Indentures. Legal Instruments.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Legally binding agreements between two or more parties in two or more originals or copies. Also, contracts binding one person to work for another for a given period of time. (AAT) Index all examples under this heading. (NLS) .
Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Maria Rundell and Sharon Turner., 1806-1823.
File
Identifier: MS.41046
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1806-1823, of Maria Rundell to John Murray II, with some letters, 1819-1822, of Sharon Turner to John Murray II; and with related letters and papers. The letters of Maria Rundell concern the publication of and later amendments to her book, Domestic cookery. The letters of Sharon Turner concern legal matters between Maria Rundell and John Murray. The letters are arranged by date under each correspondent, with a final section of related papers.Maria Rundell :...
Dates:
1806-1823.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Samuel Smiles., 1891-1904.
File
Identifier: MS.41102
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1891-1898, of Samuel Smiles to John Murray IV, with a few to John Murray III, Hallam Murray and Charles Payne, with related letters and papers dating to 1904. The letters concern works of Smiles published by Murray including the biographies “Jasmin” and “Josiah Wedgwood”, with mention of reprints or translations of earlier works including “Self-help”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891: folios 1-53; (1)1892: folios 54-74; (2)...
Dates:
1891-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas Malthus., 1815-late 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.40766
Scope and Contents
Letters of Thomas Malthus to John Murray II, with one letter of Henry Malthus to John Murray II, and with related papers. The letters concern various publications of Malthus by Murray, including "Essay on the principle of population", and "Principles of political economy". The letters are arranged chronologically :Letters, 1815-1816: folios 1-20;Letters and papers, 1817-1819: folios 21-38;Letters and papers, 1820-1823: folios 39-69*;Letters,...
Dates:
1815-late 20th century.
Miscellaneous papers relating to Omond., 1818-1837.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.15370-15373
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These documents relate to Professor Traill`s family the Traills of Tirlot in Orkney, his daughter`s family, the Omonds, and the Grahams of Breckness and Gorthie.
Dates:
1818-1837.
Notarial transumpt of an indenture between Robert Lawmanson, Lord of Inneryne and Fynlo Ewynson, Lord of Ardlawmane., 25 May 1481.
Item
Identifier: Ch.7364
Dates:
25 May 1481.
Office papers of John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet., 1726-1777.
File
Identifier: MS.1173
Scope and Contents
The papers include indentures with apprentices, notes on writings, cash accounts, commission to be Deputy Keeper of the Signet, etc.
Dates:
1726-1777.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients.
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Letters and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine.
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Letters and papers of, to and concerning John Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, son of John Mackenzie, Advocate.
Papers of and concerning Robert Erskine, physician to Peter the Great., 1690-[1904, or before].
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5162-5163
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:
1690-[1904, or before].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
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Correspondence and papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
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Assorted papers of and concerning the family of Erskine of Alva.
Papers of and concerning the Holden family of Baldovie; with a document concerning Thomas Greig, and with genealogical notes on the Guthries of Guthrie.
File
Identifier: MS.50266
Scope and Contents
Documents, 1753, concerning the clandestine marriage of Abraham Holden and Elizabeth Barclay (folios 1-4).Letters and documents, 1759-1776, of and to John Holden concerning Richard Holden's death, the sale of Scottish goods in West Africa, instructions for a survery and a bond (folios 6-13).Letters of Richard Holden (fl 1747-circa 1761), 1747-1758, of Richard Holden to his father and brothers concerning slaving voyages and the sale of enslaved people (folios...
Dates:
1717-1822.
Papers of the Boyd family, connected with the publishing firm of Oliver and Boyd.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9544
Dates:
1752-1950.
Papers of the family of Holden of Baldovie.
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Identifier: Acc.11272-is now MS.50266
Dates:
1717-1822.
Papers of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet, and of various families and individuals., 1672-1780, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1559
Scope and Contents
The papers concern the following:
Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet, indentures, etc., 1746-1780, undated;
John Adamson, baxter, Edinburgh, undated;
Robert Campbell of Northwoodside, Dean of Guild, Glasgow, and his family, 1672-1709, undated;
George Campbell, merchant, Glasgow, 1670-1672.
Dates:
1672-1780, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Papers of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet, and of various families and individuals, his kinsmen or perhaps clients.
Photocopy of indentures of Archibald Campbell as apprentice baker, Glasgow.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11847
Dates:
1764.
Photographs of 26 letters of and concerning James Mason.
File
Identifier: Acc.3608
Scope and Contents
With photograph of indenture concerning his son, George.
Dates:
1795-1807.
Records of the Edinburgh and Montrose branches of the Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Union, including indentures of apprenticeship and miscellaneous pence books., 1872, 1909, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4411/9-11
Dates:
1872, 1909, undated.
Three letters, 1844, of and concerning Quentin Dalrymple, shipwrecked near Antigua.
File
Identifier: Acc.8795
Scope and Contents
With Dalrymple`s apprenticeship indenture, 1826.
Dates:
1826-1844.
Two documents between George Inglis, attorney, Edinburgh, and Henry Mackenzie, author of `The Man of Feeling`.
Series
Identifier: Ch.A.243-244
Dates:
1761, 1773.
Various agreements concerning the publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith., 1845-1865.
File
Identifier: MS.42610
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1845-1865.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers concerning the publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith.
Various legal instruments, including drafts and copies, concerning Thomas Moore, Lord Byron and John Murray II. Included is a letter of Alfred Turner to John Murray III concerning a draft agreement between Thomas Moore and John Murray II relating to the memoirs of Lord Byron., 1821-1853.
File
Identifier: MS.42489
Scope and Contents
Several of the agreements are between Lord Byron, Thomas Moore and John Murray II in respect of the transfer of all rights in Lord Byron`s manuscript, "Memoirs of my life up to 1816", from Thomas Moore, to whom Byron had given the manuscript, to John Murray II.
Dates:
1821-1853.