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Claims. Legal documents.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: To demand what is due. Where a proprietor insists for what belongs to them against the person witholding it, they are said to make a claim. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'. 7th edition.

Found in 92 Collections and/or Records:

Papers concerning the estate of Gask., 1741-1751.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.82.4.4
Dates: 1741-1751.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Papers concerning the estate of Gask, including claims on it after the forfeiture, decreets of the Court of Session on these claims, its purchase by Laurence Oliphant of Condie, the sale of Williamston and Cowgask, a pension for Lady Gask, the transfer of the estate back to the family, the affairs of Alexander MacGregor of Balhaldie, and some discharges.

Papers concerning the estate of Gask., 1751-1753.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.82.4.5
Dates: 1751-1753.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Papers concerning the estate of Gask, including claims on it after the forfeiture, decreets of the Court of Session on these claims, its purchase by Laurence Oliphant of Condie, the sale of Williamston and Cowgask, a pension for Lady Gask, the transfer of the estate back to the family, the affairs of Alexander MacGregor of Balhaldie, and some discharges.

Papers concerning the estate of Gask., 1753-1755.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.82.4.6
Dates: 1753-1755.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Papers concerning the estate of Gask, including claims on it after the forfeiture, decreets of the Court of Session on these claims, its purchase by Laurence Oliphant of Condie, the sale of Williamston and Cowgask, a pension for Lady Gask, the transfer of the estate back to the family, the affairs of Alexander MacGregor of Balhaldie, and some discharges.

Papers concerning the estate of Gask., 1756-1762.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.82.4.7
Dates: 1756-1762.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Papers concerning the estate of Gask, including claims on it after the forfeiture, decreets of the Court of Session on these claims, its purchase by Laurence Oliphant of Condie, the sale of Williamston and Cowgask, a pension for Lady Gask, the transfer of the estate back to the family, the affairs of Alexander MacGregor of Balhaldie, and some discharges.

Papers concerning the estate of Gask., 1763-1774.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.82.4.8
Dates: 1763-1774.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Papers concerning the estate of Gask, including claims on it after the forfeiture, decreets of the Court of Session on these claims, its purchase by Laurence Oliphant of Condie, the sale of Williamston and Cowgask, a pension for Lady Gask, the transfer of the estate back to the family, the affairs of Alexander MacGregor of Balhaldie, and some discharges.

Papers concerning the estate of Gask., 1775-1803, and undated.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.82.4.9
Dates: 1775-1803, and undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask. / Papers concerning the estate of Gask, including claims on it after the forfeiture, decreets of the Court of Session on these claims, its purchase by Laurence Oliphant of Condie, the sale of Williamston and Cowgask, a pension for Lady Gask, the transfer of the estate back to the family, the affairs of Alexander MacGregor of Balhaldie, and some discharges.

Papers concerning the estate of Gask, including claims on it after the forfeiture, decreets of the Court of Session on these claims, its purchase by Laurence Oliphant of Condie, the sale of Williamston and Cowgask, a pension for Lady Gask, the transfer of the estate back to the family, the affairs of Alexander MacGregor of Balhaldie, and some discharges., 1741-1803.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.82.4.4-82.4.9
Dates: 1741-1803.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask. / Financial and legal papers of the Oliphants of Gask.

Papers concerning the Lovat peerage, consisting of a memorandum and copy of notes for John Norman Macleod of Macleod concerning links between the Fraser and Macleod families, 1815 (folios 1-12), and memoranda and copies of papers for Thomas Alexander Fraser (afterwards 12th Lord Lovat) in his claim to the restoration of the Lovat peerage, 1827 (folios 13-179)., 1815, 1827.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.19
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1815, 1827.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.

Papers concerning the Peers of Scotland., 1707-1761.

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Identifier: MS.17534
Scope and Contents The papers comprise a list of Peers according to the Rolls of the last Parliament of Scotland, 1707; copy of a petition by them to Queen Anne concerning their right to sit in the House of Lords by virtue of a peerage of Great Britain, 1710; notes of limitations on Scots peerages, 1740; opinion on the succession to Lord Newark, 1741; the Earl of Bute's list for voting at the election of Representative Peers, 1747; ten proxies, signed but not completed, for the same election; two claims to...
Dates: 1707-1761.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning public affairs.

Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar'., 1728-1738, undated.

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Identifier: MS.1491
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The principal persons involved are Alexander Mackenzie of Dellvine, Writer to the Signet, Captain Jacob Rowe, Eugene Fothringham, Leith, and William Evans, Deptford.

Dates: 1728-1738, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients. / Papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine, relating to various subjects. / Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar', of which Alexander Mackenzie, Writer to the signet, was involved.

Papers connected with the Earldom of Crawford., 18th century, 1808-1834, and undated.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.7
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of a miscellany of 18th-century papers, some of which relate to Lady Mary Campbell, sister of the 19th Earl of Crawford (folios 1-24), followed by a possibly incomplete collection of letters and papers (including several copies of 18th-century documents) in the unsuccessful claim by Colonel William Claude Campbell to the Earldom of Crawford, 1808-1834, and undated (folios 25-285).

Dates: 18th century, 1808-1834, and undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.

Papers consisting of copies of correspondence, statements, transcripts of documents, and printed legal papers, arranged apparently in a chronological sequence, concerning the competing claims of Reginald George Macdonald of Castletirrim and Alexander Ronaldson MacDonell of Glengarry as Chief of Macdonald., 1822-1824, and undated.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.26.2.7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1822-1824, and undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.

Papers in the claim to the Earldom of Airth by Robert Barclay Allardice of Ury and Allardice (died 1854)., 1835-1839, and undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.26.1.1-26.1.1a
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1835-1839, and undated
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.

