Legal documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents having legal relevance in general. For documents that give expression to a legal act or agreement for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right, or for the purpose of furnishing evidence of a right, use ""legal instruments"".
Found in 2020 Collections and/or Records:
Legal and financial papers, including accounts, of transactions between the 1st Earl of Tweeddale Earl and his mother, Lady (Margaret) Ker., 1591-[circa 1620], undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14474-14475
Dates:
1591-[circa 1620], undated.
Legal and financial papers, including accounts, of transactions between the 1st Earl of Tweeddale Earl and his mother, Lady (Margaret) Ker., 1591-1621.
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Identifier: MS.14474
Dates:
1591-1621.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of individual members of the family of Hay of Yester.
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Papers of the 1st Earl of Tweeddale.
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Family papers of the 1st Earl of Tweeddale.
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Legal and financial papers, including accounts, of transactions between the 1st Earl of Tweeddale Earl and his mother, Lady (Margaret) Ker.
Legal and financial papers of and concerning George Seton., 1822-1848.
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Identifier: MS.19220
Scope and Contents
Included are accounts of George Seton's executorship of the estate of David Miller, mariner (died 1812) (folio 1); papers relating to his marriage in 1825 (folio 7); his purchase of Potterhill, Perth in 1833 (folio 11); and papers concerning the settlement of his estate on his death in 1842 (folio 13).
Dates:
1822-1848.
Legal and financial papers of and concerning Sir James Dalrymple., 1712-1752.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25282-25285
Legal and financial papers of Sir James Dalrymple., 1715-1752.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25282-25283
Dates:
1715-1752.
Legal and financial papers of Sir James Dalrymple., 1715-1738.
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Identifier: MS.25282
Dates:
1715-1738.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes.
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Legal and financial papers of and concerning Sir James Dalrymple.
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Legal and financial papers of Sir James Dalrymple.
Legal and financial papers of Sir James Dalrymple., 1739-1752.
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Identifier: MS.25283
Dates:
1739-1752.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes.
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Legal and financial papers of and concerning Sir James Dalrymple.
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Legal and financial papers of Sir James Dalrymple.
Legal and financial papers of the 4th Earl of Minto., 1862-1913.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12525-12530
Scope and Contents
The papers here concern primarily salaries, etc., for military service, payments for the purchase, letting, and repair of London property, marriage trusts, and dealings with bankers and stockbrokers.
Dates:
1862-1913.
Legal and financial papers of the Campbell family of Calder.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.29.3.10
Scope and Contents
Most of the papers concern the affairs of John Campbell, when he succeeded his grandfather, Sir Hugh Campbell, to the estate of Calder in 1716. Others concern his estate in Islay, the factor of which was James Anderson, Writer to the Signet.
Dates:
1688-1723.
Legal and financial papers of the Dunlop family., 1630-1892.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9257-9260
Legal and financial papers of the Gibson family, concerning the sale and purchase of property in the province of Buenos Aires, together with sketch maps, powers of attorney and other miscellaneous papers., 1825-1893.
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Identifier: MS.10328
Legal and financial papers of the regality of Dunfermline., 1567-1730, undated.
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Identifier: MS.14770
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Localities, stipends and gifts of pension, 1567-1698, undated (folio 1);(ii) Precentorship and church affairs of Dunfermline, 1640-1730 (folio 48);(iii) Teinds, 1675-1701, of Pittencrieff disponed by the 2nd Earl of Dunfermline to Alexander Clerk of Pittencrieff (folio 97);(iv) Teinds, 1693, of Cluny and Lugton (folio 118);(v) Answers and memorials, 1738-1742, in relation to a reddendo claimed to be...
Dates:
1567-1730, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning estate and local affairs.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs.
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Legal and financial papers of the regality of Dunfermline, and various Fife estate papers.
Legal and financial papers of the regality of Dunfermline, and various Fife estate papers., 1567-1875, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14770-14775
Dates:
1567-1875, undated.
Legal and financial papers of various Fife estates and the regality of Dunfermline., 1587-1759, undated.
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Identifier: MS.14772
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Papers, 1651-1687, concerning the Parish of Burntisland (folio 1);(ii) Notes and extracts of charters, 1694-1697 (folio 9);(iii) Household inventory, 1707, of Dalgety House (folio 47);(iv) Measurements, 1711, of enclosures at Dalgety (folio 55);(v) Process, 1731-1736, undated, between the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale and the town of Kirkcaldy (folio 57);(vi) Process, 1732-1737, between the...
Dates:
1587-1759, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning estate and local affairs.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs.
