File MCC - McCoig, Malcolm, Principal Gardener at RBGE (1782-89)

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GB 235 MCC

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McCoig, Malcolm, Principal Gardener at RBGE (1782-89)

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  • 1782 - 1789 (Creation)

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Minimal; ephemera, File containing 3 documents

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  1. Five page, Autograph document: Copy of Testament Dative & Inventory of the goods and gear of the late Malcolm McCoig, gardener at the Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, dated 1st April 1789
  2. One page, Autograph document: Letter from Henry Paton (Genealogist) to Prof. Balfour, dated 7 March 1908, re: the Testament of Malcolm McCoig – to clarify a name referenced in the document (possibly Ludovick Gerardi)
  3. Printed book extract referring to a proposal to publish a “Flora Edinburgensis” by Malcolm McCoig c.1811

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Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/

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Permission required from RBGE.

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  • English

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File in "Mc." box in main index.

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