Legal documents.
Found in 2020 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, legal and judicial papers of the Christie of Stenton and Foulis of Ratho families.
Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1540-1945.
Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Correspondence, legal papers, and accounts, 1876-1912, concerning Newcraighall Church, including account vouchers for the building of the church, 1876-1878., 1876-1912.
With testimonials of candidates for the position of Minister at Newcraighall, 1912, (folio 133).
Correspondence, legal papers and accounts of John Robertson, planter in Jamaica, and James Robertson, planter in Jamaica, and later of Kelso.
The contents are as follows: (i) Letters, 1765-1821, of and concerning the Robertson family with many concerning the estate of James Aitchison, planter in Jamaica, (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous legal papers, 1765-1826, chiefly concerning the division of the estate of James Robertson, 1821-1826 (folio 46); (iii) Miscellaneous accounts, 1802-1826, of the Robertson family (folio 192).
Correspondence, legal papers and accounts of the executors of Gilbert, 1st Earl of Minto., 1811-1818, 1831.
Correspondence, legal papers, commissions, and genealogical tables of and relating to the Wedderburn and Halkett of Pitfirrane families.
Correspondence, notebooks, journals and other papers of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, Bishop Robert Douglas, and of the Douglas family and estates.
Correspondence and papers, literary manuscripts and journals of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie (1744-1823) and of earlier members of the Douglas family, mainly his great-grandfather, Robert Douglas (1625-1716), Bishop of Brechin, 1682-1684, and the last Bishop of Dunblane (1684-1689) in the pre-Revolution episcopal establishment of the Church of Scotland; and his father, John Douglas of Fechil in the parish of Ellon, Aberdeenshire (1714-1762).
Correspondence, papers and photographs of Ray Wolff, a refugee from Nazi Germany.
Correspondence, papers, cuttings and publicity materials relating to the publication of books by Argyll Publishing.
Correspondence, papers, legal and financial documents, canvass records and printed ephemera concerning elections and politics in the County of Perth parliamentary constituency involving Thomas Graham (M.P. from 1794 to 1807) and Robert Graham (Whig/Liberal campaign manager, 1831-1832, and parliamentary candidate, 1834)., 1773-1842.
The general elections of 1812, 1831 and 1832, and the by-election of 1834, are particularly well documented in this series.
Courts martial papers and medical reports on troops forming Alexander Walker's field detachment in Kathiawar., 1807.
Cuningham family papers., 1604-1716.
The papers relate chiefly to minor affairs of the family of Robertland, with several of Sir David Cuningham, Baronet, of Auchinharvie.
Dealings of John Forbes, Simon Fraser of Inverallochie, Grigor Grant, merchant, burgess of Inverness, and Alexander Johnstoune, merchant, Edinburgh., 1662, 1669-1670.
Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks) collected, 17th century, by various persons.
Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1647-1678, reported, late 17th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1647-1678.
Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1678-1683, reported, late 17th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1678-1683.
‘MS. E. – Some Decisions of the Lords of Session from June 1678 till the first of November 1678. There is also sundry observes and Decisions of the Privy Counsell, Justice Court & Exchequer etc., with some Historick Remarks their and their intermingled shortly because I have a folio Historick manuscript apart’.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.2.72-).
Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1683-1692, reported, late 17th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1683-1692.
‘MS. A. 13. – Some Decisions of the Lords of the Session, Privy Counsell, Justice Court, and of Exchequer, with some Observations and Reflection on some of them, from the first of November 1683 till the first of August 1688’.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.2.6).
Decisions of the Lords of Council and Session, 1702-1706, reported, early 18th century, by Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall., 1702-1706.
‘MS. C. – Decision of the Lord of Council and Session from June 1702 till February 1706’.
‘At the other end of this volume, reversed are copies of Acts, Decreets and Informations, in several cases, chiefly between the years 1677 & 1682, extending to page 304.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.185) includes the reference: (W.2.10).
‘Decreet of approbation & valuation Thomas Graeme of Balgowan Esqr. Agt. the officers of state’, 27 February and 31 July 1771., 1771.
"Decreet of Division and Declarator of Moss [of] Flanders James Erskine Esq Against John Campbell and others".
"Decreet of Modification and Locality. The Minister of Tillicoultry against the Heritor of Tillicoultry", copy by James Wright and collated by John Barron.
From the Records of the Commission for the Plantation of Kirks and Valuation of Teinds.
'Decreet, William Mitchell against James Loudon and others, 1792', and another paper, 1794, concerning the thirlage of the tenants of Glassford to the mill of Glassford., 1792, 1794.
Deeds and formal papers of the Chisholmes., 1715, 1746-1790.
Ch.5645-5649 concern the tenure of Trout Hall and Teake Savanna plantations in Jamaica. Ch.5650 is a plan of North Hall, William Chisholme`s estate in Jamaica. Ch.5651-5653 concern the settlement of the affairs of John Bryan and Archibald Greig (for whom James Chisholme and William Molleson acted as executors) and of James Maccubbin of Philadelphia.