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Legal, family and miscellaneous papers of the 7th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1777-1806, undated.

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Identifier: MS.14527

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Papers, 1787-1802, including accounts, of the trustees of the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale (folio 1);

(ii) Family papers, being copies of the marriage contract, 1785, between the 7th Marquess and Marchioness of Tweeddale; a printed ‘Information', 1788, for Frances, daughter of Major William and Lady Catherine Hay, against Robert Hay of Drumelzier; and an inventory, 1789, of the jewels belonging to Frances, Marchioness of Tweeddale (folio 81);

(iii) Papers, 1789-1802, including printed legal papers, concerning Allan Macdougall of Gallanach, Writer to the Signet (folio 125);

(iv) Reports, 1796, to the 7th Marquess of Tweeddale as Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian concerning the supply of grain in the various parishes of the county (folio 159);

(v) Papers, 1803-1806, concerning the internment and death at Verdun of the 7th Marquess and Marchioness of Tweeddale (folio 226);

(vi) Miscellaneous papers, 1777-1798, undated (folio 254).

Dates

  • Creation: 1777-1806, undated.

Conditions Governing Access

Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

275 Leaves

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Arrangement

275 folios.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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