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Extracts, early 18th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1697-1700.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.24.6.2(i)-(iii)
Dates:
1697-1700.
Extracts from published sources and some notes and other writings compiled by John Young, Writer to the Signet (admitted 1786).
Item
Identifier: Adv.MSS.31.5.6-31.5.9
Scope and Contents
The extracts are taken from periodical publications, especially the ‘Caledonian Mercury’ and the ‘Edinburgh Courant’, largely recording English legal cases, and from books on a wide variety of topics, especially history, medicine, law, literature, husbandry, travel, science, theology and biography.The notes and other writings relate to various topics and include a few examples of letters of and to Young.The earliest extract is dated 13 December 1794 (Adv.MS.31.5.6,...
Dates:
1794-circa 1855.
Extracts, late 17th century, from the Books of Sederunt of the Court of Session, 1532-1689.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.2.5(i)-(ii)
Dates:
1532-1689.
Extracts, late 17th century, of acts of Sederunt, 1552-1677, of the Lords of Council of the Court of Session.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.25.7.2-25.7.3
Dates:
1552-1677.
Family and estate papers of the Oliphant family of Gask.
Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.82.1.1-82.9.16
Dates:
1509-19th century.
Family papers, chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, of the Robertsons (a branch of the Robertsons of Strowan), the Macdonalds of Kinlochmoidart, and, on the marriage in 1799 of Margaretta Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart with Lieutenant-Colonel David Robertson, son of Principal Robertson, the Robertson-Macdonalds of Kinlochmoidart.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3942-3988
Scope and Contents
Among the papers of the Robertsons the chief correspondents are Principal William Robertson, the historian, and his son William, a Senator of the College of Justice. The correspondence of the Principal includes letters of scholars, British and foreign (Voltaire among others), about his works, information on the American Indians, 1774-1777, and threats regarding his attitude to Roman Catholics, 1778-1779. That of Lord Robertson deals with his legal and political activities and the publication...
Dates:
1608-1913, undated.
Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
Series
Identifier: MSS.5320-5404
Scope and Contents
Both families were descended from Archibald Stuart of Castlemilk and Fynart (died 1660).
Dates:
Late 15th century-Early 20th century.
Family papers of the Frasers of Belladrum, 1563-1786; including a copy of one earlier document 1203x1222 concerning Brice De Douglas, Bishop of Moray and John Bisset of Lovat.
File
Identifier: Acc.11244
Dates:
1563-1786.
Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
Series
Identifier: MSS.8190-8462
Dates:
1540-1945.
Financial papers of the Incorporation of St Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh, including vouchers, accounts and legal papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8617/1-20
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1601-1803, 1818, 1853, 1869.
First draft of the ‘Regiam Maiestatem ...’ of Sir John Skene (Edinburgh, 1609), written by Charles Lumsden, Minister of Duddingston.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.7.1.10
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:the dedication (folio 1);laws of Malcolm Makkenneth (folio 3), with notes (folio 6);Regiam Maiestatem books i (folio 8 verso), with notes (folio 19);ii (folio 29), with notes (folio 49);iii (folio 66 verso);iv (folio 80 verso);Quoniam attachiamenta (folio 89);The Form and Maner of Baron Court (folio 109);acts of William (folio 124);...
Dates:
1601-1602.
Five documents concerning Thomas Dawson`s citizenship of the United States.
File
Identifier: Acc.6258
Dates:
1971.
Five French workers' record books.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.5693
Scope and Contents
Five French Workers’ record books of various communes in the département of the
Loire, arrondissement of St. Êtienne, 1837, 1856, 1867, 1876, with entries up to 1894.
The books contain printed extracts of the law relating to employees, and manuscript
details of individual workers.Employers recorded the arrival and departure of each employee in his or her livret, and
the employee had to carry and show the book to confirm his release from his previous
employment; changes were...
Dates:
1837-1876
Formal and legal documents, financial records and correspondence of the Skene family of Pitlour.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8468/1-172
Scope and Contents
Includes charters and other formal documents, cash books, ledgers, estate papers and letters.
Dates:
1330-1915.
Formal deeds, correspondence and papers relating to the burgh of Selkirk.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.236
Dates:
17th century-19th century.
Formal documents, all probably from the collection of Thomas Ruddiman.
Series
Identifier: Ch.1488-1491
Dates:
1655-1687, 1740.
Formal documents contained amongst the papers of John Riddell, peerage lawyer.
Series
Identifier: Ch.A.245-250
Dates:
1426-1594.
Formal documents from the Banff Papers.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.7677-7697
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1614-1825.
Formal documents from the Dunlop papers.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.8443-8481
Scope and Contents
The documents are mostly marriage-contracts, burgess-tickets, and similar documents concerning members of the Dunlop family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Three items concern William Dunlop`s affairs in South Carolina, 1688-1689 (Ch.8456-8458). An inventory is available.
Dates:
1628-circa 1860.
Formal documents from the General Sir George Brown papers.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.2478-2513
Dates:
1782-1864.
Formal documents from the papers of Sir Robert Liston.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.5780-5795A
Dates:
1749-1819, undated.
Formal documents from the papers of the Borthwicks of Crookston.
Collection
Identifier: Ch.8962-8970
Dates:
14th century-1624, 1847.
Formal documents from the papers of the Hon Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot, politican.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15393-15396
Dates:
1884-1888.
Formal documents from the papers of the Marquesses of Tweeddale.
Series
Identifier: Ch.7566-7593
Scope and Contents
Most of the documents are drafts and cancelled charters which concern the 1st Marquess.
Dates:
1517-1875.
Formal documents from the papers of the Setons of Touch.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15241-15247
Dates:
1808-1831.