Legal instruments.
Found in 132 Collections and/or Records:
Instrument of delivery of corn, etc., by William Colzear, occupier of Pitconnoquhie and Hilton, to George Halket of Pitfirren., 6 December 1574.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Instrument of discharge by James Redheugh and Isobel Murray, his wife, of victual out of Ochtertyre., 14 November 1573.
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Instrument of Elizabeth, Countess of Linlithgow against Patrick, 1st Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne., 1653.
Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.
Instrument of process before Sir Gilbert Johnstoun of Elphinstone, sheriff of Edinburgh, by William, Lord Abernethy, concerning his courts in Glencorse and Saltoun., 17 February 1482/1483.
The 8th Lord sold many of the estates and borrowed extensively on the security of Saltoun, which was the subject of endless dispute after his death in 1612.
Instrument of receipt by James Ouchterlony, son of deceased John Ouchterlony from John Crichton of Ruthvens of 400 merks., February 1577/1578.
The escheat of Sir William Ouchterlony was assigned to Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1630.
Instrument of sasine, 1613, concerning lands in the barony of Crawfordjohn.
With three documents, 1720, 1873, 1887, concerning ancestors of the donor, Donald Mackenzie.
Instrument of sasine concerning property in St Andrews, with two indentures.
Instrument of sasine in favour of John Alexander of land in Aberdeen.
Instrument of the colliers of Airth against Sir John Bruce of Airth., 1619.
Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.
Instrument on application to have Beatrice Douglas made curator of her son, William, Earl Marischal., 10 April 1529.
Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.
Instrument on the sale by Olivier Mouster and Jeanne Darmentary, to Matthieu Vreau, merchant in St Émilien, of property in the parish of St Suplice., 1583.
Instrument taken by Duncan [?] for admittance to a vicarage., 23 May 1577.
Instrument taken by James Fletcher, burgess of Dundee, skipper of the Pearl of Dundee, and Jacques Carret, a Fleming, against Robert Balloch, messenger., 26 March 1599.
The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.
Lease and release of part of the Higher Plantation, Tobago (including named enslaved people) in favour of William Marshall, Glasgow.
Lease and release, 1774, of John Young and John Macrae concerning the conveyance of part of Higher Plantation, Tobago, in favour of William Marshall.
Legal and estate papers of the family of Foulis of Ravelston and Woodhall., 1860-1891.
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.
Legal and financial papers concerning Thomas Moore., 1821-1853.
Legal and financial papers concerning Washington Irving., 1820-1851.
The papers here concern legal and financial matters between Irving and the publishing house of Murray. The legal instruments concern the copyrights of works by Washington Irving while the financial instruments are mainly in relation to payments that Murray made to Irving.
Legal correspondence and papers of the Library of the Kirk of Saltoun., 1898-1899, 1920-1939.
Includes:
18 volumes of sermons
three volumes of library catalogue
papers concerning the management of the Library and of the affairs of the parish.
Legal document of Barbara Jamieson and William Jamieson., 1819.
Concerning Barbara Jamieson’s entitlement to a share of her uncle James Innes’ estate.
Legal document of Thomas Strong and William Strong., 1814.
Concerning the sale of the vessel the Coldstream Packet to Robert Scollay.
Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1664-1829.
Legal instruments concerning the interests of John Murray, publishers, in the copyright of certain works by Washington Irving., 1828-1851.
Letter and legal documents of and concerning George Jameson, Provost of Cupar, Fife.
Letter of poinding, 1656, against the shire of Renfrew.
With patent, 1839, to Abraham Bury.