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Legal documents.

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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 documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1473-1825.

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Identifier: MS.5321
Scope and Contents

The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Bonds and obligations, 1473-1825 (number 1); (ii) Dispositions, 1641-1818 (number 69); (iii) Assignations, 1638-1796 (number 119); (iv) Bills, 1766 (number 139).

Dates: 1473-1825.

Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1469-1818.

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Identifier: MS.5326
Scope and Contents

The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Acts, 1469-1815 (number 1), number 19 being a record of the head court of the barony of Castlemilk, 1717; (ii) Cases to lawyers, 1761-1812 (number 30); (iii) Opinions of lawyers and others, 1769-1807 (number 43); Queries to lawyers, 1675-1796 (number 47); (iv) Answers on legal questions, 1679-1815 (number 55); (v) Petitions, 1677-1818 (number 71).

Dates: 1469-1818.

Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1664-1829.

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Identifier: MS.5327
Scope and Contents The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Condescendences, 1766-1822 (number 1); (ii) Submissions, 1703-1812 (number 7); (iii) Summonses, 1654-1818 (number 12); (iv) Executions, 1664-1804 (number 23); (v) Protests, 1724-1779 (number 43); (vi) Suspensions, 1672-1772 (number 82); (vii) Declarations, 1674-1824 (number 97); (viii) Instructions, 1672-1822 (number 113); (ix) Intimations, 1793-1820 (number 132); (x) Minutes, 1676-1825 (number 139); (xi) Instruments, 1678-1680 (number...
Dates: 1664-1829.

Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1626-1819.

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Identifier: MS.5328
Scope and Contents

The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Decreets, etc., 1626-1819 (number 1); (ii) Charges, 1677-1765 (number 68); (iii) Captions, 1675-1775 (number 72).

Dates: 1626-1819.

Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1659-1819.

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Identifier: MS.5329
Scope and Contents

The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Minutes of tack, offers, etc., 1771-1819 (number 1); (ii) Tacks or leases, 1659-1817 (number 41); (iii) Rentals, 1674-1793 (number 176).

Dates: 1659-1819.

Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1631-1829, undated.

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Identifier: MS.5330
Scope and Contents Legal and miscellaneous documents comprising the following: (i) Bills, etc., 1683-1812 (number 1); (ii) Certificates, 1761-1815 (number 38); (iii) Measurements of land, etc., 1766-1821 (number 50); (iv) Assessments, 1808-1819 (number 83); (v) Articles of roup, 1768-1811 (number 93); (vi) Inventories of books, writs, etc., circa 1695-1824 (number 98); (vii) Miscellaneous memoranda, 1631-1829, undated (number 117); (viii) Miscellaneous legal documents, 1641-1828 (number 242); (ix)...
Dates: 1631-1829, undated.

Legal documents forming part of the collection of papers of Charles Steuart.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.3801-4020
Scope and Contents

The papers consist mainly of letters of attorney by various customs officials, with bonds, wills, etc.

Dates: 1524, 1540, 1717-1797, 1882.

Legal documents from the Halkett collection.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.10672-10673

Legal documents of Robert Cadell on publishing matters., 1805-1851.

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Identifier: MS.21053
Scope and Contents

The documents include papers on Robert Cadell’s partnership with Archibald Constable, Constable’s ownership of Sir Walter Scott’s manuscripts, and the sale of copyright in Scott’s works.

Dates: 1805-1851.

Legal documents of the Geddes and Stivenson families., 1808-1933.

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Identifier: MS.10604
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of birth and baptismal certificates of Alexander and Jessie Geddes, wills and other legal documents of John Stivenson, Geddes's grandfather, and Geddes's own wills and executory papers.

Dates: 1808-1933.

Legal documents of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1569-1814.

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Identifier: MS.5320
Scope and Contents

The documents comprise the following:

(i) Resignations, 1643-1709 (number 1);

(ii) Copies of charters, 1656-1697 (number 5);

(iii) Sasines, 1569-1776 (number 16);

(iv) Marriage contracts, 1634-1781 (number 21);

(v) Other contracts and agreements, 1617-1814 (number 60);

(vi) Wills (number 77).

Dates: 1569-1814.

Legal documents relating to properties in Glengarry., 1780-1864.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.12601-12632
Scope and Contents

These documents srelate to the ownership of the estate by the MacDonells and later by the Marquess of Huntly, and by William, Baron Ward (subsequently created Earl of Dudley), prior to the purchase by Edward Ellice.

Dates: 1780-1864.

Legal, family and miscellaneous papers of the 7th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1777-1806, undated.

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Identifier: MS.14527
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Papers, 1787-1802, including accounts, of the trustees of the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale (folio 1);(ii) Family papers, being copies of the marriage contract, 1785, between the 7th Marquess and Marchioness of Tweeddale; a printed ‘Information', 1788, for Frances, daughter of Major William and Lady Catherine Hay, against Robert Hay of Drumelzier; and an inventory, 1789, of the jewels belonging to Frances, Marchioness of Tweeddale (folio...
Dates: 1777-1806, undated.

Legal, financial, and miscellaneous literary papers of Christian Dalrymple., 1793-1838, undated.

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Identifier: MS.25498
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Legal and financial papers of and concerning Christian Dalrymple, 1793-1838 (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous literary papers and notes, undated. Included are a story by Christian Dalrymple in Lord Hailes's hand beginning ‘Mambrino the Hero of this History was son of Mambrino Gulliver, Merchant of London', undated (folio 60), notes of places visited in England, 1816, 1819 (folio 75).

Dates: 1793-1838, undated.