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Account books.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books in which financial accounts are kept.

Found in 1294 Collections and/or Records:

Account book of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, containing memoranda, list of debts, and accounts, 1727-1728., 1726-1728.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16957
Scope and Contents

The accounts relate chiefly to the estate of Aberlady (see MSS.17450-17472).

There is also a legal note, 1726 (folio 2 inverted), and two recipes (folio 5 verso inverted).

Dates: 1726-1728.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun. / Financial books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Octavo account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.

Account book of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, with an extract in prose and verse, perhaps from a play, and some memoranda., 1722-1723.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16954
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1722-1723.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun. / Financial books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Octavo account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.

Account book of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, with some legal definitions and memoranda., 1722-1723.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16953
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1722-1723.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun. / Financial books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Octavo account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.

Account book of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, with some memoranda., 1721-1722.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16950
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1721-1722.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun. / Financial books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Octavo account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.

Account book of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, with some memoranda., 1723-1724.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16956
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.

Dates: 1723-1724.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun. / Financial books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton. / Octavo account books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.

Account-book of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, while a student at Oxford., 1815-1816.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17072
Scope and Contents From the Series: 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: 1815-1816.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.

Account-book of Anne Charlotte Stirling, wife of William Stirling of Castlemilk, containing household and other expenses., 1831-1875.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5342
Scope and Contents

The volume is lettered 'Rental Book of Castlemilk'.

Dates: 1831-1875.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Muniments of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.

Account book of Archibald Campbell Colquhoun, Lord Clerk Register.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10684
Scope and Contents

The account book includes accounts of income from and expenditure on the Killermont, Clathick and Garscadden estates, and the office of the Lord Clerk Register. There are also accounts of personal and household expenditure.

Dates: 1818-1820.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Account book of Archibald Hamilton, merchant in Edinburgh, and brother of Lord Presmennan.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.3.2
Scope and Contents

There is a gap in the accounts between 1667 and 1671. Hamilton appears to have dealt in general merchandise, and to have had shares in several ships trading to Holland, France and Spain.

On folio 1, Hamilton has written the dates of his marriages and of the births of his children.

Dates: 1657-1679.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Account book of Baron Mure containing personal accounts and estate affairs., 1756-1763.

 Item
Identifier: MS.4981
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.

Dates: 1756-1763.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Mure of Caldwell. / Account books of the families of Mure of Caldwell and Mure of Glanderston, and related material.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1826.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14074
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1826.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1827.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14075
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1827.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1828.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14076
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1828.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1835-1836.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14083
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1835-1836.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1811-1812.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14054
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1811-1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1812.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14055
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1812.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14056
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1812.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1813.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14057
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1813.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1813-1814.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14058
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1813-1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1814-1815.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14060
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1814-1815.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1815.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14061
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1815.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1815-1816.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14062
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1815-1816.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1817-1818.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14063
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1817-1818.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1818-1819.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14064
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1818-1819.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

Account book of Bowland farm., 1819-1820.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14066
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The account books provide a detailed and day-to-day picture of the husbandry practised and the improvements carried out at Bowland in this period.

Dates: 1819-1820.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker and his family concerning family and estate affairs. / Complete set of Bowland farm account books from the time of Alexander Walker's purchase of the property in 1811 to 1840.

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