Commissions. Permissions.
Found in 221 Collections and/or Records:
Business and personal papers of William Sim, colour manufacturer.
Charters collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne., 12th century-1553.
Collection of genealogical material on various Scottish families and items of historical interest copied by Robert Mylne, the antiquary, in the late 17th or early 18th century.
Commission, 1859, of George Brand as Consul at Lagos; photocopies of dispatches, 1859-1860, of and concerning Brand; and biographical notes, undated, on him., 1859-1860, undated.
Commission appointing John James Edmonstoune Deputy Lieutenant of Bute., 1799.
An inventory is available.
Commission appointing Robert Menzies Inspector General of the Out Ports in Scotland., 1784.
An inventory is available.
Commission as Lord Advocate for Scotland., 1839.
Commission by Charles, Duke of Lennox and Richmond, appointing John Masterton captain of the frigate `Hopewell` of St Andrews., 1667.
Commission by John Campbell, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, authorising Patrick Campbell of Monzie, Advocate, to apply to the King and Parliament for redress of the losses sustained in the 1715 rebellion.
Commission by Prince Charles Edward to Sir William Gordon of Park, as Lieut-Colonel in Lord Pitsligo’s Horse., 1745.
The manuscript has been compiled from various sources. See the particular descriptions. Letters of presentation by or on behalf of the donors are included.
Commission by Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector, in favour of Simon Fraser of Inverallochy., 20 January 1659.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Commission by Robert Lamont, son of Neill Lamont of Cowstoun, to Cornelius Lamont, his brother, and John Stewart, merchant in Newcastle, with their acceptance., 6 August 1698.
Commission by Sir Walter Scott to Alexander Christie to act as Interim Sheriff Depute of Berwickshire.
Commission, `by the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, etc. to Captain Henry Smith, C.B., hereby appointed Captain Superintendent of the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard at Gosport, and of the Royal Naval Hosiptal at Haslar.
Commission by the Commissioners of Customs to John Erskine, tidesman at Kirkcaldy, to be their agent., 26 October 1743.
Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.
Commission by the magistrates and council of Inverbervie to Provost James Allardice of Allardice to represent them at the Convention of Burghs., 28 June 1727.
Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.
Commission by William Earl of Morton, Treasurer of Scotland, and John Lord Stewart of Traquair (later Earl of Traquair), his Depute, to James Kinninmonth, Chamberlain Depute of Fife, to make a list of all owners of firearms in Fife and Kinross.
Commission, Charles, Earl of Dunfermline, to Sir James Halket to be one of the bailies of the regality of Dunfermline., April 1638.
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).
Commission, Charles, Earl of Dunfermline, to Sir Robert Colville of Cleisch and Sir James Halkheid of Pitfirrane, to inspect coals, etc., in the parish of Dunfermline., 19 August 1642.
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).
Commission for executing the laws in church affairs., 1664.
Commission from the Earl of Airlie, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Forfar, to Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar, M.P., antiquary, as a Deputy Lieutenant., 1828.
As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.
Commission from the Highland Society of London to establish branches in the Peninsula.
Commission in favour of Sir Patrick Murray, 6th Baronet of Ochtertyre as Deputy Lieutenant, Perthshire., 7 August 1801.
More detailed lists are available on request.
Commission in favour of Sir Patrick Murray, 6th Baronet, of Ochtertyre, to be a Baron of the Exchequer in Scotland., 16 March 1820.
More detailed lists are available on request.