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 102 Collections and/or Records:
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.
File
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.
File
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.
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.
File
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.
File
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.
File
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.
Papers of and collected by James Dennistoun (including some printed items), together with some correspondence mostly relating to the Scots monasteries at Würzburg and Ratisbon, being materials towards a projected book by Dennistoun on the Scots monasteries in Germany and elsewhere on the Continent (cf. folio 408)., ?1650-1839.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.2.25
Scope and Contents
The more substantial items include:(i) a copy in the hand of Friar Alan Chisholm of a version brought up to date in 1687 of `Indiculus Monasteriorum Scotorum S. Benedicti Extra Scotiam` by James Brown (see `"Germania Sancta": a seventeenth-century trilogy`, pages 118-140) (folio 1).(ii) two engravings depicting the Scottish Benedictine monastery of St James, Ratisbon, followed by notes by Dennistoun on the library, the funerary monuments, extracts from the necrology,...
Dates:
?1650-1839.
Papers of George Mackenzie, Advocate., 1686-1740.
File
Identifier: MS.1124
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Contains correspondence and papers of John Mackenzie, Advocate and a Principal Clerk of Session, of Cramond and later of Delvine (died 1731), his sons Alexander, Writer to the Signet and a Principal Clerk of Session (died 1737), and John, Writer to the Signet, Deputy-Keeper of the Signet (died 1778), and Alexander's grandson Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, 1st Baronet, Writer to the Signet (died 1835); formed a distinguished line of lawyers who were active in the affairs of their day and...
Dates:
1686-1740.
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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Letters and papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine.
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Letters and papers of, to and concerning George Mackenzie, Advocate, son of John Mackenzie, Advocate.
Papers of the 4th Earl of Minto concerning the Home Department of the Government of India., 1898-1913, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.12633
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Papers relating to the 4th Earl of Minto's refusal to sign the Punjab colonisation bill, 1906-1907, with a memorandum for Lord Morley on legislation required for the Punjab Canal Colonies, 1910 (folio 1);
(ii) Memoranda concerning legal training for junior members of the Indian Civil Service, 1907, and universal primary education in India, 1910, and a report on the work of the Indian Students' Department in London, 1913 (folio 18);
(iii) Papers concerning...
Dates:
1898-1913, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Home Department and related topics.
Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs., 1660-[circa 1834].
File
Identifier: MS.14754
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Note, 1660, of the conditions agreed between the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and William Knowles for draining the moss of Crombieside in the barony of Duncanlaw (folio 1);(ii) Papers, 1681-1826, being chiefly contracts, memorials and petitions concerning Gifford village, including material relating to Gifford paper mill (folio 3);(iii) Timber contracts and articles of roup, 1703-1773 (folio 47);(iv) Articles of...
Dates:
1660-[circa 1834].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning estate and local affairs.
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Papers of the Hays of Yester concerning legal and miscellaneous estate and local affairs.
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General and East Lothian papers.
Papers of W and A K Johnston, Ltd., 1839-1931, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.5811/22-54
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes biographies and histories of members of the Johnston family, and business records of W and A K Johnston, Ltd, founded in 1826 by William and Alexander Keith Johnston.
Dates:
1839-1931, undated.
Printed agreement with typed and handwritten amendments, between J B S Haldane and George Allen and Unwin to publish `Heredity and Politics`., 5 July 1937.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15522
Scope and Contents
Signed by Sir Stanley Unwin.
Dates:
5 July 1937.
Scroll of contract, 1675; articles of agreement, 11 September 1676; and contract, 12 September 1676, between Sir Charles Halket and Peter Brawis, for building a pier at Limekilns., 1675-1676.
Item
Identifier: Ch.6635
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:
1675-1676.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 6: letters and papers, ?1608-1621 (chiefly 1615), undated., ?1608-1621, undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.1 [vi]
Scope and Contents
The volume is entitled ‘Staite bussines for the yeir 1615. Reg. Ja. 6’, and is marked ‘A.2.43’ and ’40 Denmilme’.Many of the letters are to John Murray. Subjects include foreign trade, the Isles, and Ireland.The contents are as follows.(i) Letter of Sir Rory McLeod of Harris to James VI, on the subject of the former’s claims to Sleat, North Uist and other lands disputed between him and Donald Gorme of Sleat. The signature is in the Gaelic character. Dated...
Dates:
?1608-1621, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volumes 1-13: letters and papers on various topics.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 12: papers, 1636-1641 (chiefly 1637-1639), undated., 1636-1641, undated (mostly 1637-1639).
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.1 [xii]
Scope and Contents
These are primarily documents concerning the controversy over the Service Book, the National Covenant, and ensuing events.
Dates:
1636-1641, undated (mostly 1637-1639).
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volumes 1-13: letters and papers on various topics.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 13: papers., ?1639-1641, undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.1 [xiii]
Scope and Contents
Documents concerning political events, especially the Scots army at Newcastle and affairs in the English Parliament. Some printed ballads and letters to Sir James Balfour are included.
Dates:
?1639-1641, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volumes 1-13: letters and papers on various topics.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volumes 1-13: letters and papers on various topics., 1560-1641, undated.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.1 (i)-(xiii)
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:
1560-1641, undated.
Tacks and agreements between the owners of Springwood Park or their factors, and the tenants., 1818-1916.
File
Identifier: MS.8078
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover the period from 1750 to 1945, but the bulk of the collection belongs to the lifetime of Sir George Henry Scott-Douglas, 4th Baronet, who succeeded his father as a minor in 1836 and died in 1885. During his minority and absences abroad with the army, his affairs were in the hands of a trustee, but after his return in 1851, Sir George took a keen interest in the running of his estates, as is evident from the long series of detailed factory accounts and correspondence....
Dates:
1818-1916.
Titledeeds of the lands of Cockairnie., 1535-1807.
Series
Identifier: Ch.12871-12912
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:
1535-1807.
Twelve letters of Sir Walter Scott to several correspondents., 1804-1828.
File
Identifier: MS.786, folios 1-26
Scope and Contents
With a letter from Archibald Constable containing a contract with Sir Walter Scott for an edition of his ‘Miscellaneous Prose Works’ (Edinburgh, 1825), enclosing the copy of an agreement between James Ballantyne and Hurst, Robinson & Company, regarding the Novelist’s Library, 1822 (folio 19).
Dates:
1804-1828.
Various agreements concerning the publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith., 1845-1865.
File
Identifier: MS.42610
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1845-1865.
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 publication of the "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities", edited by William Smith.