Inventories.
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Found in 392 Collections and/or Records:
Inventories and notes relating to the case for Sir Charles Forbes. , 1829-1833.
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Identifier: Acc.13827/195
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From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1829-1833.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Charters, legal papers and pedigrees.
Inventories, made by J Orchard, of the household moveables in his London house pertaining to the English estate of William Elliot., November 1818.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11929-11932
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From the Series:
Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates:
November 1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Executries and related papers concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the executry of William Elliot of Wells, the trustees of Wells estate, and the litigation of Sir William Francis Elliot, 7th Baronet of Stobs, with the latter (1819-1829).
Inventories of household and farm goods, rentals, and other papers concerning Saltoun., 1801-1843, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.16798
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From the Sub-Series:
When General John Fletcher died in 1806, his legitimate children Andrew and Henry were infants. He had previously appointed curators for them and trustees for his affairs. In this section are the papers acquired and generated by these curators and trustees over the succeeding half-century, mostly through their clerks, John Home, Writer to the Signet and William Home, Writer to the Signet.
Dates:
1801-1843, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Legal papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers concerning General John Fletcher's Trust.
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Estate papers concerning General Fletcher's Trust.
Inventories of household furniture and linen, silver plate, books, wine, farm stock, etc., with accounts of Mrs Gordon, Lord Milton's housekeeper 1727-1732., 1606-1869, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.17080 (part 1)
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The contents are as follows:
(i) Inventories of household furniture and linen, silver plate, books, wine, farm stock, etc., 1606-1869, undated (folio 1);
(ii) Accounts of Lord Milton's housekeepers, Mrs Gordon, 1727-1743 (folio 139), Margaret Hetherwick, 1747-1754 (folio 267), and Margaret Fisher, 1752-1758 (folio 341).
Dates:
1606-1869, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Household inventories and accounts of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Inventories of household items, and accounts of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton’s housekeepers.
Inventories of household items, and accounts of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton’s housekeepers., 1606-1869, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.17080
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Inventories of household furniture and linen, silver plate, books, wine, farm stock, etc., 1606-1869, undated (folio 1);
(ii) Accounts of Lord Milton's housekeepers, Mrs Gordon, 1727-1743 (folio 139), Margaret Hetherwick, 1747-1754 (folio 267), and Margaret Fisher, 1752-1758 (folio 341).
Dates:
1606-1869, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Financial papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Household inventories and accounts of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Inventories of items at Bowland House., 1811-1860, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14050-14053
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
1811-1860, undated.
Inventories of portraits made by J Orchard., November 1818.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11931-11932
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates:
November 1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Executries and related papers concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the executry of William Elliot of Wells, the trustees of Wells estate, and the litigation of Sir William Francis Elliot, 7th Baronet of Stobs, with the latter (1819-1829).
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Inventories, made by J Orchard, of the household moveables in his London house pertaining to the English estate of William Elliot.
Inventories of the family of Erskine of Alva., 1627-1873, or before.
File
Identifier: MS.5114
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Inventories, 1627-1801, of household plenishings, including an inventory of the furnishings in Buchan Castle, made for and signed by Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar, in 1627, and based on an earlier inventory of 1611. Also included are inventories made at various times of the furnishings of the Erskine houses in Alloa, Barjarg and Drumsheugh. (Folio 1.)(ii) Lists of portraits in the possession of Jean, Lady Erskine of Alva, at the time...
Dates:
1627-1873, or before.
‘Inventories of the goods and effects belonging to Mr Thomas Ruddiman’, 1735-1750, and ‘Note of debts due . . . for schoolbooks’, 1739., 1735-1750.
File
Identifier: MS.762
Inventories of titles of the estate of Culloden, and other papers concerning the Forbes of Culloden., 1786-1891.
File
Identifier: MS.21257
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) Inventories, 1836-1891, of titles of the estate of Culloden (folio 1); (ii) Notices, 1845-1850, of sale of fishings belonging to the burgh of Dingwall (folio 54); (iii) Miscellaneous documents, 1786-1859, concerning Forbes of Culloden (folio 60).
Dates:
1786-1891.
Inventories of writs concerning Newhailes estate., 1657-1724, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25767-25770
Dates:
1657-1724, undated.
Inventories of writs, extracts from and copies of deeds (many from published transcripts) and memoranda concerning legal topics, chiefly from the 18th and 19th centuries., 18th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.2.20
Scope and Contents
The papers are in a variety of hands, some by John Riddell.
Dates:
18th century-19th century.
Inventories of writs of the estates of Lee and Carnwath., 1613-1895, 1928, undated.
