Inventories.
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Found in 496 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Charles Hepburn Stuart Forbes Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton., 1884-1942.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/162-173
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1884-1942.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Papers of the Trefusis Family.
Papers of Culloden House.
File
Identifier: Acc.14543
Scope and Contents
Includes inventories of furniture, lists of portraits, and inventories of plate and silver contained in the house.
Dates:
1787-1838.
Papers of George Chalmers: miscellaneous letters and notes., ?1790-?1829.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.9.11
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:Letters to Chalmers on various topics, 1790-1823, and undated (folio 1); notes on manuscripts of Scottish interest in the British Museum (written on paper watermarked 1801) (folio 32), on the office of Chancellor of Scotland (written on paper watermarked 1801-1807) (folio 47), on ecclesiastical matters, 1797, and undated (written on paper watermarked 1794-1796) (folio 67), and on stage-coaches (written on paper watermarked 1796-1829)...
Dates:
?1790-?1829.
Papers of George Chalmers, the antiquary, comprising drafts and notes for `The History of the Life and Reign of James the Third, the King of Scots, 1460-1488`; and, ‘An Historical Account of Printing in Scotland from 1507 to 1707.`
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.16.2.20-16.2.22
Dates:
?1st quarter of 19th century.
Papers of Messrs Morton, Smart, Macdonald and Prosser WS.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.369
Dates:
1914-1953.
Papers of the Douglas family used by the Hamilton lawyers in the Douglas Cause lawsuit, apparently to establish the principle of the Douglas succession., 1321-1707, 1712, 1761-1762.
File
Identifier: MS.5350
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Inventories, 1712, 1761, of Douglas papers in the Douglas charter chest and elsewhere. (Folio 1.)(ii) Copies and extracts, 1761-1762, of Douglas charters, 1321-1633. Many of these were printed from the originals by Sir William Fraser in ‘The Douglas book’, volume iii; only those charters not printed in this work have been indexed. (Folio 44.)(iii) Copies and extracts, 1761-1762, of Douglas deeds and writs, 1588-1707. (Folio...
Dates:
1321-1707, 1712, 1761-1762.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Papers of Andrew Stuart, the second son of Archibald Stuart, of Torrance, Writer to the Signet.
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Papers of Andrew Stuart concerning the Douglas Cause.
Papers of the Faculty of Advocates chiefly concerning exemptions from Jury Service.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/17
Dates:
1793-1814.
Papers of the Faculty of Advocates concerning the case of Messrs Tait against James A Maconochie.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/19
Dates:
1823, undated.
Papers of the family of Carnegie of Craigo, 15th-20th century, of Joseph Cauvin, Writer to the Signet, 1795-1817, and of John Craigie Halket of Cramond, 1861-1910.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.267
Dates:
15th century-20th century.
Papers of the Fleming family concerning the estates of Cumbernauld and Lenzie., 1574-1783.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20786-20788
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The family estates of Cumbernauld and Lenzie in East Dunbartonshire extended into the neighbouring parishes of Monkland in Lanarkshire and Dunipace in Stirlingshire. That of Biggar in Lanarkshire included also some lands in Peeblesshire, where the Flemings were in conflict with the Tweedies of Drumelzier. Members of the family were prominent in public affairs in the 16th and 17th centuries, but the later Earls took little part in them. The male line failed in 1747, and the estates passed to...
Dates:
1574-1783.
Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs., 1437-1912, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14750-14777
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1437-1912, undated.
Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs., 1570-1764.
File
Identifier: MS.14750
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Inventories and notes, [circa 1580]-1688, of writs and legal papers (folio 1);(ii) Papers, 1570-1669, concerning the Hays of Linplum and Bara and their lands, (folio 54);(iii) Papers, 1620-1638, concerning the Newtons of that Ilk and their lands (folio 99);(iv) 'Report from William Yoole Anent the toun of Zester 1655' (folio 112);(v) Papers, 1743-1764, concerning Sir Robert Hay of Linplum:...
Dates:
1570-1764.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning estate and local affairs.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs.
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General and East Lothian papers.
Papers of the Murrays of Dollerie., 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.21173
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Typed transcripts of letters to Anthony Murray of Dollerie (died 1838) while a student at the Scots College, Douai, and later at Utrecht, 1789-90. The writers are chiefly his father and sisters, his cousins, the Murrays of Ochtertyre and the Oliphants of Condie. There are a few letters to his father, Anthony Murray (died 1790), notably from Abbé John Farquharson, Principal of the Scots College, Douai. (Folio 1.)
(ii) Typed transcript of a journal of Anthony...
Dates:
18th century.
Papers of the Skene family of Hallyards in Midlothian.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.10
Scope and Contents
Most of the documents belonged to John Skene (died 1644), the second son of Lord Curriehill, and to his son John, 2nd of Hallyards (died before 1699).The subjects include estate matters (in particular, the teinds of Hallyards) and political matters such as the sequestration of goods in the second half of the 17th century, and the raising and quartering of troops. The elder Skene was a Clerk of Session, and a number of legal papers are included in the volume, one of which (folio...
