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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:

Papers concerning the Lauderdale and Tweeddale families., 1663-early 18th century, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14548
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Accounts, 1663-1680, of the Duke of Lauderdale with Sir William Sharp (folio 1);(ii) Accounts, 1677-1678, of debts due by the Duke of Lauderdale (folio 47);(iii) Memoranda, 1666, concerning the marriage contract between the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and Lady Mary Maitland, with a copy of the discharge, 1668, by the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale to the 2nd Marquess and Lady Mary Maitland (folio 57);(iv) Papers,...
Dates: 1663-early 18th century, undated.

Papers concerning the minor estates of the Hays of Yester., 1437, 1603-1743, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14776
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Copy, 17th century, of a royal charter, 1437, to William Borthwick of his lands (folio 1);(ii) Various papers, 1603-1663, 1703, undated, concerning the lands of the barony of Loquhariot and church affairs in Borthwick and Heriot, with legal papers, 1740-1743, concerning the teinds of Blackhope (folio 3);(iii) Various papers, including accounts, 1603-1663, undated, concerning the barony of Snade and the teinds of Kirkconnel...
Dates: 1437, 1603-1743, undated.

Papers concerning the Monboddo estate., 1683-1890, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.24625-24628
Scope and Contents

The material is chiefly accounts, tacks and papers concerning grass sales.

Dates: 1683-1890, undated.

Papers concerning the Peebleshire Society, compiled and collected by James R Patterson.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.4537
Scope and Contents

Including copies of minutes and accounts and press cuttings.

Dates: 20th century.

Papers concerning the trade and administration of Gibraltar., 1724-1752.

 File
Identifier: MS.15404
Scope and Contents

There are merchants’ accounts; material concerning the supply and victualling of the fleet; legal papers; and papers relating to the duties of William Chalmers, later 1st of Auldbar (died1765), as Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court, and those of the same Chalmers, and later of his brother Samuel, as Deputy Paymaster of the Garrison and Deputy Commissary of the Stores.

Dates: 1724-1752.

Papers concerning the Tweeddale and Lauderdale families., 1632-1683, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14547
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) 'Relatione of the wrongs done to Ladie Yester’, 1683, being the original of MS.14546 (folio 1);(ii) Discharge of writs, 1652, by the 1st Earl of Lauderdale to the 1st Earl of Tweeddale (folio 9);(iii) Papers, 1644-1674, undated, relating to the executry of Mary, Countess of Home, including material concerning her property in Highgate and Aldersgate, London (folio 11);(iv) Contract, 1648, between the Duke of...
Dates: 1632-1683, undated.

Papers concerning the visit the Marquess of Salisbury to Scotland.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.6032
Scope and Contents

Including correspondence, accounts and press cuttings.

Dates: 1882.

Papers, correspondence and accounts concerning various members of the Campbell family., 1728-1765, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.17695
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Copies of letters and decreet arbitral concerning Sir James Campbell of Aberuchil and Colin Campbell, collector of Prestonpans, 1735-1736 (folio 1);(ii) Notes on the affairs of the widow of Archibald Campbell, collector of Prestonpans, 1765 (folio 11);(iii) Accounts, mostly for seeds, of Colonel John Campbell of Mamore (later 4th Duke of Argyll), 1728-1741, undated (folio 14);(iv) Correspondence and papers...
Dates: 1728-1765, undated.

Papers, notes, and correspondence of James Glen on subjects relating to Sir Walter Scott, with copies of and extracts from original letters, accounts, and other papers., 1921-1935, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.2533
Scope and Contents

Among the subjects dealt with are the date of Sir Walter Scott's birth, his brothers and sisters, his visit to Fettercairn in 1796, Lady Scott's birth and family, Scott's financial affairs, and the story of his drive to Polton in 1825.

Dates: 1921-1935, undated.

Papers of Adam Elder, emigrant to Australia.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13214
Scope and Contents Papers, 1902–1927, of Adam Elder (1879-1961), emigrant to Australia. Adam Elder was born in Hawick, Scotland, in 1879. After serving an apprenticeship to the joiner trade, he moved to Glasgow where he acquired significant knowledge of building construction and trained in sanitary science. In 1903 he was appointed Assistant Sanitary Inspector of the Burgh of Port Glasgow and in 1906 he became Sanitary Inspector and Inspector of Cleansing of the same authority. Adam Elder emigrated to...
Dates: 1902-1927.