Ledgers. Account books.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Volumes of final entry in accounting in which are entered debits, credits, and all other money transactions under each individual account or heading.
Found in 596 Collections and/or Records:
Business ledger of William Chisholm chiefly concerning trade and estates in Jamaica, but including accounts concerning estates in Scotland, and household and insurance costs. , 1799-1802.
Item
Identifier: MS.5481
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers presumably came into the possession of Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, after his marriage to James Chisholme’s daughter in 1802. Charles Chisholme was captain of the East India ship 'Gatton'; James and William Chisholme, his brothers, owned sugar plantations in Jamaica.William Chisholme became the owner of Thomas's River, North Hall, Health Crawl and Breadland Pen in Clarendon, Jamaica, as well as owning a quarter share of Trout Hall, Green River, Troys and...
Dates:
1799-1802.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers from Nisbet House, Berwickshire.
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Business papers and accounts of William, James and Charles Chisholme of that Ilk.
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Account-books of William and James Chisholme.
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Business ledgers of William and James Chisholme, chiefly concerning their sugar plantations.
Business ledger probably of James Chisholme chiefly concerning the Trouthall estate, Jamaica., 1775-1810.
Item
Identifier: MS.5479
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers presumably came into the possession of Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, after his marriage to James Chisholme’s daughter in 1802. Charles Chisholme was captain of the East India ship 'Gatton'; James and William Chisholme, his brothers, owned sugar plantations in Jamaica.William Chisholme became the owner of Thomas's River, North Hall, Health Crawl and Breadland Pen in Clarendon, Jamaica, as well as owning a quarter share of Trout Hall, Green River, Troys and...
Dates:
1775-1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers from Nisbet House, Berwickshire.
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Business papers and accounts of William, James and Charles Chisholme of that Ilk.
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Account-books of William and James Chisholme.
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Business ledgers of William and James Chisholme, chiefly concerning their sugar plantations.
Business ledger probably of William Chisholme concerning his estates and business in Clarendon in Jamaica., 1769-1774.
Item
Identifier: MS.5478
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers presumably came into the possession of Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, after his marriage to James Chisholme’s daughter in 1802. Charles Chisholme was captain of the East India ship 'Gatton'; James and William Chisholme, his brothers, owned sugar plantations in Jamaica.William Chisholme became the owner of Thomas's River, North Hall, Health Crawl and Breadland Pen in Clarendon, Jamaica, as well as owning a quarter share of Trout Hall, Green River, Troys and...
Dates:
1769-1774.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers from Nisbet House, Berwickshire.
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Business papers and accounts of William, James and Charles Chisholme of that Ilk.
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Account-books of William and James Chisholme.
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Business ledgers of William and James Chisholme, chiefly concerning their sugar plantations.
Business ledgers of William and James Chisholme, chiefly concerning their sugar plantations., 1769-1812.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5478-5483
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers presumably came into the possession of Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, after his marriage to James Chisholme’s daughter in 1802. Charles Chisholme was captain of the East India ship 'Gatton'; James and William Chisholme, his brothers, owned sugar plantations in Jamaica.William Chisholme became the owner of Thomas's River, North Hall, Health Crawl and Breadland Pen in Clarendon, Jamaica, as well as owning a quarter share of Trout Hall, Green River, Troys and...
Dates:
1769-1812.
Business records, 1694-1943, of J and G Cox, Ltd., glue manufacturers, Gorgie, Edinburgh; with miscellaneous papers, 16th century-19th century, of the Cox family.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4944/1-54
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1550-1603, 1694-1943, undated.
Business records of George Waterston and Sons, Ltd.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12235/1-522
Scope and Contents
The business records, 1768-2002, of George Waterston and Sons, Ltd, Edinburgh, specialist printers, manufacturing and retail stationers, and sealing wax manufacturers. The papers also include material relating more particularly to the Waterston family.In addition to business records, the collection includes papers relating to the Waterston family or to the history of the business collected by various family directors, series of family and business photographs, sample specimens of...
Dates:
1752-2002, undated.
Business records of R and R Clark Ltd, printers, including six boxes of George Bernard Shaw's letters to the firm, and related printed material by Shaw.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.229
Dates:
1900-1965.
Cash books and ledgers of the Glasgow Training College of the Free Church of Scotland., 1864-1886.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19075-19078
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.
Dates:
1864-1886.
