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Retours. Legal instruments

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 107 Collections and/or Records:

Indexes of retours, 1701-1823, compiled by John Riddell probably in 1823., ?1823.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.2.13
Scope and Contents

The entries in the first index (folio 1) are arranged chronologically within an alphabetical order of the initial letters of the names concerned; the entries in the second index (folio 88) are arranged by county within an alphabetical order of the names concerned.

Dates: ?1823.

Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry., 1780-1864.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12601-12632
Scope and Contents

These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.

Dates: 1780-1864.

Manuscript concerning crown patrimony and south-west Scotland, written by two hands, the first, of the first half of the 18th century, being responsible for section (i), the second, circa 1760, for the remainder.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.4.9
Scope and Contents The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) `An Accompt of His Majestys Proper Rent...`, by Sir William Purves. This is a copy of MS.201. See the catalogue record for Adv.MS.31.1.16. (Folio 1.)(ii) `State of the Stipends, Glebes, Grass andc. of the parishes within the presbitrys following [Dumfries, Penpont, Lochmaben, Annan]. Made out by Mr Andrew Chalmer from the Attested Copies of the Reports of the particular Ministers 10 Decr. 1750.` (Folio 47 verso.)...
Dates: First half of 18th century-circa 1760.