Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Auldbar was bought in 1753 by William Chalmers, a Gibraltar merchant whose family had owned land in Aberdeenshire, at Federate and Hazlehead. His father and brother were physicians in Aberdeen, and the papers as arranged below begin with medical records of these men. An important section concerns the trade and administration of Gibraltar in the second quarter of the 18th century, and there is also much mercantile correspondence of the 18th and early 19th centuries. As with the rest of this...

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Ch.1492-1539 relate to a family of Spottiswood (most often spelt Spottiswod; also other variants) in Edinburgh.

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...

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The contents consist chiefly of the papers of Charles Hunter, Cadet, of Seaside and relating in particular to the sale of his estates in 1848. Also papers of his son, Andrew Hunter, Coffee Planter, Ceylon. Andrew Hunter's papers are of considerable interest providing some useful material for plantation management and colonial life in the Ceylon of the early 1860's.

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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.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The papers, with some exceptions, have been arranged in the following categories:Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.1.18: Correspondence.80.2.1-80.2.66: Financial papers.80.3.1-80.3.57: Account books.80.4.1-80.4.16: Miscellaneous estate papers.80.5.1-80.5.6: Legal papers.80.6.1-80.6.14: Notes and notebooks of George Dundas of Dundas, Advocate.80.7.1-80.7.14: Miscellaneous papers and books.The main exceptions are...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: George Combe was educated at Edinburgh High School and at Edinburgh University, where he studied law; he became a Writer to the Signet in 1812. At this time he began to study the phrenological works of Franz Josef Gall and Johann Kaspar Spurzheim, and soon became a fervent advocate of that science. In 1837 he gave up his legal practice to devote himself to spreading the causes of phrenology, secular education, and criminal and prison reform, travelling widely in Europe and America. His views...

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Included with the documents is a lease, 1758, 1763, of houses to William MacGregor in France.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Report, 1813, by George Brown on damage caused to the lands of Easter and Wester Bonar by the construction of the Bonar bridge and road;(ii) Papers relating to the sale or lease of estates of Letterfourie, Corriedown, and Walkerdales, Banffshire, 1781;(iii) Plan, 1795, of ground in Muirtown, Elgin, leased to the New Thread Company;(iv) Particulars of sale, and abstract of the contents and rental of the lands of...

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Papers and accounts concerning the barley-mill, chiefly its establishment and its lease to Joseph Christy (folio 1) and the bleachfield, 1722-1756 (see also the papers of the British Linen Company, MSS.17594-17600) (folio 126).

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The papers include accounts of the Duke of Argyll’s accountant and chamberlain, notes by Lord Milton, instructions for action, rentals, tacks, petitions, papers on animals and food, and papers on woods and enclosures.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Accounts and correspondence, 1729-1910, undated, chiefly concerning building at Yester House (folio 1);(ii) Registered bond of servitude, 1732, by William Smellie, mason, to the City of Edinburgh (folio 151);(iii) Tack, 1740, between the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale and John Home, coach-maker, concerning the former’s coach-house in St. Mary Street (folio 135);(iv) Letter, 1797, of Robert Somerville concerning the...

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...

Scope and Contents The first part of the volume consists of papers of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, mostly in his capacity of Master of the Metals and Minerals, and of his brother Sir David Lindsay of Edzell (see also Adv.MS.19.1.24). These are followed by papers concerning the Covenanters and the Scots Commissioners at Ripon and London. The remainder mostly concern Lord Menmuir`s grandson, Alexander, Lord Lindsay of Balcarres, later the first Earl, who joined the Covenanters, but after taking part in the...

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The material is chiefly accounts, tacks and papers concerning grass sales.

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The material is chiefly accounts, tacks and papers concerning grass sales.

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The material is chiefly accounts, tacks and papers concerning grass sales.

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When General John Fletcher died in 1806, his legitimate children Andrew and Henry were infants. He had previously appointed curators for them and trustees for his affairs. In this section are the papers acquired and generated by these curators and trustees over the succeeding half-century, mostly through their clerks, John Home, Writer to the Signet and William Home, Writer to the Signet.

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The estate of Brunstane, to the east of Edinburgh, was bought from Sir John Hume of Manderston (see MS.17729) by the 2nd Duke of Argyll and resold to Lord Milton in 1733; it was sold on the latter's death.

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The material is chiefly accounts, tacks and papers concerning grass sales.

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The material is chiefly accounts, tacks and papers concerning grass sales.

Scope and Contents Contains:195. Draft obligation Mr John Skene of Halzardis to pay the teinds of Halbarnes and Halzairdis to the King if he be found liable. Edinburgh, 23 April 1630. Witnesses: Sir Thomas Hoip of Craighall and Mr William Maxwell his servitor. 196. Inventory of the writs delivered to Mr Robert Learmonthe, advocate, pertaining to Mr John Skene concerning the lands of Halzairdis and Halbarnes, 25 documents 1560 – 6 May 1630 listed. 197. Double of 196. 198. Exchequer receipt to Mr...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Most of these papers consist of titles and estate papers relating to the lands of Carntyne and Shettleston in Glasgow. They are particularly important for the history of the colliery at Westmuir from the death of John Gray of Carntyne in 1796 until that of his grandson, the Rev John Hamilton Gray, in 1867, but there is material from both before, and in particular from after that period. Robert Gray (d.1833) was a resident landowner, and an enthusiastic coalmaster. Though not all the Westmuir...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Papers, 1866-1868, in a lawsuit concerning the thirlage of tenants on the Kilbride estate to Phillipshill mill (folio 1);(ii) Papers, 1872-1884, concerning the sale of lands in Kilbride to the Caledonian Railway (folio 83);(iii) Papers, 1881, 1904, concerning the sale of land for East Kiibride parish school (folio 105);(iv) Printed legal papers, 1887-1889, concerning the payment of casualties on the Kilbride...