Estate records.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Documents relating to the management of all aspects of a landed estate, which is to be considered property of notable extent which may include, as general examples, any of the following: dwellings; outbuildings; grounds; pasturage; arable land; woodland; water courses. For papers concerning the administration of personal estates, in the narrow legal sense, on death see 'Estate inventories', 'Probate records'' and 'Probate accounts'.
Found in 1259 Collections and/or Records:
Papers and correspondence of the family of Malcolm of Burnfoot, principally of Sir Pulteney Malcolm; with related estate papers, diaries and a small group of papers concerning the family of Douglas of Cavers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6684/1-49
Scope and Contents
These papers form the surviving archive of the family of Malcolm of Burnfoot near Langholm. They consist principally of letters received by the immediate family circle of Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm (1768-1838): his wife, Clementina Elphinstone, his sisters Agnes, Wilhelmina, Helen, and Stephana, and his son William Elphinstone Malcolm (1817-1907). The letters are almost all from members of the family, but this in no way detracts from the interest of the collection. The careers of Sir...
Dates:
18th century to 19th century.
Papers and correspondence of the Williamsons of Banniskirk, the Sinclairs of Southdun and the Hendersons of Stemster, Bower.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9872/1-178
Scope and Contents
Containing the correspondence, accounts and papers of three Caithness families, the Williamsons of Banniskirk, the Sinclairs of Southdun and the Hendersons of Stemster, Bower. The papers span the seventeenth to twentieth centuries. The bulk of the papers relate to the Ulbster estates in Caithness, under the Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Williamson's and Captain David Henderson's respective factorships. There are letters relating to The Caithness Fencible Regiment and the Caithness Highlander...
Dates:
circa 1678-circa 1907.
Papers anent Old Craig., 1664-1667.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/833
Dates:
1664-1667.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Other Estate Papers.
Papers concerning Archibald Campbell, the 3rd Duke of Argyll., 1629-1765, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17610-17694
Scope and Contents
Lord Milton was responsible for the 3rd Duke of Argyll's personal and household expenses in Scotland; and had a general oversight of his Scottish estates, collaborating with his Edinburgh lawyer, Archibald Campbell of Succoth, Writer to the Signet. The earlier papers are mainly personal and household accounts, and papers concerning the property of The Whim in Peeblesshire; after his succession to the Dukedom in 1743 the family estates in Argyllshire, Stirlingshire, and Dumbartonshire are...
Dates:
1629-1765, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers concerning individuals and families related to the Fletchers of Saltoun, and concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton.
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Papers concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate., 1731-1766.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17477-17488
Scope and Contents
The estate of Brunstane, to the east of Edinburgh, was bought from Sir John Hume of Manderston (see MS.17729) by the 2nd Duke of Argyll and resold to Lord Milton in 1733; it was sold on the latter's death.
Dates:
1731-1766.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1731-1735.
File
Identifier: MS.17477
Dates:
1731-1735.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1736-1740.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.17478
Dates:
1736-1740.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1741-1745.
File
Identifier: MS.17479
Dates:
1741-1745.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1746-1750.
File
Identifier: MS.17480
Dates:
1746-1750.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1751-1755.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.17481
Dates:
1751-1755.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1756-1760.
File
Identifier: MS.17482
Dates:
1756-1760.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1761-1767, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.17483
Dates:
1761-1767, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1751-1753.
File
Identifier: MS.17481 (part 1)
Dates:
1751-1753.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1754-1755.
File
Identifier: MS.17481 (part 2)
Dates:
1754-1755.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1736-1740.
File
Identifier: MS.17478 (part 1)
Dates:
1736-1740.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1736-1740.
File
Identifier: MS.17478 (part 2)
Dates:
1736-1740.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
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Papers concerning Brunstane estate, chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1731-1767, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17477-17483
Dates:
1731-1767, undated.
Papers concerning Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore,, 1717-1761, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17717-17722
Scope and Contents
On succeeding to the title of 2nd Earl of Portmore, Charles Colyear purchased several farms in Peeblesshire (to the immediate south-east of the Duke of Argyll's property at The Whim), which were leased to Lord Milton. After the latter's death, Portmore asked for the papers to be returned to him (MS.16775, folio 31), but this was clearly not or at least not completely done.
Dates:
1717-1761, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers concerning individuals and families related to the Fletchers of Saltoun, and concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton.
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Papers concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton.
Papers concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton., 1629-1765, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17610-17744
Dates:
1629-1765, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers concerning individuals and families related to the Fletchers of Saltoun, and concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton.
Papers concerning General John Fletcher's Trust., 1682-1861, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16776-16802
Scope and Contents
When General John Fletcher died in 1806, his legitimate children Andrew and Henry were infants. He had previously appointed curators for them and trustees for his affairs. In this section are the papers acquired and generated by these curators and trustees over the succeeding half-century, mostly through their clerks, John Home, Writer to the Signet and William Home, Writer to the Signet.
Dates:
1682-1861, undated.
Papers concerning improvements to Saltoun estate carried out by Andrew Fletcher (or his tutors) from 1806 to 1832., 1806-1832.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17246-17247
Dates:
1806-1832.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning Saltoun estate.
Papers concerning Innerpeffer and other lands in Angus., Early 16th century-1665.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17129-17145
Papers concerning lands in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire., 1664-1891, 1912. undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14758-14760
Dates:
1664-1891, 1912. undated.
Papers concerning Monboddo estate, chiefly the administration of the estate by Helen Williamson Burnett, Lord Monboddo's daughter., 1806-1839.
File
Identifier: MS.24626