Deeds. Legal documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: A formal written instrument setting forth the terms of an agreement, contract, or obligation, whether in relation to persons or things, including the voluntary constitution, transmission, or discharge of rights or obligations relating to either movable or heritable property. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'.
Found in 454 Collections and/or Records:
Deeds, 1649-1781, relating to the lands of Cartmore; with an inventory, 1783., 1649-1781, 1783.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9499-9538
Scope and Contents
These papers contain information on the family of Knox of Easter Cartmore.
Dates:
1649-1781, 1783.
Deeds, 1677-1734, relating to the lands of Newlands; with an inventory, 1734., 1677-1734.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9221-9228
Deeds, 1677-1736, relating to the lands of Fallahill in Raperlaw; with an inventory, 1736., 1677-1736.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9208-9216
Deeds, 1683-1688, relating to the barony of Minto; with inventories, 1673 and 1683, of earlier papers not now in the collection., 1673, 1683-1688.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.8971-8980
Deeds, 1697-1749, relating to the lands of Langhope; with an inventory, 1793., 1697-1749, 1793.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9150-9164
Deeds and formal papers of the Chisholmes., 1715, 1746-1790.
Series
Identifier: Ch.5644-5653
Scope and Contents
Ch.5645-5649 concern the tenure of Trout Hall and Teake Savanna plantations in Jamaica. Ch.5650 is a plan of North Hall, William Chisholme`s estate in Jamaica. Ch.5651-5653 concern the settlement of the affairs of John Bryan and Archibald Greig (for whom James Chisholme and William Molleson acted as executors) and of James Maccubbin of Philadelphia.
Dates:
1715, 1746-1790.
Deeds and legal documents concerning lands and baronies of Culloden and Ferintosh., 1476-1875.
File
Identifier: MS.21258
Deeds and other formal documents of the family of Erskine Murray.
Series
Identifier: Ch.5654-5756
Dates:
1426-1811.
Deeds and other papers too cumbrous to be bound in the appropriate volume., ?18th century-?19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.3988
Dates:
?18th century-?19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers, chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, of the Robertsons (a branch of the Robertsons of Strowan), the Macdonalds of Kinlochmoidart, and, on the marriage in 1799 of Margaretta Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart with Lieutenant-Colonel David Robertson, son of Principal Robertson, the Robertson-Macdonalds of Kinlochmoidart.
Deeds and papers concerning the lands and barony of Lednock or Lynedoch., 1692-1787.
File
Identifier: MS.16273
Scope and Contents
Included are some minutes, 1725-1738, of the Barony Court (folios 71-83).
Dates:
1692-1787.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
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Deeds for Balgowan and Lynedoch lands.
Deeds and printed petitions concerning the Crawford family.
File
Identifier: Acc.11351
Dates:
1586-1830.
Deeds and printed petitions concerning the family of Douglas of Cavers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11350
Dates:
1619-1845.
Deeds and printed petitions concerning the Minto family.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11349
Dates:
1745-1922.
Deeds and registered extracts of William Gibson Trust., 1888-1905.
File
Identifier: Acc.12384/139
Scope and Contents
Contains 9 items.
Dates:
1888-1905.
Deeds, charters and formal papers from Nisbet House, Berwickshire, relating to the Nisbet, Ker, and Chisholme families.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.4775-5653
Dates:
1442-1790.
Deeds, charters and formal papers relating to the family of Erskine of Alva.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.4021-4537
Dates:
1501-1899, undated.
Deeds, collected by William Finlay Watson, too large to be bound in MSS.577-599., 16th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.600
Scope and Contents
The deeds are numbered 46, 73, 1267, 1837, 1957, 1972, 2006, and one unnumbered.
Dates:
16th century-19th century.
Deeds concerned with the Rannie trust., 1792-1819.
File
Identifier: Ch.3786-3799
Scope and Contents
Includes: the marriage contract of James Rannie, wine-merchant in Leith, and Catherine, daughter of Baron Mure (Ch.3787); various deeds of the trust set up to manage Rannie`s affairs for his only child, Catherine; and the marriage contract (Ch.3794) of this Catherine and John Swinton of Broadmeadows.
Dates:
1792-1819.
Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire., 1428-1702, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.8736-8890
Deeds concerning the finances of Sir Alexander Nisbet of that ilk., 1619-1664.
Series
Identifier: Ch.4811-5121
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of bonds (many dating from 1637-1638 when Sir Alexander was probably raising money for the Royalists), summonses, etc, by his creditors, and deeds concerning the transfer of the West Nisbet estate to John Ker in 1649 and later negotiations between the two families.
Dates:
1619-1664.
Deeds for Balgowan and Lynedoch lands., 1650-1807.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16269-16273
Dates:
1650-1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
Deeds for Balgowan lands., 1650-1807.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16269-16272
Dates:
1650-1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
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Deeds for Balgowan and Lynedoch lands.
Deeds for Balgowan lands., 1650-1787.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16269 (1)-(2)
Dates:
1650-1787.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
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Deeds for Balgowan and Lynedoch lands.
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Deeds for Balgowan lands.
Deeds for Balgowan lands., 1650-1777.
File
Identifier: MS.16269 (1)
Dates:
1650-1777.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
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Deeds for Balgowan and Lynedoch lands.
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Deeds for Balgowan lands.
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Deeds for Balgowan lands.