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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:

Papers, chiefly financial, of Kinleith Paper Mill.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20671-20751
Scope and Contents

The mill, on the Water of Leith at Currie, began in 1792 and was operated by Henry Bruce (later Henry Bruce and Sons) from about 1850 to 1966. The archive has survived in a rather fragmentary state.

Dates: 1866-1954.

Papers, chiefly financial, of various persons associated with Lord Milton., 1710-1761, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.17725
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Financial papers of and concerning Sir Robert Dickson of Carberry, 1710-1746 (folio 1). Lord Milton was one of the trustees of his creditors.(ii) Papers of and concerning Frances Dunlop, daughter of Francis Dunlop of Dunlop, 1757-1761 (folio 82). She was Lady Milton's niece and Lord Milton was her executor.(iii) Papers, mostly financial, of and concerning Mary Home (sister and creditor of Sir John Home of Manderston; see...
Dates: 1710-1761, undated.

Papers concerning an annual rent due to Bruce of Wester Abden from the lands of Lochgelly., 1687-1775.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9623-9662
Scope and Contents

This group of papers, in addition to information on the Bruces, contains much on the family of Hamilton of Grange of Breich and on younger branches of the Boswells of Balmuto.

Dates: 1687-1775.

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.

Papers concerning Bothwell, Cranstonhill and Gorbals Free Church, and Kilberry School., 1876-1904.

 File
Identifier: MS.18106
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

Papers concerning Bothwell Free Church and the Juvenile Offering, 1893-1894 (folio 1), Cranstonhill Free Church, 1894-1904 (folio 45), Gorbals Free Church, 1894-1896 (folio 192), and Kilberry School, 1876-1878 (folio 227).

Dates: 1876-1904.

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.

Papers concerning church affairs in Peebles, Drumelzier and Stobo., 1597-1687, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14761
Scope and Contents

The papers concern the following:

(i) Cross Kirk of Peebles, 1597-1687, undated (folio 1);

(ii) Andrew Watson, vicar pensioner of Peebles, 1629-1659 (folio 86);

(iii) Church affairs in Drumelzier, 1624-1674, undated (folio 112);

(iv) Church affairs in Stobo, 1625-1684, undated (folio 159).

Dates: 1597-1687, undated.

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.