Skip to main content

Powers of attorney. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Legal instruments authorising one to act as the attorney or agent of the grantor, either generally for the management of a specified enterprise or, specifically, for the accomplishment of a particular transaction.

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

Power of attorney of John Macpherson, Louis Perras and Barclay Farquharson to John Macpherson, younger., 20 March 1799.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12675
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.

Dates: 20 March 1799.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and other formal documents from the Ellice Papers. / Legal documents relating to properties in the West Indies belonging to Alexander Ellice and his descendants.

Power of attorney of Samuel Williamson, planter, in favour of John Tomlin and William Dunlop., 1689.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8457
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The documents are mostly marriage-contracts, burgess-tickets, and similar documents concerning members of the Dunlop family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Three items concern William Dunlop`s affairs in South Carolina, 1688-1689 (Ch.8456-8458). An inventory is available.

Dates: 1689.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Formal documents from the Dunlop papers.

Power of Attorney on behalf of Gavin and Eliza Cordiner for compensation for formerly enslaved people, 1836.

 Item
Identifier: MS.50277 folios 118-119
Scope and Contents

Power of attorney of Gavin and Eliza Cordiner (misspelled Cordner) concerning a compensation claim for formerly enslaved people.

Dates: 1836.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies.

Precept of attorney by James VI to Robert Gibsoun to be attorney for Katherin Wishart., 14 December 1609.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.15005
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.

Dates: 14 December 1609.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers. / Miscellaneous documents. / Documents concerning the lands of Eassie.

Registered extract of attorney by Patrick Douglas of Kilspindie to Mr William Douglas of Knytesrig, advocate, to resign Kilspindie in favour of Patrick Douglas his son., 24 October 1609.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14761
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

There are also some documents relating to the lands of Butterdean and Wester Borthwick in Oldhamstocks which were held by the lairds of Aberlady.

Dates: 24 October 1609.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers. / Fletcher of Saltoun documents. / Documents concerning Aberlady and its successive owners: Douglas of Kilspindie, Hay of Aberlady, Fletcher of Aberlady, and Fletcher of Saltoun.

Staff Interface | Visit ArchivesSpace.org | v3.4.1 | Send Feedback or Report a Problem