Ledger kept by a lawyer active in both Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
Item
Identifier: MS.14195
Scope and Contents
The lawyer can probably be identified as John Gordon of Avochie, Writer to the Signet. His ledger reflects business interests which range over several estates in Aberdeenshire and Banffshire and which include the details of the purchase of a house in West Heriot Row, Edinburgh in 1806.
Dates
- Creation: 1793-1808.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
140 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
iii folios + 274 pages.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1952, by Tods, Murray and Jamieson, Writer to the Signet.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk