Charters and related writs of the Rutherford family of Edgerston.

Record Group

Identifier: Acc.7750/1-72

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains 71 writs and three detached seals, with Cairncross Charters of the Regality of Melrose (listed in "Selections from the Regality of Melrose", volume III, (1917), pp 373-382).

Please note that the Rutherford name is represented variously throughout the charters, including Ruderfurde, Ruthirfurde, and Rutherfurde.

This collection consists of material transferred from the Scottish Record Office to the National Library, and is supplementary to the main body of Rutherfurd of Edgerston Papers (Acc.7676) held by the National Library.

Dates

Creation: Circa 1320-1566, undated.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

72 Consultation units

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

These documents were originally deposited in HM General Register House in 1917 by W E Oliver-Rutherfurd of Edgerston.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred, 1980, from Scottish Record Office.

Related Materials

Acc.7676. Papers of the Rutherfurd family of Edgerston. Acc.7726. Correspondence and papers of Frederick Scott Oliver. Acc.7753. Manuscript catalogues of the library at Edgerston. Acc.7756. Manuscript card catalogue of the library at Edgerton. Acc.7777. Photograph of a 19th century copy of the estate plan of the Barony of Edgerston, property of John Rutherfurd of Edgerston. Acc.7778. Rutherford of Edgerston papers. Acc.7834. Manuscript translation of the works of Lucian by an English merchant resident at Naples. Acc.7838. Roll of the South Fencible Regiment, commanded by the Duke of Buccleuch. Acc.7843. Rutherford of Edgerston papers.