Letters. Legal documents.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Letter under Privy Seal superseding diligence at the instance of Jacob Barron, merchant in Edinburgh, against Alexander Lauder of Haltoun, William Kirkcaldie of Grange and Robert Halkheid of Pitfirran, cautioners for Sir William Stewart, commendator of Pittenweme., 4 December 1600.
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).
Letters and other documents produced as the results of the examination of witnesses in Britain, 1765, and used as evidence by the Hamilton lawyers in the Douglas Cause lawsuit., 1765.
The letters and documents were formerly contained in a parchment folder, of which a portion has been retained.
Letters of Francis and Mary, giving orders to the burgh regarding the appointment of magistrates and their conduct., 1560.
These papers relate to the affairs of the town of Inverness. The dealings of the Forbes in their private capacity with Inverness are placed under Ch.1642-1843.
Letters of James VI, maintaining the privileges of the burgesses against unfree merchants., 1601.
These papers relate to the affairs of the town of Inverness. The dealings of the Forbes in their private capacity with Inverness are placed under Ch.1642-1843.
Letters of John Casimir, King of Poland, etc., granting faculty of trading in his dominions to Daniel Maklauchlan and George Drumond., 1655.
Letters of tack given by the Commendator of Cambuskenneth to David Pollok, of the teinds of the lands of Powis, Stirlingshire., 1589.
Ch.1492-1539 relate to a family of Spottiswood (most often spelt Spottiswod; also other variants) in Edinburgh.
Letters under the signet charging George Keith to deliver up Akergill., 21 December 1591.
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.
Scrapbooks of Lord MacGregor Mitchell.
Eleven scrapbooks, 1899-1935, concerning Lord Robert MacGregor Mitchell (1875-1938), Scottish lawyer and judge, Liberal MP for Perth and University Rector.
The scrapbooks contain newspaper cuttings, letters, photographs and miscellaneous ephemera mostly documenting Lord Mitchell’s legal and political career, as well as his personal interests in golf and cricket.