A collection of letters, printed circulars, etc, mainly addressed William Blackwood, of Messrs Stuart & Blackwood, Peebles, Scotland. The topics covered reflect the firm's business activities: requests for legal advice or legal action; acting as agents or trustees; insurance, assurance and debts. A signficant proportion of the letters concern the Symington extension of the Caledonian Railway Company (1861).
Stuart & Blackwood correspondence
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 AL360
- Dates of Creation
- 1st Jan 1859 - 1st Jan 1901
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 53 items
Scope and Content
Arrangement
See hard copy catalogue.
Access Information
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Other Finding Aids
Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Special Collections Reading Room.