Cash Ledger of the Darien Company., 1696-1707.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.83.3.9
Cash Ledger of the Darien Company (only advances by the Company, at interest); with journal and index., 1696-1707.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.83.3.8-83.4.1
Cash ledgers., 1920-1935.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8816/15-29
Colinton estate ledgers., 1804-1807.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/838
Scope and Contents
Ledgers include some correspondence to William Forbes 6th Bart. and William Forbes 7th Bart.
Also contains other Colinton-related material loosely inserted.
Dates:
1804-1807.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Other Estate Papers.
Copy of parts of the ledger of his father, by Patrick Chalmers, 4th of Auldbar (died 1854)., 1821-1826.
Item
Identifier: MS.15416
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:
1821-1826.
Correspondence and papers of the Dunbartonshire Conservative and Unionist Association., 1889-1997.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12264/1-18
Draft of ledger by Peter Murdoch, Glasgow, for the Darien Company., 1699.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.83.5.6
Dates:
1699.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Accounts and papers of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (Darien Company).
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Journal, ledger, and draft of ledger by Peter Murdoch, Glasgow, for the Darien Company.
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Ledger, and draft thereof, by Peter Murdoch, Glasgow, for the Darien Company.
Editorial files and papers of John Murray, publishers, regarding its educational works., 1960-1999
Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/1287-1489
Scope and Contents
This series contains over 180 individual editorial files relating to named titles published by John Murray, publishers, from their educational list, largely dating from the 1960s-1990s, with a particular emphasis on the final two decades between 1980-1999. Editorial files primarily contain editorial memoranda and proof corrections sent between editorial and production staff. In certain cases, files also include correspondence between the books’ authors and the publishers, or from third...
Dates:
1960-1999
Ellemford Mine foreman's debits book., 1785.
Item
Identifier: MS.12880
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
With letters and reports on the lead mines of Islay, 1771-1785.
Dates:
1785.
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 John Elliot (1732-1808), 4th son of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk.
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Estate, financial and legal correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral John Elliot.
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Correspondence and papers concerning Admiral John Elliot's mining ventures in Perthshire and southern Scotland for copper and lead deposits.
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Ellemford Mine account-books.
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Ellemford Mine foreman's debits books.
Ellemford Mine foreman's debits book., 1786.
Item
Identifier: MS.12881
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
With letters and reports on the lead mines of Islay, 1771-1785.
Dates:
1786.
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 John Elliot (1732-1808), 4th son of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk.
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Estate, financial and legal correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral John Elliot.
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Correspondence and papers concerning Admiral John Elliot's mining ventures in Perthshire and southern Scotland for copper and lead deposits.
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Ellemford Mine account-books.
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Ellemford Mine foreman's debits books.
Ellemford Mine foreman's debits books., 1785-1786.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12880-12881
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
With letters and reports on the lead mines of Islay, 1771-1785.
Dates:
1785-1786.
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 John Elliot (1732-1808), 4th son of Lord Minto, Lord Justice Clerk.
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Estate, financial and legal correspondence and papers of and concerning Admiral John Elliot.
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Correspondence and papers concerning Admiral John Elliot's mining ventures in Perthshire and southern Scotland for copper and lead deposits.
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Ellemford Mine account-books.
Estate account books., 1810-1913.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8468/146-168
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes charters and other formal documents, cash books, ledgers, estate papers and letters.
Dates:
1810-1913.
Estate ledger of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1746-1750.
Item
Identifier: MS.16913
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.
Dates:
1746-1750.
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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Financial books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.
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Ledgers of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton.
Family and personal papers of John Blythe Kinross., 1891-1988.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10074/4-11
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Papers of John Blythe Kinross, financier, son of John Kinross RSA, including some papers of his father's. Mostly concerning business interests, with some family and personal material.
Dates:
1891-1988.
Fettercairn Farm Ledger No. 2., 1797-1798.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/577
Scope and Contents
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:
1797-1798.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Accounts for Fettercairn and other estates.
Fettercairn Farm Ledger No. 3., 1799-1801.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/578
Scope and Contents
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:
1799-1801.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Accounts for Fettercairn and other estates.
Financial books of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., ?1716-1763, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16900-16993
Scope and Contents
No completely logical arrangement of these books is possible, due to multiple use of the same book, to the existence of the same accounts in draft and final form, and to the fact that in his old age Lord Milton repeatedly revised and extracted old accounts. The basic division into ledgers and other books (subdivided by size) goes back to him. Most are in his own hand, a few (in whole or in part) in those of his clerks. Personal, estate, and professional matters are all included.
Dates:
?1716-1763, undated.