Letters of reversion. Legal instruments.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Reversion in Scottish law is the right to redeem (usually heritable) property. Letters of reversion in Scotland are the formal instruments made by persons holding other people's property in security for the repayment of debts, whereby they undertake to restore the property to the owner when the debt is settled. Source: 'A dictionary of English manuscript terminology 1450-2000'. Oxford University Press, 2008.
Found in 90 Collections and/or Records:
Attested copy, ?1607, of reversion, 13 October 1591, by Robert Fletcher, burgess of Dundee to James, Earl of Moray and Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Moray, of Ingliston, Benochy and Grange., 13 October 1591.
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Identifier: Ch.13751
Dates:
13 October 1591.
Bond of reversion, 20 May 1613, following charter, 20 May 1613, of William Murray, 6th of Ochtertyre, and Bethia Murray, his wife, in favour of Robert Qulyt and Christian Smith, his wife, of an annualrent from Ochtertyre., 20 May 1613.
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Identifier: Ch.16866
Dates:
20 May 1613.
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.
Bond of reversion by Andrew Fife in favour of William, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1527), of North Calder, Caithness., 31 July 1550.
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Identifier: Ch.17128
Dates:
31 July 1550.
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.
Bond of reversion by Andrew Keith in favour of Alexander Keith of North Calder, Caithness., 23 May 1550.
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Identifier: Ch.17127
Dates:
23 May 1550.
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.
Bond of reversion by Paul Keith in Findhorn to John Keith of Troup in a third of Findhorn., 17 January 1588.
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Identifier: Ch.17175
Dates:
17 January 1588.
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.
Copy, 20 September 1648, of reversion, 20 September 1648, by Patrick Murray, 7th of Ochtertyre, and his son William, in favour of Andrew Toshach of Monzievaird of the Glenturret grazing., 20 September 1648.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16936
Dates:
20 September 1648.
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 Monzievaird.
Copy, 1581, of reversion, 1581, by Robert Scott, director of chancery, and Elizabeth Scott, to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of Saltoun., 1581.
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Identifier: Ch.13278
Dates:
1581.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Robert Scott, Director of Chancery, and his grandson Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet. Their claim on Saltoun was ultimately transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
Copy, 1581, of reversion, 1581, by Robert Scott, director of chancery, and Elizabeth Scott, to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of Saltoun., 1581.
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Identifier: Ch.13279
Dates:
1581.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Robert Scott, Director of Chancery, and his grandson Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet. Their claim on Saltoun was ultimately transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
Copy, 1640, of instrument of reversion, 23 May 1640, of Saltoun by Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall from William Gray, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh., 23 May 1640.
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Identifier: Ch.13618
Copy, undated, of reversion, 30 September 1594, by James Ouchterlony, son of William Ouchterlony of that ilk to his father and elder brother William of part of Patcunroun [Kelly]., 30 September 1594.
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Identifier: Ch.14109
Dates:
30 September 1594.
Deeds relating to tenure: Clackmannan. Alva: letters of reversion., 1532.
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Identifier: Ch.992
Duplicate, 31 May 1566, of reversion, 31 May 1566, by Mr Thomas McCalzean of Cliftonhall, advocate to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of the mains of Saltoun., 31 May 1566.
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Identifier: Ch.13079
Dates:
31 May 1566.
Extract copy of reversion, 17 June 1603, registered, 30 June 1603, by Alexander Peirson and Elizabeth Easton to John, Lord Saltoun of West Saltoun and an annualrent., 17 June 1603.
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Identifier: Ch.13314
Dates:
17 June 1603.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Sir John Skene of Curriehill, Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, Sir Alexander Hay of Fosterseat, and William Kellie, W.S. Their claims were transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
Instrument of reversion by Alexander Abernethy, son of James, Lord Abernethy, from Alexander Mosman, son and heir of quondam John Mosman, burgess of Edinburgh, of lands in Glencorse., 13 June 1499.
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Identifier: Ch.13028
Dates:
13 June 1499.
Instrument of reversion by Alexander, Lord Abernethy, from Michael Frog and Elizabeth Dunsire, heirs of Robert Coksoun, burgess of Edinburgh, of lands in Glencorse., 21 June 1510.
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Identifier: Ch.13032
Dates:
21 June 1510.
Instrument of reversion of John Menzies of Davene to William Stewart of Rossyth for redemption of the lands called the Halfpennyland in barony of Durisdeer and sheriffdom of Dumfries., 24 May 1493.
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Identifier: Ch.6042
Instrument of reversion of Saltoun by Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall from William Gray, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh., 23 May 1640.
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Identifier: Ch.13617
Letter of reversion: 1st Earl of Dunfermline to the 7th Lord Hay of Yester., 1608.
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Identifier: Ch.10743
Letter of reversion, Alexander and John Dick to John Hacheid of Pitfirrane for redemption of Souther Lochquhinnanis., 5 June 1545.
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Identifier: Ch.6733
Letter of reversion by David Banks (designed in Wester Baldryk) and Jonet Wyld, his spouse, for redemption of an annual-rent of £10 from the lands of Pitfirran, on payment of 218 merks., 20 March 1573/1574.
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Identifier: Ch.6202
Letter of reversion by Henry Baxter in Auchtermuchty, to James Scrymgeour of Myres, of 3 fields of arable land on north side of lands of Myres in the part thereof called the Wardes of the Myres, on payment of 400 merks., 7 February 1594-1595.
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Identifier: Acc.8468/29
Letter of reversion by Isobell Leitch to Sir John Lamond of Inneryne concerning the lands of Killinan., 11 April 1559.
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Identifier: Ch.7397
Dates:
11 April 1559.
Letter of reversion by Johnne Stewart of Halrig in favour of James Hammiltourn of Fynnart, knight, for redemption of the lands of Caldstreme in the barony of Avendale and sheriffdom of Lanark on payment of 100 merks Scots; dated at Leitht., 19 July 1536.
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Identifier: Acc.7750/33