Legal papers and charters of the family of Gordon of Halmyre and Gordonstoun., 1630, 1793-1804, 1826-1828.
Scope and Contents
Contains the following:
(i) Charter of William Johnston, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and his wife Margaret, concerning lands of Hallmyre, 1630.
(ii) Sasine in favour of John Brand of Laurieston, 1793.
(iii) Heritable bond by George Lyell of Kinneff in favour of John Brand, 1795.
(iv) Sasine in favour of John Brand, 1795.
(v) Fragment of document admitting an anonymous person to special membership of the Society of Natural Studies, Edinburgh, 1795.
(vi) Sasine in favour of John Paul, merchant, Aberdeen, and his wife, Isobel, concerning the lands of Largie, 1796.
(vii) Heritable bond by Stewart Lyell of Dickmountlaw and George Lyell of Kinneff in favour of John Paul and wife, 1796.
(viii) Disposition and assignation by John Brand in favour of Henry Renny, 1804.
(ix) Disposition and assignation by John Paul and wife in favour of Sir John Carmichael, bart, 1826.
(x) Disposition and assignation by John Brand to Elizabeth Sceales, 1827.
(xi) Disposition and assignation by James Birnie, shipbuilder, Montrose, in favour of James Gibson Craig, David Wardlaw and James Thomson Gibson Craig, W.S., 1827.
(xii) Sasine in favour of Sir John Carmichael, Bart., 1826.
(xiii) Sasine in favour of James Gibson Craig, David Wardlaw and James Thomson Gibson Craig, W.S., 1828.
(xiv) Sasine in favour of Elizabeth Sceales, 1828.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1630, 1793-1804, 1826-1828.
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Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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