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Deeds. Legal documents.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: A formal written instrument setting forth the terms of an agreement, contract, or obligation, whether in relation to persons or things, including the voluntary constitution, transmission, or discharge of rights or obligations relating to either movable or heritable property. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'.

Found in 454 Collections and/or Records:

Property in Coleraw resigned by Adam Clavie to Andrew Harrowar (Harwar) and his wife, Matilda Horne., 1565.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.2537
Dates: 1565.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Deeds relating to Dunfermline and Inverkeithing.

Property in Newraw, resigned by Marjorie, daughter of Robert Clewie (Clavie), burgess, in favour of her uncle, Adam Clawie (Clavie), burgess, and his wife, Margaret Purrok., 1580.

 File
Identifier: Ch.2538-2539
Dates: 1580.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Deeds relating to Dunfermline and Inverkeithing.

Property (Shortcrofts, Inverkeithing) of Robert McLeish, burgess of Inverkeithing., 1675.

 File
Identifier: Ch.2542-2543
Dates: 1675.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Deeds relating to Dunfermline and Inverkeithing.

Records of the United General Sea Box of Bo'ness.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.259
Dates: 1634-1984.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Renunciation, 1465, by Robert Herries of Kirkpatrick Irongray in favour of Vedast Grierson of Lag, and other deeds, 1474-1679, relating to the Griersons., 1465, 1474-1679.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.2545-2552
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Ch.2544-2553 are accompanied by modern summaries.

Dates: 1465, 1474-1679.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Title-deeds of the lands of Langlarg, called the fifty-shilling land of Nether Larg or Larglanglee, in the parish of Urr, with other documents, all relating to those lands.

Research on Booth family history, containing celebratory correspondence of career and Deed of Trust of the Royal Burgh of Stirling., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12917/128
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection consists of correspondence, publications and papers of Dr. Robert D. McIntyre (1913–1998).The collection contains political papers relating to Robert D. McIntyre’s political career, spanning from the early 1940s to his death in 1998.The collection contains many political documents (c.1940–c.1994) as well as Robert D. McIntyre’s and the Scottish National Party’s research papers and publications (1706–1994). Contained within miscellaneous research papers...
Dates: Undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Personal and political papers of Dr Robert Douglas McIntyre. / Family and personal papers of Dr Robert Douglas McIntyre.

Revenues of property in Dunfermline, resigned by David Williamson, burgess, to Henry Pierson, burgess., 1626.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.2540
Dates: 1626.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Deeds relating to Dunfermline and Inverkeithing.

Sale of the lands by the aforesaid Trustees to John Kirk, afterwards of Auchengate, 1750, and deeds, 1761, relating to the Trustees of the latter., 1750, 1761.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.2565-2568
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Ch.2544-2553 are accompanied by modern summaries.

Dates: 1750, 1761.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Title-deeds of the lands of Langlarg, called the fifty-shilling land of Nether Larg or Larglanglee, in the parish of Urr, with other documents, all relating to those lands.

Scotsman Buildings Chartulary

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13823
Content Description

Copies of title deeds, legal documents and fire insurance policies relating to buildings on North Bridge, Edinburgh, occupied by 'The Scotsman' newspaper.

Dates: 1898-1903.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Scottish chartularies transcribed, 1738-1744, for Walter Macfarlane of Macfarlane by his earlier copyist.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.35.2.5-35.3.9
Scope and Contents

The wording and ornament of the title pages suggest a division into three groups:

(i) Adv.MSS.35.2.5, 35.3.6, 35.3.7, 35.39: 1738-1739.

(ii) Adv.MSS.35.3.2, 35.3.4: 1740.

(iii) Adv.MSS.35.3.3, 35.3.5, 35.3.8: 1740-1744.

The sources are mainly the original manuscripts then in the Advocates` Library, with notes taken from Richard Augustine Hay`s works. Only those documents the present location of whose originals is unknown are indexed in detail.

Dates: 13th century-1707, or after.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Seabegs., 1647-1652.

 File
Identifier: Ch.8846-8871
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1647-1652.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.

Shielbrae., 1638.

 File
Identifier: Ch.8675-8676
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1638.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it. / Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.

Single manuscripts and small collections, presented at various times.

 File
Identifier: MS.2224
Dates: 1652-1928, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Six deeds concerning Thomas Anderson, feuar in Crossfoord, and his children., 1729, 1742-1746.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.6711-6711e
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: 1729, 1742-1746.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters, writs and formal papers mainly concerning the Halketts of Pitfirrane and the Wedderburns of Gosford. / Inventory of Pitfirrane writs.

Sixty-three deeds, mostly relating to tenure of lands in North and South Kinkell.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.138- is now Acc.4802.
Dates: 1505-1668.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Skeoch., 1618.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8872
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1618.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.

Slamannan., 1591, 1635.

 File
Identifier: Ch.8873-8874
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1591, 1635.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.

Stenhouse., 1631.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8677
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1631.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it. / Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.

Stirling., 1573.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8875
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1573.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.

Style-book, 1751, of James Marshall, writer in Edinburgh, containing a copy of a deed, 1735, regarding the Struthers family., 1735, 1751.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2125
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.

Dates: 1735, 1751.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. / Notes and correspondence of the Reverend Dr John Struthers, Minister of Prestonpans, with manuscripts collected by him.

Summerhouse., 1653.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8678
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1653.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it. / Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.

Terrentirran., 1661-1662.

 File
Identifier: Ch.8876-8877
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1661-1662.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Deeds concerning other properties mostly in Stirlingshire and West Lothian, but including properties in Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, Forfarshire Fife, Lanarkshire and Perthshire.

The deeds, charters and formal papers relating to the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance, and the formal legal and personal papers of Andrew Stuart, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, W.S.

 Collection
Identifier: Ch.4549-4762
Dates: 1476-1790.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

The Kirk of Falkirk., 1606.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8695
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1606.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Lands and property in Falkirk.

Thomsonschaw., 1621, 1656.

 File
Identifier: Ch.8679-8680
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1621, 1656.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Deeds relating to the tenure of lands belonging to members of the Livingston family. / Deeds relating to the Barony of Callendar and the lands within it. / Deeds relating to lands within the Barony of Callendar.

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