Legal documents.
Subject
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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:
Papers and letters in process of Kenneth Mackenzie of Seaforth, styled Lord Fortrose, with John Mackenzie of Delvine, Writer to the Signet, relating to the sale of the estate of Loch Carron., 1749-1760, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1358
Dates:
1749-1760, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients.
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Letters and papers of families and individuals, the clients or correspondents of the Mackenzies of Delvine.
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Letters and papers of clients or correspondents of the Mackenzies of Delvine, with the surname Mackenzie.
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Letters and papers of the Mackenzies of Seaforth, and of places beginning St-Ta.
Papers and letters of and concerning the 5th and 6th Earl's of Minto., 1890-1941, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.12805
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Accounts and legal papers concerning the house at 22 Charles Street, London, 1927 (folio 1);
(ii) Letters of Marion, Countess of Minto, to her son, Viscount Melgund (later 6th Earl of Minto), 1937-1941 (folio 37);
(iii) Letters of the 5th Earl to his son, Viscount Melgund, 1937-1941 (folio 212);
(iv) Letter of Lady Willa Chetwode to her mother, Marion, Countess of Minto, 1941 (folio 247);
(v) Letter of Mary Caroline, Countess of Minto, to her son, Viscount...
Dates:
1890-1941, undated.
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 Victor Gilbert Lariston Garnet Elliot Murray Kynymound (1891-1975), 5th Earl of Minto, and of Gilbert Edward George Lariston Elliot Murray Knynmound (born 1928), 6th Earl of Minto.
Papers and some letters of the Macdonalds of Clanranald., 1703-1761.
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Identifier: MS.1304
Dates:
1703-1761.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients.
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Letters and papers of families and individuals, the clients or correspondents of the Mackenzies of Delvine.
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Letters and papers of clients or correspondents of the Mackenzies of Delvine, with the surname Macdonald.
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Letters and papers of the Macdonalds of Clanranald.
Papers, chiefly 18th century, concerning the Court of Session., 1531-1761, undated.
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Identifier: MS.17538
Scope and Contents
The papers begin with copies of papal documents on the foundation of the College of Justice, and include also papers on judges' salaries, receipts by Lord Milton for his salary, petitions of the macers and clerks, acts of sederunt, and papers on points of law.
Dates:
1531-1761, undated.
Papers chiefly concerning building at Yester House and Tweeddale Court, and various household inventories., [Circa 1697]-1910, undated.
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Identifier: MS.14552
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Accounts and correspondence, 1729-1910, undated, chiefly concerning building at Yester House (folio 1);(ii) Registered bond of servitude, 1732, by William Smellie, mason, to the City of Edinburgh (folio 151);(iii) Tack, 1740, between the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale and John Home, coach-maker, concerning the former’s coach-house in St. Mary Street (folio 135);(iv) Letter, 1797, of Robert Somerville concerning the...
Dates:
[Circa 1697]-1910, 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 on special subjects.
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Papers chiefly concerning building at Yester House and Tweeddale Court (Edinburgh), and various household inventories.
Papers, chiefly correspondence, administrative records and legal documents, of and concerning the Darien Company., 1695-1707.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.83.7.4-83.7.6
Papers, chiefly correspondence, administrative records and legal documents, of and concerning the Darien Company., 1695-1699.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.83.7.4
Dates:
1695-1699.
Papers, chiefly correspondence, administrative records and legal documents, of and concerning the Darien Company., 1699-1703.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.83.7.5
Dates:
1699-1703.
Papers, chiefly correspondence, administrative records and legal documents, of and concerning the Darien Company., 1704-1707.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.83.7.6
Dates:
1704-1707.
Papers, chiefly financial and legal, of the 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale., [Circa 1694]-1739.
File
Identifier: MS.14499
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of the following:
(i) Family financial and legal papers, 1697-1732, of the Marquess and Marchioness of Tweeddale (folio 1);
(ii) Draft, circa 1694, in the hand of the 3rd Marquess of Tweeddale, endorsed: 'Draught of a paper for securing the jewel of the family' (folio 19);
(iii) Legal and financial papers, 1699-1739, undated, including accounts, relating to the claim of Susan, Marchioness of Tweeddale and the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale on the Dundonald estate (folio...
Dates:
[Circa 1694]-1739.
Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).
