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 468 Collections and/or Records:
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 a dispute with Edinburgh Town Council.
Series
Identifier: F.R.339r/11(i)-F.R.339r/11(iii)
Dates:
1633-1699, undated.
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 Faculty of Advocates concerning the City of Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/12
Dates:
1690-1695, 1731, 1749-1790, undated.
Papers of the families of Crawfurd of Kilbirnie and of Jordanhill.
File
Identifier: MS.20988
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) Legal documents and correspondence, 1488-1789 (folio 1); (ii) Notes, ?1786-1821, on legal cases (folio 33); (iii) Genealogical papers, 1707-1731, undated (folio 65); (iv) Poetry, 18th century-19th century, including an early copy, dated 1734, of Allan Ramsay's poem, 'The Thimble' (folio 93); (v) Notes, undated, by George Crawfurd, the antiquary, and a translation of a charter, 1748, by Thomas Ruddiman (folio 107).
Dates:
1488-1821, undated.
Papers of the families of Maxwell of Steilston, MacMurdo, and Newhall of Goldielea.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7199
Dates:
circa 1630-1940.
Papers of the family of Ballantyne of Holylee.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.253
Scope and Contents
Includes letters of J G Lockhart and Robert Cadell.
Dates:
18th century-19th century.
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 family of Douglas of Cavers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6803
Dates:
15th century to 19th century.
Papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas.
Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.1.1-80.7.14
Scope and Contents
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...
Dates:
16th century-1924.
Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
Series
Identifier: MSS.16501-17880
Scope and Contents
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:
12th century-mid 20th century.
Papers of the family of Foulis of Ravelston and Woodhall.
Series
Identifier: MSS.6141-6155
Scope and Contents
Sir William Foulis, 8th Baronet, married in 1843 Henrietta Ramage Liston, the great niece and heiress of Sir Robert Liston, the diplomatist. He then assumed the additional name of Liston before his own.
Dates:
1655-1891.
Papers of the family of Galbraith of Blackhouse.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7233
Dates:
1609-19th century.
Papers of the family of Gordon of Halmyre and Gordonstoun, including correspondence, catalogues of books, commissions, financial papers and legal papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4642/1-12
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1630, [?1743]-1885, 1911, undated.
Papers of the family of Graham of Airth.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12290
Scope and Contents
Includes papers of related families including Stirling of Ardoch and Strowan, a family bible and printed material.
Dates:
18th century to 19th century.
Papers of the family of Lockhart of Lee and Carnwath.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.27501-27598
Scope and Contents
Lockharts held the barony of Lee in Lanarkshire from the 14th century at least, but apart from a few charters this collection dates from the 17th to the early 20th century. The direct line of lairds of Lee, from Sir James, Lord Justice Clerk, and Sir William, Cromwell's ambassador, died out in 1777. Lee then came into the possession of the descendants of Sir James's younger son, Sir George Lockhart, Lord President, who had acquired large holdings of land consolidated into the baronies of...
Dates:
1502-20th century.
Papers of the family of Smythe of Methven, consisting mainly of material on estate and legal affairs of the Smythes and other related families.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.331
Dates:
1711-1806.
Papers of the family of Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode, from Spottiswoode House.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2933-2953
Dates:
1540-1851.
Papers of the Fraser family of Strichen; with papers of the Fraser family of Lovat.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.327
Scope and Contents
The papers are chiefly those of the Frasers of Strichen. Those of the Frasers of Lovat relate to the Strichen family establishing its claim to the Fraser of Lovat title.
Dates:
15th century-19th century.
Papers of the Gordon family of Halmyre and Gordonstoun.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.115- is now Acc.4642.
Dates:
Late 18th century-19th century.
Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
Series
Identifier: MSS.14401-14827
Scope and Contents
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:
1486-mid 20th century, undated.
Papers of the Hon. Arthur R D Elliot relating to his financial affairs.
Series
Identifier: Dep.318- is now MSS.19572-19573 and Ch.15393-15396.
Dates:
1884-1923.