Assignations. Legal Instruments.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Instrument recording the assignment of a right or rights. Source: Concise Scots dictionary (Aberdeen: Aberdeen Univeristy Press, 1987).
Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:
Extract of assignation, 16 September 1705 by Isabel Clunes to her brother James, her sister Helen (and her children Roderick, Isabel and Jean Hassock), her nephew Thomas (and his son Thomas), her nieces Agnes and Isabel, and the poor in Saltoun of bonds to her by Dame Catherine Bruce, relict of Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun, Henry Fletcher, and David Nicol merchant in Edinburgh. Registered, 21 November 1707., 16 September 1705.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14906
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
16 September 1705.
Extract of assignation, 17 December 1707, by Sir Thomas Moncrieff of that ilk to Mr William Stewart, clerk of Exchequer, of bonds, 23 November 1695, by Sir John Sinclair of Longformacus, bonds, 3 August 1698, by Robert Hepburn of Keith, bonds, 18 February 1702, by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, and bonds, 27 November 1704, by Henry Maull of Kellie. Registered, 17 December 1707., 17 December 1707.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14557
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer purchased Saltoun and Glencorse in 1642; Glencorse was sold in 1647. The documents concern both the estate and individual members of the family.
Dates:
17 December 1707.
Extract of assignation, 17 June 1613, by Sir James Dundas of Arniston to Robert Livingston, son of John Livingston of Dunipace, of bond, 26 May, 27 June 1607, by Sir David Lindsay of Edzell. Registered, 11 August 1614., 17 June 1613.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13678
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
17 June 1613.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to various Livingston(e)s, especially Patrick of Dalderse and Inchcorsie, his brother William, chamberlain of the 8th Lord Saltoun, and Alexander, advocate.
Extract of assignation, 20 March 1623, by Mr William Forbes of Craigievar to Mr Andrew Skene of his assignation by Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh. Registered, 16 April 1625., 20 March 1623.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13355
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
20 March 1623.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Sir John Skene of Curriehill, Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, Sir Alexander Hay of Fosterseat, and William Kellie, W.S. Their claims were transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
Extract of assignation, 21 December 1620, registered, 8 April 1622, by Simon, Lord Fraser of Lovat to John Inglis, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, of casualties of Saltoun., 21 December 1620.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13219
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The 8th Lord sold many of the estates and borrowed extensively on the security of Saltoun, which was the subject of endless dispute after his death in 1612.
Dates:
21 December 1620.
Extract of assignation, 26 May 1643, by John Andrew of Barbourlands to Alexander Hay of Monkton, of bond, 23 November 1639, by Sir Patrick Douglas of Kilspindie. Registered, 7 December 1647., 26 May 1643.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14788
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:
26 May 1643.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Fletcher of Saltoun documents.
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Documents concerning Aberlady and its successive owners: Douglas of Kilspindie, Hay of Aberlady, Fletcher of Aberlady, and Fletcher of Saltoun.
Extract of assignation, 27 July 1622, by Bathia Guthrie, relict of William Maull, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, to Mr Alexander Burnet of debt by Lord Ochiltree. Registered, 19 August 1624., 27 July 1622.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13441
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
27 July 1622.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Sir James Stewart of Killeith, later 4th Lord Ochiltree, who was the main claimant to Saltoun, and to his cautioners and creditors. He disposed of the estate to Forbes of Craigievar.
Extract of assignation, 30 December 1623, by Alexander, Earl of Galloway, Sir William Cunningham of Caprington and Mr William Forbes of Craigievar to John Forbes of Balnagask of assignation by Hutcheon Fraser of Kilbokie of bonds by James, Lord Ochiltree. Registered, 22 March 1625., 30 December 1623.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13510
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
William Forbes of Many, afterwards of Craigievar, and his son Sir William, succeeded in acquiring all rights to Saltoun, which was ultimately sold, after being held briefly by Sir William Gray of Pittendrum and various relations of Forbes, to Sir Andrew Fletcher of Innerpeffer.
Dates:
30 December 1623.
Extract of assignation, 31 July 1616, by Alexander Pearson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh to James, Lord Ochiltree, of bonds by John, Lord Saltoun. Registered, 5 May 1617., 31 July 1616.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13342
Scope and Contents
The bonds are dated 21 June 1603; 11 November 1603; 26 May 1604 and 8 August 1611.
Dates:
31 July 1616.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Sir John Skene of Curriehill, Alexander Peirson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, Sir Alexander Hay of Fosterseat, and William Kellie, W.S. Their claims were transferred to Forbes of Craigievar.
Extract of assignation, 1614, by David Lindsay of Edzell and cautioners to Sir Andrew Ker of Oxinhame, of bond by John, Lord Saltoun (cautioners Walter, Lord Blantyre, Patrick Livingston of Dalderss and Mr William Livingston). Registered, 23 January 1616., 2, 11, 15 April, 4, 22 May, 16 July 1614.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13683
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
2, 11, 15 April, 4, 22 May, 16 July 1614.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to various Livingston(e)s, especially Patrick of Dalderse and Inchcorsie, his brother William, chamberlain of the 8th Lord Saltoun, and Alexander, advocate.
Extract of assignation, September 1614, by Sir James Stewart of Killeith to Mr Robert Farquhar, merchant, burgess of Aberdeen, of bond by James Gordon of Letterfourie. Registered, 28 April 1636., September 1614.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13386
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
More detailed lists of contents are available on request.
Dates:
September 1614.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers.
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Early Saltoun documents.
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Documents relating to Sir James Stewart of Killeith, later 4th Lord Ochiltree, who was the main claimant to Saltoun, and to his cautioners and creditors. He disposed of the estate to Forbes of Craigievar.
Formal documents from the Hunter of Glencarse papers.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15397-15431
Dates:
1685-1842.
Formal documents from the papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15348-15377
Scope and Contents
These documents relate to Professor Traill`s family the Traills of Tirlot in Orkney, his daughter`s family, the Omonds, and the Grahams of Breckness and Gorthie.
Dates:
1645-1897, undated.
Instrument of assignation by Sir William Scot of Balweary to his son, Sir William Scot of Innerteil and his nephews Michael and William., 27 September 1532.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15053
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:
27 September 1532.
Legal papers of the Chalmers family of Auldbar concerning financial affairs., 17th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.15462
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Auldbar was bought in 1753 by William Chalmers, a Gibraltar merchant whose family had owned land in Aberdeenshire, at Federate and Hazlehead. His father and brother were physicians in Aberdeen, and the papers as arranged below begin with medical records of these men. An important section concerns the trade and administration of Gibraltar in the second quarter of the 18th century, and there is also much mercantile correspondence of the 18th and early 19th centuries. As with the rest of this...
Dates:
17th century-19th century.
Legal papers of the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates against T G Repp, a library assistant who brought an action against the Faculty of Advocates in 1834.
File
Identifier: F.R.342
Dates:
1819-1838.
Legal papers of the Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh., 1594, 1672-1834, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.7332/Box 1(1-8)
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1594, 1672-1834, undated.
Leslie papers., 1811-1852.
Series
Identifier: Ch.2494-2497
Scope and Contents
Comprises: contract of marriage, 1811, between Arthur Geddes, merchant in London, and Charlotte, daughter of the Reverend William Leslie; disposition and settlement, 1811, 1833, by the Reverend William Leslie; draft contract of marriage, ?1812, between Charles Black, Writer in Forres, and Ann, daughter of the Reverend William Leslie; assignation, 1852, by the heirs of John Leslie, brother of the Reverend William, to Charles Black, New Orleans.
Dates:
1811-1852.
Letters and papers, mostly concerning the Church of Scotland., 1231-1641.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.8
Scope and Contents
The subjects include the case brought by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, against Robert Wallace; the ‘Second Book of Discipline’; the Act of Revocation; and the protests against the Service-book. Most of the papers concerning the Covenant have been published more than once, and some appeared as contemporary pamphlets.Copy of a charter, 1360, granted by David II to the Bishop of Aberdeen; in Latin (folio 1). - This was printed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 in ‘Registrum episcopatus...
Dates:
1231-1641.
Letters of assignation by Nichol Carncors, burgess of Edinburgh in favour of Robert Carncors, son and heir apparent of William Carncors of Cummislie, John Carncors, clerk, and Charlis Carncors, his brother’s sons, of a letter of tack by Robert abbot of Holyrood, and the convent thereof, in his favour of the teind sheaves of the parish of Barro; dated at Edinburgh., 23 November 1541.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7750/55
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Contains 71 writs and three detached seals, with Cairncross Charters of the Regality of Melrose (listed in "Selections from the Regality of Melrose", volume III, (1917), pp 373-382).Please note that the Rutherford name is represented variously throughout the charters, including Ruderfurde, Ruthirfurde, and Rutherfurde.This collection consists of material transferred from the Scottish Record Office to the National Library, and is supplementary to the main body of...
Dates:
23 November 1541.
Miscellaneous legal and genealogical documents.
File
Identifier: Ch.12764-12766
Dates:
1755, 1809, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of the Faculty of Advocates., 1722-1771.
File
Identifier: F.R.339r/23(ii)
Dates:
1722-1771.
Miscellaneous papers relating to Traill., 1780-1833.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.15374-15377
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These documents relate to Professor Traill`s family the Traills of Tirlot in Orkney, his daughter`s family, the Omonds, and the Grahams of Breckness and Gorthie.
Dates:
1780-1833.
Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).
File
Identifier: MS.14883
Scope and Contents
This loose collection of papers belonged to Duncan Campbell, who was born at the farm of Kerrumore, Glenlyon, of which his family had been tenants for three generations. He was editor of the ‘Northern Chronicle’, co-editor of the ‘Highland Monthly’, and author of a number of works relating to Highland history, notably the ‘Book of Garth and Fortingall’. (See ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 28, page vi).The papers here described are in many different...
Dates:
17th century-1st quarter of 20th century.
Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar'., 1728-1736, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1490
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The principal persons involved are Alexander Mackenzie of Dellvine, Writer to the Signet, Captain Jacob Rowe, Eugene Fothringham, Leith, and William Evans, Deptford.
Dates:
1728-1736, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients.
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Papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine, relating to various subjects.
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Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar', of which Alexander Mackenzie, Writer to the signet, was involved.