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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 343 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and papers, including typescripts, proofs and financial records, of Akros Publications, 'Akros' magazine and Duncan Glen.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7125 Box 1(1)-Box 46(2)
Scope and Contents

Including manuscripts, typescripts, and proofs of poems, articles, and reviews, with correspondence and accounts.

Dates: 1962-1976, undated.

Correspondence and papers of and concerning the family of Anderson of St. Germains and their descendants, being chiefly the correspondence of Warren Hastings Anderson (died 1875), son of David Anderson of St. Germains (1751-1825).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.14842-14847
Scope and Contents

Warren Hastings Anderson entered the merchant house of his uncle, Robert Anderson and Company, St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, in 1813, becoming a partner in 1818. From then until the 1850s he spent most of his life in Italy and France engaged in trade, finally retiring to Bowerhouse near Dunbar. Family, personal and legal material predominates in this collection.

Dates: 1792-mid 20th century.

Correspondence and papers of and concerning the painter, Hope James Stewart (died 1881).

 File
Identifier: MS.9738
Scope and Contents

The correspondence (folio 1) contains personal letters, letters on financial matters, and letters about his work. A few of these, dated 1885-1888 and addressed to his wife, concern his portrait of Sir William Hamilton. The correspondence is followed by accounts and financial papers (folio 145), and by miscellaneous papers (folio 185).

Dates: 1857-1888, undated.

Correspondence and papers of Elizabeth Chaffard and her family.

 File
Identifier: MS.9685
Scope and Contents

Madame Chaffard ran a millinery and dress-making business in Edinburgh, but during the period 1866-1867, to which most of the letters belong, she lived in Brighton and the business was managed by her sister, Mrs Mary Carmichael. The letters concern family matters as well as the firm's accounts and its day-to-day management.

Dates: 1844-1899.

Correspondence and papers of Sir Henry Lindsay Bethune.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8959
Scope and Contents

Concerning Bethune`s military career in Persia.

Including instructions, firmans (royal mandate or decree), commissions and bills.

Dates: 1813-1851.

Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.21001-21069
Scope and Contents

Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.

Dates: 1802-mid 20th century, undated.

Correspondence, estate, financial, and legal papers of the Hunters of Glencarse and Seaside.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.19711-19733
Scope and Contents

The contents consist chiefly of the papers of Charles Hunter, Cadet, of Seaside and relating in particular to the sale of his estates in 1848. Also papers of his son, Andrew Hunter, Coffee Planter, Ceylon. Andrew Hunter's papers are of considerable interest providing some useful material for plantation management and colonial life in the Ceylon of the early 1860's.

Dates: 1685-1890, undated.

Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21101-21191
Scope and Contents The Murray papers concern chiefly their estates in Perthshire, but there is also some family correspondence, household accounts and inventories, and letters and papers of Jacobite interest. Of particular interest is the fine series of letters of General Sir George Murray written during his campaigns in the Peninsula and elsewhere.The papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal came to the Murrays of Ochtertyre following the marriage of Helen, heiress of Sir Alexander Keith of Dunnottar...
Dates: 15th century-1934, undated.

Correspondence, legal papers and accounts of John Robertson, planter in Jamaica, and James Robertson, planter in Jamaica, and later of Kelso.

 File
Identifier: MS.20991
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) Letters, 1765-1821, of and concerning the Robertson family with many concerning the estate of James Aitchison, planter in Jamaica, (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous legal papers, 1765-1826, chiefly concerning the division of the estate of James Robertson, 1821-1826 (folio 46); (iii) Miscellaneous accounts, 1802-1826, of the Robertson family (folio 192).

Dates: 1765-1826, undated.

Customs book, to which has been added historical material relating to contemporary affairs in Scotland.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2263
Scope and Contents The customs book comprises:(i) Accounts of the Salt Custom on the North and South of the Firth of Forth, 1618-1630 (folio 1);(ii) 'Ane Memorandum of all the declarations, petitions, protestations ... informations to the shires with the names of ther Commissioners and Collonelis from 1637 to 1648', followed by a table of contents (folio 49);(iii) History of events, 1635-1662; at folio 93 has been inserted an account of 'The Generall Assemlie Holdin in...
Dates: 17th century.

Diaries, financial and administrative papers of Barberfield Farm, near Pencaitland, East Lothian; with some personal correspondence and papers of the Blythe family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11021/1-223
Scope and Contents Correspondence, accounts, diaries, and miscellaneous papers, 1861-1993, largely of and relating to Barberfield Farm, near Haddington, East Lothian. With personal correspondence, accounts, and photographs of Charles Blythe, Farmer, and his family, 1861-1993.Charles Blythe became tenant of Barberfield Farm in 1904 in partnership with his brother-in-law, William Millar, Draper, Tranent. In 1928, Blythe took on the lease of the neighbouring Heatheryhall Farm. Previously, he had been...
Dates: 1859-1993.

Diary, 1745-1746, of a clerk in the leadmines at Leadhills, with unconnected papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9523
Scope and Contents

Includes:

notes, 18th century, on optics

farm accounts, 1822-1830 and 1843-1859, of Glenholm, Lockerbie

farm accounts, 1818-1829

Dates: circa 1700-1859.

Diary of Walter Scott, farmer at Nether Bonchester, Roxburghshire.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7184
Scope and Contents

The entries date from Walter Scott's acquisition of the property in May 1730, where an account is given of the conditions of the transaction, and break off in March 1743. They consist of memoranda concerning the management of the farm, such as details of the hiring of labour and the sowing and harvesting of crops, transactions with other farmers, and miscellaneous accounts.

Dates: 1730-1743.