Agreements. Legal instruments.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Writing made to evidence the terms and conditions, or the fact, of an accord or arrangement.
Found in 119 Collections and/or Records:
Formal documents from the papers of the Setons of Touch.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15241-15247
Dates:
1808-1831.
Formal documents of J B S Haldane.
Series
Identifier: Ch.15522-15524
Scope and Contents
Comprised of: a publishers` agreement, 1937, a draft deed of covenant with his first wife Charlotte, 1946, and a certificate of election to the National Institute of Sciences of India, 1953.
Dates:
1937-1953.
Indenture, or agreement, between the abbot of Dunfermline and Davy Hacate, `apon al debatis and contraversyis movit betwixt thaim apon the landis of Petfuran`, the abbot to have sufficient `third` part, and the said Davy a sufficient `twa` part., 14 June 1437.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6025
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:
14 June 1437.
Instrument of agreement between Walter Leslie of Ottirstoune and his wife Elizabeth Wardlaw, and James Moubray, portioner of Cowkarny, concerning the lands of Cowkarny., 17 March 1558/1559.
Item
Identifier: Ch.12875
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Comprised of: title deeds to their various estates and other properties in Fife and elsewhere (Ch.12871-12978), burgess tickets (Ch.12979-12984), military commissions (Ch.12985-12993) and other documents (Ch.12994-1296) relating to various members of the family, and a few apparently unrelated documents. An inventory, listing each document individually, is available.
Dates:
17 March 1558/1559.
Instrument of agreement between William Lord Abernethy and Simon Whitelaw concerning the kirklands of Saltoun., 13 October 1480.
Item
Identifier: Ch.13005
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:
13 October 1480.
Lauderdale affairs., 1632-1729.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Ch.11313-11440
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Dates:
1632-1729.
Ledgers, receipts, contracts and other business papers and correspondence of Messrs John Grant Ltd, booksellers.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.5024 [ledgers] (1)-Box 6(4)
Dates:
1886-1960, undated.
Legal documents relating to properties in the West Indies belonging to Alexander Ellice and his descendants., 1768-1862.
Series
Identifier: Ch.12633-12707
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers relate to the various activities in which members of the family were involved. An inventory of these charters is available.
Dates:
1768-1862.
Legal, financial and other papers concerning James Augustus Grant., 1827-1913, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.17933
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Papers concerning James Augustus Grant's service in India, 1853-1884, undated, supplementary to MS.17908, folios 50-108, including a list of property lost during the Mutiny and general statements of his service (folio 1);
(ii) Papers concerning Africa, undated, supplementary to MS.17922, including a list of the contents of John Hanning Speke's cases at Zanzibar and a copy of an agreement between Alexander Low Bruce and James Augustus Grant junior concerning...
Dates:
1827-1913, undated.
Legal papers concerning the Faculty of Advocates Library.
File
Identifier: F.R.345/1
Dates:
1710, 1812-1829.
Letters and papers concerning affairs in the United States of America., 1770-1886, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15130-15136
Scope and Contents
The Ellices owned a considerable amount of land in New York State, centring around the town of Little Falls. The correspondence consists chiefly of letters of agents who administered the property, and of letters from friends of Ellice who inspected their administration. There was considerable dissatisfaction on both sides. The Ellices felt that their agents were not drawing enough profit from the estates, and the local American authorities thought that not enough money was being put into...
Dates:
1770-1886, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Letters and papers on various subjects., 1575-1824, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3135
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Discharge of Andro Hart, printer, to Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney, 1592 (folio 1);(ii) Discharge of Robert Brysone, printer and bookseller, and Evan Tyler, printer, to Mr George Halyburton for liturgies delivered to the Chapel Royal, Edinburgh, 1637 (folio 2);(iii) Letter of the Earl of Mar to Thomas Kennedy, Lord Advocate of Scotland, demanding an immediate report on the presence of a French ship near Inverkeithing, 1714...
Dates:
1575-1824, undated.
Letters and related papers concerning affairs in the United States of America., 1770-1886, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15130-15133
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Ellices owned a considerable amount of land in New York State, centring around the town of Little Falls. The correspondence consists chiefly of letters of agents who administered the property, and of letters from friends of Ellice who inspected their administration. There was considerable dissatisfaction on both sides. The Ellices felt that their agents were not drawing enough profit from the estates, and the local American authorities thought that not enough money was being put into...
Dates:
1770-1886, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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Letters and papers concerning affairs in the United States of America.
Letters and related papers concerning affairs in the United States of America., 1770-1804.
File
Identifier: MS.15130
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Ellices owned a considerable amount of land in New York State, centring around the town of Little Falls. The correspondence consists chiefly of letters of agents who administered the property, and of letters from friends of Ellice who inspected their administration. There was considerable dissatisfaction on both sides. The Ellices felt that their agents were not drawing enough profit from the estates, and the local American authorities thought that not enough money was being put into...
Dates:
1770-1804.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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Letters and papers concerning affairs in the United States of America.
