Warrants, military papers, letters and inventories of the Earls of Callendar and Linlithgow, and of the family of Forbes of Callendar., 1613-1859, undated.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Warrants, etc., 1627-1689, of the Privy Council, chiefly to George, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow; and act of the Committee of Excise and Militia in Nithsdale, 1680 (folio 1);
(ii) Miscellaneous military papers, 1644-1677, chiefly concerning the 3rd Earl of Linlithgow; receipts for military supplies, 1647-1688; and miscellaneous papers, 1677-1680, undated, concerning covenanters and conventicles (folio 26);
(iii) Letters, 1613-1711, undated, chiefly to the Earls of Linlithgow (folio 61); and petitions, 1666-1677, undated (folios 84);
(iv) Inventories of furnishings, 1648, for Glamis Castle (folio 90) and Castle Huntly (folio 102);
(v) Miscellaneous correspondence, 1839-1859, of the family of Forbes of Callendar (folio 108).
Dates
- Creation: 1613-1859, undated.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
141 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
141 folios.
Repository Details
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