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Legal and financial papers of the regality of Dunfermline, and various Fife estate papers.
Legal and financial papers relating to the lands of Essenside, being chiefly papers concerning the affairs of William Chisholme of Broadlie and his children., 1723-1749.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12870-12871
Dates:
1723-1749.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of John Elliot (1732-1808), 4th son of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk.
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Estate, financial and legal correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral John Elliot.
Legal and financial papers relating to the lands of Essenside, being chiefly papers concerning the affairs of William Chisholme of Broadlie and his children., 1723-1729.
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Identifier: MS.12870
Dates:
1723-1729.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of John Elliot (1732-1808), 4th son of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk.
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Estate, financial and legal correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral John Elliot.
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Legal and financial papers relating to the lands of Essenside, being chiefly papers concerning the affairs of William Chisholme of Broadlie and his children.
Legal and financial papers relating to the lands of Essenside, being chiefly papers concerning the affairs of William Chisholme of Broadlie and his children., 1734-1749.
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Identifier: MS.12871
Dates:
1734-1749.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of John Elliot (1732-1808), 4th son of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk.
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Estate, financial and legal correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral John Elliot.
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Legal and financial papers relating to the lands of Essenside, being chiefly papers concerning the affairs of William Chisholme of Broadlie and his children.
Legal and financial papers relating to the publication of "The Representative" newspaper., 1825-1829.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42626-42629
Dates:
1825-1829.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers concerning the establishment, publication and demise of "The Representative" newspaper.
Legal and financial papers, relating to the Wells executry, including inventories of the personal estate of William Elliot and accounts discharged by his executors., 1797, 1818-1825.
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Identifier: MS.11928
Dates:
1797, 1818-1825.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Executries and related papers concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the executry of William Elliot of Wells, the trustees of Wells estate, and the litigation of Sir William Francis Elliot, 7th Baronet of Stobs, with the latter (1819-1829).
Legal and financial papers, undated, including accounts, of transactions between the 1st Earl of Tweeddale Earl and his mother, Lady (Margaret) Ker., [Circa 1617-circa 1620.]
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Identifier: MS.14475
Dates:
[Circa 1617-circa 1620.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of individual members of the family of Hay of Yester.
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Papers of the 1st Earl of Tweeddale.
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Family papers of the 1st Earl of Tweeddale.
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Legal and financial papers, including accounts, of transactions between the 1st Earl of Tweeddale Earl and his mother, Lady (Margaret) Ker.
Legal and judicial papers and records concerning the Airth estate., 1688-1883.
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Identifier: MS.10857
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of:(i) Miscellaneous baron court records of Airth, 1728-1773 (folio 1);(ii) Papers, 1809-1823, in the case of John Stein, distiller at Kennetpans, against Thomas Graham Stirling of Airth concerning the stopping up of the Pow of Airth (folio 49);(iii) Papers, 1823-1824, in the action of Lieutenant Thomas Stirling, Royal Navy, to discover his right to part of a sum of money in consols belonging to Sir Thomas Stirling of Strowan (folio...
Dates:
1688-1883.
Legal and miscellaneous papers chiefly of the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1763, 1775-1780, undated.
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Identifier: MS.14526
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Printed legal papers concerning the Douglas case, 1763 (folio 1);
(ii) Various printed legal papers, 1775-1780 (folio 183);
(iii) Miscellaneous papers, 1779-1780, undated (folio 278).
Dates:
1763, 1775-1780, undated.
Legal and personal papers of the Campbells of Craignish., 1590-1806
Series
Identifier: Acc.6223/1
Dates:
1590-1806
Legal and political correspondence and papers of Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, Senator of the College of Justice.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.9.1.1-9.1.13
Scope and Contents
Included in the papers are letters, 1831-1849, of Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, Senator of the College of Justice, to Cockburn, and some notes, undated, for Jeffrey`s biography.
The legal papers are concerned mainly with trials in which Cockburn appeared as counsel, and consist largely of briefs drawn up for his instruction, copies of the precognitions of witnesses, and some printed material relating to the cases.
Dates:
1810-1849.
Legal and related papers, including original documents, drafts and memoranda by Archibald Campbell, and notes of Lord Milton., 1682-1762, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17610-17612
Scope and Contents
The principal subjects are the settlement of the 2nd Duke's estate; lists of charters to be signed; wadsets; compensation for the abolition of heritable jurisdictions; entail and will of the 3rd Duke; the succession to Archibald Campbell of Inverliver; petitions; and the funeral and biography of the 3rd Duke.
Dates:
1682-1762, 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.
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Papers concerning Archibald Campbell, the 3rd Duke of Argyll.