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:
Reversion by Mr John Sharp, advocate, to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of Over and Nether Saltoun., September 1577.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13096
Dates:
September 1577.
Reversion by Mr Thomas McAlzean of Cliftonhall, advocate, to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of the mains of Saltoun., 15 August 1565.
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Identifier: Ch.13073
Dates:
15 August 1565.
Reversion by Mr Thomas McCalzean of Cliftonhall, advocate to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of the mains of Saltoun., 31 May 1566.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13078
Dates:
31 May 1566.
Reversion by Robert Jollie and Elizabeth Arnot to John, Lord Saltoun, of 30 acres of Saltoun., 1 June 1604.
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Identifier: Ch.13160
Dates:
1 June 1604.
Reversion by Robert Jollie, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh and Bessie Arnot his wife, to John, Lord Saltoun, of the mains of Saltoun., 4 December 1600.
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Identifier: Ch.13142
Dates:
4 December 1600.
Reversion by Robert Keith in Auldmad to William, Lord Keith, of Auchmather., 30 November 1610.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17213
Dates:
30 November 1610.
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.
Reversion by Robert Keith in Auldmad to William, Lord Keith, of Auldmad., 30 November 1610.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17212
Dates:
30 November 1610.
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.
Reversion by Robert Scott, director of chancery, and Elizabeth Scott, to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of Saltoun., 1581.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13277
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.
Reversion by Robert Scott, writer, and Elizabeth Scott, his wife, to Alexander, Lord Saltoun, of part of Saltoun., 9 February 1563/1564.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13071
Dates:
9 February 1563/1564.
Reversion by Stephen Patton in favour of George, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1581), of kirklands of Fetteresso., 28 July 1599.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17201
Dates:
28 July 1599.
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.
Reversion by Thomas Fraser of Durie in favour of George, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1581), of Easter Carnie and Leddach., 19 May 1589.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17176
Dates:
19 May 1589.
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.
Reversion by Thomas Gordon in Ardidarauch of the lands of Millegin sold him by William Ruddauch, portioner of Millegin., 5 January 1618.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13704
Dates:
5 January 1618.
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 various Livingston(e)s, especially Patrick of Dalderse and Inchcorsie, his brother William, chamberlain of the 8th Lord Saltoun, and Alexander, advocate.
Reversion by Thomas Lundie in Lumgair in favour of George, Earl Marischal (succeeded 1581), of lands in Lumgair in Dunnottar., 8 September 1591.
Item
Identifier: Ch.17181
Dates:
8 September 1591.
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.
Reversion of annualrent of James Mowbray, son of James Mowbray, portioner of Colcarny, out of the lands of Colcarny., 10 March 1572/1573.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12876