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Copies, 1796, of charters and other papers, 1st half of 16th century-1740, written for and partly by William Rose, in Montcoffer, the genealogist.
Copies of papers relating to Galloway, in various hands of the 18th century.
Deeds, charters and formal papers from Nisbet House, Berwickshire, relating to the Nisbet, Ker, and Chisholme families.
Deeds, charters and formal papers relating to the family of Dundas of Dundas.
Deeds, charters and formal papers relating to the family of Erskine of Alva.
Documents, chiefly copies, and papers in the claim to the ancient earldom of Levenax, or Lennox, drawn up about 1772-1774 (but not brought to the House of Lords) by George Cockburn Haldane of Gleneagles.
Formal documents contained amongst the papers of John Riddell, peerage lawyer.
Formal documents from the additional papers to the Riddell collection.
Formal documents from the Banff Papers.
The 17th century documents relate to members of the Fordyce family, in Auchencrieff; most of those of the 18th century concern persons dwelling in Banff and its neighbourhood; and most of those of the 19th century are accounts of the Banff Town Council.
Formal documents from the papers of the Marquesses of Tweeddale.
Most of the documents are drafts and cancelled charters which concern the 1st Marquess.
Formal documents from the papers of the Setons of Touch.
Further estate and family papers of the Earls and Dukes of Sutherland, 1651-1960, including titles, legal papers, financial records and maps and plans relating to the family’s Scottish estates.
‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of very miscellaneous papers on ecclesiastical history.
According to the folio catalogue (F.R.186) the volumes were originally marked ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’.
The description of the manuscripts in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.5.7.7-10.
Legal and historical collections of Sir Lewis Stewart of Kirkhill, advocate, compiled early in the 17th century.
Legal, financial, ecclesiastical and estate papers of the Douglas and Palmer-Douglas families of Cavers.
Menzies charters and other formal documents.
Most of the formal documents relate to members of the family of Menzies of that ilk (formerly Menzies of Weem and Enoch) and other persons of the name; Ch.10647 is a passport issued, 1846, to Sir Hew H. Dalrymple, 6th Baronet, whose descendant, the Hon Sir Hew Dalrymple compiled the collection to which all these papers belong.
Microfilm of assorted 13th-17th century manuscripts.
Microfilm of collection of transcripts, 1st quarter of 19th century, by and for Lieutenant-General G H Hutton of several of the surviving cartularies and other registers, and of some collections of charters and other deeds, of the medieval dioceses, churches and religious houses of Scotland, 1164-1639.
Microfilm of copies, 1796, of William Rose, the genealogist, of charters and other papers, 1st half of 16th century-1740; and, arms of the English and Scottish nobility, [circa 1612].
The contents are as follows:
Copies, 1796, of charters and other papers, 1st half of 16th century-1740, written for and partly by William Rose, the genealogist, in Montcoffer (Adv.MS.15.1.9);
Arms of the English and Scottish nobility, [circa 1612]. A collection, previously owned by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, of painted arms with genealogical notes on their holders, made by an Englishman (Adv.MS.15.1.10).
Microfilm of correspondence, papers, charters and other formal documents of Edward Ellice of Invergarry (died 1863) and of his son Edward Ellice of Invergarry (died 1880), and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, American and West Indian Merchant in London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Microfilm of genealogical material.
Miscellaneous charters relating to the Chalmers of Auldbar.
As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.
Notes upon Buchanan's history of Scotland, transcript of charters of David II and Robert III to the Laird of Edmonstoun.
Original, and some contemporary copies, of charters and other formal documents relating to the claim by George Cockburn, Haldane of Gleneagles to the ancient Earldom of Levenax, or Lennox.
Almost all of these papers were used in the claim to the ancient earldom of Levenax, or Lennox, drawn up [but not brought to the House of Lords] by George Cockburn, Haldane of Gleneagles. An inventory of these documents and papers is available.