Assignations. Legal Instruments.
Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:
Assignation of Robert Steuart in favour of James Stewart, sheriff of Bute., 13 March 1683.
Assignation, Sara Mitchell, with consent of William Wilson of Waulkmylne, her husband, to Thomas Mitchell, merchant in Edinburgh, and others, of bond for 3000 merks by Sir James Halket to David Mitchell in Pitliver, her father., 22 November 1664.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Assignation to, discharge by officers of Locheil., 1735, 1739.
Correspondence and papers of the family of Cameron of Fassiefern, collected and preserved by Brodrick Haldane Esq, Edinburgh.
The letters are mostly to members of the Fassiefern family, especially to John Cameron of Fassiefern and his son Sir Ewen, 1st Baronet. Also containing some legal documents and business papers. There are also papers pertaining to the Cameron chiefs Sir Ewen and Donald Locheil.
Assignation, trustees of Lockhart MacTavish, favouring Elizabeth Hannay., 1914.
Assignation, undated, Sir John Murray of Ravelrig, with consent of Sir Robert Halkheid and lady, to Mr David Aytoun, servitor to Mr Andro Aytoun of Logie, advocate, of bond over the lands of North and South Lumfinnance., Circa 1626.
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Assignment and documents of covenants between Thomas Fairholme and Sir William Forbes, Baronet, Robert [later Sir Robert] Herries, James Hunter, Charles Herries, George Henderson and William Herries., 20 January 1773.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Assignment and release by Henry Lumsden, Alexander Stronach and Alexander Jopp to Edward Ellice., 5 July 1852.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Assignment by George Phyn and other executors of the late James Phyn to trustee of Ellice and Inglis., 1 January 1801.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Assignment by James Dupré of debt due from will of James Law to Edward Ellice., 30 April 1860.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Assignment of a house in Spring Garden by Edward, Baron De Clifford to James Cocks., 18 January 1794.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Assignment of debt and conveyance of plantation in Grenada by William Law to Theophilus Law., 5 May 1862.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Assignment of lease by the assigns of MacHargs and Company and Mrs Elizabeth MacHarg, widow, to James Jopp, merchant, of a messuage in Idol Lane, London., 1792.
As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.
Assignment of leasehold premises by the Honorable John Somers Cocks, Thomas Somers Cocks and James Cocks to Lewis Way., 1 March 1805.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Assignment of mortgage and bond by Sir William Forbes, Baronet, Sir Robert Herries, James Hunter, Charles Herries, George Henderson, William Herries to Henry Hope., 5 August 1775.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Assignment of plantation in Grenada by William Law to Thomas E Jennings., 1 May 1862.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Assignment of various securities and moneys by Katherine Ellice, Edward Ellice and John Balfour to Russell Ellice and Robert Longford., 17 January 1822.
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Bond of corroboration and assignation by Margaret Urry Lamont, relict of Archibald Lamont of that Ilk, to John Lamont of Kilfinan., 22 March 1714.
Bonds and assignations concerning William Wardrop and John Shaw., 1709-1713.
Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.
Bonds and assignations of the Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh., 1701-1706.
Charter of assignation by James Hays Cumming to Alexander Mackintosh of Termit of the half lands of Altirlies., 10 September 1723.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Charter of disposition and assignation by James Hays Cumming in favour of Alexander Mackintosh of Termit, of the half lands of Altirlies., 10 September 1723.
An inventory of the collection is available for consultation.
Copy, 1623, of assignation, ?23 June 1623, by Gilbert Ouchterlony of Blackdykes to John Ogilvie of Carss of the reversion of West Cottoun., ?23 June 1623.
The relationship between these families is not clear. The lands of Carse were acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1628 and 1629.
Copy, undated, of assignation, 26 August 1624, by Mr Andrew Skene of Chapelton to Sir William Cunningham of Caprington of his rights as assignee of James and John Inglis and James McMath, parties to a contract with James, Lord Ochiltree., 26 August 1624.
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Copy, undated, of assignation, June 1636, by George Inglis W.S. to [?] of the gift of nonentries of part of Ballegarno., June 1636.
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.