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Personal items; letters; writings on scientific, military, antiquarian and other topics; material relating to Anderson's involvement with the University of Glasgow.

56 lines. Refers to the Reverend John Anderson, 1688-1726, grandfather of John Anderson, 1726-1796, natural philosopher.

Cover title: Statutes of Royal Visitation of the College of Glasgow.

Signed copy of the report of the Commissioners appointed by the King to enquire into the policy, governance and discipline of Glasgow University. The report laid down the laws, rules, statutes and constitution to be obeyed by the University in the future and criticised the University for failing to obey a previous Royal Visitation report.

Lecture notes, notebooks and operator's books for experiments; lists of scientific instruments; financial receipts and correspondence; legal documents relating to Anderson's disputes with University of Glasgow.

Memorial for the University of Glasgow, 10 July 1731. Bound with Decreet of the University of Glasgow against the Vice Chancellor, 24 July 1731.

This volume was relevant to Professor Anderson's law pleas with Glasgow College.

MS letter with transcript and negative photographs. Anderson is in London as tutor to Lord Doune, and looks forward to Lang's visit.

MS letter. Discusses his work, 'Observations on the nature of evidence' and his reading of Castruceii Bonanimicii, 'Commentarium de bello Italio'. Also tells an allegoric fable of Squire H-----'s black bitch. Anderson's correspondent is the author of an essay on miracles.

MS letter, with transcript; covering MS letter with transcript and MS sheet.

Conveys the thanks of the Considerable Club for sending Lang's essay on miracles. Lists members of the Club and mentions that Anderson's sister is being married the next day.

Covering letter from Thomas Lang [grandson of the Reverend Gilbert Lang] at Kilmarnock to James A. Anderson of Carlung [1785-1863, nephew of John Anderson], 24 May 1853, enclosing this and Anderson's 1755 letter to Gilbert Lang, and a sample page from Lang's sermon book, to explain the reference to the size of his handwriting.

Contains comments on books he has read and his thoughts on contemporary issues. Volume 3 includes observations on life in France written at Montaubon in 1754.

Commonplace books, writings on religion, literature, Scotticisms and catalogues of books.

MS letter, with transcript. On Anderson's hopes of the Chair of Latin or Hebrew at Glasgow College - he felt that he was "jockied out" and was instead elected Professor of Oriental Languages - his visit to France and the Catholic converts he has met there.

Draft of protest by John Anderson, Joseph Black and Thomas Hamilton over the payment of 50 merks to Robert Dick, former Professor of Natural Philosophy, and James Mair from the crop of 1754.

On the verso is a draft class ticket by John Anderson to James Caldwell for the latter's work in the Hebrew class.

The merk was a unit of Scots currency.