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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, judicial papers, and other documents, mostly legal, from the Hay of Yester papers.

 Collection
Identifier: Ch.10685-12590
Scope and Contents

Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.

Dates: 1426-1959.

Deeds relating mostly to Alexander Inglis and his family., 1573-1783.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.B.2168-2226
Scope and Contents

Alexander Inglis, second son of Patrick Inglis of Byres, was dean of guild and sheriff depute of Perth, and owned the estate of Craigmakerran. He married in 1627 Margaret, daughter of Laurence Oliphant of Gask, and died before 23 October 1652. Some of the deeds may have come into his possession through business: a few are clearly strays from other series.

Dates: 1573-1783.

Deeds relating to coal in Fife., 1662-1691.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9553-9555
Scope and Contents

Ch.9555 describes in detail the visit of a group of arbitrators to the colliery of Wester Lochgelly to decide how far the workings there had damaged and encroached on those of Easter Lochgelly.

Dates: 1662-1691.