Discharges. Legal Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents effecting the release of a right or obligation from its binding force; used especially in military and legal contexts.
Found in 431 Collections and/or Records:
Release of land in Tobago by John Hutcheson to David Mill., 11 July 1783.
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Identifier: Ch.12659
Release of lands in Montgomery County, New York State, by John McLeod and Lena McLeod to Alexander Ellice., Circa 1790.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12708
Release of part of plantation in Tobago by the Honorable Patrick Maxwell to John Balfour., 16 June 1770.
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Identifier: Ch.12634
Release of plantation in Tobago by Francis, Earl Brooke of Warwick to Barclay Farquharson, John McPherson and Louis Perras., 11 November 1799.
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Identifier: Ch.12681
Release of properties in Canada and the United States of America by Mary Martha Ellice to Edward Ellice and Thomas Forsyth., 17 October 1810.
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Identifier: Ch.12722
Release of right to property in Demerara by Mary Martha Ellice to William Ellice., 17 October 1810.
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Identifier: Ch.12701
Release of rights to estate in Demerara by Helen Ann Ellice to William Ellice., 9 March 1812.
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Identifier: Ch.12702
Release of rights to estates in Canada and America by Helen Ann Ellice to William Ellice and Thomas Forsyth., 9 March 1812.
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Identifier: Ch.12720
Release of several plantations in Tobago by John Balfour to Charles Ruddock, Charles Wightman, James Maxwell and Henry Franklyn., 15 June 1804.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12686
Scope and Contents
With associated documents.
Dates:
15 June 1804.
Release of several plantations in Tobago by John James to John Balfour., 30 April 1797.
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Identifier: Ch.12674
Release of share in estate in America by Helen Ann Ellice to Edward Ellice., 9 March 1812.
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Identifier: Ch.12721
Release of the North American Colonial Association of Ireland in favour of Edward Ellice., 13 March 1867.
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Identifier: Ch.12749
Release of various lots of land in Sacondoga in the county of Montgomery by Jacob H Wendell, Philip P Schuyler, Harmanus A Wendell, Harpert Wilheck and Arianti Wendell to Alexander Ellice., 14 January 1794.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12709
Renunciation and discharge, 13 June 1643, registered in ‘Particular Register of Sasines, Fife’ at Cupar, 14 June 1643, Rachael Anderson to John Dewar of the lands of Steilend., 13 June 1643.
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Identifier: Ch.6582
Renunciation and discharge, 15 April 1643, registered in ‘General Register of Sasines’ 17 April 1643, James Murgane to John Dewar of the north part of the lands of Steillend and 1000 merks affecting the same., 15 April 1643.
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Identifier: Ch.6581
Renunciation and discharge, 1640, Rachael Anderson, of the lands of Steilend provided to her by contract of marriage, 27 April and 5 May 1632., 1640.
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Identifier: Ch.6573
Renunciation and discharge by Helen Bruce to Sir Robert Halket of annual-rent of 210 merks from Knokhouse., 15 August 1615.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6798
Renunciation and discharge of John Mitchell to Hugh Craig., 1698.
File
Identifier: Acc.6275/72
Dates:
1698.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, including correspondence, financial documents, plans, reports and related material, concerning the estates of Foxhall and Avoncrook.
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Papers concerning the estates of Foxhall, containing titles, financial papers, and other related material.
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Financial papers of the estate of Foxhall.
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Bonds secured over the lands of Todshaugh, containing related papers, and receipts for fue duty payable to the crown.
Robert Honyman of Graemsay with the consent of Cecilia, his wife, to Harry Grahame of Breckness., 1702.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15365
Dates:
1702.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Formal documents from the papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University.
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Grahame of Breckness: marriage contracts, bonds and discharges.
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Graham of Breckness. Bonds and discharges.
Sasine given `propriis manibus` by Patrick Halkheid of Pytfuran to John Smeton, junior, of an annual-rent of five bolls oatmeal from lands of Pytfuran., 16 January 1572/1573.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6178
Scope and Contents
Includes the discharge of the sasine, 21 May 1575, on the reverse.
Dates:
16 January 1572/1573.
Series of discharges, 1675-1694, with one of 1637 inserted, for payment of feu duties or portions of ministers’ stipend on the part of the Forbes-Leith lairds of Whitehaugh, in Tullynessle and Forbes Parish, Aberdeenshire., 1637, 1675-1694
File
Identifier: MS.15518
Scope and Contents
Those to whom payments were made include Alexander Farquharson of Invercauld, Patrick Scougal, Bishop of Aberdeen, John Walker, minister of Tullynessle, George Haliburton, Bishop of Aberdeen, and Sir William Forbes of Craigievar.
Dates:
1637, 1675-1694
Sir James Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, of Royston, discharge to the representatives of George, Earl of Cromartie, relating to his sale of Royston to the Duke of Argyll., 1739.
Item
Identifier: Ch.1830
Sir William Forbes's discharge as James Boswell’s executor., Circa 1805.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/56
Dates:
Circa 1805.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Papers of Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart. of Monymusk and Pitsligo.
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Miscellaneous papers of Sir William Forbes.