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:
Papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of various clients., 1734-1777.
File
Identifier: MS.1175
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Contains correspondence and papers of John Mackenzie, Advocate and a Principal Clerk of Session, of Cramond and later of Delvine (died 1731), his sons Alexander, Writer to the Signet and a Principal Clerk of Session (died 1737), and John, Writer to the Signet, Deputy-Keeper of the Signet (died 1778), and Alexander's grandson Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, Writer to the Signet (died 1835); formed a distinguished line of lawyers who were active in the affairs of their day and...
Dates:
1734-1777.
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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Letters and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine.
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Letters and papers of, to and concerning John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, son of John Mackenzie, Advocate.
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Papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, and of various clients (not represented in MSS.1229-1489).
Papers of the Dunbars of Mochrum.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.282
Dates:
1630, 1791, 1798, 1834-1889, early 20th century.
Papers relating to the early history of the Cameronian (Lord Angus’) Regiment.
File
Identifier: MS.542
Scope and Contents
According to a letter, 1896, of Charles Dalton, editor of ‘English Army lists’ (folio i), the papers throw additional light on the history of the regiment. Included are:(i) Assignation by Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, of the arrears due to him as Colonel of the Scots Regiment in France, 1653 (folio i);(ii) The complaints of some officers and soldiers in the Regiment against the Lieutenant-Colonel William Cleland (draft and copy), 1689 (folios 8-12);...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1653, 1689-1696, 1896.
Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Caithness, assignation to Sir John Forbes of Craigievar, including a debt of John Forbes, 2nd of Culloden., 1671.
Item
Identifier: Ch.1767
Ratification by John Rynd, son of deceased John Rynd of Carse, David Rynd his brother, and Robert Lyell, merchant in Leith, of disposition by his father to Sir William Graham of Braco, of Carse, Carseburn and Parkyet and assignation to John Ogilvie of Breaside of all contracts, warrandice, etc., 20 October 1622.
Item
Identifier: Ch.14068
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The relationship between these families is not clear. The lands of Carse were acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1628 and 1629.
Dates:
20 October 1622.
Registered assignation of Margaret and Beatrix Menzies in favour of Sir Alexander Menzies., 1632.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8925
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
An inventory is available.
Dates:
1632.
Release and assignment of plantation in Tobago by Sir William Forbes, Baronet, Sir Robert Herries, James Hunter Blair [formerly Hunter] Charles Herries, George Henderson and William Herries and John Irving., 3 November 1778.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12655
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:
3 November 1778.