Documents relating to Lanarkshire, chiefly concerning the parish of Carluke.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes documents, 1694-1695, concerning the recruiting of troops in Lanarkshire (folio 14), statements, 1694, used in a lawsuit between members of the Forrest family of Braidwood over a question of thirlage (folio 9), and other legal, family, and parish papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1668-1857, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
42 Leaves ; Various sizes.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
42 folios.
Custodial History
The papers were collected by Dr William Rankin of Glasgow, and were probably used in the preparation of his book, ‘Notices Historical, Statistical, and Biographical, relating to the Parish of Carluke from 1288 till 1874’.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1954, by W O Stewart, Edinburgh.
Bibliography
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
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk