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:
Papers concerning civil litigation cases., 1797-1842.
File
Identifier: MS.16264
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Case papers, 1797-1801, in the case of Patrick White against Robert Graham of Fintry as commissioner for Thomas Graham (folio);
(ii) Cases papers, 1797-1798, in the case of Andrew Houston against Robert Graham of Fintry for Thomas Graham (folio 32);
(iii) Papers, 1830-1842, concerning a march (i.e. boundary) dispute between the trustees of Lord Lyynedoch and Mercer of Gorthy (folio 56);
(iv) Papers, 1839, on a march dispute with the Luncarty Canal Company...
Dates:
1797-1842.
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 claims on the estate of Gask, mainly concerning members of the Oliphant family., 1738-1764.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.4.3
Papers concerning entails and stamp duty., 1746-1764, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.17541
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Papers concerning entails, 1746-1764, undated, the majority on parliamentary bills on the subject but some relating to individual entails (folio 1);
(ii) Papers concerning stamp duty, 1757-1761, undated, mainly on proposals to extend its scope and on the offices held in connection with it (folio 70).
Dates:
1746-1764, undated.
Papers concerning feu contracts, family settlements, and marriage contracts of the Elliot family of Minto, 1692-1776, undated, with other legal papers of the Rutherfurd of Edgerston family, 1686-1700, undated., 1686-1776, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.11030
Papers concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton., 1629-1765, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17610-17744
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.
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.
Papers concerning Gibraltar and mercantile affairs., 1724-1849.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15404-15416
Papers concerning improvements to Saltoun estate carried out by Andrew Fletcher (or his tutors) from 1806 to 1832., 1806-1832.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17246-17247
Dates:
1806-1832.
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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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning Saltoun estate.
Papers concerning individual legal cases., 1721-1762, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.17543
Papers concerning individuals and families related to the Fletchers of Saltoun, and concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton., 1616-1766, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17606-17744
Papers concerning James Ballantyne and Co`s Trust and Sir Walter Scott`s literary and financial affairs.
File
Identifier: Acc.10270
Dates:
1824-1833
Papers concerning lands in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire., 1664-1891, 1912. undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14758-14760
Dates:
1664-1891, 1912. undated.
Papers concerning lands in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire., 1664-1891, 1912, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14758
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Papers, 1819, including valuations, rentals and note of public burdens concerning Fishwick and Tweedhill (folio 1);
(ii) Miscellaneous papers, 1695-1841, 1912, undated, concerning lands in Berwickshire (folio 17);
(iii) Miscellaneous papers, 1664-1891, undated, concerning lands in Roxburghshire (folio 132).
Dates:
1664-1891, 1912, 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 lands in Berwickshire and Roxburghshire.
Papers concerning litigation between Robert Graham and the Lynedoch trustees., 1844-1851.
File
Identifier: MS.16266 (1)
Dates:
1844-1851.
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.
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Papers concerning the litigation between Robert Graham and the Lynedoch trustees and the subsequent appeal to the House of Lords.
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Papers concerning litigation between Robert Graham and the Lynedoch trustees (chiefly Andrew Murray of Murrayshall).
Papers concerning litigation between Robert Graham and the Lynedoch trustees., 1786-1811, 1856-1857.
File
Identifier: MS.16266 (2)
Dates:
1786-1811, 1856-1857.
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.
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Papers concerning the litigation between Robert Graham and the Lynedoch trustees and the subsequent appeal to the House of Lords.
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Papers concerning litigation between Robert Graham and the Lynedoch trustees (chiefly Andrew Murray of Murrayshall).
Papers concerning litigation between Robert Graham and the Lynedoch trustees (chiefly Andrew Murray of Murrayshall)., 1786-1811 1844-1857.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.16266
Dates:
1786-1811 1844-1857.
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.
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Papers concerning the litigation between Robert Graham and the Lynedoch trustees and the subsequent appeal to the House of Lords.
Papers concerning Lord Milton’s sisters, Martha and Margaret Fletcher and Mary Hepburn of Monkrig., 1728-1771, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.17607
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Papers of and concerning Martha and Margaret Fletcher, sisters of Lord Milton, 1728-1771 (folio 1);
(ii) Letters to and papers concerning Mary Hepburn of Monkrig, sister of Lord Milton, 1739-1771, undated, including lists of deeds, legal papers, household accounts, and discharges for taxes (folio 10).
Dates:
1728-1771, 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 various persons and families related to the Fletchers of Saltoun.
Papers concerning Peeblesshire estates., [Circa 1560]-1695, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14761-14769
Dates:
[Circa 1560]-1695, undated.
Papers concerning persons named Thomson.
File
Identifier: Acc.4310
Scope and Contents
Comprising marriage contracts, 1690, 1781, bond, 1690, and two other papers, 1798, 1804 (Leith and Musselburgh).
Dates:
1690-1804.
Papers concerning Pinkie household and estate., 1617-1770, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14757
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Five household inventories, 1689-1724, undated (folio 1);(ii) Papers, 1695-1697, including inventories of writs, of a dispute between Sir James Richardson of Smeaton and William Morison of Prestongrange concerning coal (folio 92);(iii) Papers, 1739-1744, of a dispute between the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale and the magistrates of Musselburgh concerning coal and the multures, with a 17th century copy of the resignation by the...
Dates:
1617-1770, undated.
Papers concerning Scottish history.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.6687
Scope and Contents
Comprising:1. letters of horning, circa 1657, in the name of Oliver Cromwell, against several hundred people for absenting themselves from courts held at Inverness2. minutes, 1693, of the committee of the Scots Parliament appointed to consider the financial projects of Hugh Chamberlain3. two documents, 1697, concerning the commission appointed to enquire into witchcraft in Renfrewshire4. eight documents, 1597-1802, concerning Scottish...
Dates:
1597-1802.
Papers concerning sea laws.
Item
Identifier: Acc.4286
Scope and Contents
With manuscript and printed items.
Dates:
early 18th century.
Papers concerning the 10th and 11th Earls of Selkirk and the Selkirk peerage.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12413
Dates:
circa 1945-1996.
Papers concerning the accommodation of members of the Faculty of Advocates in the Courts.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.3.14
Dates:
1820-1821.