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Fanny Parker, suffragette, 1914
Photograph of the suffragette Fanny Parker, alias Janet Arthur, being escorted from Ayr Sheriff Court by a police officer. Miss Parker, a niece of Lord Kitchener, faced trial for attempting to burn Robert Burns' cottage in Alloway
Letter of King James VI, 1570s
Letter from the young King James VI of Scotland to the Countess of Mar, thanking her for a gift of fruit
Autograph of King James VI, 1570s
Autograph of the young King James VI of Scotland from a letter written to the countess of Mar, 1570s
Autograph letter of Sir Walter Scott
Autograph letter of receipt from Sir Walter Scott accompanying payment of £31 for a picture
Letter signed by Mary Queen of Scots
Royal letter under the Signet bearing the signatures of Mary Queen of Scots and her secretary, Sir William Maitland of Lethington, ratifying infeftment of Alexander Irvine of Drum in lands in the barony of Strathbogey in Aberdeenshire.
Signature of Mary Queen of Scots
Signature of Mary Queen of Scots from a royal letter under the Signet
Robert Burns Signatures
Excise salary book for Dumfries showing four signatures by Robert Burns for his excise salary, the last dated 14 July 1796, one week before his death.
Andrew Carnegie Trust Deed
Trust deed of Andrew Carnegie creating the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust.
Andrew Carnegie Trust Deed
Trust deed of Andrew Carnegie creating the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust.