Account books.
Found in 1294 Collections and/or Records:
Account book, numbered '107', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1741-1762.
The contents comprise various accounts, 1741-1743 (folio 1) and excerpts from estate accounts, 1751-1762 (folio 35).
Account book, numbered '114', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1739-1740.
These account books are chiefly in journal form, though only MSS.16923, 16926, and 16931 are so described.
Account book, numbered '117', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, containing his own accounts., 1744-1748.
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.
Account book, numbered '128', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1743.
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.
Account book, numbered '132', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1744-1746.
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.
Account book, numbered '134', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, containing accounts and notes., 1739-1742.
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.
Account book, numbered '138', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1743-1745
These account books are chiefly in journal form, though only MSS.16923, 16926, and 16931 are so described.
Account-book, numbered ‘144’, containing accounts of Saltoun estate., 1747-1754.
Account book, numbered ‘157’, of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1751.
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.
Account book, numbered '175', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1757-1758.
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.
Account book, numbered '181', of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1758-1759.
A list of names is on folio 1 inverted.
Account book of a member of the Bethune family of Fife, recording payments of cess and other taxes.
The account book also contains (folio 12) 'A catalogue of the kings of England' from William I to Elizabeth, with a similar work on the Scottish kings from Malcolm III to Mary, Queen of Scots, on the facing pages.
Account book of a person unknown., 1769-1771.
Account book of a Scottish merchant.
The owner probably had a business near Newburgh in Fife, and appears to have traded in fish, especially salmon. Details of both expenditure and income are given.
Account book of a shoemaker in the Kinross area.
Account-book of Alexander Drummond of Balhaidie, containing expenditure and a few miscellaneous notes., 1715-1719.
Account book of Alexander Ellice containing summaries of trading and other accounts in Britain, Canada, America and the West Indies., 1797-1805.
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.
Account book of Alexander Houston and Company., 1794-1796.
Account book of Alexander Houston and Company., 1796-1798.
Account book of Alexander Keith of Ravelston and Dunnottar (died 1792) concerning his attempts to recover the Marischal estate from the York Building Company., 1740-1761.
Account-book of Alexander Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet., 1719-1735.
Account book of Alexander Todrick, factor., 1663-1676.
Account book of an Edinburgh merchant.
Details transactions in foodstuffs and materials within Scotland and to Holland and the Baltic.