Estate papers, legal documents and personal and household financial papers of the family of Cameron of Fassifearn.
Scope and Contents
Thepapers comprise letters of and to members of the Cameron of Fassifern family (chiefly John Cameron of Fassifern, Sir Ewen Cameron of Fassifern and Sir Duncan Cameron of Fassifern, and, to a lesser extent, Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel and Donald Cameron of Lochiel), estate and household papers, legal deeds and accounts and other papers concerning Lieutenant Colonel John Cameron and his regiment, the 92nd Foot. A miscellaneous section includes inventories of furniture and books at Fassifern House in the 1730s and a plan of the House itself. While the bulk of the papers date from the late 17th century to the mid 19th century, there is also a small amount of late 19th century papers concerning the family's Callart estate.
Dates
- Creation: 1643-1901, undated.
Creator
- Cameron, family, of Fassiefern (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
46 Consultation units
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1986, by Lorn M Macintyre, Priormuir.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk