Marriage-contracts. Contracts.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Scots Law. A contract entered into ante or post-nuptially between persons about to be or actually married, for the purpose of regulating the rights in property of themsleves and their children. Sometimes called a marriage settlement, the English expression. Source: Dewer, A. 'Student's glossary of Scottish legal terms.' (Edinburgh: W Green and Son Ltd, 1946).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Correspondence of Thomas and Elizabeth Scott, Ann Scott, and Jessie Huxley., 1813-1847.
File
Identifier: Acc.11407/5
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on family and personal matters.
Also included is a 4 September 1915 edition of Notes and Queries, with further correspondence of Thomas Scott’s family, and the marriage contract of Thomas and Elizabeth Scott
Dates:
1813-1847.