Dispositions. Legal Instruments.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Scottish Law. A deed of conveyance, an assignation of property. Source: Concise Scots dictionary (Aberdeen: Aberdeen Univeristy Press, 1987).
Found in 273 Collections and/or Records:
Disposition, 1730, by Sir Robert Grierson of Lag in favour of James McGeorge, son of John McGeorge of Auchenreoch and other papers of the McGeorges, 1736-1750, including those relating to the disposition by John McGeorge and his wife in favour of Trustees for the family, 1749-1750., 1730-1750.
Series
Identifier: Ch.2553-2564
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Ch.2544-2553 are accompanied by modern summaries.
Dates:
1730-1750.
Disposition, 1761, by Kirk`s Trustees to Robert Halliday in Preston, and other papers, 1762-1771, of the Hallidays., 1761-1771.
Series
Identifier: Ch.2569-2574
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Ch.2544-2553 are accompanied by modern summaries.
Dates:
1761-1771.
Disposition, 1798, by William Halliday in Stonehouse and his wife to Robert Threshie, writer, Dumfries, and other papers of Threshie, 1798-1809., 1798-1809.
Series
Identifier: Ch.2575-2583
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Ch.2544-2553 are accompanied by modern summaries.
Dates:
1798-1809.
Disposition, Adam Watson, favouring Annie Gillespie Fergusson (Mitchell)., 1897.
File
Identifier: Acc.5621/59
Dates:
1897.
Disposition and assignation, 26 July 1710, by Walter Lamont to Alexander Lamont, his nephew, of a backbond, 1 September 1691, granted by Walter Lamont to Robert Blackwood, merchant, Edinburgh., 26 July 1710.
Item
Identifier: Ch.7528
Dates:
26 July 1710.
Disposition and assignation by Archibald Hamilton in favour of [?] of part of the lands and barony of Inneryne., 12 July 1694.
Item
Identifier: Ch.334
Dates:
12 July 1694.
Disposition and assignation by John Gray, Duns, and Anna, his wife, in favour of Sir Patrick Murray, 2nd Baronet, of Ochtertyre, of an annualrent from Monzievaird., 8 March 1693.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16952
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists are available on request.
Dates:
8 March 1693.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Monzievaird.
Disposition and assignation by Sir Walter Scott to his mother, Ann Rutherford, of the part of his brother Daniel`s estate left to himself, with a statement of his mother rejecting the deed., 1806.
Item
Identifier: Ch.2138
Disposition and assignation by Thomas Innes, W.S., to John Forbes 6th of Culloden of the lands of Strathnairn, comprising Little Cantray, Croygorton, Cantraybruich and Easter Urquhill., 4 October 1771.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16827
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Dates:
4 October 1771.
Disposition and assignation of a tenement of land called the Waltour in Haddington by Robert Gray, skinner, burgess of Haddington, in favour of Elizabeth and Jean Borthwick, daughters of the deceased James, tailor in Canongate., 1720.
Item
Identifier: Ch.5896
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
A miscellany of charters and other formal documents from the collection of John Smith, Edinburgh. Most of the documents are deeds relating to land tenure in East Lothian, particularly to lands and properties in Dunbar.
Dates:
1720.
Disposition and assignation of Donald Malloch`s bond in favour of Sir Patrick Murray, 2nd Baronet, of Ochtertyre., 9 June 1688.
Item
Identifier: Ch.16947
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists are available on request.
Dates:
9 June 1688.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
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Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers.
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Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter.
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Barony of Monzievaird.
Disposition and assignation of Robert Campbell, merchant, burgess of Glasgow to [?] of a bond granted by Archibald Lamont of Steillage., 7 June 1680.
Item
Identifier: Ch.311
Dates:
7 June 1680.
Disposition and assignation of Sir James Lamont of Inneryne to John Dow McAlister of Balnikell., 10 May 1666.
Item
Identifier: Ch.295
Dates:
10 May 1666.
Disposition and assignment, John Campbell Colquhoun to Robert Bald, civil engineer, Edinburgh, Alexander Guthrie of Mount, Kilmarnoch, and John Neilson, engineer, Glasgow, trustees of John Marshall, 1841.
File
Identifier: Acc.5621/21
Dates:
1841.
Disposition and conveyance by Ronald McAngus in favour of Donald Lamond, fiar of Monidryan, disponing in his favour a right granted to Ronald Mcangus by Donald Wood, at the miln of Feiren., 8 February 1622.
Item
Identifier: Ch.263
Dates:
8 February 1622.
Disposition and deed of entail by William, 3rd Earl of Minto, of the estate of Minto., 3 June 1884.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15393
Disposition and settlement 1811 and 1816 of James Byres., 1811,1816.
File
Identifier: Acc.14324/5
Dates:
1811,1816.
Disposition by Adam Herkas, portioner of Aberlady, to James Setoun, brother of George Setoun of Carrelstoun, of three tenements in Aberlady., 14 June 1620.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14769
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
There are also some documents relating to the lands of Butterdean and Wester Borthwick in Oldhamstocks which were held by the lairds of Aberlady.
Dates:
14 June 1620.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Fletcher of Saltoun documents.
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Documents concerning Aberlady and its successive owners: Douglas of Kilspindie, Hay of Aberlady, Fletcher of Aberlady, and Fletcher of Saltoun.
Disposition by Alexander Drummond of Balhaldie to the Gillespies in Glassingall of part of the lands of Glassingalbeg, including Burnside., 1691-1698.
Series
Identifier: Ch.2378-2384
Disposition by Alexander, Earl of Linlithgow to [?] of lands of Saltoun, apprised to him because of debt of James, Lord Ochiltree., 1624.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13483
Scope and Contents
Unsigned.
Dates:
1624.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Sir James Stewart of Killeith, later 4th Lord Ochiltree, who was the main claimant to Saltoun, and to his cautioners and creditors. He disposed of the estate to Forbes of Craigievar.
Disposition by Alexander Guthrie of Guthrie to Gabriel Guthrie his son, of the prebendary of Hilton and Langland of Guthrie., 17 June 1580.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14178
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The earlier documents relate mainly to Guthrie of Petmowis and the lands of Stotfaulds and others in Monikie, the later to Guthrie of Guthrie and the lands of Hilton and Langlands of Guthrie, which were acquired by Lindsay of Balgays in 1603. There are also documents concerning the Collegiate Church of Guthrie (of which Guthrie of Guthrie was patron) and Innerpeffer (sold to Robert Fletcher in 1596).
Dates:
17 June 1580.
Disposition by Alexander Hay, son of the deceased Sir Alexander Hay of Whiteburn to Patrick Douglas of Kilspindie of the tennandrie of Aberlady., 4 March 1619.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14767
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
There are also some documents relating to the lands of Butterdean and Wester Borthwick in Oldhamstocks which were held by the lairds of Aberlady.
Dates:
4 March 1619.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Fletcher of Saltoun documents.
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Documents concerning Aberlady and its successive owners: Douglas of Kilspindie, Hay of Aberlady, Fletcher of Aberlady, and Fletcher of Saltoun.
Disposition by Alexander Home in favour of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh., 26 March 1684.
Item
Identifier: Ch.322
Dates:
26 March 1684.
Disposition by Alexander Hume to Patrick Maxwell of Newark., 1 March 1675.
Item
Identifier: Ch.7488
Dates:
1 March 1675.
Disposition by Alexander Livingstone of Pantaskan to Mr William Forbes of Craigievar, of Saltoun, disponed to him by John Pringle., 28 March 1624.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13512
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
William Forbes of Many, afterwards of Craigievar, and his son Sir William, succeeded in acquiring all rights to Saltoun, which was ultimately sold, after being held briefly by Sir William Gray of Pittendrum and various relations of Forbes, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer.
Dates:
28 March 1624.