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Financial records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents pertaining to money matters.

Found in 1516 Collections and/or Records:

Muniments of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance., Late 15th century-early 20th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5320-5345
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of miscellaneous legal documents, estate papers, letters, account-books and legal volumes, not only concerning the Stuarts of Castlemilk and Torrance, but also the Crawfurds of Milton; this family was linked to the Stuarts of Castlemilk when Margaret Crawfurd, heiress to the entailed estate of Milton, married Sir William Stuart, 2nd Baronet, of Castlemilk.

Dates: Late 15th century-early 20th century.

Newhailes estate papers.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.25767-25839
Dates: 17th century-19th century.

Notebook belonging to William Rankin, James Rankin, and, finally, to Gabriel Rankin of Orchardhead.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6159
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Memoranda relating to financial and other transactions of Rankin of Orchardhead, 1605 (folio 1); 1605-1609 (folio 2 inverted);(ii) Miscellaneous material, mid-seventeenth century: 'Lactari cordato et greca lingua studioso' (folio 4); latin verses (folio 12 inverted); sermons and historical notes (folio 13 inverted);(iii) Material relating to Alexander Mure, portioner of Grange of Bothkennar: 'Rentall of the Bacraw', 1639,...
Dates: 1605-1725.

Notebook containing a catalogue of books owned by Alexander Carlyle compiled after his death in 1805., 1805, 1833.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23928
Scope and Contents

The notebook ruled for cash also contains valuations of Peter Hill, an Edinburgh bookseller (folio 9 verso). Another list of books, begun apparently about 1833, is added at folio 20. Several leaves are blank.

Dates: 1805, 1833.

Notebook of Colonel Patrick Tytler., 1788-1792.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5108
Scope and Contents

The notebook contains a copy of recruiting returns from May 1788-March 1792 (folio 1); and a note of his personal expenses for the same period (folio 1 inverted).

Dates: 1788-1792.