Legal documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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 1551 Collections and/or Records:
The Honourable George Henry Douglas, Admiral, nephew of Lord Strathnairn., 1841-1874.
Series
Identifier: Ch.2620-2626
Thomas Mackay Cooper's Opinions as Counsel., 1933-1934
Series
Identifier: Acc.6188/1-2
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The surviving personal and legal papers of Thomas Mackay Cooper, Baron Cooper of Culross, judge and historian (1892-1955). Lord Cooper passed Advocate in 1915 and was created a K.C. in 1927. He was Conservative M.P. for West Edinburgh, 1935-41, Solicitor-General for Scotland, 1935, and Lord Advocate, 1935-41. In 1941 he succeeded as Lord Justice Clerk with the judicial title of Lord Cooper, and became Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session from January 1947 to...
Dates:
1933-1934
Titledeeds of the lands of Touch in Dunfermline., 1566-1652.
Series
Identifier: Ch.12948-12955
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.
Dates:
1566-1652.
Transcript, early-mid twentieth century, of Habbakkuk Bisset’s ‘Rolment of Courtis’., [1626.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.1.1
Transcript, early-mid twentieth century, of Habbakkuk Bisset’s ‘Rolment of Courtis’., [1626.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.1.2
Transcript, early-mid twentieth century, of Habbakkuk Bisset’s ‘Rolment of Courtis’., [Circa 1626.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.1.3
Transcript, early-mid twentieth century, of Habbakkuk Bisset’s ‘Rolment of Courtis’., [Circa 1626.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.37.1.4
Transcript of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’., 1780.
Item
Identifier: MS.8421
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The transcript was attested a true copy by R J Sulivan, Judge Advocate.
Dates:
1780.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart.
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Papers of James Stuart concerning the Pigot Affair.
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Transcripts of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’.
Transcripts from Patrick Grant, Lord Elchies, notes on session papers., 1742-1749
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.24.5.10
Transcripts from Patrick Grant, Lord Elchies, notes on session papers., 1742-1749.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.24.5.11
Transcripts from Patrick Grant, Lord Elchies, notes on session papers., 1740-1742
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.24.5.12
Transcripts from Patrick Grant, Lord Elchies, notes on session papers., 1741-1749.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.24.5.13
Transcripts of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’., 1780.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8421-8423
Scope and Contents
The transcript was attested a true copy by R J Sulivan, Judge Advocate.
Dates:
1780.
Trial of Christian Ross Malcolmson, Agnes Roy (folio 25 verso) and Gredoch Malcolmson (folio 27 verso) alleged co-conspirators with Katherine Ross, Lady Foullis (wife of Robert Mor Munro, 15th Baron Foullis) against Robert Munro, appearand of Foullis and Marjorie Campbell, young Lady Balnagowan., 1577.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.9.7(ii), folios 20-29
Scope and Contents
The trial was held in the Cathedral church of Ross in Fortrose on 27th November 1577, by Walter Urquhart sheriff of Cromarty and Robert Munro of Foullis. The document appears to be the earliest surviving example of a local witchcraft trial held under a royal commission.Katherine Ross was later tried and acquitted in 1590 for her part in the attempted murder of the young lady and laird and the actual murder of the nurse who accidentally tasted the poison. Her trial is printed in...
Dates:
1577.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Books and papers of John Riddell, the peerage lawyer.
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Printed books, manuscripts, correspondence and papers from the Riddell Collection.
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Manuscripts from the Riddell Collection.
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Small miscellany of legal papers, arranged as far as possible in a single chronological sequence.
Tweeddale court, relating to property at the Netherbow, Edinburgh., 1598-1670.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.11441-11497
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Dates:
1598-1670.
Two contiguous vellum fragments of what appears to be an English legal document, possibly an inventory, to which several corrections have been made., ?Late 16th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.84.1.37
Scope and Contents
Together the fragments form a fragment of approximately 3 x 7 inches. They had been used as binding strips in a copy (pressmark DD.2/1.11) of ‘S.P.N. Eustathii … in Hexahemeron commentarius (etc.)’ (Lugduni, 1629), by Saint Eustathius, Bishop of Antioch.
Dates:
?Late 16th century.
Two notebooks, one containing poetry and the other a few legal and financial jottings of Lord Milton., 18th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17800-17801
Scope and Contents
In both volumes each page has been ruled in three columns, each column headed by three letters in an alphabetical sequence. The purpose for which this was intended has not been carried out and the volumes have been adapted for other uses.
Dates:
18th century.
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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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Academic and literary papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Two short, nearly contiguous vertical strips of vellum from what appears to be a French legal document., 16th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.84.1.47
Scope and Contents
The fragments had been used as binding strips in a copy (pressmark K.50.f) of ‘M. Acci Plauti comoediae viginti’ (Lugduni Batavorum, 1593).
Dates:
16th century.
Two vellum fragments stuck together, which appear to be from two unrelated English legal documents., ?16th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.84.1.38
Scope and Contents
The larger of the fragments is apparently signed J Osborne at Westminster, 12 February 1563, and refers to one John Jeffery.
The fragments had been used as a binding strip in a copy (pressmark FF.1/2.14) of ‘Petri Canisii Societatis Jesu opus catechisticum’, (Lutetiæ Parisiorum, 1618), by Saint Peter [Canisius].
Dates:
?16th century.
Ugston and Belton., 1585-1586.
File
Identifier: Ch.11667-11668
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Dates:
1585-1586.
Valuations, lists, and legal papers, loosely bound together, concerning the parish of St Ninians., 1723-1803.
File
Identifier: MS.9679
Scope and Contents
The legal papers chiefly concern the struggle between the Kirk Session and the heritors over the right of patronage.
Dates:
1723-1803.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of and concerning the firm of William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers in Bannockburn; and concerning the parish of St Ninians, Stirlingshire.
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Papers collected by Walter McCulloch, schoolmaster in St Ninians, in his capacity as session clerk, concerning the parish of St Ninians.
Various agreements concerning the publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith., 1845-1865.
File
Identifier: MS.42610
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1845-1865.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers concerning the publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith.
Various financial, legal and personal papers of Andrew Stuart., 1727-1800.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5390-5404
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Andrew Stuart was a noted lawyer and politician. As lawyer he acted as agent for some important Scottish noble families, in particular the Dukes of Hamilton; as politician he represented Lanarkshire in Parliament, and was a member of the Board of Trade in Lord North's administration. The papers here are almost entirely of a legal and personal nature.
Dates:
1727-1800.
Various judicial papers of the 7th Lord Hay of Yester., 1603-1607.
File
Identifier: Ch.10736-10742
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Dates:
1603-1607.
Various legal and financial papers concerning Peeblesshire estates., [Circa 1560]-17th century, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14768-14769
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:
[Circa 1560]-17th century, undated.
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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Papers concerning Peeblesshire estates.