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Discharges. Legal Documents.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents effecting the release of a right or obligation from its binding force; used especially in military and legal contexts.

Found in 431 Collections and/or Records:

Discharges of bonds and interest on bonds of the Airth estate, and papers relating to debts and annuities., 1725-1827.

 File
Identifier: MS.10853
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of: (i) Discharges of bonds and interest on bonds, 1760-1827 (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous papers relating to debts, 1725-1746 (folio 239); (iii) Papers relating to the annuities of the widow and unmarried daughters of William Graham of Airth (died 1790), 1792-1824 (folio 260).

Dates: 1725-1827.

Discharges of bonds of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun., 1618-1853.

 File
Identifier: MS.16821
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1618-1853.

Discharges of feu duties from Patrick Kinloch to Henry Weir., 1630-1638.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9843/5
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.

Dates: 1630-1638.

Discharges relating to families in Angus., 1547-1648, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.16823
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1547-1648, undated.

Discharges relating to the Fletchers of Innerpeffer and of Saltoun., 1549-1765, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16824-16830
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1549-1765, undated.

Discharges relating to the Fletchers of Innerpeffer and of Saltoun., 1549-1630.

 File
Identifier: MS.16824
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1549-1630.

Discharges relating to the Fletchers of Innerpeffer and of Saltoun., 1631-1650.

 File
Identifier: MS.16825
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1631-1650.

Discharges relating to the Fletchers of Innerpeffer and of Saltoun., 1651-1660.

 File
Identifier: MS.16826
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1651-1660.

Discharges relating to the Fletchers of Innerpeffer and of Saltoun., 1661-1730.

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Identifier: MS.16827
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1661-1730.

Discharges relating to the Fletchers of Innerpeffer and of Saltoun., 1731-1740.

 File
Identifier: MS.16828
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1731-1740.

Discharges relating to the Fletchers of Innerpeffer and of Saltoun., 1741-1750.

 File
Identifier: MS.16829
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1741-1750.

Discharges relating to the Fletchers of Innerpeffer and of Saltoun., 1751-1765, undated.

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Identifier: MS.16830
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1751-1765, undated.

Discharges relating to the Lords Saltoun, 1582-1622, to Lord Ochiltree, 1614-1618, and to William Livingston, 1613-1627., 1582-1627.

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Identifier: MS.16822
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1582-1627.

Discharges to the 1st Earl of Minto, referring to his accounts as commissioner for the affairs of Toulon, as Viceroy of Corsica, and as intermediary at Vienna for the financial affairs of the British army in Egypt., 1797-1801.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10476-10479
Scope and Contents From the Series: The charters of the Minto family include titles to all the lands owned by the family in Roxburghshire, Fife, and Angus. The Roxburghshire titles include a few from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but they and the Angus titles are not numerous until the seventeenth century. The earliest Fife titles however go back to the twelfth century, and the series is virtually complete from then until modern times.The lands of Headshaw were acquired by Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet,...
Dates: 1797-1801.

Disposition and discharge to George and Elizabeth Dalglish.

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Identifier: Acc.7031
Scope and Contents

Concerning property in Edinburgh.

Dates: 1902, 1906.

Documents, including accounts, petitions and memorandums, of George Skene and John Skene of Halyards., 1666-1752.

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Identifier: Acc.12092/6
Scope and Contents Contains:144. Account between John Skene of Halyeards and Mr Thomas Skene, 1690-99. 1700.145. Testament dative of Mr Thomas Skein, advocat who deceased November 1700. Inventory given up by Beatrix Hepburne his relict. [part torn away] after 16 August 1701.146. Copy disposition by Elisabeth Ker, relict of Mr Christopher Irvein, Dr of medicine in. Edinburgh to her son, John Irveine of a bond for 1200 merks granted by Sir William Ker of Greenhead, Kt, Bt...
Dates: 1666-1752.

Documents, including bonds and discharges, mainly relating to John Skeyne of Halyards., 1636-1704.

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Identifier: Acc.12092/9
Scope and Contents Contains:256. Exchequer receipt to Mr John Skene for the fueduty of the lands and barony of Halzairdis, July 1636, 257. Contract of wodset at Bowdoun 20 December 1639 between Robert Ker called of Mersingtoune, portioner of Bowdoun and Archibald Ruther notary public whereby for £40 Scots Robert Ker wadsets certain lands in Bowdoun to the said Archibald. Witnesses: Adam Hoge servitor to James Wallace, smith in Bowdoun and Nicoll Rem[ield]sone, eldest son to William Rem[ield]sone,...
Dates: 1636-1704.

Documents, mostly discharges, mainly relating to Sir James and Sir James Skene of Curriehill and John, of Halyards., 1630-1657.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12092/8
Scope and Contents Contains:228. Extract registered discharge Robert Richartsoun of Pencaitland to Sir John Skene of Curriehill for 1000 merks due as tocher for Eupham Skene his daughter due by marriage contract dated 14 December 1609. Written by William Young servitor to Alexander Dunlope, writer. At Edinburgh, 23 November 1610. Witnesses: James Curle, merchant burgess of Edinburgh, James Skene, and Laurence Skene servitor to the said Sir John. Registered Edinburgh, 26 November 1610. 229. Double...
Dates: 1630-1657.

Documents, mostly discharges on small financial transactions, of the family of Argyll from the 7th to the 9th Earl., 1637-1677.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.2448-2474
Scope and Contents They documents include: a receipt, 1633, of Edward Norgate, Windsor Herald, for payment for his work on a pedigree for Lady Isabella de Campbell (Ch.2448), and a copy of a royal warrant, 1677, authorizing Adolpho Esmith (sic), a German, to raise a wreck at Tobermory for the 9th Earl (Ch.2474). The Sir David Cuningham who figures as an agent in many of the transactions is probably the Baronet of Auchinharvie, created in 1633, since he is described in Ch.2473 as `Cofferer to the...
Dates: 1637-1677.