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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:

Formal documents from the Banff Papers.

 Collection
Identifier: Ch.7677-7697
Scope and Contents

The 17th century documents relate to members of the Fordyce family, in Auchencrieff; most of those of the 18th century concern persons dwelling in Banff and its neighbourhood; and most of those of the 19th century are accounts of the Banff Town Council.

Dates: 1614-1825.

Four documents, 1711, 1724, 1741, concerning Islay.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6696
Scope and Contents

Including a rental, 1741.

With notes on the family of Campbell of Otter, 19th century.

Dates: 1711-circa 1899.

Further papers of and relating to the Douglas of Cavers family.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13843/1-13
Content Description

Family papers including correspondence, formal documents, commonplace book, genealogical notes, miscellaneous writings, photographs, and estate papers

Dates: 1712-1947, undated.

Genealogical and legal papers.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.2.1.13
Scope and Contents (i) Copy of `Appeal to the House of Lords, George Udny v. John Henry Allat or Udny and William Skinner: Supplemental Joint Appendix [list of interlocutors in the case and genealogical tree of the family of Udny of Udny]’, London, 1866. (Folios 1-11.)(ii) Printed list of witnesses in the trial of Thomas Hardy, indicted for High Treason, 1794. The names of the witnesses are annotated, e.g. `L.C.S.` [London Corresponding Society], `informer`, etc. (Folios 12-15.)(iii)...
Dates: 1794-1866.

“General Account” between John Murray, London, and Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh., 1807-1813.

 File
Identifier: MS.40257
Scope and Contents Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh/ John Murray, London.General Account, rough copy 1808: folios 1-6.General Account, 1809: folios 7-8.John Murray, London /Archibald Constable and Co., Edinburgh.General Account, 1807: folios 9-10. General Account, 1807-1808: folios 11-12.General Account (draft), 1808-1809: folios 13-16.General Account (another draft), 1808-1809: folios 17-20.Statements of the...
Dates: 1807-1813.

General accounts of Saltoun estate., 1648-1883, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17263-17281
Scope and Contents

To 1747 and from 1765 the accounts are arranged chronologically (except that from 1739 to 1746 numbered series of 'Instructions' are placed first). From 1748 to 1764 the arrangement within each year is by subject: money rent and general, crops (wheat, oats, meal, barley, flax), building materials, coal, seeds, tradesmen, wages, carriage, livestock, public burdens.

The years are calendar, not crop.

Dates: 1648-1883, undated.