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Reports by four factors on estates forfeited by their Jacobite owners and annexed to the Crown.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.17.1.6-17.1.7

Scope and Contents

The reports, originally part of a larger series, were probably written circa 1755. They record accounts of: agriculture, forestry, fisheries and other natural resources on the estates; the churches and ministers; the state of education, with emphasis on the progress of the English language; observation of the Disarming Act, and the prohibition of Highland dress; communications, and suggestions for improvements.

Dates

  • Creation: Circa 1755.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (2 volumes.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Adv.MS.17.1.6.

Estate reports for Perth (Drummond, Earl of Perth).

Adv.MS.17.1.7.

Estate reports for:

Stratherrick (part of the estate of Fraser, Lord Lovat);

Strowan [ie Struan] (Robertson of Strowan, or Struan);

Barrisdale (MacDonnell of Barrisdale).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.

Related Materials

For copies of correspondence and papers concerning administration of the forfeited estates, 1746-1773, by the Court of Exchequer, see Adv.MSS.28.1.6-28.1.7.

Genre / Form

Title
National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
Author
National Library of Scotland
Date
03 02 2015
Description rules
Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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