Papers of the Sutherland Estates.
Scope and Contents
Titles, policy papers, leases, rentals, registers of demands, specifications for building works and other papers, largely 1772-1923, of the Sutherland Estates.
The papers described here form the second deposit of Sutherland Estates papers for the years 1861-1921, although there is some later material. The main series of estates papers for these years have been deposited as Acc.10225. Included here are the Rentals for the Dunrobin Management previously thought to have been lost. The Registers of Demands for building works and payments, 1861-1923, are of particular interest. There are also extensive series of leases and specifications of building works to be carried out on properties belonging to the Sutherland Estates. Other material includes papers relating to Helmsdale Harbour, Sutherland Technical School, and household inventories of Dunrobin Castle, 1907.
Dates
- Creation: 1772-1976, undated.
Creator
- Sutherland, family, Earls and Dukes of Sutherland (Family)
- Sutherland Estates (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
681 Consultation units
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited, 1993, by the Rt Hon the Countess of Sutherland.
Existence and Location of Originals
After the marriage of Elizabeth, Countess of Sutherland in 1785, the estate was managed from Trentham and London with local Factors based in Sutherland. Policy papers and material relating to Sutherland Head Office are held with the archive of the family's English estates at Staffordshire Record Office. Family and policy papers post-1785 deposited in the National Library of Scotland have been transferred to Staffordshire Record Office.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- 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