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Family papers.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Personal papers of members of a single family; usually of parents and their children, but sometimes including papers of spouses and their families as well.

Found in 199 Collections and/or Records:

1st Earl of Tweeddale papers., 1606-1646.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10747-10820
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.

Dates: 1606-1646.

1st Marquess of Tweeddale papers, 1639-1695.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.10821-10927
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.

Dates: 1639-1695.

Abercromby of Abercromby., 1561-1612.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9560-9563
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers relate in particular to the difficulties of Patrick Kinninmond (d 1701), the last laird of that name.

Dates: 1561-1612.

Alexander Meek, skipper, burgess of Kirkcaldy, and Henry Oswald, provost of Kirkcaldy., 1687-1716.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9727-9742
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers relate in particular to the difficulties of Patrick Kinninmond (d 1701), the last laird of that name.

Dates: 1687-1716.

Assorted papers of and concerning the family of Erskine of Alva., 1634-[1904, or before].

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5158-5164
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Although with the Paul Papers through the family connection with the Erskine Murrays these papers are to be considered complementary to the Erskine Murray Papers.

Dates: 1634-[1904, or before].

Boswell of Easter Lochgelly and Boswell of Craigincat., 1620-1647.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9568-9611
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers relate in particular to the difficulties of Patrick Kinninmond (d 1701), the last laird of that name.

Dates: 1620-1647.

Colville in Pitcairn., 1646.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.9663-9665
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The papers relate in particular to the difficulties of Patrick Kinninmond (d 1701), the last laird of that name.

Dates: 1646.

Correspondence and family papers of the Marquesses and Marchionesses of Lothian, received unbound., 1729-1900, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.5801
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Correspondence: an unsigned letter, 1729, to the Marchioness of Lothian from her sister (probably Eleanora, wife of John Craufurd of Craufurdland); eight letters, 1870, written by the 8th Marchioness and the 9th Marquess and Marchioness; and nine letters, 1871-1899, undated, written to the 9th Marquess. (Folio 1.)(ii) Other papers: copy of an inscription on a dirk given to the 6th Marquess, 1797; 'Maxims by my Father', in the hand of...
Dates: 1729-1900, undated.

Correspondence and legal and official papers of Sir Patrick Murray of Saltcoats., 1611-1612, 1654-1720, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.6488
Scope and Contents

This volume has been divided into the following sections: correspondence (folios 1-26), family legal papers (folios 27-70), official legal papers (folios 71-80), official accounts (folios 81-154). The official papers concern Sir Patrick Murray in his capacity as General Receiver of Crown Rents and Foreign Excise.

Dates: 1611-1612, 1654-1720, undated.

Correspondence and papers, chiefly undated, of the family of Forbes of Culloden., [1625-1800.]

 File
Identifier: MS.2970
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) General correspondence (folio 1);(ii) Papers concerning property of the Forbeses: Ferintosh (including Inverallochie's debts and the Ferintosh excise) (folio 41) and lands in general (folio 59);(iii) Papers concerning private business (folio 65);(iv) Inverness: petitions of the town for relief from taxation, levies, and the maintenance of the garrison, and instructions to John Forbes, 2nd of Culloden, as...
Dates: [1625-1800.]

Correspondence and papers of the family of Erskine of Alva., 17th century-1904, or before.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.5155-5164
Scope and Contents

Although with the Paul Papers through the family connection with the Erskine Murrays these papers are to be considered complementary to the Erskine Murray Papers.

Dates: 17th century-1904, or before.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1701-1714.

 File
Identifier: MS.2964
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1701-1714.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1715-1717.

 File
Identifier: MS.2965
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1715-1717.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1718-1725.

 File
Identifier: MS.2966
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1718-1725.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1726-1734.

 File
Identifier: MS.2967
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1726-1734.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1735-1744.

 File
Identifier: MS.2968
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1735-1744.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1745-1800.

 File
Identifier: MS.2969
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1745-1800.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1625-1800.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2961-2970
Scope and Contents The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1625-1800.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1625-1660.

 File
Identifier: MS.2961
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1625-1660.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1661-1674.

 File
Identifier: MS.2962
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1661-1674.

Correspondence and papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden., 1675-1700.

 File
Identifier: MS.2963
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The earlier papers, to about 1660, treat of the affairs of Inverness (of which Duncan and John Forbes, 1st and 2nd of Culloden, were Provosts, and which both represented in Parliament) and Inverness-shire, especially complaints against the Earl of Moray's manner of executing his commission against Clan Chattan, 1626-1629, the losses entailed by the wars, and such burdens as garrisoning. They also deal with the private affairs of the family, chiefly trade (in wine, salmon, etc.) with France,...
Dates: 1675-1700.

Correspondence and papers of the Grey and Farquhar families., 1834-1932, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.13181-13186
Scope and Contents This section contains chiefly correspondence and papers of Caroline Eliza Grey (died 1890), daughter of Sir Thomas Harvie Farquhar, 2nd Baronet, wife of General the Honourable Charles Grey, and mother of Mary Caroline, wife of the 4th Earl of Minto. Caroline Eliza Grey was a Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria, and her husband was private secretary to Prince Albert and to Queen Victoria. Most of the correspondence in this section consists of family material; but there is also some...
Dates: 1834-1932, undated.

Correspondence and papers of the Paul family., 17th century-1928.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.5139-5154
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Robert Paul, manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, married Charlotte, the daughter of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, in 1814. The connection of the Pauls with the Erskines of Alva, and later with the Erskine Murrays, remained strong, and the antiquarian interests of the Reverend Robert Paul, Free Church minister at Dollar, led him to examine many of the Erskine papers. Some of these remained with the Paul’s and now form part of the collection.

Dates: 17th century-1928.

Correspondence and papers, of the personal affairs of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1786-1856.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.2264-2308
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates: 1786-1856.