Military Commissions. Military Records.
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
A collection of documents relating to the family of Moubray of Cockairnie.
Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.
Act of Admission of the Royal Company of Archers in favour of Robert Brown.
Charters and formal documents of the Graemes of Inchbraikie and Aberuthven, Perthshire.
Collection relates mainly to properties and military service.
Documents from the collection of manuscripts of William Marshall and his family.
Comprised of: two commissions awarded to George Marshall, as Lieutenant in the Aberdeenshire Militia, 1803 and as Ensign in the 92nd Foot, 1805; genealogical tables, circa 1904, of the family of William Marshall from his father to his great-grandchildren. In the hand of David J Mackenzie, circa 1904, and to his great-great-great-great-grandchildren, by James C Batley, 1961, with notes in his hand in red ink, 1977.
Formal documents from the MacLeod of Geanies papers.
Formal documents from the papers of James Augustus Grant and his family.
Formal documents from the papers of John Hill Burton.
Papers of Sir Thomas Graham, afterwards Baron Lynedoch.
Includes: Commissions, 1777, of the Honorable Charles Cathcart in the 23rd Foot (Ch.2526); commissions, 1795, of Archibald Campbell in the 30th (Ch.2529), and a roll, 1802, of Freeholders of Perthshire (Ch.2530).
Three commissions, 1813, 1830, 1848, appointing William Thomson successively Deputy Assistant Commissary, Assistant Commissary, and Deputy Commissary-General of Stores, Provisions and Forage to the Forces; and a Treasury account, 1819, paying him for provisions for the Army at Stralsund, 1813-1814.
Two commissions in favour of Sir William Gordon of Afton.
Comprised of: one granted by William and Mary, 1690, appointing him Captain in the Company of Grenadiers of the regiment of Foot commanded by David, Earl of Leven (i.e. the 25th Regiment of Foot); and the other by George I, 1715, appointing him Lieutenant-Governor of Fort William.
Two commissions, one granted by Charles II, 1684, the other by James II, 1685, in favour of Honorable James Douglas, appointing him Colonel of the Regiment of Guards in Scotland.
Various military commissions.
The commissions are in favour of:
William Arnot, Major in Mackay`s Regiment, 1693;
Sir William Arnot, Lieutenant-Colonel of the 2nd Dragoon Guards, 1748, 1772; and,
Thomas Arnot, Major in the Marines, 1760, 1772, 1774, 1782-1783.