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Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents that give expression to a legal act or agreement, for the purpose of creating, securing, modifying, or terminating a right, or for the purpose of furnishing evidence of a right. For documents having legal relevance in general, use ""legal documents"" .

Found in 132 Collections and/or Records:

Instrument of delivery of corn, etc., by William Colzear, occupier of Pitconnoquhie and Hilton, to George Halket of Pitfirren., 6 December 1574.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6746
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: 6 December 1574.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters, writs and formal papers mainly concerning the Halketts of Pitfirrane and the Wedderburns of Gosford. / Inventory of Pitfirrane writs.

Instrument of discharge by James Redheugh and Isobel Murray, his wife, of victual out of Ochtertyre., 14 November 1573.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.16861
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

More detailed lists are available on request.

Dates: 14 November 1573.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre papers. / Titles of the Murrays of Ochtertyre for the Baronies of Ochtertyre, Monzievaird and Fowlis Easter. / Barony of Ochtertyre. / Ochtertyre and Carroglen.

Instrument of Elizabeth, Countess of Linlithgow against Patrick, 1st Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne., 1653.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8606
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1653.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Miscellaneous affairs.

Instrument of process before Sir Gilbert Johnstoun of Elphinstone, sheriff of Edinburgh, by William, Lord Abernethy, concerning his courts in Glencorse and Saltoun., 17 February 1482/1483.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13014
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The 8th Lord sold many of the estates and borrowed extensively on the security of Saltoun, which was the subject of endless dispute after his death in 1612.

Dates: 17 February 1482/1483.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers. / Early Saltoun documents. / Documents relating to the family of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun of Abernethy, and their various estates, especially Saltoun and Glencorse.

Instrument of receipt by James Ouchterlony, son of deceased John Ouchterlony from John Crichton of Ruthvens of 400 merks., February 1577/1578.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14103
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The escheat of Sir William Ouchterlony was assigned to Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1630.

Dates: February 1577/1578.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers. / Early Fletcher documents. / Documents relating to Ouchterlony of Ouchterlony and mainly to part of the lands of Pitconra, acquired by Sir Andrew Fletcher in 1624.

Instrument of sasine, 1613, concerning lands in the barony of Crawfordjohn.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6510
Scope and Contents

With three documents, 1720, 1873, 1887, concerning ancestors of the donor, Donald Mackenzie.

Dates: 1613, 1720, 1873, 1887.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Instrument of sasine concerning property in St Andrews, with two indentures.

 File
Identifier: Acc.3638
Dates: 1694, 1775, 1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Instrument of sasine in favour of John Alexander of land in Aberdeen.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.6699
Dates: 1591.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Instrument of the colliers of Airth against Sir John Bruce of Airth., 1619.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.8598
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.

Dates: 1619.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents of the Livingstons, Earls of Linlithgow and Callendar. / Miscellaneous affairs.

Instrument on application to have Beatrice Douglas made curator of her son, William, Earl Marischal., 10 April 1529.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.17115A
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Included are charters of Deer Abbey which passed to the family on the Reformation as the lordship of Altrie. Notes on these charters appear in Patrick Keith Murray`s `Inventory of Marischal Papers, 1905`, MS.21114.

Dates: 10 April 1529.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Murray of Ochtertyre and Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Charters and formal documents from the Keith, Earl Marischal papers. / Titles of the Keiths, Earls Marischal for their property in Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire and elsewhere in Scotland.

Instrument on the sale by Olivier Mouster and Jeanne Darmentary, to Matthieu Vreau, merchant in St Émilien, of property in the parish of St Suplice., 1583.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.A.36
Dates: 1583.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Miscellaneous charters.

Instrument taken by Duncan [?] for admittance to a vicarage., 23 May 1577.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.7415
Dates: 23 May 1577.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Deeds of, or connected with, the Lamonts of Lamont.

Instrument taken by James Fletcher, burgess of Dundee, skipper of the Pearl of Dundee, and Jacques Carret, a Fleming, against Robert Balloch, messenger., 26 March 1599.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.13762
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: 26 March 1599.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Charters and formal documents from the Saltoun Papers. / Early Fletcher documents. / Documents relating to Fletchers in Dundee and Angus, especially to Robert, merchant, burgess of Dundee, and his son Sir Andrew.

Lease and release of part of the Higher Plantation, Tobago (including named enslaved people) in favour of William Marshall, Glasgow.

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.50269-50270
Scope and Contents

Lease and release, 1774, of John Young and John Macrae concerning the conveyance of part of Higher Plantation, Tobago, in favour of William Marshall.

Dates: 1774
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Legal and estate papers of the family of Foulis of Ravelston and Woodhall., 1860-1891.

