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Offline Beaver13

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Samuel Leith (1800-1857) Lithographer in Banff 1830-1835
« on: Thursday 12 October 06 18:55 BST (UK) »
Samuel Leith achieved considerable acclaim and the award of a Gold Medal for his contribution as a lithographic printer of fine art works, firstly in Banff from 1830 to 1835, then in Edinburgh, where he continued in business until shortly before his death in 1857.

I have traced and am in regular contact with the descendants of several of his children who emigrated to Australia and New Zealand.  However, other members of his family remained in Scotland.

If there are any surviving members of this Family who would like to contact me, I have masses of information, including a biography and a number of family photographs that I would be delighted to share.

David
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Especially interested in enquiries concerning locations of Places and old Properties - farms etc., in England, Wales and Scotland.

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Re: Samuel Leith (1800-1857) Lithographer in Banff 1830-1835
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 01 December 07 20:10 GMT (UK) »
Hello David
you may already have this, but I have a reprint of the Annuals of Banff, and Samuel Leith, his father Peter and of an John Leith (1715) servant to Lord George, Lord of Banff.  If you would like full transcript of the MI then please let me know and I will be happy to send.

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Re: Samuel Leith (1800-1857) Lithographer in Banff 1830-1835
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 02 December 07 22:08 GMT (UK) »
Dear James

I was very pleased indeed to hear from you and receive your very kind offer to send me the full transcript of the MI of the Annals of Banff.  In spite of the depth of my research, this information is entirely new to me and I would be delighted to receive a copy.

I do not know whether you will be sending this by post or e-mail, but I have sent you a personal message through the Rootschat facility sending you the details.

Thank you again for your kindness which is deeply appreciated.

David
No particular names.  Just offering assistance, when I feel that I may be able to help.

Especially interested in enquiries concerning locations of Places and old Properties - farms etc., in England, Wales and Scotland.

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Re: Samuel Leith (1800-1857) Lithographer in Banff 1830-1835
« Reply #3 on: Monday 25 May 09 18:30 BST (UK) »
Hello there!

I am a student at Juniata College in Pennsylvania, US. I am currently researching a collection of prints for an upcoming exhibit at our Museum of Art.  I found a 'collectors' mark' on one of the early (at least 1800s or earlier) that contains the initials 'RL'. It is almost the same as a collectors'/dealers' mark used by Samuel Leith, Lithographic Designer & Dealer in Prints of Edinburgh (probably a dealer around the 1850s). I was hoping you could offer me any information you may have on a predecessor or successor to Samuel who would have had the initial R instead of S. Thank you so very much.  You may respond to me directly if you would like, at (*) or (*).

Appreciatively,

Diahann

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