Papers of Banff Town Council.
Scope and Contents
The papers comprise mainly applications from miscellaneous private individuals, mostly for charity or redress, to the town officers. There is also a quantity of financial papers, including bills and receipts from townsmen, and notes of council expenditure.
Dates
- Creation: 1670-1832.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
40 Volumes ; Each volume contains papers of various sizes, folio and under.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The papers have been arranged in chronological sequence.
Custodial History
The papers were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 16 December 1940, lot 230.
Separated Materials
For a small number of charters, see Ch.7677-7695.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk