Financial records.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents pertaining to money matters.
Found in 1516 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers, 1793-1828, of Deputy Commissary General James Ogilvie, together with a small unrelated quantity of letters and chiefly printed papers, 1787-1835, undated, of the sons of Garret Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15201-15336
Scope and Contents
James Ogilvie served throughout the Peninsular War firstly as Assistant, and from 22 March 1812 Deputy Commissary General, and the greater part of the collection relates to this period. It consists of: letters from, and statistical and other returns, vouchers, accounts and other financial papers submitted by, junior officers and clerks of the Commissariat Department; Ogilvie’s letters to the Commissaries General Sir Robert H Kennedy, Sir Charles Dalrymple and Thomas Dunmore, with their...
Dates:
1787-1835, undated.
Correspondence and papers, 1898-1905, of John Burdon-Sanderson; with financial papers, 1911, 1926-1931, undated, concerning his trust., 1898-1931, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.20502
Scope and Contents
Most of the letters consist of applications, 1900, for study for, and award of, medical degrees, and letters (with related papers) concerning awards of research scholarships, in particular the Grocers' Scholarships.
Dates:
1898-1931, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and his wife Ghetal, née Herschell.
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Correspondence and papers of John Burdon-Sanderson.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir John Burdon-Sanderson and financial papers concerning his trust.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.5139-5164
Scope and Contents
Robert Paul, manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, married Charlotte, the daughter of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, in 1814. The connection of the Pauls with the Erskines of Alva, and later with the Erskine Murrays, remained strong, and the antiquarian interests of the Reverend Robert Paul, Free Church minister at Dollar, led him to examine many of the Erskine papers. Some of these remained with the Paul’s and now form part of the collection.
Dates:
17th century-1928.
Correspondence and papers chiefly of William Nassau Elliot of Wells (?1736-1775), Barrister (Inner Temple), and of his son, William Elliot of Wells (1766-1818), Member of Parliament., 1685-1807, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.12885-12948
Scope and Contents
William Nassau Elliot of Wells was Commissary and Commissary-General to the allied army in Germany, 1761-173, and his son, William Elliot of Wells was Member of Parliament for Portarlington, 1801-1802, and for Peterborough, 1802-1818, and Chief Secretary for Ireland in the ‘Talents' Ministry, 1806-1807. The Elliots of Wells were only very distantly related to the Elliots of Minto, the common ancestor being Robin Elliot of Redheugh (florished 1582). However, William Elliot of Wells was a...
Dates:
1685-1807, undated.
Correspondence and papers chiefly received by the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the affairs of the Government of Madras., 1806-1812.
File
Identifier: MS.11322
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Letters and papers, 1809, concerning the debts of the Nawabs of the Carnatic and charges against Rai Reddi Rao, Diwan to the Nawab Azim ad-Daula (folio 1);
(ii) Letters of Benjamin Roebuck at Madras, 1809 (folio 56);
(iii) Papers concerning retrenchment in the Madras Army, 1807 (folio 64);
(iv) Papers concerning the mutiny in the garrison at Vellore, 1806-1807 (folio 79);
(v) Letters of and papers concerning Lieutenant-Colonel James Leith, Judge...
Dates:
1806-1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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General correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto containing material relating to all aspects of his Indian career.
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Correspondence and papers chiefly received by the 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence, papers, and memorandums chiefly received by the 1st Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers chiefly relating to the development of the highways and turnpike roads in the County of Angus, in which Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar (died 1854) played an important part.
Series
Identifier: MSS.19584-19589
Dates:
1759-1859.
Correspondence and papers, chiefly undated, of the family of Forbes of Culloden., [1625-1800.]
File
Identifier: MS.2970
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) General correspondence (folio 1);(ii) Papers concerning property of the Forbeses: Ferintosh (including Inverallochie's debts and the Ferintosh excise) (folio 41) and lands in general (folio 59);(iii) Papers concerning private business (folio 65);(iv) Inverness: petitions of the town for relief from taxation, levies, and the maintenance of the garrison, and instructions to John Forbes, 2nd of Culloden, as...
Dates:
[1625-1800.]
Correspondence and papers concerning Admiral John Elliot's mining ventures in Perthshire and southern Scotland for copper and lead deposits., 1751-1792.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12874-12884
Scope and Contents
With letters and reports on the lead mines of Islay, 1771-1785.
Dates:
1751-1792.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of John Elliot (1732-1808), 4th son of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk.
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Estate, financial and legal correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral John Elliot.
Correspondence and papers concerning affairs in Canada., 1782-1886, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15113-15129
Scope and Contents
The seigneury of Anfield, or Beauharnois as it was usually called, was purchased by Edward Ellice (died 1863) from the Marquis de Lotbinière. Most of the papers consist of reports of various agents who administered the estate. Negotiations for the sale of Beauharnois were started in 1839, when the North American Colonial Association of Ireland agreed to purchase, but the huge amounts of money involved protracted the affair, and it was not finally disposed of until 1866.There are...
Dates:
1782-1886, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Correspondence and papers concerning London property of the 4th Earl of Minto., 1894-1898.
File
Identifier: MS.12528
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers here concern primarily salaries, etc., for military service, payments for the purchase, letting, and repair of London property, marriage trusts, and dealings with bankers and stockbrokers.