Papers in the claim to the Earldom of Stirling by Alexander Humphreys Alexander (formerly Humphreys)., 1825-1843, and undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.26.1.23-26.1.24
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1825-1843, and undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.

Papers in the competition to be served nearest heir male general to Alexander, 3rd Lord Forbes of Pitsligo, between Sir Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet, of Newe, and Sir John Stewart Hepburn Forbes, 8th Baronet, of Pitsligo., 1818, ?1828-1833, and undated.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1818, ?1828-1833, and undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.

Papers of John Mackenzie, Advocate, and of his clients, and papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of his clients., 1658-1773.

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Identifier: MS.1526
Scope and Contents

Contains papers of the following: Baird, James, Writer to the Signet, 1707; Bourchier, Charles, Governor of Madras, 1773; Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald, 1658; Dempster of Pitliver, 1694-1703; Grant of Balindalloch, 1770-1771; Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton, 1758-1759.

Dates: 1658-1773.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients. / Papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine too large for binding in MSS.1101-1525.

Papers of John Mackenzie, Advocate, and of his clients, and papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of his clients., 1611-1797, undated.

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Identifier: MS.1527
Scope and Contents Contains papers of the following: Lentron of Kincaple, 1670-1686; Macdonald of Clanranald, 1727; Macdonald of Sleat, 1767; Macdonell of Glengarry, 1633; Mackenzie of Ardross, 1711; of Dingwall, undated; of Lentron, 1715; of Seaforth, 1698-1700; and another, 1726; Munro of Foulis, 1740; of Inveran, 1678; Monro, James, Bachelor of Medicine, 1714; Robertson of Faskally, 1699, undated; of Killihangie, 1699; of Strowan, 1660; Rose of Clava, 1687, 1713; Ross of Balnagowan, 1611; Sinclair of Forss,...
Dates: 1611-1797, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients. / Papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine too large for binding in MSS.1101-1525.

Papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of various clients., 1735-1768, undated.

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Identifier: MS.1176
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Contains correspondence and papers of John Mackenzie, Advocate and a Principal Clerk of Session, of Cramond and later of Delvine (died 1731), his sons Alexander, Writer to the Signet and a Principal Clerk of Session (died 1737), and John, Writer to the Signet, Deputy-Keeper of the Signet (died 1778), and Alexander's grandson Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, Writer to the Signet (died 1835); formed a distinguished line of lawyers who were active in the affairs of their day and...
Dates: 1735-1768, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients. / Letters and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine. / Letters and papers of, to and concerning John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, son of John Mackenzie, Advocate. / Papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of various clients (not represented in MSS.1229-1489).

Papers received by the 1st Earl of Minto during his absence from India on the Java Expedition., 1811.

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Identifier: MS.11620
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Papers relating to claims of the military on Amboina (folio 1); (ii) Letter of Neil Benjamin Edmondstone, Chief Secretary to Government, to Hugh Hope in Java (folio 116); (iii) Copy of a dispatch from the Bengal Government to the Court of Directors concerning John Richardson, Political Agent in Bundelkhand, with an excerpt of a private letter from Richardson to the Chief Secretary (folio 121); (iv) Copy of a dispatch from the Bengal Government to the Court of...
Dates: 1811.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government. / Papers received by the 1st Earl of Minto during his absence from India on the Java Expedition.

Papers (some printed) in the claims to the Polwarth Barony by Anne Anstruther, 1817-1818 (folios 1-46), by Lady Diana Scott, 1824-1825 (folios 47-99), and by Hugh Scott of Harden, 1831, 1833, and undated (folios 100-152)., 1817-1833.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.20
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1817-1833.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.

Printed items, 1830-1839, in the claim to the Earldom of Stirling by Alexander Humphreys Alexander., 1830-1839.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.24
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1830-1839.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Papers in the claim to the Earldom of Stirling by Alexander Humphreys Alexander (formerly Humphreys).

Printed papers in Archibald William 13th Earl of Eglinton’s claim to the Earldom of Winton., 1840.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.27(i-ii)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1840.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.

Printed session papers, 1825, 1830-1831, 1834, 1838, 1844, in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale, and copies, written in formal hands on paper watermarked 1836, of associated legal papers, 1740, 1765, circa 1792, and undated., 1740-1844.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1740-1844.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Papers in the claims to the title of Marquess of Annandale made by Sir George Frederic Johnstone, of Westerhall, 7th Baronet, and by John James Hope Johnstone of Annandale.

Riddell`s copy of ‘Abstracts of the Evidence submitted to a jury on Behalf of Andrew Stirling, Esquire, of Drumpellier, claiming to be served heir-male in general of Robert Stirling of Bankeyr and Lettyr’ (1818), containing notes and additions in his hand., 1818.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.8.25
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Printed books owned by John Riddell, consisting of standard works of Scottish genealogical reference, volumes of printed session papers, collections of papers in peerage and other claims, and copies of some of Riddell`s published works.

Dates: 1818.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer. / Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection. / Printed Books from the Riddell Collection.

Rolls of the Mackenzies of Delvine., 1693-1770.

 File
Identifier: MS.1528
Scope and Contents

Contains papers of the following: Baird of Newbyth, 1768; Cheap of Sauchie, 1753; Dempster of Pitliver, 1693, 1695; Falconer, 1764; Keith, 4th Earl of Kintore, 1760; Montgomery, 11th Earl of Eglinton, 1770; All these are papers in connexion with serving of heirs.

Dates: 1693-1770.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients. / Papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine too large for binding in MSS.1101-1525. / Rolls of the Mackenzies of Delvine.

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