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Accounts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents in which monies or goods received and paid or given out are recorded in order to permit periodic totaling. This term was not used in the published volumes of the 'Catalogue of Manuscripts Acquired Since 1925'. Such records were indexed under the subject terms Housekeeping or Prices.

Found in 2695 Collections and/or Records:

Account of books bought by Francis Fletcher, younger son of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1749-1753.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17065
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: 1749-1753.

Account of Ceylon by Lieutenant-Colonel David Robertson (afterwards Robertson-Macdonald), 1799; a copy of the original sent by him to Henry Dundas., 1799.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3970
Scope and Contents From the Series: Among the papers of the Robertsons the chief correspondents are Principal William Robertson, the historian, and his son William, a Senator of the College of Justice. The correspondence of the Principal includes letters of scholars, British and foreign (Voltaire among others), about his works, information on the American Indians, 1774-1777, and threats regarding his attitude to Roman Catholics, 1778-1779. That of Lord Robertson deals with his legal and political activities and the publication...
Dates: 1799.

Account of charge and discharge between Robert Kerr, Director of Chancery, and Alexander Campbell, his deputy, anent the fees of the Chancery., 1737-1743.

 File
Identifier: MS.17551
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The majority of the papers grouped here are Lord Milton's political papers, reflecting his manifold interests and involvements. There are however some of earlier and later date, generated or collected by other members of the Fletcher family.

Dates: 1737-1743.

Account of goods carried from Scotland to England by the West Marches., 1617-1618.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.20.6.1(vii), folios 119-130
Scope and Contents From the Series:

There is a list of contents (folio i) in the same 19th-century hand which drew up the contents list in Adv.MS.22.2.10.

Dates: 1617-1618.

Account of James Durham, argentar., 1641.

 Item
Identifier: MS.20776
Scope and Contents

The charge (folio 2) is followed by warrants by Sir James Carmichael, treasurer-depute, and receipts by James Durham, for payments. The discharge (folio 24) is arranged by section of the household and is without vouchers.

Dates: 1641.

Account of John Bisset of the Robertsons of Faskally., 1770-1774.

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Identifier: MS.1449
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Contains correspondence and papers of John Mackenzie, Advocate and a Principal Clerk of Session, of Cramond and later of Delvine (died 1731), his sons Alexander, Writer to the Signet and a Principal Clerk of Session (died 1737), and John, Writer to the Signet, Deputy-Keeper of the Signet (died 1778), and Alexander's grandson Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, Writer to the Signet (died 1835); formed a distinguished line of lawyers who were active in the affairs of their day and...
Dates: 1770-1774.

Account of Margaret Fisher, Lord Milton’s housekeeper, of corn for fowls., 1761-1763.

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Identifier: MS.17097
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: 1761-1763.

Account of the executory of Mrs Charteris (mother of Janet, Countess of Wemyss), between the Countess and Lord Elcho, her son: account and vouchers., 1739.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.80.2.66
Scope and Contents From the Series: The greater part of the series concerns in detail the administration of the Dundas estate, and consists of accounts and discharges or vouchers relating to public burdens and feu-duty, annualrent, annuities, and other regular payments, and a wide variety of transactions with merchants, tradesmen, and estate tenants and servants. More personal accounts are also represented in considerable quantity, though until the 18th century they are not clearly distinguished from the estate accounts. There...
Dates: 1739.

Account of the Incorporation of Tailors of the Canongate, of monies given to the poor., 1749-1796.

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Identifier: MS.1972
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.

Dates: 1749-1796.

Account of Thomas Spottiswood, notary public, for disbursements in the case of Sir Robert Fletcher., 1663.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.1562
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Ch.1492-1539 relate to a family of Spottiswood (most often spelt Spottiswod; also other variants) in Edinburgh.

Dates: 1663.

Accountant's notes on various accounts, with accounts concerning West Pencaitland., 1809-1830, undated.

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Identifier: MS.17388
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i)Accountant's notes, with Henry Davidson's comments, on the accounts for 1809-1811 (folio 1) 1811-1813 (folio 20), and 1817-1824 (folio 42), and on the West Pencaitland accounts for 1818-1829 (folio 52) 1812, 1816, 1830, undated;

(ii) Accounts concerning West Pencaitland for crops for 1818 to 1829 (folio 68).

Dates: 1809-1830, undated.

Accounts., 1776-1802.

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Identifier: MS.14689
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Indian accounts, 1782-1785 (folio 1);(ii) Accounts of the 7th Marquess of Tweeddale when residing at Thirlestane Castle, 1784-1786 (folio 9);(iii) Accounts relating to the lease of Bonnington House, Ratho, 1786-1788 (folio 32);(iv) Discharges by Margaret, daughter of Lord William Hay of Newhall, 1792-1794 (folio 48), and by Mary Campbell of Shawfield, widow of Major William Hay, 1792-1800 (folio 54);...
Dates: 1776-1802.

Accounts, 1624-1856, undated, and financial papers, 1675-1902, undated, of the family of Lockhart of Lee and Carnwath., 1624-1902, undated.

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Identifier: MS.27540
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: 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: 1624-1902, undated.