Dispositions. Legal Instruments.
Found in 287 Collections and/or Records:
A. Edinburgh - High Street., 1511-1832.
Comprised of:
Ch.5946-5975: a group of thirty deeds and notarial extracts formerly part of a larger collection of documents, numbered between 1 and at least 33 (but originally not chronologically arranged), relating to properties in the High Street, Edinburgh;
Ch.5976-5990: a group of mostly unrelated documents of a miscellaneous nature arranged in a separate chronological sequence.
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Additional disposition by General John Campbell to trustees of various sums., 28 May 1801.
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Bond and disposition, Alexander Thomas Blackwood, favouring John Campbell Colquhoun, advocate., 1836.
Bond and disposition by Andrew Fletcher of Saitoun to John Carfrae of Craiger, coachmaker in Edinburgh, for £6600., 9 June 1830.
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Bond and disposition by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun to Alexander Begbie, Lytham, Lancashire, and Henry Marshall Davidson, sheriff clerk of Haddington (trustees of marriage contract of Andrew Richardson W.S. and Charlotte Davidson) for £1100., 26 January 1863.
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Bond and disposition by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun to the trustees of Lieutenant Colonel John MacDougall of Polquhairn for £6000., 14 May 1828.
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Bond and disposition by George Ramsay, baker in West Saltoun, to Agnes Aitchison resident at Gimmersmills for £100., 25 February 1848.
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Bond and disposition by George Ramsay, baker in West Saltoun, to Agnes Aitchison, resident at Gimmersmills near Haddington for £200., 1 September 1843.
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Bond and disposition in security, Mrs Annie Gillespie Fergusson and James Fergusson, favouring Lockhart MacTavish., 1897.
Charter of disposition and assignation by James Hays Cumming in favour of Alexander Mackintosh of Termit, of the half lands of Altirlies., 10 September 1723.
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Charter of disposition by Duncan George Forbes, 8th of Culloden, of the liferent of the entailed lands of Culloden, Ferintosh, Altirlies, Cantrays and Easter and Wester Urchills, to Crawfurd Tait, W.S., 1 June 1809.
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Charter of disposition by Simon Fraser of Inverallochy, to John Forbes, 2nd of Culloden, concerning the barony of Kinkell Fraser., 5 June 1669.
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‘Collections’ made by Robert Beatson, Doctor of Laws, containing a number of genealogical papers and copies of military documents which he probably used when engaged on compiling ‘Naval and Military Memoirs of Great Britain from 1727 to 1783’.
Contract between George Mackenzie, Earl of Cromartie, and his son John, Lord Macleod, in which it is stated that, Lord Macleod having spent more than his allowance, the Earl agrees to pay his debts in order to save the estate.
On the back of the document is a deposition by Mary, Lady Macleod, agreeing to the terms of the contract.
Copies of Disposition by Francis Galloway of Todshaugh with consent of his son Patrick, in favour of his daughters Jean, Agnes, Euphame, Cecil, Christian, Janet and Margaret., 1673.
Copies of miscellaneous legal documents., 1614-1619.
Copy, 1612, of extract of disposition, 22 May 1612, by John, Lord Saltoun to Sir James Stewart of Killeith, of Balvenie, Abernethy, Saltoun, Glencorse, Dalderse, Tiliidoun, Reiddie, Cornlean. Registered, 6 June 1612., 22 May 1612.
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Copy, 1650, of disposition, 11 March 1650, by Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer to George, Lord of Spynie, of Phinevin and Forrest of Platon., 11 March 1650.
The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.
Copy, 1873, disposition, 1825, by Sir Patrick Keith Murray in favour of Alexander Innes of Dunnottar., 8 November 1825.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Copy, undated, of disposition, 26 April 1647, by Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer to Alexander Bothwell of Glencorse, of Glencorse., 26 April 1647.
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Disposition, 9 January 1573/1574, by Robert, commendator of Dunfermline, to George Halkheid of Pitfirrane of the gift of his marriage, 15 August 1573., 9 January 1573/1574.
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).
Disposition, 19 August 1697, registered in books of Session 29 June 1699, James Cleland of Pitdinnies, with consent therein mentioned, to Sir Patrick Murray, Dame Elizabeth Murray, Dame Janet Murray, in liferent, and to James Halket, eldest son of Sir Charles Halket, in fee, of the lands of Pitdinnies, and in warrandice thereof the lands of Blairhall, etc., 19 August 1697.
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).
Disposition, 23 July 1772 , by Hugh Rose 7th of Kilravock and his brother Lewis, of the lands of Cantraybruich and Little Cantray, and Easter Ochterurquhills in favour of John Forbes, 6th of Culloden. Registered, 15 January 1773., 23 July 1772.
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Disposition, 23 July 1772, by Hugh Rose 7th of Kilravock to John Forbes, 6th of Culloden. Registered, 22 February 1779., 23 July 1772.
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Disposition, 25 June 1578, upon which proceeds the sasine, 25 June 1578, John Lowdoun, burgess of Kirkcaldy, and spouse, an annual-rent of three bolls bear and three bolls meal from Over Grange of Kinghorne Wester, from Robert Stewart, portioner thereof., 25 June 1578.
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).