Legal documents.
Found in 468 Collections and/or Records:
21 documents relating to the lands of Curriehill near Edinburgh.
28 letters of Richard Holden, merchant, Bristol, to his father, Richard Holden, of Baldovie, Dundee, and his brothers, John and Abraham.
Some letters concern the slave trade.
With two legal documents of the Holden family, Baldovie.
535 legal papers pertaining to lands of the Earls of Galloway.
A collection of formal papers, relating to the surgeon, Robert Liston.
Comprises: instruments of sasine, 1626-1756, mostly relating to properties in Culross (Ch.5832-5838), papers, mostly passports, 1794-1818, of his uncle, Sir Robert Liston (Ch.5839-5842), and four formal documents of his own, 1814, 1818 (Ch.5943-5946). An inventory has been placed with the collection.
A miscellaneous collection of documents.
Ch.5902-5903 and Ch.5905 refer to members of the Pitcairn family of Forthar; the remainder concern transactions between John Mowat and James Fullarton, burgesses in Edinburgh. Ch.5901 is an abstract of the documents.
`A Perfect Inventor of all the Pious Donations Given to the Kirks and Hospitals in Scotland since the days of K. Iames 1 To the Regne of King Iames the vi. With Additions. Edenburgh Writen 12 novr i702 by R:M:` (i.e. Robert Mylne).
`A perfyte inventar of all the pious donations gevin to kirks and hospitalls since the dayes of king James the first to the reigne of king James the sixt`.
Abbreviated copy of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, "Laws and Customs of Scotland in Matters Criminal".
Abridged copy, 1673-1731, of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, ‘Minor Practicks’.
Accounts and papers of the Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (Darien Company).
Accounts and vouchers of the Faculty of Advocates.
Additional papers to the collection of John Riddell, the Peerage lawyer.
Most of the correspondence is addressed to James Law, Writer to the Signet, who acted as London agent in many Peerage Cases in which Riddell was involved; and much of it is from other lawyers.
‘Admiralty collections’, containing copies of ordinances, tables, orders and notes concerning the office and jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty of England.
Agreement between Domenico Ronca and Thomas Carlyle and receipt of Ronca to Carlyle.
Agreement and receipt concern the keeping of fowl at 6 Cheyne Row.
With letter of Jane W Carlyle to John A Carlyle concerning the building of a client room by Thomas Carlyle.
Amalgamation of Durie’s ‘Decisions’ and Hope’s, Balfour’s, Spottiswoode’s, and Haddington’s ‘Practicks’.
Balcarres Papers.
“Blair’s Collections”: Session papers of Robert Blair of Avonton, Lord President of the Court of Session.
‘Booke of the lawe of Olerone: as also for the holding of the Courte of the Admyrallte’ by James Humfrey, with lists of English ships and of ships’ stores.
Borthwick of Crookston legal papers, and other documents of Scottish provenance, 1513-1822.
Business and legal papers of James Gentleman, merchant, Edinburgh.
Papers largely concern Gentleman`s Leith shipping interests; includes unrelated legal papers.
Business and personal papers of William Sim, colour manufacturer.
Case papers for the prosecution case in the impeachment of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville.
Certificates and formal documents from the papers of Charles Murray, the poet and South African civil servant.
Charters and formal documents from the archive of the Flemings of Wigtown.
For a detailed description see MS.20771.
Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers.
More detailed lists are available on request.