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Identifier: MS.14883
Scope and Contents
This loose collection of papers belonged to Duncan Campbell, who was born at the farm of Kerrumore, Glenlyon, of which his family had been tenants for three generations. He was editor of the ‘Northern Chronicle’, co-editor of the ‘Highland Monthly’, and author of a number of works relating to Highland history, notably the ‘Book of Garth and Fortingall’. (See ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 28, page vi).The papers here described are in many different...
Dates:
17th century-1st quarter of 20th century.
Papers, chiefly of lawsuits and legal transactions and including some accounts, concerning various Peeblesshire families., 1601-1687, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14763-14767
Dates:
1601-1687, 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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Papers concerning Peeblesshire estates.
Papers chiefly of the Kininmond family., 1607-1765.
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Identifier: MS.13327
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of discharges, legal papers and some correspondence concerning the teinds and stipends of lands and parishes in Fife, in particular, Urquhart, Dunfermline, 1607-1765 (folio 1), Inverkeithing, 1629-1667 (folio 92), Auchterderran, 1633-1764 (folio 129), and Ballingry, 1648-1694 (folio 230).
Dates:
1607-1765.
Papers, chiefly petitions and memorials, concerning individuals, 1722-1764, undated, and case-notes of Lord Milton, 1719-1722, undated. , 1719-1764, undated.
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Identifier: MS.17544
Scope and Contents
The case-notes are all from Lord Milton's period as an advocate. Many of the cases have not been identified.
Dates:
1719-1764, undated.
Papers collected and compiled by John Francis Campbell.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.8168
Scope and Contents
Mainly concerning the history and genealogy of the Campbells.
Dates:
circa 1617-1873
Papers collected by Sir Walter Scott concerning thieves and vagabonds in West Stirlingshire and West Perthshire., 1749-1757.
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Identifier: MS.904
Scope and Contents
Papers in the case of Malcolm Graham in Comer and John McLachlan of Greenhall, with others regarding the roads and policing of the district and robberies committed after the Forty-five. The correspondents include Nicol Graham of Gartmore (passim), Lieutenant-General George Churchill, 1751, 1753 (folios 6, 73, 78, 82), and Isaac Maddox, Bishop of Worcester, 1752 (folio 27).
Dates:
1749-1757.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Miscellaneous material, literary, antiquarian, topical, etc., chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Material concerning antiquarian matters chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
Papers collected by Walter McCulloch, schoolmaster in St Ninians, in his capacity as session clerk, concerning the parish of St Ninians., 1709-1850.
Sub-Group
Identifier: MSS.9679-9684
Scope and Contents
Walter McCulloch, schoolmaster at St Ninians and session clerk from circa 1779 to 1804, was related to the Wilson family through his daughter Martha, who married Alexander Wilson, younger son of the original William Wilson.
Dates:
1709-1850.
Papers concerned with the settlement of Lord Barjarg`s estate., 1800-1829.
Series
Identifier: Ch.4491-4515
Scope and Contents
Includes the act of admission of James Erskine, grandson of Lord Barjarg, to the Faculty of Advocates (Ch.4499).
Dates:
1800-1829.
Papers concerning a dispute between John Murray III and Charles Appleton over the decision not to publish an article, "The Jesus of History", in the periodical "The Academy"., 1870.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42607-42608
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.
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.
Papers concerning Bachilton., 1719-1773, 1784-1803.
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Identifier: MS.16260
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) Papers, 1784-1803, in causae the trustees of Colonel Campbell of Glenlyon against J Hamilton Opliphant of Bachilton and Thomas Graham of Balgowan against the creditors of Bachilton (folio 1); (ii) Earlier legal papers, 1719-1773, concerning the Bachilton cases (folio 138).
Dates:
1719-1773, 1784-1803.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
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Papers and correspondence chiefly concerning civil litigation involving the estate, and family trusts.
Papers concerning Brunstane estate, some legal and estate, but chiefly farm and tradesmen's accounts., 1731-1767, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17477-17483
Dates:
1731-1767, undated.
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.
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.
Papers concerning church affairs, chiefly within the Presbytery of Peebles, being chiefly legal and financial material., 1593-1687, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14761-14762
Dates:
1593-1687, 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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Papers concerning Peeblesshire estates.
Papers concerning church affairs in Peebles, Drumelzier and Stobo., 1597-1687, undated.
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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.
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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Papers concerning Peeblesshire estates.
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Papers concerning church affairs, chiefly within the Presbytery of Peebles, being chiefly legal and financial material.