.
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Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Three vellum bound notebooks covering the period 1775-1822.
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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)
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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.
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Print of Michel Gabriel Pacard
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Portrait of Michel Gabriel Pacard in a circular frame; beneath is a ledge on which is an engraved plaque; beneath this is a picture with a view of Mont Blanc in a gold frame; foliage and pink ribbon decorate the structure.
Etching with hand-colouring. Source: British Museum collection, where copies of this portrait are also held. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3308005&partId=1&searchText=Pacard&images=true&page=1
(Box 3)
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History of the Plants of Switzerland
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Vellum bound 1769 copy of Haller’s History of the Plants of Switzerland, in Latin and containing detailed annotations in the front and back covers and throughout. (Box 1)
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Letter from Office of Commissioners for Claims in France to Thomas Blaikie
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
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
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
Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Copy of a letter from Thomas Blaikie to Mr Mackenzie regarding funds and compensation.
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Part of Thomas Blaikie collection
Note in French dated 52 years after Blaikie's death.
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