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Letter to James Dinwiddie from J. Ingenhousz

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A61
File
August 04, 1792

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains a letter to James Dinwiddie from J. Ingenhousz, written on August 4, 1792.

Memoire

Dinwiddie, OS Box 8, Folder 22, item K10
File
After 1781

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Notes on a new method of preparing solid colours for paint by Antoine Francois de Fourcroy

Translate of Malay Laws

Dinwiddie, OS Box 8, Folder 22, item K11
File
After 1767

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Malay Laws ; translation ; Maritime Laws

Philosophical Society

Dinwiddie, Box 19, Folder K2
File
November 28, 1776 - December 12, 1778

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

This document contains rules and minutes for the Dumfries Philosophical Society. The minutes were recorded by James Dinwiddie between November 28, 1776 and December 12, 1778. This file consists of one document.

One letter to James Dinwiddie from Peter Projiet

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A80
File
[1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::Peter Projiet ; journal ; mechanics ; machine ; English

Letters from Harry Robertson to James Dinwiddie

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A85
File
January 8, 1792 - August 15, 1792

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains six letters from Harry Robertson to James Dinwiddie, written between January and August 1792. Letters touch on life in China, London, and Glasgow.

Three letters about James Dinwiddie written by James Gandon

Dinwiddie, Box 3, Folder A44
File
July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains three letters about James Dinwiddie written by architect James Gandon, dated July 18, 1783 - July 19, 1783. One of the letters is addressed to Richard Dalton.

Three financial documents

Dinwiddie, Box 2, Folder 9
File
November 29, 1794 - April 24, 1809

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains three documents: one recording a transaction between John Anderson and Jannet Kellock; one between James Dinwiddie and Geo. (George) Hampton; and one regarding loans made by William Boyd to three individuals.

One letter to James Dinwiddie, sender unknown

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A119
File
August 24, 1789

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::1789 ; London ; Philosopher ; lectures ; machine ; stockings ; English ; coals ; Groombridge ; fireworks ; inflamable air ; Newcastle

One letter fragment, sender and author unknown

Dinwiddie, Box 4, Folder A121
File
November 29, 1810

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

INDICES:::1810 ; India ;

Letter to James Dinwiddie from C. Clagget concerning access to rooms in Dublin

MS-2-726, Box 2, Folder 15
Item
2 July 1783

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Description of a planetarium, or astronomical machine : which exhibits the most remarkable phaenomena, motions, and revolutions of the universe

MS-2-726, Box 18, Folder H1
Item
1791

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a volume published in London in 1791.

Critica prounouncing dictionary and expository of the English language .... / by John Walker

MS-2-726, Box 18, Folder H2
Item
1794

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a volume published in Dublin in 1794.

Works published by Archibald Constable & Company

MS-2-726, Box 18, Folder H3
Item
1809

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is an pamphlet advertising the works published by Archibald Constable & Company, Edinburgh, and Constable, Hunter, Park & Hunter, London.

Dictionary fragment

MS-2-726, Box 18, Folder H5
Item
[1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a four-page fragment (pages 125-128) from a dictionary, which includes words starting with "fla" through "for."

An essay to discover and determine the true order of the battle of the Roman Legions ...

MS-2-726, Box 17, Folder G1
Item
[1780?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a manuscript by James Dinwiddie, which includes a table of contents (12 chapters) and an appendix.

A brief description of the four seasons

MS-2-726, Box 17, Folder G2
Item
[ca. 1793]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a manuscript in which Dinwiddie describes changes in weather and flora and fauna between seasons.

Catalogue of books belonging to Dr. Ja. Dinwiddie from Dumfries, July 1813

MS-2-721, Box 17, Folder E16
Item
1813

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a handwritten catalogue of books owned by James Dinwiddie in 1813.

Credo Chinesa

MS-2-726, Box 17, Folder E17
Item
[after 1792]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebook in which James Dinwiddie recorded his observations (in 75 numbered paragraphs) about China, including its geography, animal life, and customs.

Vision

MS-2-726, Box 17, Folder E19
File
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

File contains two notebooks containing notes about vision, including descriptions about the structure of the eye as well as the diffraction and refraction of light.

Logarithms

MS-2-726, Box 17, Folder E20
Item
[1800?]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebook containing notes about logarithms, addition and subtraction, and example calculations.

Notes about planetary orbits

MS-2-726, Box 16, Folder E1
Item
1776

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebook dated January 2, 1776 containing Dinwiddie's observations on planetary motion, including the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the moon.

Extracts from the 68 volume of the Philosophical Transactions for the year 1778

MS-2-726, Box 16, Folder E2
Item
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is notebook dated September 17, 1780, containing extracts from volume 68 of Philosophical Transactions.

Chronometer journal

MS-2-726, Box 16, Folder E4
Item
1772 - 1773

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a notebooks kept by James Dinwiddie between October 3, 1792 and August 31, 1793 containing observations from a chronometer recorded during his journey from London to China.

Biographical sketch of James Proudfoot, armourer to the Breadalbane Fencibles / by his son, W.J. Proudfoot

MS-2-726, Box 18, Folder I1
Item
[after 1865]

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a manuscript written by W.J. Proudfoot containing the story of his father, and a second biographical tale, called "Dr. Dinwiddie's Watch."

Journal continued, June 1875

MS-2-726, Box 19, Folder I5
Item
1875

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a copy of W.J. Proudfoot's diary, with entries from June 22 - July 25, 1875.

Journal of Wm. J. Proudfoot continued, October 1859

MS-2-721, Box 19, Folder I4
Item
1859

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a continuation of W.K. Proudfoot's diary, including entries from October 1 - December 20, 1859.

Journal in England, after my arrival from Australia on August 22, 1857 up to October 1, 1859

MS-2-726, Box 19, Folder I3
Item
1869

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a copy of W.J. Proudfoot's journal with entries from August 27 - September 15, 1857, which he transcribed in April 1869 "verbatim ... grammatical errors and obscure sentences only corrected."

Journal continued, October 1840

Dinwiddie, Box 18, Folder I2
Item
1840 - 1841

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a continuation of W.J. Proudfoot's journal, with entries from October 1, 1840 - January 31, 1841.

Journal, 1836

MS-2-726, Box 2, Folder 11
Item
1836

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is the beginning of W.J. Proudfoot's journal of the first part of his journey to America, with entries from June 1-6, 1836, in which he describes his days in Liverpool waiting for the Corinthian to sail.

Journal in Australia, with the voyage there, and return to England / by William Jardine Proudfoot, landsurveyor and draughtsman

MS-2-726, Box 2, Folder 12
Item
1852

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a copy "nearly verbatim from the original" by W.J. Proudfoot, of the first part of his journal, comprising the "Preliminary," then entries from August 21-22, 1852, in which he described the first days of being on board the ship.

Journal, 23 September 1811, London

MS-2-726, Box 10, Folder B83
Item
1811 - 1812

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by Dinwiddie from September 23, 1811 to January 17, 1812, during which time he lived in London. The first page is inscribed "land log book as formerly," and the entries are dominated by details about the weather.

Journal, 6 June 1798, Calcutta

MS-2-726, Box 8, Folder B50
Item
1798

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a diary kept by Dinwiddie between June 6 - July 29, 1798, during which time he lived in Calcutta (now Kolkata).

Ireland, Dublin, 1780, vol. 7

MS-2-726, Box 4, Folder B9
Item
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from April 25 - June 1, 1780.

Ireland journal, Belfast, vol. 1st, 1779

MS-2-726, Box 4, Folder B3
Item
1779

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from July 18 - August 19, 1779.

Ireland journal, vol. 2, Belfast, 1779

MS-2-726, Box 4, Folder B5
Item
1779

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from September 6 -14, 1779.

Ireland journal, vol. 3, Belfast - Lisburn and Newry, 1779

MS-2-726, Box 4, Folder B4
Item
1779

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from August 20 - December 20, 1779.

Ireland Drogheda journal, vol. 4th, 1780

MS-2-726, Box 4, Folder B6
Item
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from January 1-24, 1780.

Ireland journal, vol. #5, Drogheda and Dublin, 1780

MS-2-726, Box 4, Folder B7
Item
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from January 25 - March 25, 1780.

Ireland journal, vol. 6th, Dublin, 1780

MS-2-726, Box 4, Folder B8
Item
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from March 26 - April 24, 1780.

Ireland journal, Dublin and Cork, vol. 8

MS-2-726, Box 5, Folder B10
Item
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from June 2 - September 6, 1780.

Ireland journal, 1780, vol. 9th, Cork, Kilkenny, Dublin

MS-2-726, Box 5, Folder B11
Item
1780

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from September 10 - December 31, 1780.

Canton, 4th Feb'y 1794

MS-2-726, Box 5, Folder B13
Item
1794

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from February 4 - March 23, 1794 while in China, staying in Canton and Macao.

Jackall, 1 July 1794, off Bantam Bay

MS-2-726, Box 5, Folder B15
Item
1794

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from July 1 - October 4, 1794 from onboard the Jackall, one of the squadron of ships that made up the George McCartney mission to China, 1792-1794.

China, 24 March 1794

MS-2-726, Box 5, Folder B14
Item
1794

Part of James Dinwiddie fonds

Item is a journal kept by James Dinwiddie from March 24 - June 30, 1794, with entries written aboard ship on the return journey and in or near Batavia (now Jakarta).