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...

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The contents are as follows. (i) Estate accounts of Lieutenant-Colonel William Elliot of Wells, 1735-1752, undated (folio 41); (ii) Rentals of Wells, Ormiston and Haddon, 1759-1760 and 1773-1778 (folio 26); (iii) Letters of Gilbert Eliott of Otterburn, tenant at Wells and estate factor, to Anthony Chamier, 1773-1780 (folio 52).

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Although some personal accounts are to be found here, the majority of these papers relate to James Seton's tutorship of his nephew, George, 8th Baronet of Cariston. Included are a rental of Kennoway, circa 1767-1781, expenses for inclosing land, 1768-1769, and a roup roll for a sale of stock at Balbreikie in 1791.

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When General John Fletcher died in 1806, his legitimate children Andrew and Henry were infants. He had previously appointed curators for them and trustees for his affairs. In this section are the papers acquired and generated by these curators and trustees over the succeeding half-century, mostly through their clerks, John Home, Writer to the Signet and William Home, Writer to the Signet.

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...

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The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Minutes of tack, offers, etc., 1771-1819 (number 1); (ii) Tacks or leases, 1659-1817 (number 41); (iii) Rentals, 1674-1793 (number 176).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The estate of Aberlady (including Butterdean in Oldhamstocks) in East Lothian belonged to Douglas of Kilspindie and to Hay of Aberlady. It was purchased in 1668 by Sir Andrew Fletcher, younger brother of Sir Robert of Saltoun. He died in 1675 and was succeeded by his sons Archibald (died 1685) and John (died 1687) and the latter's son Andrew; among their tutors and curators were Andrew and Henry Fletcher of Saltoun. Andrew died in 1710 and the estate came, in terms of a mutual entail, to...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The estate of Aberlady (including Butterdean in Oldhamstocks) in East Lothian belonged to Douglas of Kilspindie and to Hay of Aberlady. It was purchased in 1668 by Sir Andrew Fletcher, younger brother of Sir Robert of Saltoun. He died in 1675 and was succeeded by his sons Archibald (died 1685) and John (died 1687) and the latter's son Andrew; among their tutors and curators were Andrew and Henry Fletcher of Saltoun. Andrew died in 1710 and the estate came, in terms of a mutual entail, to...

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...

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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.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The estate papers for the Roxburghshire, Fife, and Angus possessions of the Elliots of Minto provide a very full account of the history of these lands from the middle of the eighteenth century until the First World War. In particular the correspondence of the successive heads of the family with their factors and Edinburgh lawyers covers every aspect of estate management.The papers relating to Minto contain little material from before 1696, the year in which Sir Gilbert Elliot,...

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The contents are as follows:

(i) Miscellaneous estate accounts, 1658-1883, undated, of Torrance and Castlemilk (folio 1);

(ii) Miscellaneous bills and discharges, 1692-1859 (folio 45);

(iii) Rentals, 1731-1917, of the estates of Torrance, Castlemilk, Glassford, and Milton (folio 62).

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The papers include fragments of a Deer Abbey cartulary of 1542-1549 and rental of 1579, an account of the coronation of Charles I at Holyroodhouse in 1633, a roll of the Baron Court of Fetteresso and Dunnottar of July 1680, and papers concerning the Covenanting wars, the raising of Covenanting armies, the Revolution of 1688-1689, the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745, the attainder of the Earl Marischal in 1715 and the sale of his estates in 1720.

Scope and Contents From the Series: 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...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Accounts, 1634-1770, chiefly concerning Marie, Countess of Mar, including proposals by her for sums to be eiked to her husband's testament. There are also valuations of the estates of Airtley and Drumsheugh. (Folios 1-28.)(ii) Inventories and catalogues, including inventories of the plenishings of Lady Mar's house, 1638, and of the jewels and valuables belonging to Catherine Erskine, Lady Binning, shortly before her death, 1635. There...

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These papers include the birth certificates of John Rennie's children, typescript copies of some early family letters (photocopies of the originals are in MS.19966, folios 12-52), papers concerning the possible purchase of Phantassie, 1896, 1912, and a history of the firm of J and G Rennie from its foundation to its dissolution in 1862.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Report, 1813, by George Brown on damage caused to the lands of Easter and Wester Bonar by the construction of the Bonar bridge and road;(ii) Papers relating to the sale or lease of estates of Letterfourie, Corriedown, and Walkerdales, Banffshire, 1781;(iii) Plan, 1795, of ground in Muirtown, Elgin, leased to the New Thread Company;(iv) Particulars of sale, and abstract of the contents and rental of the lands of...

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The Nisbet papers fall into four groups, belonging respectively to the Nisbets of that Ilk, the original owners of the estate; the Kers (later Carres) of Cavers and West Nisbet; who acquired the estate in 1649; the Chisholmes of that Ilk, connected by marriage to Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, who succeeded to the estate some time before 1813; and William Molleson, probably related to the sister of Charles St Clair, de jure 13th Lord Sinclair.

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The Nisbet papers fall into four groups, belonging respectively to the Nisbets of that Ilk, the original owners of the estate; the Kers (later Carres) of Cavers and West Nisbet; who acquired the estate in 1649; the Chisholmes of that Ilk, connected by marriage to Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, who succeeded to the estate some time before 1813; and William Molleson, probably related to the sister of Charles St Clair, de jure 13th Lord Sinclair.

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The Nisbet papers fall into four groups, belonging respectively to the Nisbets of that Ilk, the original owners of the estate; the Kers (later Carres) of Cavers and West Nisbet; who acquired the estate in 1649; the Chisholmes of that Ilk, connected by marriage to Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, who succeeded to the estate some time before 1813; and William Molleson, probably related to the sister of Charles St Clair, de jure 13th Lord Sinclair.

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The notebook contains 'Rental Book of the Barony of Wester Kynymound and Urquhart and Belonging to Miss Agnes Murray Kynnynmound', 1742-1746 (folio 1), a catalogue of books at Kirkness, Lochgelly, circa 1790 (folio 41), and (reversed) a rental of Lochgelly and Kinninmonth, 1733 (folio 52).