Dates:
1894-1898.
Correspondence and papers concerning the estates of the Honourable Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot, Politician, and of his wife, Madeleine Harriet Dagmar Elliot, née Ryan.
Series
Identifier: MSS.19572-19573
Dates:
1875-1945.
Correspondence and papers concerning the executry of William Elliot of Wells, the trustees of Wells estate, and the litigation of Sir William Francis Elliot, 7th Baronet of Stobs, with the latter (1819-1829)., 1792, 1797, 1818-1831, 1842.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11925-11936
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates:
1792, 1797, 1818-1831, 1842.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Executries and related papers concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland., 1874-1934.
Series
Identifier: MSS.7864-7914
Scope and Contents
The Livingstonia Mission was founded in 1875 and directed for more than fifty years by the Reverend Dr Robert Laws.
Dates:
1874-1934.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.
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Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland.
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Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland).
Correspondence and papers, including charters and legal instruments, of the family of Skene of Rubislaw and related families; including papers concerning Sir Walter Scott and the Scott family.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12092/1-108
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of more than 3000 documents, dating from the 1420s to 1980s, mainly relating to the family of Skene of Rubislaw (near Aberdeen). At its centre are the papers of James Skene (1775-1864), artist and friend of Sir Walter Scott. Skene corresponded with notable individuals in the cultural circles of his day and was connected with such organizations as the Royal Institution, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Institute for the...
Dates:
Circa 1420-1989, undated.
Correspondence and papers, mostly legal and financial documents, of J G Thomson and Co, Ltd. and associated companies and other organisations., 1776-1981.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9416/9-44
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Associated companies and other organisations represented in the records include: The Carfraemill Hotel Co, Ltd; The Barnton Hotel Ltd; Barclay Perkins and Co, and Messrs Cockburn and Murray; The Littlemill Distillery Co; and the Scottish Wholesale Wine Distributors' Association.
Dates:
1776-1981.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Christian Dalrymple of Hailes., 1775-1838, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.25454-25499
Scope and Contents
Christian Dalrymple (1765-1838) was the heiress of Lord Hailes, being his daughter by his first marriage to Anne Brown. Although she inherited the Newhailes estate in 1792, the title passed to her cousin, James Dalrymple, who became 4th Baronet of Hailes. Christian Dalrymple did not marry. Her papers consist largely of family correspondence and her journals which provide a detailed record of her daily life over nearly forty years.
Dates:
1775-1838, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Colonel Francis Charteris of Amisfield (a cousin of Lady Milton) and his grand-son Francis Charteris (formerly Wemyss, later Earl of Wemyss), of whose tutors Lord Milton was one., 1666-1755, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17701-17716
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:
1666-1755, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers concerning individuals and families related to the Fletchers of Saltoun, and concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton.
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Papers concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning James Walter Buchan., 1901-1965, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.11627/79-102
Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Richard Burdon Haldane, who was created Viscount Haldane in 1911., 1864-1947, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20049-20078
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.
Dates:
1864-1947, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet of Hailes., 1684-1725, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.25276-25280
Scope and Contents
Sir David Dalrymple (circa 1665-1721) fifth son of James, 1st Viscount of Stair, had a distinguished political and legal career. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688 and created a Baronet in 1701. Sir David began his political career when he represented Culross in the Scottish Parliament from 1698-1707. He was a Commissioner for the Union, 1706, MP for Haddington Burghs, 1708-1721, Solicitor-General for Scotland, 1701-1709, Lord Advocate, 1709-1711 and 1714-1720, Dean of the...
Dates:
1684-1725, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes., 17th century-18th century.
Series
Identifier: MSS.25293-25453A
Scope and Contents
Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet of Hailes, (1726-1792), was the son of Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes, and Lady Christian Dalrymple, daughter of the 6th Earl of Haddington. Sir David was educated at Eton and entered the Inner Temple in 1742. From 1747-1748 he studied Civil Law at Utrecht, and in 1748 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Hailes in 1766 and appointed a Lord of Justiciary in 1776. In addition to his legal activities, Lord...
Dates:
17th century-18th century.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes., 1714-1782, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.25281-25292
Scope and Contents
Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes (1692-1751) was MP for Haddington Burghs, 1722-1734, and Auditor-General of the Exchequer, 1721-1751. He married Lady Christian Hamilton, daughter of Thomas, 6th Earl of Haddington in 1725.
Dates:
1714-1782, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir James Stansfield., 1649-1733, undated.
File
Identifier: MSS.25709-25742
Scope and Contents
A former Cromwellian Colonel, Sir James Stansfield settled in Scotland after the Restoration. At first, he lived in Edinburgh, where he became a prosperous merchant. Later, he purchased Newmills (subsequently Amisfield) in Haddington, where he was founder of the Newmills Cloth Manufactory.
As a wealthy man, he was able to 'accomodate' a number of needy people, notably Alexander Seton, 1st Viscount Kingston, whose affairs are well represented here. Later, however, Stansfield was beset with...
Dates:
1649-1733, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir John Coxe Hippisley, 1st Baronet, chiefly relating to his service with the East India Company at Madras, and to his personal financial and political affairs., 1781-1809.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11142-11143
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1781-1809.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto relating to Vienna., 1783, 1793, 1798-1806.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11226-11271
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1783, 1793, 1798-1806.