Dates:
1563-1710.
Papers of transactions and lawsuits between the Tweeddale and Lauderdale families, deriving chiefly from the marriage between the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and Lady Mary Maitland, daughter of the Duke of Lauderdale., 1632-early 18th century, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14546-14550
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1632-early 18th century, undated.
Papers relating to Castletown in the parish of Fordoun, Kincardineshire., 1792-1796.
File
Identifier: MS.2790
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) 'Account of the stocking on the farm of Castletown, 14 May, 1792' (folio 1);(ii) Diary of farm work and management, 16 May 1792-17 October 1793 (folio 2 verso);(iii) Inventory of household furniture, farm utensils, books, 1792 (folio 1 inverted);(iv) 'Accompt of money paid out by Professor John Stuart of Marischal College Aberdeen as Trustee & Executor of the Will of his Father Dr. John Stuart of Inchbreck...
Dates:
1792-1796.
Papers relating to lawsuits and copies of correspondence., 1752-1802.
File
Identifier: MS.2905
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Papers relating to lawsuits of David Nairn of Drumkilbo against James Mercer of Aldie, 1752-1756 (folio 3) and of Alexander Nairn of Drumkilbo, David's son, against Colonel William Mercer of Aldie, brother of James, 1783-1788 (folio 32). An inventory of the latter process, 1788, enumerating many of the papers in both, has been placed at folio 1. These papers are perhaps connected with the legal affairs of Baroness Nairne (Flahaut de la...
Dates:
1752-1802.
Papers relating to the death from disease of Staff Surgeon David Anderson, at Scutari, during the Crimean War.
File
Identifier: Acc.12538
Dates:
1854-1855.
Papers relating to the executry of the 1st and 2nd Earls of Buccleuch, the marriage and executry of Mary, Countess of Buccleuch, and transactions and lawsuits between the Tweeddale family and the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmouth., 1457-1708, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14542-14545
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1457-1708, undated.
Particular accounts., 1644-1692.
File
Identifier: MS.14626
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Account, 1644, of James Murray, merchant, Edinburgh, for his brother, Robert (folio 1);(ii) Account, 1646, of marriage expenses of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale (folio 2);(iii) Receipt, 13 July 1650, by Major Robert Scott 'to have received from Jon Lord Hay of Yester two horsemen' (folio 4);(iv) Accounts and related papers, 1650-1686, concerning the Tweeddale fortune, being inventories and notes of debts of the...
Dates:
1644-1692.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Personal, household and estate accounts of the Hays of Yester.
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Personal and household (Yester, Edinburgh and London) and Yester estates accounts.
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Accounts and related papers of, to or concerning the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, or Jean, Countess of Tweeddale.
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Particular and classified accounts.
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Particular accounts.
'Perfyt inventar of all the pious donationes gevin to kirks and hospitalls since the dayes of King James the first to the reigne of King James the Sixt, begune to be writtin at Edinburgh the threteint day December, 1670.’
Item
Identifier: MS.3857
Dates:
1670.
Personal and miscellaneous papers of Andrew Stuart., 1746-1791.
File
Identifier: MS.8325
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Papers, 1746-1759, concerning Andrew Stuart's legal training, including his contract of apprenticeship, and his admission to the Society of Writers to the Signet (folio 1);(ii) Inventories, 1767-1787, of personal and household possessions (folio 12).(iii) Catalogues and lists of books, 1771-1783 (folio 54).(iv) Accounts of household expenses, 1775-1777 (folio 92).(v) Accounts of horse and carriage...
Dates:
1746-1791.
Personal papers, including correspondence, of Robert Blair Wilkie and his family., 1932-2001.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12765/29-42
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists of correspondence, publications and papers of Robert Blair Wilkie (1913–1998) and his family. Robert Blair Wilkie was the curator of the Old Glasgow Museum 1965-1998 (formerly known as the People’s Palace Museum). Active member of the Scottish Nationalist movement (joined Scottish Nationalist Association under John MacCormick in 1937), in 1945 he was the SNP candidate in West Renfrewshire, and in the following year he was appointed editor of the Scots Independent...
Dates:
1932-2001.
Personal papers of the family of Erskine of Alva., 17th century-19th century.
Series
Identifier: MSS.5112-5126
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers are chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
For a genealogical tree of the Erskine family, see MS.5115.
Dates:
17th century-19th century.
Photocopies of documents formerly at Yester House., 1673-1739.
File
Identifier: MS.14810
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Poem in the hand of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale: ‘On the death of Lady Sophia Hay who dyed at Yester the 29th of April 1678 and of her age the 13th yeare’ (folio 1);(ii) Extract of the blazoning of the coat of arms borne by Sir James Hay, 1st Baronet of Linplum, 10 February 1673 (folio 4);(iii) Newsheet, Edinburgh 1715, concerning fighting between the Jacobites and the forces commanded by the Duke of Argyll (folio 5);...
Dates:
1673-1739.