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Muster rolls. Military records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Lists of troops actually present, made on the day of muster or review of troops in order to take account of their condition; used as the paymaster's voucher for the pay he issued.

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Miscellaneous documents concerning Montrose and Angus, the Covenanters and other matters.

 File
Identifier: MS.5407
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Miscellaneous documents, 1539-1838, relating to the burgh of Montrose and the surrounding country. They include papers relating to the Priory (folios 5-6, 11) and the town council (passim), the death-roll of the Plague, 1648 (folio 18), and fragments of the treasurers' accounts, 1676-1704 (folios 37-53); from folio 54 onwards are a number of legal papers, some fragmentary, mainly concerning lands in Angus.(ii) Miscellaneous documents,...
Dates: 1539-1838.

Miscellaneous papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas., 17th century-19th century.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.80.7.2
Scope and Contents The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) `Vtrum Episcopus Romanus sit Antichristus necne? Problema Theologicum de quo ... M. Thomas Londius publice respondebit in Scholis Theologicis Academiae Andreanae, 29 July 1602.` A version (with some additional matter) of the text printed by R Waldegrave (folio 1).(ii) Catalogue of books belonging to Laurence Dundas, Professor of Humanity, Edinburgh, with places and dates of publication, 1735 (folio 7).(iii)...
Dates: 17th century-19th century.

Miscellaneous papers relating to militia, and correspondence and papers relating to county affairs., 1746-1827.

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Identifier: MS.10896
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Miscellaneous papers relating to militia, including clothing bills and receipts, muster rolls, commissions, etc., 1746, 1778, 1803-1827, undated (folio 1);(ii) Correspondence and papers relating to county affairs: letters of Sir Charles Edmonstone, 2nd Baronet of Duntreath, M.P. for Stirlingshire, to Thomas Graham Stirling, 1811-1819 (folio 61); papers relating to the Corn Law, 1810, 1814 (folio 122); papers relating to the property...
Dates: 1746-1827.

Papers relating to the military career of James Seton., 1761-1773.

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Identifier: MS.19210
Scope and Contents After reputedly escaping, wounded, from Culloden, James Seton saw military service as an ensign in the Netherlands being present at the siege of Bergen-op-Zoom. On his return to Britain he served with the 105th Foot and later in Ireland as a Lieutenant with the 54th Foot.The contents are as follows:(i) Letters of appointment and commissions, 1759-1771, (folio 1);(ii) Passports, 1747, 1749, 1763 (folio 9);(iii) Accounts of the 54th Foot kept by...
Dates: 1761-1773.

Small collections, mostly of letters, and some single items.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.11
Scope and Contents The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) Letters to Sir William Elphinstone, King`s Cupbearer, 1618-1619 (folio 1).(ii) Letters to James Douglas of Cliftonhall on financial matters, 1653, 1662 (folio 5).(iii) Letter to Sir John Chieslie, Commissioner of Scotland, from his nephew, 1674 (folio 9).(iv) Letters to John Cunningham of Enterkin, Writer to the Signet, chiefly on legal matters concerning the different branches of the Cunningham...
Dates: 1618-1725, and undated.