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Identifier: MS.27534
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Lockharts held the barony of Lee in Lanarkshire from the 14th century at least, but apart from a few charters this collection dates from the 17th to the early 20th century. The direct line of lairds of Lee, from Sir James, Lord Justice Clerk, and Sir William, Cromwell's ambassador, died out in 1777. Lee then came into the possession of the descendants of Sir James's younger son, Sir George Lockhart, Lord President, who had acquired large holdings of land consolidated into the baronies of...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1613-1895, 1928, undated.
Inventories of writs pertaining to lands in Angus or to Lord Innerpeffer., 1st half of 17th century.
File
Identifier: MS.16771
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
1st half of 17th century.
Inventories, undated, of the effects of suspected persons, all or most in Brechin., [1745, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.3731
Inventories, with valuations of Charles Herries' property, made after his death in 1819., [1819, or after.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15365-15366
Dates:
[1819, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, papers and personal account-books of Charles Herries, a merchant in London who was Colonel of the Light Horse Volunteers of London and Westminster, and correspondence and papers of his younger son, Lieutenant-General Sir William Lewis Herries and of, and concerning, other members of the family.
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Correspondence, papers and personal account books of Charles Herries.
Inventory, 6 April 1549, of the goods etc of John Hakat of Pytferran, who died intestate in the battle of Fawsyde, by Elizabeth Aytoun, his spouse, and Patrick Hacheid, his son and heir, with notarial copy of his will, undated., 6 April 1549.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6120
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From the Series:
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Dates:
6 April 1549.
Inventory, 20 November 1548, of the goods etc of John Hached of Petfyrrane who died intestate in the battle of Fawsyde, by Elizabeth Aytoun, his spouse, and Patrick Hacheid, his son and heir, confirmed 24 March 1549., 20 November 1548.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6117
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The charter and legal material contained here is of importance as giving the continuous history of a landed family in Fife from the 13th to the 18th century. The Halkett family appear to have risen partly on the decline of the Lochores of Lochore. By 1431, the former are having transumpts made of charters of the early 13th century granted to the latter (Ch.6018-6019).
Dates:
20 November 1548.
Inventory and testament dative of Robert Fletcher of Easter Innerpeffer, merchant, burgess of Dundee., 3 March 1646.
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Identifier: Ch.13847
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From the Sub-Series:
The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.
Dates:
3 March 1646.
Inventory and testament dative of Robert Fletcher of Innerpeffer., 31 January 1624.
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Identifier: Ch.13818
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The family acquired various properties in Angus which were consolidated into the baronies of Innerpeffer and Turin; after Sir Andrew`s purchase of Saltoun the Angus property was sold, some to Col Sir Francis Ruthven in 1648, some to George, Lord Spynie in 1650, and some to George, Earl of Panmure in 1663; current titles will have passed to the purchasers.
Dates:
31 January 1624.
Inventory and valuation of goods at Castle Menzies., 1800.
File
Identifier: MS.9971
Inventory and valuation of the effects of Mrs J A L Chalmers at Hanbury Hall., June 1840.
File
Identifier: MS.15506
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Auldbar was bought in 1753 by William Chalmers, a Gibraltar merchant whose family had owned land in Aberdeenshire, at Federate and Hazlehead. His father and brother were physicians in Aberdeen, and the papers as arranged below begin with medical records of these men. An important section concerns the trade and administration of Gibraltar in the second quarter of the 18th century, and there is also much mercantile correspondence of the 18th and early 19th centuries. As with the rest of this...
Dates:
June 1840.
Inventory, compiled 19 Aug 1712, of writs belonging to Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, received by Ronald Campbell, Writer to the Signet, 31 December 1712 (folio 1), together with a printed Petition for Colonel John Erskin of Carnock against John Corss, 21 Feb 1709 (folio 29) and printed Answers for John Corss, Writer in Edinburgh [to the foregoing 1709] (folio 31)., 1709, 1712.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.9.15
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Manuscripts, including collections of formal documents (but not single documents, for which see Ch.A245-A251), owned by Riddell, arranged as far as possible in chronological order.
Dates:
1709, 1712.
Inventory for MS.10780 [Mf.MSS.270-283, 288]: Microfilms obtained from various agents of letters and documents of and concerning David Livingstone for inclusion in the ‘David Livingstone Documentation Project. (1979)., [1979?]
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Identifier: MS.10780 [Inventory]
Dates:
[1979?]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Photocopies and microfilms of letters and other documents of and concerning David Livingstone acquired in connection with the David Livingstone Documentation Project.
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Microfilms obtained from various agents of letters and documents of and concerning David Livingstone for inclusion in the ‘David Livingstone Documentation Project. (1979); with inventory.
Inventory, late seventeenth century with some eighteenth-century additions, of Pitfirrane writs, circa 1230-1746, undated., Late 17th century-18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.6483
Scope and Contents
The inventory describes some of the same material which is more fully calendared in MS.6485.
Dates:
Late 17th century-18th century.