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:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Wherry, G. to Whishaw, J., 1814-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.41263
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates:
1814-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., 1832-1848.
File
Identifier: MS.40859
Scope and Contents
The letters seem to be to John Murray II and John Murray III.1832, 1834-1836, 1838-1839: folios 1-49 [Notes 1-7];1841, 1843, 1845-1848: folios 50-93 [Note 8].[Note 1] Folios 13-14. Letter, [?before 6 December 1834], in French, of Monsieur Jobert to Roderick Murchison.[Note 2] Folios 15-16. Letter, 6 December 1834, of Roderick Murchison to John Murray II concerning Monsieur Jobert. [Note 3] Folios 17-18. Letter, 10 December [1834],...
Dates:
1832-1848.
Marriage contract, 1666, between the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale and Lady Mary Maitland and agreement, 1687, between the same parties., 1666, 1687.
File
Identifier: Ch.11346-11347
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.
Dates:
1666, 1687.
Material, chiefly printed, concerning Nyasaland., 1875-1903, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7904-7905
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Livingstonia Mission was founded in 1875 and directed for more than fifty years by the Reverend Dr Robert Laws.
Dates:
1875-1903, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.
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Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland.
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Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland).
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Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland.
Material, chiefly printed, concerning Nyasaland., 1886-1903, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.7905
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Livingstonia Mission was founded in 1875 and directed for more than fifty years by the Reverend Dr Robert Laws.
Dates:
1886-1903, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches.
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Foreign mission records of the United Free Church of Scotland, incorporating records of the United Presbyterian Church and the Free Church of Scotland.
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Foreign mission records of the Free Church of Scotland (after 1900, the United Free Church of Scotland).
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Correspondence and papers concerning the Livingstonia Mission of the Free Church of Scotland.
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Material, chiefly printed, concerning Nyasaland.
Memoradum of agreement, Sir Simon MacDonald Lockhart and to trustees of Annie Gillespie Fergusson., 1916.
File
Identifier: Acc.5621/64
Dates:
1916.
Memorandum of agreement between John Murray II and William Stewart, acting on behalf of himself and of all of the other proprietors of the "New Times Daily Newspaper"., 1826.
Item
Identifier: MS.42629
Scope and Contents
The agreement relates to the merger of "The Representative" newspaper with "The New Times Newspaper".
Dates:
1826.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers concerning the establishment, publication and demise of "The Representative" newspaper.
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Legal and financial papers relating to the publication of "The Representative" newspaper.
Minute of Agreement between Lord James Murray of Glencarse and Andrew Paterson in Holl of Glencarse., 13 November 1711.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15407
Dates:
13 November 1711.
Minutes, letters, and accounts concerning the Faculty of Advocates Library regarding the proposal to build a new corridor.
File
Identifier: F.R.345/3
Dates:
1826-1831.
Miscellaneous affairs., 1558-1680.
Series
Identifier: Ch.8597-8617
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Papers relate mainly to the properties of the Earls of Callendar in Stirlingshire, West Lothian, and Morayshire.
Dates:
1558-1680.
Miscellaneous deeds, being bonds, discharges and other legal agreements, chiefly concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance., 1540-1945, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8214-8216
Dates:
1540-1945, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Legal documents of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Miscellaneous deeds, being bonds, discharges and other legal agreements, chiefly concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance., 1540-1699.
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Identifier: MS.8214
Dates:
1540-1699.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Legal documents of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous deeds, being bonds, discharges and other legal agreements, chiefly concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Miscellaneous deeds, being bonds, discharges and other legal agreements, chiefly concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance., 1700-1765.
File
Identifier: MS.8215
Dates:
1700-1765.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Legal documents of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous deeds, being bonds, discharges and other legal agreements, chiefly concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Miscellaneous deeds, being bonds, discharges and other legal agreements, chiefly concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance., 1766-1945, undated.
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Identifier: MS.8216
Dates:
1766-1945, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Legal documents of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous deeds, being bonds, discharges and other legal agreements, chiefly concerning the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Miscellaneous papers concerning the "Family Library" monograph series of John Murray, publishers., ? 1825-1846.
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Identifier: MS.42612
Scope and Contents
(1) Draft agreement, ? 1825 (watermark) : "Heads of an agreement to be entered into between Mr Murray and Mr Lockhart respecting the Family Library", with an enclosure concerning the payments to be made to Lockhart.(2) Manuscript list, 11 July 1828, of authors and the books that they were to write for the "Family Library".(3) Manuscript list, 14 July 1828, of the proposed order of publication of the first works of the "Family Library".(4)...
Dates:
? 1825-1846.
Miscellaneous papers of Iain Crichton Smith., 1975-2000, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12600/38-46
Dates:
1975-2000, undated.
Office correspondence and accounts of Bell and Bradfute, booksellers and publishers, Edinbrugh.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.317
Dates:
1771-1854.
Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).
File
Identifier: MS.14883
Scope and Contents
This loose collection of papers belonged to Duncan Campbell, who was born at the farm of Kerrumore, Glenlyon, of which his family had been tenants for three generations. He was editor of the ‘Northern Chronicle’, co-editor of the ‘Highland Monthly’, and author of a number of works relating to Highland history, notably the ‘Book of Garth and Fortingall’. (See ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 28, page vi).The papers here described are in many different...
Dates:
17th century-1st quarter of 20th century.
Papers chiefly of the Kininmond family., 1607-1765.
File
Identifier: MS.13327
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of discharges, legal papers and some correspondence concerning the teinds and stipends of lands and parishes in Fife, in particular, Urquhart, Dunfermline, 1607-1765 (folio 1), Inverkeithing, 1629-1667 (folio 92), Auchterderran, 1633-1764 (folio 129), and Ballingry, 1648-1694 (folio 230).
Dates:
1607-1765.
Papers concerning Huntlaw Colliery., 1820-1873, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17249-17253
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
1820-1873, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Estate papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning Saltoun estate.
Papers concerning Pinkie household and estate., 1617-1770, undated.
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Identifier: MS.14757
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Five household inventories, 1689-1724, undated (folio 1);(ii) Papers, 1695-1697, including inventories of writs, of a dispute between Sir James Richardson of Smeaton and William Morison of Prestongrange concerning coal (folio 92);(iii) Papers, 1739-1744, of a dispute between the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale and the magistrates of Musselburgh concerning coal and the multures, with a 17th century copy of the resignation by the...
Dates:
1617-1770, undated.
Papers concerning the intention of Austen Henry Layard and Edward Mitford to publish the journal of their travels through Asia to India through Smith Elder and Company, publishers., 1839-1843.
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Identifier: MS.42412
Scope and Contents
The papers here have been arranged chronologically.(1) Manuscript copy of a memorandum of agreement, 21 June 1839, between Austen Henry Layard, Edward Ledwich Osbaldeston Mitford and Smith Elder and Company: folios 1-6;(2) draft agreement, 21 June 1839, concerning the advance of a sum of money by Smith Elder and Company under the security of a joint bond between Austen Henry Layard and Edward Mitford: folios 7-8;(3) manuscript copy of a letter, 17...
Dates:
1839-1843.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Financial and legal papers concerning Austen Henry Layard and the publication of the narratives of his travels and excavations.
Papers concerning the sale of a number of titles from the ‘Murray’s Handbook for Travellers’ series to Edward Stanford; with later letters relating to the Handbook series., 1901-1910.
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Identifier: MS.42614
Scope and Contents
In addition to correspondence relating to the sale by John Murray IV to Edward Stanford of many of the ‘Handbook’ titles, later letters relate to the intention by Stanford to sell his interest in the series.The papers have been arranged chronologically.Letter, 19 April 1901, of Charles Plumptre Johnson to John Murray IV: folios 1-2;Letter, 22 April 1901, of Edward Stanford II to John Murray IV: folios 3-4;Memorandum of agreement, 30 April 1901,...
Dates:
1901-1910.
Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar'., 1728-1738, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.1491
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The principal persons involved are Alexander Mackenzie of Dellvine, Writer to the Signet, Captain Jacob Rowe, Eugene Fothringham, Leith, and William Evans, Deptford.
Dates:
1728-1738, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine and their clients.
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Papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine, relating to various subjects.
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Papers concerning the wreck and salvaging of the Dutch East India Company's ship 'Adelaar', of which Alexander Mackenzie, Writer to the signet, was involved.