Contracts. Agreements.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents, enforceable by law, embodying agreements between two or more competent parties to do or not to do something, and specifying the terms and conditions of the agreement.
Found in 485 Collections and/or Records:
Letter books and papers of the Lorn Furnace Company founded by Furness ironmasters, with works at Bunawe.
Series
Identifier: MSS.993-995
Dates:
1752-1813, undated.
Letters and papers of various correspondents., 1579-1844.
File
Identifier: MS.3134
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Miscellaneous letters. Among the writers are:
The Earl of Mar, to Sir George Bowes, Marshal of Berwick, 1579 (number 1);
Edward Kellie, Receiver and Director of Music of the Chapel Royal, on arrangements made by him for services in Holyrood, 1632 (number 3); printed in Charles Rogers, ‘History of the Chapel Royal of Scotland’ (Grampian Club, 1882), page clxvi;
Nicolas Briot, making recommendations regarding the copper coinage of Scotland, 1631...
Dates:
1579-1844.
Letters and papers relating chiefly to the City of Edinburgh., 1773, 1790-1837, 1849.
File
Identifier: MS.351
Scope and Contents
The correspondents and subjects dealt with include: Contract of Professor William Cullen, 1773;
Professor John Playfair, 1790;
Sir William Forbes and the proposed regulations regarding Bills of Exchange and Notes, 1790;
Sir John Sinclair and Scottish wool, 1791;
Mutiny of Highland troops at Linlithgow, 1794;
Report on the Friends of the People and on J Gerrald, 1794;
Printed circular letter to the Faculty of Advocates regarding the Deanship and Henry Erskine, with...
Dates:
1773, 1790-1837, 1849.
Letters, contracts, specifications and other papers to William Nassau Elliot from contractors, commissioners of transport and the municipal authorities of Osnabrück, Bentheim and Munster., 1761-1762.
File
Identifier: MS.12887
Dates:
1761-1762.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
/
Correspondence and papers chiefly of William Nassau Elliot of Wells (?1736-1775), Barrister (Inner Temple), and of his son, William Elliot of Wells (1766-1818), Member of Parliament.
/
Correspondence and papers of and concerning William Nassau Elliot of Wells.
/
Correspondence and papers of William Nassau Elliot of Wells as Commissary and Commissary-General to the allied army in Germany.
Letters to George Smith from William M Thackeray and his daughters Anne, Lady Richmond Ritchie and Harriet Stephen., 1837-1865, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.23177
Dates:
1837-1865, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Correspondence and papers of George Smith (1824-1901), publisher, and founder of the Dictionary of National Biography, and his successors as heads of the firm of Smith, Elder and Company.
/
Correspondence consisting chiefly of letters to George Smith and to members of the firm, to his wife Elizabeth, and to his son-in-law and successor as head of the firm Reginald J Smith.
/
Letters and papers to George Smith from frequent correspondents.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Fullerton to Fynmore., 1820-1902.
File
Identifier: MS.40433
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Fullerton, Charles John Leslie.Letter, 1871, of Charles John Leslie Fullerton to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Fullerton, Georgiana Charlotte.Letter, 1865, of Lady Georgiana Charlotte Fullerton to John Murray III. Folio 3.Fullom, Stephen Watson.Letters, 1853, 1862-1863 and 1865-1866, of Stephen Watson Fullom to John Murray III. ...
Dates:
1820-1902.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cooper, J. to Copeman., 1808-1926.
File
Identifier: MS.40274
Scope and Contents
MS.40274All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cooper, James Davis.Letters, 1865, 1877, 1892, 1894-1895 and 1900, of James Davis Cooper to John Murray III and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-16.Cooper, James Fenimore.Letters, 1822-1823, of James Fenimore Cooper to Benjamin Underhill Coles and John Murray II. Folios 17-22.Folio 22. Power of Attorney, 1823, of James...
Dates:
1808-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hutton, R. to Hyslop., 1827-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.40597
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hutton, Richard Holt.Letters, 1887 and 1892, of Richard Holt Hutton to John Murray III. Folios 1-11.Folios 3-4. Annotated pages, 19 Feb 1887, of ‘the Spectator’.Folio 5. Partial letter, ?1887, of John Murray III possibly to John Murray IV.Folios 6-7. Draft of a letter, 1887, of John Murray IV to Richard Holt Hutton.Hutton,...
Dates:
1827-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Knaus to Knight, Henrietta., 1805-1906.
File
Identifier: MS.40658
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Knaus, CharlesTheodore.Letter, 1893, of Charles Theodore Knaus to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Folio 4. Circular, 1890, showing printed commendations from the press of Charles Theodore Knaus. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1893, of Charles Theodore Knaus to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Folio 5. Printed letter of recommendation, 1891, of Edward Spencer...
Dates:
1805-1906.
Letters to Ruthven Todd from publishers., 1958-1975, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26819-26820
Dates:
1958-1975, undated.
Letters to Ruthven Todd from publishers., 1960-1975, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26820
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Letters and contracts of Dover Publications, New York, 1966-1972, undated. (Folio 1.) They concern Dover's reprinted editions of Ruthven Todd's ‘The lost traveller’ and ‘Tracks in the snow’. (ii) Letters and accounts of Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1960-1975. (Folio 62). Scribners published Todd's series of 'Space Cat' books for children, and the correspondence concerns these publications, and the sale to Todd of books from other publishers.
Dates:
1960-1975, undated.
Literary and financial correspondence of Patrick Leigh Fermor., 1959-2011, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13338/116-128
Dates:
1959-2011, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Personal and literary papers and correspondence of Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, with some personal papers and correspondence of Joan Leigh Fermor.
/
Correspondence of Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor and various personal and professional correspondents.
Literary papers and correspondence of the novelist and biographer, Nancy Brysson Morrison (1903-1986).
Series
Identifier: MSS.27287-27373
Scope and Contents
Nancy Brysson Morrison was the sister of Margaret M Morrison, who wrote under the pseudonym 'March Cost', and T J Morrison, the novelist and script-writer. As well as publishing under her own name, she wrote numerous romances under the pseudonym 'Christine Strathern' between 1942 and 1959, but they are not represented among these papers.
Dates:
1918-1986, undated.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'The ends of our tethers', by Alasdair Gray, with some related cuttings and correspondence.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12609/1-23
Dates:
1995-2003, undated.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'Westwind' by Ian Rankin; with related working and administrative papers., 1987-1989.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50428-50431
Dates:
1987-1989.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Ian Rankin archive.
/
Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
/
Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the novels of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the novels of Ian Rankin.
/
Manuscripts, typescripts and working papers of the thriller novels of Ian Rankin.
Membership lists, accounts, and papers concerning various John Murray Staff Pension Schemes., 1927-1961
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1545
Scope and Contents
File contains letters, accounts, contracts, manuscript notes, and newspaper cuttings.
Dates:
1927-1961
Memorandum of agreement, between Professor James Cossar Ewart and James Thin, regarding the publication of 'Syllabus of the mammalia', by James Thin., 11 August 1884.
File
Identifier: Acc.12384/3
Dates:
11 August 1884.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Archive of James Thin, bookseller, containing business papers and correspondence, with some personal papers.
/
Business papers and correspondence of James Thin, bookseller.
/
Legal and property papers of James Thin, bookseller.
/
Agreements and contracts relating to James Thin, bookseller.
Microfilm of miscellaneous works, chiefly theological, written in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.870
Dates:
12th century-13th century.
Microfilm of miscellaneous works, chiefly theological, written in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.304
Dates:
12th century-13th century.
Minute book of the Mortonhall Curling Club, recording committee meetings and special meetings of the Club., 1868-1916.
Item
Identifier: MS.24652
Scope and Contents
With lists of members, 1868-1874 (folios 7, 25-27), 'Agreement for the Construction of the Curling Pond', 1868, (folio 8), and results of matches, 1894-1895 (folio 51).
Dates:
1868-1916.
Miscellaneous collection of letters and other papers of Sir Walter Scott and his contemporaries.
Series
Identifier: MS.786
Dates:
1791-1850, undated.
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, containing contracts, enquiries and other papers., 1841-1949.
File
Identifier: Acc.9416/29
Dates:
1841-1949.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Records of J G Thomson and Co, Ltd.
/
Correspondence and papers of J G Thomson and Co, Ltd. and associated companies and other organisations.
/
Correspondence and papers, mostly legal and financial documents, of J G Thomson and Co, Ltd. and associated companies and other organisations.