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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:

Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of and concerning Margaret Oliphant., 1754-1921, undated.

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Identifier: MS.23211
Scope and Contents The contents consist of: (i) letters of various friends and contemporaries of Margaret Oliphant, 1844-1868, undated (folio 1); (ii) letters to Janet M Oliphant 1895-1921, undated (folio 19); (iii) memorandum of agreement with Henry Colburn 1849 and death certificate 1897 of Mrs Oliphant (folio 46); (iv) photographs and other depictions of Margaret Oliphant and her family and other subjects 1851, 1874, undated (folio 50); (v) excerpts in Janet M Oliphant's hand of Margaret Oliphant's...
Dates: 1754-1921, undated.

Miscellaneous Lathallan family papers, including grants, contracts and related papers., 1521-1812.

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Identifier: Acc.12092/1
Scope and Contents Contains: 1. Obligation by Thos Forsyth, Isbel Knox and William Fulles to pay Colonel Archibald Spens of Lathallan Lodge £8:1 :- for corn. Kelso, 21 August 1813.2. Letters of excommunication by the official Principal of St Andrews at the instance of Margaret Dunbar, relict of the deceased William Forbes against William Ruthwane of Bandane for nonfulfilment of an order under the sign of Patrick Ross priest of St Andrews diocese, notary, dated 10 July 1537 to him through his...
Dates: 1521-1812.

Miscellaneous letters and papers concerning family, local and business affairs., 1781-1856, undated.

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Identifier: MS.9677
Scope and Contents The papers consist of the following: Miscellaneous incoming letters with draft replies, chiefly on family or local affairs not connected with the business, 1785-1856 (folio 1); Agreements with workers, 1809-1822, undated (folio 47); Estimates, accounts, and drawings for houses to be built at Bannockburn, 1781, 1788 (folio 58); Plan of the works at Bannockburn, 1835 (folio 77 verso); Miscellaneous papers on church affairs, 1815-1844, chiefly concerning the building of a Free Church manse,...
Dates: 1781-1856, undated.

Miscellaneous material of and concerning the family of Mure of Caldwell., 17th century-19th century.

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Identifier: MS.5008
Scope and Contents The contents of the volume include:(i) Copies of personal letters from Belgrade, 1876, 19th century (folio 1);(ii) Memoranda and petitions, 1708-1853 (folio 92); (iii) Certificates and commissions of various members of the Mure family, 1819-1871 (folio 157);(iv) Papers concerning the Tile Works at Ouplaymoor, 1840, and Brea, 1837 (folio 161);(v) Medicinal recipes, 17th century (folio 195); (vi) Contracts, 1856, 1858, for...
Dates: 17th century-19th century.

Miscellaneous papers of John Hill Burton., 1674-1880, undated.

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Identifier: MS.9445
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Statements, 1879-1880, concerning the sales of John Hill Burton's books, ‘History of Scotland’ and ‘Queen Anne’. (Folio 1.)(ii) A list of the obituary dates of various friends of Burton. (Folio 6.)(iii) 'The history of Peter Anderson', an anonymous short story in the form of an autobiography. (Folio 11.)(iv) Notes on accounts of building works, 1674-1679, carried out by Sir William Bruce. (Folio 41.)...
Dates: 1674-1880, undated.

Miscellaneous papers of Nancy Brysson Morrison., 1933-1986, undated.

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Identifier: MS.27373
Scope and Contents

The papers include a publisher's agreement and royalty statements for 'These are my friends' 1945-1947 (folios 2-7), newspaper cuttings, 1933-1956, undated (folios 15-23), and a tribute and other material about her, 1986 (Folios 24-32).

Dates: 1933-1986, undated.

Miscellaneous works, chiefly theological, written in the 12th and 13th centuries., 12th century-13th century.

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Identifier: MS.6122
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Part of the 'Historia scholastica' of Petrus Comestor, containing the history from II Maccabees ii to the end of the 'Historia evangelica', beginning 'Mortuo Simone qui ultimus quinque filiorum'; printed in ‘Patrologia Latina’, volume cxcviii, 1525-1644. (Folio 1.)(ii) Commentary on the books of Kings, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Daniel, and Maccabees, beginning ‘Ozia lepra percusso in fronte'. It is apparently complete, but like Corpus...
Dates: 12th century-13th century.

"Old Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, A-C., 1956-1995

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Identifier: Acc.13328/1477
Scope and Contents File contains a typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements (original and copy) are included. Some brief correspondence also appears. Listed titles include:Akrill, T.B, and Millar, C.J. ("Mechanics, Vibrations and Waves"); Akrill, T.B., Millar, C.J., and Whelan, P.M. ("Essential Physics for Ordinary Level"); Allen, F. ("Woodwork Objective and Completion Tests for CSE"; "Metalwork Objective and Completion Tests for CSE"); ...
Dates: 1956-1995

"Old Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname, D-G., 1960-1992

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Identifier: Acc.13328/1478
Scope and Contents File contains memoranda of agreements (original and copy) and some brief correspondence also appears. A typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements appear is located in the previous file, A-C. Listed titles here include:Davies, B., Charnley, J., and Rhodes, D.C. ("Multiple Choice Questions in Physics"); Davies, D., Day, T., Graham, D., and Marks, P. ("GCSE Geography"); Dawson, I. and Shephard, C. ("Conflict, Cooperation and...
Dates: 1960-1992

"Old Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname P-S., 1956-1989

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Identifier: Acc.13328/1479
Scope and Contents File contains a typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements (original and copy) are included. Some brief correspondence also appears. Listed titles include: Packham, M., and Patrick, J. ("History Series in Five Volumes"); Parry, C. ("American Short Story Series"); Parry-Maddocks, D.F. ("Situation Sets in Chemistry"; "Situation Sets in Physics"; "Situation Sets in Biology"; "Objective and Completion Tests in Human Biology";...
Dates: 1956-1989

"Old Agreements", John Murray educational titles, by author surname T-Z., 1960-1990

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Identifier: Acc.13328/1480
Scope and Contents File contains memoranda of agreements (original and copy) and some brief correspondence also appears. A typed index noting authors and titles for which memoranda of agreements appear is located in the previous file, P-S. Listed titles here include: Tattersall, I.M. ("Human Evolution"); Taylor, E. ("Strength and Stamina Training"); Thomas, J.M. ("Objective and Completion Tests in Basic Economics"); Thompson, A., and Bevan, D. ("Advanced...
Dates: 1960-1990