Missives. Legal documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Scots law. Informal and preliminary writings exchanged, but not necessarily sent, by parties negotiating for a contract, which may or may not be binding according as the nature of the contract in view does not or does demand formal writing. Source: Dewer, A. 'Student's glossary of Scottish legal terms.' (Edinburgh: W Green and Son Ltd, 1946).
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Miscellaneous papers concerning Sir Walter Scott's partnership with John and James Ballantyne., 1807-[circa 1834].
File
Identifier: MS.864
Scope and Contents
The contents include: letters of John and James Ballantyne to Sir Walter Scott; statement of the accounts of James Ballantyne & Company 1809 (folio 7); a bond of that firm to Scott, 1809 (folio 21); statements of the concerns of John Ballantyne & Company 1810 (folio 23), of their stock, with the advances made by Scott and James Ballantyne, 1809-1810 (folio 25), and of their balance, 1811 (folio 31); Scott's missive letter to James Ballantyne and the latter's acceptance of its terms,...
Dates:
1807-[circa 1834].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Papers of Sir Walter Scott relating to the partnership with the Ballantynes.
Miscellaneous papers of the Hays of Yester., 1509-mid 20th century, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14778-14827
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1509-mid 20th century, undated.
Missive by John Lamont of Lamont to Donald Jamieson in Glenachoull., 22 October 1773.
Item
Identifier: Ch.7554
Dates:
22 October 1773.
Missive by John Lamont of Lamont to Robert White in Meldalloch., 6 March 1783.
Item
Identifier: Ch.406
Dates:
6 March 1783.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 30: letters and papers on Italian affairs., 1548-1624, undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.13 [xxx]
Scope and Contents
The letters and papers concern the diplomatic missions of Michael Balfour, Lord Balfour of Burleigh; Sir Anthony Shirley; and a treaty between Savoy and Spain in 1615. A small group is addressed to Mary of Guise, 1548-1549.
Dates:
1548-1624, undated.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 31: miscellaneous letters and papers., 1586, 1605-1620, undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.14 [xxxi]
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.
Dates:
1586, 1605-1620, undated.