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Bonds. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Moveable bonds for the repayment of borrowed money where the borrower, his heirs, executors and successors are bound to repay the debt to the lender, his executors or assignees at a definite period with interest and, in case of failure, with additional payment.

Found in 278 Collections and/or Records:

Bond of James Ogilvy, 5th Earl of Findlater, to John Herron, Excise Officer, Portsoy., 1728.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.7686
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The 17th century documents relate to members of the Fordyce family, in Auchencrieff; most of those of the 18th century concern persons dwelling in Banff and its neighbourhood; and most of those of the 19th century are accounts of the Banff Town Council.

Dates: 1728.

Bond of Mary Martha Ellice to Edward Ellice., 18 October 1810.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12717
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.

Dates: 18 October 1810.

Bond of security by Andrew Fletcher and cautioners to the Exchequer for £30,000 sterling., 26 August 1718.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14566
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.

Dates: 26 August 1718.

Bond, Robert Bryce, tenant in Limekills, to Sir Charles Halket for £120 : 19 : 9 bygone rent., 6 November 1673.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6624
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).

Dates: 6 November 1673.

Bond, Sir Robert Halkheid to infeft in liferent Dame Margaret Murray, his spouse, in the lands of Knokas., 28 August 1606.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6765
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).

Dates: 28 August 1606.

Bonds, 1574-1786, and discharges, 1574-1787, undated, of the family of Lockhart of Lee and Carnwath, with related papers., 1574-1787, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.27539
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Lockharts held the barony of Lee in Lanarkshire from the 14th century at least, but apart from a few charters this collection dates from the 17th to the early 20th century. The direct line of lairds of Lee, from Sir James, Lord Justice Clerk, and Sir William, Cromwell's ambassador, died out in 1777. Lee then came into the possession of the descendants of Sir James's younger son, Sir George Lockhart, Lord President, who had acquired large holdings of land consolidated into the baronies of...
Dates: 1574-1787, undated.

Bonds and assignations concerning William Wardrop and John Shaw., 1709-1713.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9843/37
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.

Dates: 1709-1713.