Charters.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

Dates: 17th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo. / Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families. / Forbes Family Papers. / Charters, legal papers and pedigrees.

Charters and legal papers., 18th century.

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Identifier: Acc.13827/183

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

Dates: 18th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo. / Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families. / Forbes Family Papers. / Charters, legal papers and pedigrees.

Charters, legal papers and pedigrees., 15th-19th centuries.

Sub-Series

Identifier: Acc.13827/180-197

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...

Dates: 15th-19th centuries.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo. / Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families. / Forbes Family Papers.

‘Collection of charters, evidents and antiquities collected by E. Hadinton, vol. I’., ?Early 17th century.

Item

Identifier: Adv.MS.34.2.1a

Scope and Contents From the Series:

There is no method preserved in the arrangement of the charters nor any index to the contents of the volumes but along the margins, especially of the first volume are notes in the hand of Sir James Balfour, which though imperfect are convenient.

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: A.4.16.

Dates: ?Early 17th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / ‘Collection of charters, evidents and antiquities collected by E. Hadinton’, the title in the hand of Sir James Balfour prefaced to the collection from original charters, public records & chartularies made by Sir Thomas Hamilton, Clerk of Register and First Lord of Haddington.

‘Collection of charters, evidents and antiquities collected by E. Hadinton, vol. II’, ?Early 17th century.

Item

Identifier: Adv.MS.34.2.1b

Scope and Contents From the Series:

There is no method preserved in the arrangement of the charters nor any index to the contents of the volumes but along the margins, especially of the first volume are notes in the hand of Sir James Balfour, which though imperfect are convenient.

The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: A.4.16.

Dates: ?Early 17th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / ‘Collection of charters, evidents and antiquities collected by E. Hadinton’, the title in the hand of Sir James Balfour prefaced to the collection from original charters, public records & chartularies made by Sir Thomas Hamilton, Clerk of Register and First Lord of Haddington.

‘Collections relative to the affairs of Scotland. Written by George Chalmers. Volume first'., 1748-1753.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.35.6.4A

Scope and Contents

At page 135 is the Scotch civil list establishment, 1728.

Dates: 1748-1753.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / ‘Collections relative to the affairs of Scotland. Written by George Chalmers, Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh’.

Copies, 18th century, of charters and other formal documents, ?1195-1766, concerning the Haldane claim to the earldom of Lennox., ?1195-1766.

File

Identifier: MS.20001

Scope and Contents

A number of other copies made earlier in the 18th century for some unknown purpose have been included in the sequence.

Dates: ?1195-1766.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Documents, chiefly copies, and papers in the claim to the ancient earldom of Levenax, or Lennox, drawn up about 1772-1774 (but not brought to the House of Lords) by George Cockburn Haldane of Gleneagles.

Copies of charters chiefly to ecclesiastical foundations at Perth, and notes, undated, on the history of the Burgh compiled by Dr Patrick Nisbet for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., Late 18th century.

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS.25373-25374

Scope and Contents From the Series: Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet of Hailes, (1726-1792), was the son of Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes, and Lady Christian Dalrymple, daughter of the 6th Earl of Haddington. Sir David was educated at Eton and entered the Inner Temple in 1742. From 1747-1748 he studied Civil Law at Utrecht, and in 1748 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Hailes in 1766 and appointed a Lord of Justiciary in 1776. In addition to his legal activities, Lord...

Dates: Late 18th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.

Copies of charters chiefly to ecclesiastical foundations at Perth, and notes, undated, on the history of the Burgh compiled by Dr Patrick Nisbet for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., Late 18th century.

File

Identifier: MS.25373

Scope and Contents From the Series: Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet of Hailes, (1726-1792), was the son of Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes, and Lady Christian Dalrymple, daughter of the 6th Earl of Haddington. Sir David was educated at Eton and entered the Inner Temple in 1742. From 1747-1748 he studied Civil Law at Utrecht, and in 1748 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Hailes in 1766 and appointed a Lord of Justiciary in 1776. In addition to his legal activities, Lord...

Dates: Late 18th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Copies of charters chiefly to ecclesiastical foundations at Perth, and notes, undated, on the history of the Burgh compiled by Dr Patrick Nisbet for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.

Copies of charters chiefly to ecclesiastical foundations at Perth, and notes, undated, on the history of the Burgh compiled by Dr Patrick Nisbet for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., 1209-1214, late 18th century.

File

Identifier: MS.25374

Scope and Contents

Includes a list of events in Perth, 1209-1214, and a table of tides there in 1210.

Dates: 1209-1214, late 18th century.

