Legal documents.
Subject
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Scope Note: Documents having legal relevance in general. For documents that give expression to a legal act or agreement for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right, or for the purpose of furnishing evidence of a right, use ""legal instruments"".
Found in 468 Collections and/or Records:
21 documents relating to the lands of Curriehill near Edinburgh.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12778
Dates:
circa 1693-1721
28 letters of Richard Holden, merchant, Bristol, to his father, Richard Holden, of Baldovie, Dundee, and his brothers, John and Abraham.
File
Identifier: Acc.10765-is now MS.50266
Scope and Contents
Some letters concern the slave trade.
With two legal documents of the Holden family, Baldovie.
Dates:
1747-1771.
535 legal papers pertaining to lands of the Earls of Galloway.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.9075
Dates:
1580-1699.
A collection of formal papers, relating to the surgeon, Robert Liston.
Series
Identifier: Ch.5832-5846
Scope and Contents
Comprises: instruments of sasine, 1626-1756, mostly relating to properties in Culross (Ch.5832-5838), papers, mostly passports, 1794-1818, of his uncle, Sir Robert Liston (Ch.5839-5842), and four formal documents of his own, 1814, 1818 (Ch.5943-5946). An inventory has been placed with the collection.
Dates:
1626-1818.
A miscellaneous collection of documents.
File
Identifier: Ch.5901-5910
Scope and Contents
Ch.5902-5903 and Ch.5905 refer to members of the Pitcairn family of Forthar; the remainder concern transactions between John Mowat and James Fullarton, burgesses in Edinburgh. Ch.5901 is an abstract of the documents.
Dates:
1653-1661.
`A Perfect Inventor of all the Pious Donations Given to the Kirks and Hospitals in Scotland since the days of K. Iames 1 To the Regne of King Iames the vi. With Additions. Edenburgh Writen 12 novr i702 by R:M:` (i.e. Robert Mylne).
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.13.2.7
Scope and Contents
The title is recorded on folio 1.The volume consists of a copy of a list of summaries of formal or legal documents relating to bequests of money and property to various religious institutions from the early fifteenth century (undated, but before 1425) to 1592, followed by summaries of bequests made at various times between 1613 and 1652 (folio 51) and `Additions` (folio 59 verso) consisting of further summaries of bequests made both before and after the Reformation, down to...
Dates:
1st quarter of 15th century-1703.
`A perfyte inventar of all the pious donations gevin to kirks and hospitalls since the dayes of king James the first to the reigne of king James the sixt`.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.25
Scope and Contents
The title is taken from folio 1.The volume consists of a copy in a late seventeenth-century hand of a list of summaries of formal or legal documents relating to bequests of money and property to various religious institutions, from the early fifteenth century (undated, but before 1425) to 1592, followed by summaries of bequests made at various times between 1613 and 1652 (folio 60). The entries do not appear to have been written in any order, although a roughly...
Dates:
1st quarter of 15th century-1652.
Abbreviated copy of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, "Laws and Customs of Scotland in Matters Criminal".
Item
Identifier: Acc.8270
Dates:
late 17th century.
Abridged copy, 1673-1731, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.2.3
Dates:
1633.
Accounts and papers of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (Darien Company).
Fonds
Identifier: Adv.MSS.83.1.1-83.9.3
Dates:
1694-1709.
Accounts and vouchers of the Faculty of Advocates.
Series
Identifier: F.R.339r/22(i)-(F.R.339r/22ii)
Dates:
1695-1865.
Additional papers to the collection of John Riddell, the Peerage lawyer.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.2.1-81.2.10
Scope and Contents
Most of the correspondence is addressed to James Law, Writer to the Signet, who acted as London agent in many Peerage Cases in which Riddell was involved; and much of it is from other lawyers.
Dates:
16th century-19th century.
‘Admiralty collections’, containing copies of ordinances, tables, orders and notes concerning the office and jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty of England.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.4.6
Dates:
17th century.
Agreement between Domenico Ronca and Thomas Carlyle and receipt of Ronca to Carlyle.
File
Identifier: Acc.10582
Scope and Contents
Agreement and receipt concern the keeping of fowl at 6 Cheyne Row.
With letter of Jane W Carlyle to John A Carlyle concerning the building of a client room by Thomas Carlyle.
Dates:
1853.
Amalgamation of Durie’s ‘Decisions’ and Hope’s, Balfour’s, Spottiswoode’s, and Haddington’s ‘Practicks’.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.24.2.3(i)-(iii)
Dates:
17th century.
Balcarres Papers.
Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.29.2.1-29.2.9a
Scope and Contents
In the original inventory (a copy of which is at MS.3581, folios 6-7) signed by Thomas Ruddiman, then Underkeeper of the Library, the papers are listed in thirty-eight bundles. Most of these were arranged and bound during the period 1820-1849. Of the remainder, Adv.MSS.19.1.24 and 29.2.9a were bound in 1896, when it was not realised that Adv.MS.19.1.24 belonged to the collection. Adv.MS.16.2.3, now a small quarto volume, had also become separated from the rest of the papers, but can be...
Dates:
1231-1686, and undated.
“Blair’s Collections”: Session papers of Robert Blair of Avonton, Lord President of the Court of Session.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.7.1.11-7.1.17
Dates:
1796-1811.
‘Booke of the lawe of Olerone: as also for the holding of the Courte of the Admyrallte’ by James Humfrey, with lists of English ships and of ships’ stores.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.6.7
Dates:
1568.
Borthwick of Crookston legal papers, and other documents of Scottish provenance, 1513-1822.
...
Identifier: Acc.13043
Scope and Contents
A collection of legal documents, 1452-1943, concerning the family of Borthwick of Crookston and some of their lands in the Scottish Borders, together with seven miscellaneous Scottish documents, 1513-1933, partly issued by the Scottish court. 1-16 Borthwick of Crookston papers1 Charter, 1 Feb. 1452, of King James II, freeing John Borthwick, son of William Borthwick of Crookston, from ward. With seal of James II attached.2 Letter of reversion, 1458, of...
Dates:
1452-1933.
Business and legal papers of James Gentleman, merchant, Edinburgh.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12184
Scope and Contents
Papers largely concern Gentleman`s Leith shipping interests; includes unrelated legal papers.
Dates:
1838-1893.
Business and personal papers of William Sim, colour manufacturer.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.103- is now Acc.4496.
Dates:
1837-1925.
Case papers for the prosecution case in the impeachment of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.
File
Identifier: Acc.11974
Dates:
circa 1806.
Certificates and formal documents from the papers of Charles Murray, the poet and South African civil servant.
Series
Identifier: Ch.17411-17423
Dates:
1884-1940.
Charters and formal documents from the archive of the Flemings of Wigtown.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15531-16730
Scope and Contents
For a detailed description see MS.20771.
Dates:
13th-18th century.
Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.16851-17324
Scope and Contents
More detailed lists are available on request.
Dates:
1254-1870.