£1,500
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCOTTISH COALMINING AND LAND USE
An extensive documentary archive relating to the development of coalmining in central Scotland, with a large proportion specifically concerning estates belonging to the Erskine family; including some early examples on vellum, the oldest later titled "Reversion Adam Erskine to Andrew Callender" and dated 29th May 1580, suspending wax seal (this is likely Adam Erskine, Commendator of Cambuskenneth); numerous 18th century documents and letters concerning mining operations in Clackmannanshire, including a quantity of letters dating circa-1708 relating to work undertaken William Hutton, including an example in Hutton's hand addressed to the Earl of Mar (John Erskine, 23rd and 6th Earl) at Whitehall, retaining two wax seals; another dating circa-1759 recording dealings between the Earl of Dumfries and Lord Erskine; various reports, including examples titled "Present State of the Coal Works at Alloa", dated 1723, "Directions for Work to the Gardeners at Alloa from Novem. 1710", "Table of the Quantity of Rain which fell at Stirling in the Years 1776, 77, 78, 79 & 80, with Remarks", a journal of works dated January to March 1759; a linen-backed plan titled "Plan of Part of Grange Coal Workings in the Main Coal in the Acre Pitt. Also Part of the Foul Coal workings, in Dylon's Pitt." by Dudley Clark, dated July 1700; two smaller plans relating to the Grange coalmining operations; an extensive selection of 19th century documents and correspondence relating to the surveyor and mining engineer Robert Bald etc.
A very extensive and richly detailed archive that would reward in-depth study. The above description covers only a small portion of the material included.
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