Legal instruments.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: 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. For documents having legal relevance in general, use ""legal documents"" .
Found in 132 Collections and/or Records:
Instrument of delivery of corn, etc., by William Colzear, occupier of Pitconnoquhie and Hilton, to George Halket of Pitfirren., 6 December 1574.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6746
Instrument of discharge by James Redheugh and Isobel Murray, his wife, of victual out of Ochtertyre., 14 November 1573.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16861
Dates:
14 November 1573.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Ochtertyre.
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Ochtertyre and Carroglen.
Instrument of Elizabeth, Countess of Linlithgow against Patrick, 1st Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne., 1653.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8606
Instrument of process before Sir Gilbert Johnstoun of Elphinstone, sheriff of Edinburgh, by William, Lord Abernethy, concerning his courts in Glencorse and Saltoun., 17 February 1482/1483.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13014
Dates:
17 February 1482/1483.
Instrument of receipt by James Ouchterlony, son of deceased John Ouchterlony from John Crichton of Ruthvens of 400 merks., February 1577/1578.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14103
Dates:
February 1577/1578.
Instrument of sasine, 1613, concerning lands in the barony of Crawfordjohn.
File
Identifier: Acc.6510
Scope and Contents
With three documents, 1720, 1873, 1887, concerning ancestors of the donor, Donald Mackenzie.
Dates:
1613, 1720, 1873, 1887.
Instrument of sasine concerning property in St Andrews, with two indentures.
File
Identifier: Acc.3638
Dates:
1694, 1775, 1814.
Instrument of sasine in favour of John Alexander of land in Aberdeen.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6699
Dates:
1591.
Instrument of the colliers of Airth against Sir John Bruce of Airth., 1619.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8598
Instrument on application to have Beatrice Douglas made curator of her son, William, Earl Marischal., 10 April 1529.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17115A
Dates:
10 April 1529.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.
Instrument on the sale by Olivier Mouster and Jeanne Darmentary, to Matthieu Vreau, merchant in St Émilien, of property in the parish of St Suplice., 1583.
Item
Identifier: Ch.A.36
Dates:
1583.
Instrument taken by Duncan [?] for admittance to a vicarage., 23 May 1577.
Item
Identifier: Ch.7415
Dates:
23 May 1577.
Instrument taken by James Fletcher, burgess of Dundee, skipper of the Pearl of Dundee, and Jacques Carret, a Fleming, against Robert Balloch, messenger., 26 March 1599.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13762
Dates:
26 March 1599.
Lease and release of part of the Higher Plantation, Tobago (including named enslaved people) in favour of William Marshall, Glasgow.
Collection
Identifier: MSS.50269-50270
Scope and Contents
Lease and release, 1774, of John Young and John Macrae concerning the conveyance of part of Higher Plantation, Tobago, in favour of William Marshall.
Dates:
1774
Legal and estate papers of the family of Foulis of Ravelston and Woodhall., 1860-1891.
File
Identifier: MS.6152
Legal and financial papers concerning Thomas Moore., 1821-1853.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42489-42493
Legal and financial papers concerning Washington Irving., 1820-1851.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42316-42317
Scope and Contents
The papers here concern legal and financial matters between Irving and the publishing house of Murray. The legal instruments concern the copyrights of works by Washington Irving while the financial instruments are mainly in relation to payments that Murray made to Irving.
Dates:
1820-1851.
Legal correspondence and papers of the Library of the Kirk of Saltoun., 1898-1899, 1920-1939.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9270/33-34
Legal document of Barbara Jamieson and William Jamieson., 1819.
Item
Identifier: MS.50277 folios 58-59
Scope and Contents
Concerning Barbara Jamieson’s entitlement to a share of her uncle James Innes’ estate.
Dates:
1819.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies.
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Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.
Legal document of Thomas Strong and William Strong., 1814.
Item
Identifier: MS.50277 folios 68-69
Scope and Contents
Concerning the sale of the vessel the Coldstream Packet to Robert Scollay.
Dates:
1814.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies.
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Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.
Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1664-1829.
File
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 instruments concerning the interests of John Murray, publishers, in the copyright of certain works by Washington Irving., 1828-1851.
File
Identifier: MS.42316
Scope and Contents
Folios 1-2 : indenture, 1828, between Washington Irving and John Murray II : the sale by Irving to Murray of the copyright in "A history of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus";folio 3 : indenture, 1829, between Washington Irving and John Murray II : the sale by Irving to Murray of the copyright in the "Chronicles of Granada";folios 4-5 : cancelled agreement, 1835, between Washington Irving and John Murray II : Murray to have borne...
Dates:
1828-1851.
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 of and concerning Washington Irving.
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Legal and financial papers concerning Washington Irving.
Letter and legal documents of and concerning George Jameson, Provost of Cupar, Fife.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.16-18
Dates:
1650-1659.
Letter of poinding, 1656, against the shire of Renfrew.
File
Identifier: Acc.4980
Scope and Contents
With patent, 1839, to Abraham Bury.
Dates:
1656, 1839.
Letters of and to Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald mostly concerning his treatises on telegraphic communication systems, but also others of his publications, and with some financial and legal papers., 1791-1825.
File
Identifier: MS.50699
Scope and Contents
Letters of correspondents at the Admiralty.Barrow, JohnLetter, 1 September 1814, of John Barrow, Southampton, to John Macdonald praising his telegraphic system. Folios 1-2.Letter, 13 May 1817, of John Barrow, Admiralty, London, to John Macdonald stating that his work on telegraphic communication has been laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Folios 3-4.Letter, 22 August 1818, of John Barrow, Admiralty, London, to John Macdonald...
Dates:
1791-1825.