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Accounts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents in which monies or goods received and paid or given out are recorded in order to permit periodic totaling. This term was not used in the published volumes of the 'Catalogue of Manuscripts Acquired Since 1925'. Such records were indexed under the subject terms Housekeeping or Prices.

Found in 3038 Collections and/or Records:

Accounts concerning Fyvie estates., 1692-1735.

 File
Identifier: MS.14743
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Disbound account books, 1701-1704, of the two third parts rents and duties of the lordship of Fyvie, (folio 1);

(ii) Factors' accounts, receipts and related papers, 1692-1735, for Fyvie estates (folio 23).

Dates: 1692-1735.

Accounts concerning legal work undertaken by Sharon Turner on behalf of John Murray II., ? 1814.

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Identifier: MS.41211
Scope and Contents

General accounts, ? 1814, for legal work undertaken by Sharon Turner for John Murray II, September 1812 - June 1814. Folios 1-10.

Accounts, ? 1814, for period 31 May 1812-21 January 1814, covering negotiations, and, subsequently, drawing-up of legal instruments concerning the sale of John Murray II’s house and business at 32 Fleet Street, London, to Thomas Underwood. Folios 11-14.

Dates: ? 1814.

Accounts concerning Sir John and Sir Charles Gilmour.

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Identifier: MS.5291
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Apothecary's account for 1666-1667, presented by James Borthwick to Sir John Gilmour (folio 1);

(ii) Account of the household expenditure of Sir Charles Gilmour in 1742 (folio 7);

(iii) Account of expenditure in London during the winters of 1745-1746 and 1747-1748, kept, apparently, by a Scots official at the Board of Trade (folio 56).

Dates: 1666-1667, 1742, 1745-1748.

Accounts concerning the building of Dundas Castle, and of a farm at Craigbrae in the parish of Dalmeny., 1818-1820.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.57
Scope and Contents

The contents of the volume are as follows:

(i) Accounts concerning the building of Dundas Castle, omitted from or preparatory to the account in final form: vouchers, mostly for wood sawing, plastering, digging and quarrying, 1818-1820 (folio 1); miscellaneous accounts, 1818-1820 (folio 79).

(ii) Account and vouchers concerning building a farm at Craigbrae in the parish of Dalmeny, 1819 (folio 126).

Dates: 1818-1820.

Accounts concerning the family of Tweedie of Drumelzier, Thomas Naesmith, Chamberlain, and Major William Lyle of Bassandean., 1612-1654, undated.

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Identifier: MS.14721
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Accounts, 1612-1648, including inventories of debts, of and concerning the family of Tweedie of Drumelzier (see also MSS.14765-14766) (folio 1);

(ii) Accounts, 1643-1649, of Thomas Naesmith, Chamberlain (folio 145);

(iii) Accounts, 1645-1654, undated, between the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and Major William Lyle of Bassandean (folio 200).

Dates: 1612-1654, undated.

Accounts, correspondence and other papers., 1640-19th century, undated.

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Identifier: MS.2936
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Account between George Wishart, Bishop of Edinburgh, and his factor in respect of the rental of Holyroodhouse and New Abbey, 1662-1667. (Folio 1.)(ii) Correspondence of Sir James Livingston of Kilsyth (afterwards Viscount Kilsyth), chiefly on his private business, 1640-1661, preceded by an inventory, 1682. From the appearance of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe's name on a leaf enclosed with these papers (folio 35), they appear to have been...
Dates: 1640-19th century, undated.

Accounts created in the course of business between John Murray, London, and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh., 1805-1812.

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Identifier: MS.40256
Scope and Contents Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh, in account with John Murray, London.?Interim accounts, 1805-1810: folios 1-55.Books on hand, 30 June 1807 (2 sets)-1808: folios 56-69. Advertising account, 1808: folios 70-73.Balance in favour of Archibald Constable and Co., March–September 1806:folios 74-75.John Murray, London, in account with Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh.?Interim accounts, 1810-1812: folio...
Dates: 1805-1812.

Accounts detailing errors and overcharges in the accounts between John Murray, London, and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh., 1805-1811.

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Identifier: MS.40255
Scope and Contents

Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh/ John Murray, London.

Errors and overcharges, 1805-1809: folios 1-20.

John Murray, London/Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh.

Errors and overcharges, 1806-1808: folios 21-23.

Other papers concerning errors.

1805-1808: folios 24-30.

Discounts, 1809-1811: folios 31-32.

Errors in the ledger, 1806-1807: folios 33-34.

Dates: 1805-1811.