Commissions. Permissions.
Found in 221 Collections and/or Records:
Commission to Archibald, Earl of Hay as Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland., 9 August 1727.
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Commission to Duncan Forbes, 3rd of Culloden, to prosecute call to Reverend James Fraser of Brea to be Minister of Inverness., 1699.
These papers relate to the affairs of the town of Inverness. The dealings of the Forbes in their private capacity with Inverness are placed under Ch.1642-1843.
Commission to examine losses of Forbes of Culloden and Robertson of Inshes due to the wars., 1646.
Commission to John Dunlop., 1764.
The documents are mostly marriage-contracts, burgess-tickets, and similar documents concerning members of the Dunlop family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Three items concern William Dunlop`s affairs in South Carolina, 1688-1689 (Ch.8456-8458). An inventory is available.
Commission to macers for service of Kenneth, Earl of Seaforth, to George, Earl of Seaforth, his father, in lands in shires of Inverness and Ross (said to be put up by mistake for commission in favour of Sir Charles Halkett)., 12 January 1665.
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 to the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale: Lord Chancellorship of Scotland., 1692.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Commission to the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale: Lord High Commissionership., 1695.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Commission to the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale: Justice Generalship., 1761.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Commission to the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale: Secretaryship of State., 1742.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Commission to the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale: Board of Police., 1755.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Commission to the 7th Marquess of Tweeddale: Lord Lieutenancy of East Lothian., 1794.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Commission to the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale as `Commendotore dell` Ordine della Corona d`Italia., 1899.
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Commission to the Royal Company of Archers of Charles Forbes Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton., 1902.
Commission under great seal appointing Mr Peter Wedderburn clerk of Privy Council., 28 August 1660.
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).
Commissions, 1812, of the 2nd Earl of Minto as Deputy Lieutenant of Roxburghshire, and patent as Keeper of the Privy Seal, 1846., 1812, 1846.
Commissions, etc., ?1435-?1892.
Commissions granted to members of the Dundas family., 1610-1879.
The commissions include appointments as commissioner of the peace and as sheriff of Linlithgowshire, commissions in the army and navy, and appointments to posts in the government service.
Commissions in favour of Sir Gilbert Elliot 2nd Baronet., 1715, 1761, 1763.
Commissions in favour of the 4th Earl of Minto, mostly connected with volunteers and the lieutenancy., 1870-1892.
Commissions of Andrew Rutherfurd as Solicitor-General for Scotland., 1837.
Commissions of Francis William Brown in the Queen`s and the Honorable East India Company`s service., 1851-1864.
Commissions of George Brown as ensign in the Queen`s and the Honorable East India Company`s service., 1842.
Commissions of George Brown as Lieutenent-Colonel, 1814, and as A.Q.M.G., 1815., 1814-1815.
Commissions of James H Scott-Douglas., 1875.
Formal documents from the papers of the Douglas family of Springwood Park. They consist mostly of marriage-contracts, certificates and military commissions of members of the family, but also include a few documents relating to the family estates.