Papers of and concerning the Holden family of Baldovie; with a document concerning Thomas Greig, and with genealogical notes on the Guthries of Guthrie.
Scope and Contents
Documents, 1753, concerning the clandestine marriage of Abraham Holden and Elizabeth Barclay (folios 1-4).
Letters and documents, 1759-1776, of and to John Holden concerning Richard Holden's death, the sale of Scottish goods in West Africa, instructions for a survery and a bond (folios 6-13).
Letters of Richard Holden (fl 1747-circa 1761), 1747-1758, of Richard Holden to his father and brothers concerning slaving voyages and the sale of enslaved people (folios 14-56).
Documents, 1717-1749, of and concerning Richard Holden (fl 1717-1749) concenring a voyage off the coast of Ireland and his good conduct in Ballinderry, County Antrim (folios 57-65).
Letter and document, 1771-1822, of Robert Holden concerning an inenture of apprenticeship and a tenancy (folios 66-68).
Letter, 1754, of Hanah Turner concerning the progress of a voyage to West Africa and Jamaica (folio 69).
Miscellaneous papers, 18th century to 1822, relating t Thomas Greig and the Guthries of Guthrie (folios 70-73).
Dates
- Creation: 1717-1822.
Creator
- Holden, Richard (surgeon, Bristol) (Person)
- Holden, Abraham (Person)
- Holden, Richard (linen draper, Dundee) (Person)
- Holden, John (son of Richard Holden of Baldovie) (Person)
- Holden, Robert (son of Richard Holden of Baldovie) (Person)
- Turner, Hannah (associate of Richard Holden, Bristol) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
73 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Letter and documents are arranged by surname of their creator. Where more than one creator shares a surname, arrangement is by first name. Misceallanous papers are arranged at the back of the manuscript.
Custodial History
MS.50266, folios 7, 14-31, 34-36, 38-41, 44, 50-56 and 64-66 formerly Acc.10765.
MS.50266 folios 57-63 formerly Acc.11272/1.
MS.50266 folios 1-4 formerly Acc.11272/2.
MS.50266 folios 8-13 formerly Acc.11272/3.
MS.50266 folios 6, 32-33, 37, 42-43, 45-49 and 69 formerly Acc.11272/4.
MS.50266 folio 5 formerly Acc.11272/5.
MS.50266 folios 67-68 formerly Acc.11272/6.
MS.50266 folios 70-73 formerly Acc.11272/7.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acc.10765 presented, 1993, by Thorntons, Writers to the Signet, Arbroath.
Acc.11272 presented, 1995, by Thorntons, Writers to the Signet, Arbroath.
Subject
- Holden, Richard (surgeon, Bristol) (Person)
- Holden, Abraham (Person)
- Holden, Richard (linen draper, Dundee) (Person)
- Holden, John (son of Richard Holden of Baldovie) (Person)
- Holden, Jacob (son of Richard Holden of Baldovie) (Person)
- Holden, Robert (son of Richard Holden of Baldovie) (Person)
- Turner, Hannah (associate of Richard Holden, Bristol) (Person)
- Greig, Thomas (sailor, Arbroath) (Person)
- Guthries of Guthrie (family, Angus) (Person)
Genre / Form
- Indentures. Legal Instruments.
- Letters. Correspondence.
- Marriage records. Documents.
- Powers of attorney. Legal instruments.
- Travel journals.
- Wills.
Geographic
- Bristol (inhabited place). Europe - United Kingdom - England - Bristol. Longitude: -2.5833. Latitude: 51.3833.
- Calabar (inhabited place). Africa - Nigeria - Cross River. Longitude: 8.3667. Latitude: 4.9333.
- Dundee. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Dundee. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.0000. Latitude: 56.4667.
- Gold Coast. Africa - Ghana. Coastline. Longitude: -0.7500. Latitude: 5.3333.
- Jamaica. North and Central America - Jamaica. Island. Longitude: -77.5000. Latitude: 18.2500.
- Virginia. North and Central America - United States. State. Longitude: -80.0000 . Latitude: 37.0000 .
Topical
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts MS.50266
- 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
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