From Kilgraston, unless otherwise stated. Chiefly about home affairs, giving news of his twelve other children and of various relatives, and much good advice; also reports of European events, the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny. Other topics are noted: (fols. 1-2) letter from Archerfield [home of his mother-in-law, widow of the 7th Earl of Elgin] to Charles when a Midshipman in HMS Meander, en route...

From Kilgraston, unless otherwise stated. Comprises letters about: (fols. 169-170) newspaper reports of the Rajah's attack of smallpox; news of the Grant family; Lord Elgin on leave in London; and questions raised by Henry Drummond, MP, concerning the Government's enquiry into the Rajah's fitness for office, 17 Aug 1853 (fols. 171-172) the Rajah's 'paternal care of Charles', and his...

From Kilgraston, unless otherwise stated; chiefly with family news. Comprises letters about: (fols. 188-189) the gift of a necklace, with affectionate comments on her marriage to Charles, 22 Aug 1856 (fols. 190-191) Charles's arrival at Kilgraston; and the rough waters through which both families were voyaging, 5 Sep 1856 (fols. 192-193) the plans of the Charles Grants'...

From Kilgraston, unless otherwise stated. Comprises: (fols. 225-228) news of the Chinese insurrection and the destruction of John Brooke Brooke's house; the British Government to send a war steamer to protect the coast; the need for a permanent guard for the seat of Government in Sarawak; Grant's offer of £200 to John Brooke Brooke and Annie; the Borneo Company's intention to increase its capital; and...

From Kilgraston, unless otherwise stated. Comprises: (fols. 284-287) letter from Delvine about the illness of one of his daughters [Matilda?]; recollections of his own severe illness; Hope Grant's Majority, and other family news, [1842?] (fols. 288-291) letter from Melville about Lady Leven and her son; and a visit from Lord Loughborough and his need of religious guidance, n.d. ...

From Kilgraston, unless otherwise stated. Chiefly about family events, social life, country pursuits, and the English political scene. Other topics are noted: (fol. 305) note [by Admiral Basil Brooke] about the contents of the letters, n.d. (fols. 306-307) from Bloxholm about news of Alaric in the Navy; events in Syria; the break-up of the USA and the possible advantage to British trade,...

Comprises: (fols. 374-383) four letters to Mary from Kilgraston about family matters, her work as sculptor, and the Kilgraston fire fund, 1 May 1870-4 Oct 1872 (fols. 384-385) letter from St Andrews, to Lucy, about his memories of Windsor when a youth in the Guards, and the charms of St Andrews. [He died in 1873], n.d.

Comprises: (fol. 386) Latin verses by John Grant, Major, n.d. (fols. 387-388) first sheet of letter to 'John' about the latter's illness and the good that might come of it, 5 Apr 1856 [?] (fols. 389-390) part of letter with anecdote about the Duke of Wellington, n.d. (fols. 391-394) part of a letter from John Grant 'not sent to The...

See also MSS. Pac. s. 90/4, folder 2, fols. 3-29. Comprises: (fols. 397-401) three letters from Lady Lucy to Mrs F.C. Johnson, about the marriage of her daughter Annie to Mrs Johnson's son, J. Brooke Brooke; and about mementoes of Annie, after her death in Nov 1858, [1856], and 16 Feb [1859] (fols. 402-407) letter from Lady Matilda Maxwell, Lady Lucy's sister, to John Grant,...

Comprises: (fols. 423-424) letter from Robert Oliphant to John Grant, confirming the fact that the contents of Kilgraston House had been settled on him as heir to his father's estate. Graham Speirs's opinion on the subject is quoted in the letter, 24 Mar 1840 (fols. 425-426) letter from [Sir] Francis Grant to his brother John Grant, about the ship sent by the British Government 'to...

Comprises: (fols. 1-385) letters from John Grant to various correspondents, chiefly to his second son, Charles, 1848-1872 (fols. 397-432) letters from other family members, 1840-1863; 1936.