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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 3038 Collections and/or Records:

Accounts of concerning the regality of Dunfermline., 1647-1704, 1832-1833, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14729
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Accounts and related papers, 1647-1695, concerning the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale's claims for teinds and feu duties out of the estate of George Durie of Craigluscar (folio 1);(ii) Notes and related papers, 1651-1697, undated, concerning arrears of teind and feu duties (folio 35);(iii) Accounts, 1683-1686, of the estate of Limekilns at the time of its sale (folio 66);(iv) Accounts and receipts, 1683-1686, of the...
Dates: 1647-1704, 1832-1833, undated.

Accounts of Cowan and Dalmahoy, Writers to the Signet, concerning the Free Church of Scotland., 1868-1900.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.18073-18074
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.

Dates: 1868-1900.

Accounts of Cowan and Dalmahoy, Writers to the Signet, concerning the Free Church of Scotland., 1868-1883.

 File
Identifier: MS.18073
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.

Dates: 1868-1883.

Accounts of Cowan and Dalmahoy, Writers to the Signet, concerning the Free Church of Scotland., 1886-1900.

 File
Identifier: MS.18074
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.

Dates: 1886-1900.

Accounts of David Herd apparently with his employer, David Russell., 1788-1794.

 File
Identifier: MS.1926
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: 1788-1794.

Accounts of Dr Patrick Chalmers and of his son Dr George Chalmers, of Aberdeen; with other papers., 1684-19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.15401
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Accounts, 1684-1721, of Dr Patrick Chalmers of Aberdeen, later Professor of Medicine at Marischal College, with his patients (folio1); (ii) Accounts, 1724-1740, of Dr George Chalmers of Aberdeen with his brother, William, merchant in Gibraltar, later 1st of Auldbar (folio 42 verso). (iii) Domestic, estate and miscellaneous accounts of Dr Patrick Chalmers (folios 45, 53, 54, 56, 57, 67, 69, 76-77, 78-82); (iv) Lists of births of children of Dr Patrick Chalmers...
Dates: 1684-19th century.

Accounts of English expenses., 1670-1710, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14648
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Bills from Jacob Huysmanns, 1670, for a picture frame and Gilbert [sic] Soest, 1673, ‘for a picture drawne by me of two children’ (folio 1);(ii) Bills of exchange, 1671-1701, (folio 3);(iii) Bills for freight, customs and packing expenses, 1672-1704 (folio 39);(iv) Accounts, 1675-1704, of postage expenses (folio 48);(v) Bill, 1678, from Thomas Bowlby, saddler, Darlington (folio 51);(vi)...
Dates: 1670-1710, undated.

Accounts of expenditure of David Hope at St. John's College in Cambridge University., 1959-1962.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13568/80
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds: James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, KT PC FRSE, senior judge, first Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, was born on 27 June 1938. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Rugby School. After national service as an officer with the Seaforth Highlanders (1957-1959), becoming a Lieutenant, he was an open scholar at St John's College, Cambridge University, where he read Classics (1959-1962). On his return to...
Dates: 1959-1962.

Accounts of expenditure on the daughters of Robert Cadell., 1839-1853.

 File
Identifier: MS.21048
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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: 1839-1853.

Accounts of expenses incurred by William and Thomas Fenton, Richard Ayrton and Roger Gee in breeding and training racehorses at Malton in Yorkshire., 1767-1790.

 File
Identifier: MS.10223
Scope and Contents

At the back of the volume are notes on the family of Kirkby of Kirkby, taken from ‘The aniquities of Furness’ by Thomas West.

Dates: 1767-1790.

Accounts of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises Limited., 1963-1966.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10555/132-133
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of published works, including 'Ring of bright water' and 'The rocks remain', and photographs, drawings and notes, together with literary, business and personal correspondence.

With business records of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises, including correspondence and accounts.

Dates: 1963-1966.

Accounts of George Blair with Sir John Stuart, and receipts, for Fettercairn., 1813.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/589
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1813.

Accounts of Gibson and Strathern, Writers to the Signet, lawyers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun., 1879-1882.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17074-17077
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: 1879-1882.

Accounts of Hanbury Hall., 1832-1851.

 File
Identifier: MS.15501
Scope and Contents

The volume comprises general financial and estate accounts and receipts, 1833-1851 (folio 1); and household and miscellaneous accounts, 1852-1841 (folio 146).

Dates: 1832-1851.

Accounts of Henry Davidson, factor of Saltoun estate., 1803-1829.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17345-17389
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: 1803-1829.

Accounts of Henry Davidson with General Fletcher's trustees, with notes on these accounts., 1806-1825.

 File
Identifier: MS.17347
Scope and Contents

The contents consist of accounts (in several drafts) of Henry Davidson with General Fletcher's trustees for 1806-1809 (folio 1) and 1809-1811 (folio 25), notes on these by the accountant Robert Wilson with Davidson's replies, 1811-1812 (folio 39), notes on the accounts for 1811-1813 and 1814-1816, 1816-1818 (folio 65), and current accounts with the Trustees, 1820-1825 (folio 78).

Dates: 1806-1825.