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Receipts. Financial records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written acknowledgment of the receiving or taking of goods or money delivered or paid.

Found in 938 Collections and/or Records:

Small discharges of the Mackenzies of Delvine., 1608-1737.

 File
Identifier: MS.1530
Scope and Contents

The discharges of the Mackenzies of Delvine, include, receipts for household purchases, work done on the estate, chaise duty, window tax, etc., 1686-1737. The discharges of Robertson of Faskally include, receipts from tenants, etsc., 1608-1691. Similar receipts are to be found among the papers of these families.

Dates: 1608-1737.

Small estate accounts and receipts., 1658-1911.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13241-13242
Scope and Contents

Included are stipend and cess receipts, receipts for building work, and miscellaneous domestic payments. There is a reeipt for cess to the government of Prince Charles in 1745 (MS.13241, folio 126), and a receipt and note by William Adam (MS.13241, folios 121-122). They have not been indexed in detail.

Dates: 1658-1911.

Speeches delivered by Lord Rutherfurd, pamphlets containing obituary tributes to various friends, 1841-1859, and miscellaneous papers and pamphlets, 1746-1930, undated., 1746-1930, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.9720
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) ‘Substance of a speech delivered by the Lord Advocate at a dinner given to him by his constituents at Leith, on Friday 8th January, 1841’ (Edinburgh, 1841) (folio 1); (ii) Manuscript of a speech by Lord Rutherfurd, probably his address of congratulation on behalf of the Faculty of Advocates to David Boyle on his elevation to the Lord Presidency of the Court of Session, 1841 (folio 9); (iii) ‘Inaugural address by Andrew Rutherfurd Esq., M.P., on his...
Dates: 1746-1930, undated.

“Swinton’s kirk MSS’, a collection of copies of Scottish historical documents, originally labelled ‘Kirk manuscripts A’., 17th century.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.18
Scope and Contents The manuscript contains copies of the following: (i) ‘The contraversie concerning the validitie of the obligation of the tendes for union in one commonwealth, discussed’; (ii) Part of a paper respecting the controversy between Resolutioners & Protesters; (iii) Continuation of section (i): ‘The contraversie concerning the validitie of the obligation…’ (folio 11); (iv) Continuation of section (i): ‘The contraversie concerning the validitie of the obligation…’ (folio 20); (v) Reasons...
Dates: 17th century.

“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of original 17th-century Scottish historical documents, and of copies, 18th century.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.31.2.18-20
Scope and Contents

The papers appear to have belonged to Lord Swinton, and may be the collection of the Reverend Samuel Semple, Swinton’s maternal grandfather (cf. FES i, 172).

Dates: 17th century.

Travel and London expenses., 1683-1715, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14655
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Accounts, 1685-1686, of expenses at Paris including accounts for Lord John Hay (folio 1);(ii) Receipt, June 1702, by Thomas Gibb of payment for coach hire from London to Edinburgh (folio 10);(iii) Accounts for journeys: Pinkie to Dalgety, July 1702; London to Edinburgh, September 1715 (folio 11);(iv) Horse bills, October 1708, for the journey from Broxburn to London (folio 14);(v) Bills, 1688-1703,...
Dates: 1683-1715, undated.

Various papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine., 1326-1807, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.1498
Scope and Contents

Contains the papers of the following: Jacobites, 1715-1745; Keithhall, Kinkell and Kintore, 1753; Kildonan, 1763; Kilmonivaig, 1768; Leith Incorporation of Carters, 1807; Liberton Poor's Funds, 1759-1761; Medical prescriptions, receipts, etc., 1727, undated; Midlothian roads, undated; Montrose bridge, 1770; Oaths of Allegiance etc., 1691, 1754; Parliament of Scotland, 1326, circa 1703-1704; Peers (Scots), 1708-1709, 1770.

Dates: 1326-1807, undated.

Volume of financial records of the Incorporation of Seamen of Prestonpans., 1668-1712.

 Item
Identifier: MS.1993
Scope and Contents

The volume contains boxmaster’s accounts of expenditure (folio 1) and receipts (at the end, inverted), with relevant decisions.

Dates: 1668-1712.

Vouchers, accounts, receipts and other papers concerning the Aberlady estate., 1657-1724, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.17459
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Vouchers and papers of Henry Fletcher, 1688-1724, undated (folio 1), and tacks to tenants, 1704-1712 (folio 124);(ii) Accounts and receipts concerning the debt of James Maxwell of Dirleton (later 17th Earl of Salisbury) to Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun and Sir Andrew Fletcher of Aberlady, 1657-1663 (folio 167);(iii) Accounts and receipts concerning the jointure of Mary Bruce of Kennet (widow of John Fletcher of Aberlady),...
Dates: 1657-1724, undated.