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes. / Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes. / Copies of charters chiefly to ecclesiastical foundations at Perth, and notes, undated, on the history of the Burgh compiled by Dr Patrick Nisbet for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.

Corrected proofs of 'Letters and documents relating to Robert Erskine, physician to Peter the Great, Czar of Russia, 1677-1720', edited by the Reverend Robert Paul, minister at Dollar., [1904, or before].

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Identifier: MS.5162

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Although with the Paul Papers through the family connection with the Erskine Murrays these papers are to be considered complementary to the Erskine Murray Papers.

Dates: [1904, or before].

Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva. / Correspondence and papers of the family of Erskine of Alva. / Assorted papers of and concerning the family of Erskine of Alva. / Papers of and concerning Robert Erskine, physician to Peter the Great.

Archives and Manuscript Catalogue

Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:

Charter under Great Seal following on from instrument of resignation by Major General John Leslie of Myres, of lands of Over and Nether Myres and other parts of town and lands of Auchtermuchtie., 26 February 1644.

Charter under Great Seal in favour of Andrew Hardie, candlemaker burgess of Edinburgh, and Margaret Johnstoun, his spouse, of Smairtis cottage., 18 June 1636.

Charter under Great Seal in favour of Colonel John Leslie, son of deceased David Leslie of Otterstoun, and Agnes Logane his spouse, of lands of Ovir and Nather Myris., 22 February 1634.

Charter under Great Seal in favour of John Scrimgeoure, for his faithful service as macer and serjeant of arms, of heritable office of macer and serjeant of arms, and of lands of Myris of Uchtirmukty in sheriffdom of Fyffe., 5 March 1483-1484.

Charter under Great Seal in favour of Major General John Leslie of Myres of parts of town and lands of Auchtermuchtie., 31 July 1643.

Charter under Great Seal in favour of Mr John Scrymgeour, H M Master of Works, and Helen Litill, his spouse, of lands of Over and Nethir Myris, following on resignation of said John., 22 July 1536.

Charter under Great Seal in favour of William Airth, son of George Airth and Isobel Ramsay, of eighth part of the Bondhalf of Auchtermuktie and cottage thereof., 14 April 1573.

Charters 'a me' and 'de me' by Colin Campbel, fiar of Lundie, and Barbara Aytoune, his spouse, in favour of Major General John Leslie of Myris and Catherine Seatoune, his spouse, of some rigs of town and lands of Auchtermuchtie., 19 November 1649.

Charters 'a me' and 'de me' by David Lytiljohne, with consent of John Lytiljohne, clerk of stewartry of Fyffe, his father, in favour of John Duncane, portioner of Auchtermuchtie, Elizabeth Stirk, his spouse, and George Duncane, their son, of subjects in Acc.8468/61., 15 March 1641.

Charters 'a me' and 'de me' by Richard Layng, portioner of Auchtermuchtie, in favour of Major General John Leslie of Myris, of parts of Blyithis and Steperis cottages., 26 September 1645.

Charters 'a me' and 'de me' by Richard Watt, Janet Adam, his spouse, and Margaret Watt, their daughter, in favour of James Adame in Broomebrae and Grizel Skynner, his spouse, of sunny half of Smairtis cottage and arable lands thereof., 19 May 1659.

Charters and legal papers., 17th century.

Charters and legal papers., 18th century.

Charters, legal papers and pedigrees., 15th-19th centuries.

‘Collection of charters, evidents and antiquities collected by E. Hadinton, vol. I’., ?Early 17th century.

‘Collection of charters, evidents and antiquities collected by E. Hadinton, vol. II’, ?Early 17th century.

‘Collections relative to the affairs of Scotland. Written by George Chalmers. Volume first'., 1748-1753.

Copies, 18th century, of charters and other formal documents, ?1195-1766, concerning the Haldane claim to the earldom of Lennox., ?1195-1766.

Copies of charters chiefly to ecclesiastical foundations at Perth, and notes, undated, on the history of the Burgh compiled by Dr Patrick Nisbet for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., Late 18th century.

Copies of charters chiefly to ecclesiastical foundations at Perth, and notes, undated, on the history of the Burgh compiled by Dr Patrick Nisbet for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., Late 18th century.

Copies of charters chiefly to ecclesiastical foundations at Perth, and notes, undated, on the history of the Burgh compiled by Dr Patrick Nisbet for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., 1209-1214, late 18th century.

Corrected proofs of 'Letters and documents relating to Robert Erskine, physician to Peter the Great, Czar of Russia, 1677-1720', edited by the Reverend Robert Paul, minister at Dollar., [1904, or before].

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