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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:

Legal and political correspondence and papers of Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, Senator of the College of Justice.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.9.1.1-9.1.13
Scope and Contents

Included in the papers are letters, 1831-1849, of Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, Senator of the College of Justice, to Cockburn, and some notes, undated, for Jeffrey`s biography.

The legal papers are concerned mainly with trials in which Cockburn appeared as counsel, and consist largely of briefs drawn up for his instruction, copies of the precognitions of witnesses, and some printed material relating to the cases.

Dates: 1810-1849.

Legal case papers of Judge David A O Edward, QC, with related documents.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10046/1-70
Scope and Contents

Professional papers as counsel, 1979-89, of David A O Edward, QC, Salvesen Professor of European Institutions at the University of Edinburgh, 1985-9, and from 1989 a Judge of the European Community Court of the First Instance.

Dates: 1956-1989.

Legal documents and commissions from the papers of the family of Menzies of Menzies.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.8925-8946
Scope and Contents

An inventory is available.

Dates: 1632-1868.

Legal documents forming part of the collection of papers of Charles Steuart.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.3801-4020
Scope and Contents

The papers consist mainly of letters of attorney by various customs officials, with bonds, wills, etc.

Dates: 1524, 1540, 1717-1797, 1882.

Legal documents from the Halkett collection.

 Series
Identifier: Ch.10672-10673

Legal manuscript, 4 November 1609 to 12 December 1623, containing abstract decisions of the Court of Session, Edinburgh.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7938
Scope and Contents

With other legal notes, early 17th century.

Dates: early 17th century.

Legal notebook in shorthand, with references to cases for illustration.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.7.6
Scope and Contents

Inside the notebook on the board is written ‘Mich[s] Term. 12 Geo. II. 1738. C.B.’

Dates: 1738.

Legal notebook ‘on law and practice’ in shorthand.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.3.7
Scope and Contents

Subjects on the margin in ordinary writing, remarks in shorthand in centre of page. No name or date.

Dates: 18th century.

Legal notes in two separate series: (i) `Some additional remarks upon the Viscount of Stairs his Institutiones of the Law of Scotland`; (ii) `Treatise of Teynds`.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.11
Scope and Contents (i) `Some additional remarks upon the Viscount of Stairs his Institutiones of the Law of Scotland`, compiled following the publication of Stair`s ‘Institutions of the law of Scotland’, probably by or for Robert Bennet (1644-1722), Advocate and Dean of Faculty, whose ex libris appears on the back fly-leaf of the volume.(ii) `Treatise of Teynds`, a collection of forms and styles, acts, decisions and proceedings relating to the teind law and its administration by the Commissioners...
Dates: Circa 1644-1690.

Legal papers, 1901-1912, relating to the Trust of Mr Alexander Low Bruce and his African Estates.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13503
Scope and Contents

Legal agreements, 1901-1912, relating to the Alexander Low Bruce Trust, and disposal and legal status of his African Estates.

Dates: 1901-1912

Legal papers concerning the property of Silvermills, Edinburgh.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11723
Scope and Contents

Includes papers concerning the affairs of the Law, Riddell, Vere and other families, and the sequestration of Henry Raeburn and Co, Leith.

Dates: circa 1850-1915.