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Correspondence and papers of the McNab and Hunter families, emigrants to Australia.
Correspondence and papers of the Murrays of Stanhope.
Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.
Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.
Correspondence and papers of the Rev Dr James C. MacPhail and of his son, J R N MacPhail, Sheriff of Stirling.
Correspondence and papers concern MacPhail Bursary scheme for Gaelic-speaking boys, other Highland matters and the Lewis (Park) Deer Raid trial, 1887.
Correspondence, diaries, business, and genealogical papers chiefly of the Richards family of Gardiner, Maine, and of the Ashburner family.
Correspondence, drafts, proofs and other papers relating to the publication of the 'Stair memorial encyclopedia of the laws of Scotland'; with proofs of "Scotland under 'Jus Commune'", by Gero Dolezalek.
Correspondence, estate, financial, and legal papers of the Hunters of Glencarse and Seaside.
The contents consist chiefly of the papers of Charles Hunter, Cadet, of Seaside and relating in particular to the sale of his estates in 1848. Also papers of his son, Andrew Hunter, Coffee Planter, Ceylon. Andrew Hunter's papers are of considerable interest providing some useful material for plantation management and colonial life in the Ceylon of the early 1860's.
Correspondence, legal and genealogical papers of the Macrae family of Conchra and Ballimore.
Correspondence, legal and judicial papers of the Christie of Stenton and Foulis of Ratho families.
Correspondence, legal, miscellaneous, and estate papers of the Murrays of Ochtertyre, Baronets, and their relations by marriage the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
Correspondence, legal papers and accounts of John Robertson, planter in Jamaica, and James Robertson, planter in Jamaica, and later of Kelso.
The contents are as follows: (i) Letters, 1765-1821, of and concerning the Robertson family with many concerning the estate of James Aitchison, planter in Jamaica, (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous legal papers, 1765-1826, chiefly concerning the division of the estate of James Robertson, 1821-1826 (folio 46); (iii) Miscellaneous accounts, 1802-1826, of the Robertson family (folio 192).
Correspondence, legal papers, commissions, and genealogical tables of and relating to the Wedderburn and Halkett of Pitfirrane families.
Correspondence, notebooks, journals and other papers of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, Bishop Robert Douglas, and of the Douglas family and estates.
Correspondence and papers, literary manuscripts and journals of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie (1744-1823) and of earlier members of the Douglas family, mainly his great-grandfather, Robert Douglas (1625-1716), Bishop of Brechin, 1682-1684, and the last Bishop of Dunblane (1684-1689) in the pre-Revolution episcopal establishment of the Church of Scotland; and his father, John Douglas of Fechil in the parish of Ellon, Aberdeenshire (1714-1762).
Correspondence, papers and photographs of Ray Wolff, a refugee from Nazi Germany.
Correspondence, papers, cuttings and publicity materials relating to the publication of books by Argyll Publishing.
Decisions of the Court of Session (practicks) collected, 17th century, by various persons.
"Decreet of Division and Declarator of Moss [of] Flanders James Erskine Esq Against John Campbell and others".
"Decreet of Modification and Locality. The Minister of Tillicoultry against the Heritor of Tillicoultry", copy by James Wright and collated by John Barron.
From the Records of the Commission for the Plantation of Kirks and Valuation of Teinds.
Deed, 1697, of sale of a tenement in Leith to James Balfour, Director of the Darien Company, and Adolphus Murray, and will, ?1699, of James Balfour.
Deeds and other formal documents of the family of Erskine Murray.
Deeds and papers relating to the legal and financial transactions of Thomas Ruddiman, Keeper of the Advocates` Library, and his son-in-law, James Steuart, writer, Edinburgh.
The papers include Thomas Ruddiman`s settlement, 1748, of his means and estate in favour of his wife and daughter (Ch.2061-2062), his mortification, 1748, in favour of the school of Inverboyndie (Ch.2063-2064), his contract of copartnery, 1748, with his brother Walter in the printing-press (Ch.2065) and accounts, and documents relating to various debts.