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Letters and related papers concerning affairs in the United States of America.
Letters, assignments and receipts concerning the sale of papers and copyrights relating to Lord Byron., Undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43541
Scope and Contents
The papers in this manuscript have been arranged alphabetically by the main correspondent surname or company name.Barry, Matilda and Richard.
Letters of Matilda Barry and Richard Barry to Hugh Ferguson and John Murray [III], with one of Ferguson to Murray, regarding the sale of Lord Byron letters, 1849: folios 1-6;Blayney, Mabella.
Letter of Lady Mabella Blayney to John Murray [II], 1824: folio 7;Breese, John.
Letters of John Breese to John Murray III,...
Dates:
Undated.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to publications and offprints., 1927-1961.
File
Identifier: MS.50103
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, 1927-1961, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and various publishers. The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by publisher, and by date under each publisher. Edward Arnold and Co, publishers.Letter and business card, 1930, of Tom H Clare, Edward Arnold and Co, publishers, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-2.Horizon Press.Letter, 1961, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn to Ben...
Dates:
1927-1961.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Arthur Stanley., 1847-1934.
File
Identifier: MS.41149
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1847-1879, of Arthur Stanley to John Murray III, with related letters and papers dating to 1934. Stanley’s letters concern his many publications published by Murray, including “Historical memorials of Canterbury”, “Sinai and Palestine”, his volumes of lectures on the Eastern Church and on the Jewish church, and “The life and correspondence of Thomas Arnold”. The letters are arranged in chronological order. Additional correspondence has been added to the end of this sequence....
Dates:
1847-1934.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surname or company name Chapin to Charlton., 1809-1915.
File
Identifier: MS.40210
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. Further correspondents have been added to the end of this sequence.Chapin, Adele Le Bourgeois.Letters, 1925, of Adele Le Bourgeois Chapin to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Chaplin, George Chaplin Child.Letter, 1877, of George Chaplin Child Chaplin to John Murray III. Folio 5. Further letters between these two correspondents can be located at the...
Dates:
1809-1915.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bigge, C. to Billing and Sons, Ltd., 1829-1923.
File
Identifier: MS.40100
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Bigge, Constance.Letter, [1916], of Constance Bigge to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Bigge, George Richard.Letters, 1870-1871, 1879-1880 and 1882, of George Bigge to John Murray III. Folios 3-13.Bigge, Lewis Amherst Selby.Letters, 1889-1890, 1893-1895, 1898-1899, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1909, 1920 and undated, of Lewis Bigge to John Murray III, to John Murray IV...
Dates:
1829-1923.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Boney to Boone., 1807-1917.
File
Identifier: MS.40130
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Boney, C.P., 1842: folios 1-4;Bonnett, Frank, 1906: folios 5-6;Bonney, Thomas, 1893-1899: folios 7-11;Bonny, F., 1831: folios 12-13;Bonomi, Joseph, 1836-1849 and undated: folios 14-30;Bontwood, Arthur, second half of 19th century: folios 31-32;Boodle, H.J., 1879: folios 33-34;Book trade...
Dates:
1807-1917.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Davray to Davy., 1821-1919.
File
Identifier: MS.40320
Scope and Contents
Letters of various correspondents to John Murray, publishers. These include letters of Humphry Davy to John Murray II, and letters of his wife Jane Davy and his brother John Davy to John Murray II and John Murray III. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.Davray, Henry, 1919: folio 1;(co-signed by James May)Davy, Donald, 1860: folios 2-3;Davy, Humphry, 1826-1828: folios 4-21;Davy,...
Dates:
1821-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Dundas to Dupuis., 1807-1926.
File
Identifier: MS.40352
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Dundas, Elizabeth.Letters, 1913, of Elizabeth Dundas to John Murray IV. Folios 1-2.Dundas, George.Letters, 1853, of George Dundas to John Murray III. Folios 3-11.Dunell, Owen Robert.Letter, 1920, of Owen Robert Dunell to John Murray IV. Folios 12-13.Dunlop, Alexander Graham.Letter, 1852, of Alexander Graham...
Dates:
1807-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Jennings, M. to Jerdan., 1814-1904.
File
Identifier: MS.40617
Scope and Contents
This manuscript includes letters, 1814-1868 and uncertain dates, of William Jerdan to John Murray II and John Murray III with related letters and papers. They mostly concern Jerdan’s role as editor of the “Literary Gazette”, with requests for early copies of books for review. The letters reveal the business and social relationship between Jerdan and the Murrays. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.Jennings, Mabel, 1891: folios...
Dates:
1814-1904.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Wharton, W. to Whates., 1821-1905.
File
Identifier: MS.41261
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1882-1884, of William Wharton, mostly to Hallam Murray, concern his work “Hydrographical surveying”.Letters, 1821-1830, of Richard Whately to John Murray II concern several of his works, including his collections of essays, and “Elements of rhetoric”. Letters, 1895-1903, of Harry Whates to John Murray IV concern proposals for publications.The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Wharton,...
Dates:
1821-1905.