 File
Identifier: MS.6152
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Sir William Foulis, 8th Baronet, married in 1843 Henrietta Ramage Liston, the great niece and heiress of Sir Robert Liston, the diplomatist. He then assumed the additional name of Liston before his own.

Dates: 1860-1891.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Foulis of Ravelston and Woodhall. / Legal and estate papers of the family of Foulis of Ravelston and Woodhall.

Legal and financial papers concerning Thomas Moore., 1821-1853.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42489-42493
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: 1821-1853.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Thomas Moore.

Legal and financial papers concerning Washington Irving., 1820-1851.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42316-42317
Scope and Contents

The papers here concern legal and financial matters between Irving and the publishing house of Murray. The legal instruments concern the copyrights of works by Washington Irving while the financial instruments are mainly in relation to payments that Murray made to Irving.

Dates: 1820-1851.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Washington Irving.

Legal correspondence and papers of the Library of the Kirk of Saltoun., 1898-1899, 1920-1939.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9270/33-34
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes:

18 volumes of sermons

three volumes of library catalogue

papers concerning the management of the Library and of the affairs of the parish.

Dates: 1898-1899, 1920-1939.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and concerning the Library of the Kirk of Saltoun. / Correspondence and legal papers of the Library of the Kirk of Saltoun.

Legal document of Barbara Jamieson and William Jamieson., 1819.

 Item
Identifier: MS.50277 folios 58-59
Scope and Contents

Concerning Barbara Jamieson’s entitlement to a share of her uncle James Innes’ estate.

Dates: 1819.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Legal document of Thomas Strong and William Strong., 1814.

 Item
Identifier: MS.50277 folios 68-69
Scope and Contents

Concerning the sale of the vessel the Coldstream Packet to Robert Scollay.

Dates: 1814.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies. / Letters and documents of, to and concerning Archibald Anderson, James Innes, and others, in Jamaica, and Robert Scollay and Thomas Bolt, in the Shetland Islands.

Legal documents concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk, and the Stuarts of Torrance., 1664-1829.

 File
Identifier: MS.5327
Scope and Contents The legal documents comprise the following: (i) Condescendences, 1766-1822 (number 1); (ii) Submissions, 1703-1812 (number 7); (iii) Summonses, 1654-1818 (number 12); (iv) Executions, 1664-1804 (number 23); (v) Protests, 1724-1779 (number 43); (vi) Suspensions, 1672-1772 (number 82); (vii) Declarations, 1674-1824 (number 97); (viii) Instructions, 1672-1822 (number 113); (ix) Intimations, 1793-1820 (number 132); (x) Minutes, 1676-1825 (number 139); (xi) Instruments, 1678-1680 (number...
Dates: 1664-1829.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Family papers, chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance. / Muniments of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.

Legal instruments concerning the interests of John Murray, publishers, in the copyright of certain works by Washington Irving., 1828-1851.

 File
Identifier: MS.42316
Scope and Contents Folios 1-2 : indenture, 1828, between Washington Irving and John Murray II : the sale by Irving to Murray of the copyright in "A history of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus";folio 3 : indenture, 1829, between Washington Irving and John Murray II : the sale by Irving to Murray of the copyright in the "Chronicles of Granada";folios 4-5 : cancelled agreement, 1835, between Washington Irving and John Murray II : Murray to have borne...
Dates: 1828-1851.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Archive of John Murray, publishers. / Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts. / Papers of and concerning Washington Irving. / Legal and financial papers concerning Washington Irving.

Letter and legal documents of and concerning George Jameson, Provost of Cupar, Fife.

 Collection
Identifier: Ch.16-18
Dates: 1650-1659.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letter of poinding, 1656, against the shire of Renfrew.

 File
Identifier: Acc.4980
Scope and Contents

With patent, 1839, to Abraham Bury.

Dates: 1656, 1839.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Letters of and to Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald mostly concerning his treatises on telegraphic communication systems, but also others of his publications, and with some financial and legal papers., 1791-1825.

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Identifier: MS.50699
Scope and Contents Letters of correspondents at the Admiralty.Barrow, JohnLetter, 1 September 1814, of John Barrow, Southampton, to John Macdonald praising his telegraphic system. Folios 1-2.Letter, 13 May 1817, of John Barrow, Admiralty, London, to John Macdonald stating that his work on telegraphic communication has been laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Folios 3-4.Letter, 22 August 1818, of John Barrow, Admiralty, London, to John Macdonald...
Dates: 1791-1825.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters of and to Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald mostly concerning his work 'A New System of Telegraphy', but also others of his publications, and with some personal papers.

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