Royal Highland School Society, under the especial patronage of their Majesties: incorporated by royal charters, A.D. 1709 & 1738; having on it's establishment more than 300 schools, and educating upwards of 20,000 children. The sixty first London anniversary festival will be celebrated at Freemason's Hall, Lincoln's Inn fields, on Saturday, the 26th of April, 1834 ...
Royal Highland School Society.
Scrimgeour, Robert Shedden,1788-1863,former owner.StEdNL
[London : The Society,
1834]
The Royal Highland School Society (RHSS) was the London arm of the SSPCK (Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge).
Docketed in ink of the verso and with a subscription manuscript receipt. From the ink initial "RSS" on the docket manuscript note the owner was one of the Stewards for "The Anniversary Festival", Robert Shedden Scrimgeour (1788-1863). He was a probably a member of the Society in order to advance his claim to be the hereditary standard bearer of Scotland. He was born in London, worked as a stockbroker and had little with Scotland.
England London.