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Wadsets. Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: The conveyance of land in pledge for, or in satisfaction of a debt or obligation, with a reserved power to the debtor to recover his lands, on payment or performance. Source: Bell, William. 'Dictionary and digest of the law of Scotland'.

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Contract of wadset between Mr Robert Ros of Craigie and William Moncrieff, of Moncrieff concerning Inchstruvie and Balmacollie., 10 June 1606.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.14975
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Some of the items in this series belong in other parts of the Saltoun collection, but their relationship was not discovered until after the arrangement had been finalised; others may have been acquired by various members of the family.

Dates: 10 June 1606.

Legal and related papers, including original documents, drafts and memoranda by Archibald Campbell, and notes of Lord Milton., 1682-1762, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17610-17612
Scope and Contents

The principal subjects are the settlement of the 2nd Duke's estate; lists of charters to be signed; wadsets; compensation for the abolition of heritable jurisdictions; entail and will of the 3rd Duke; the succession to Archibald Campbell of Inverliver; petitions; and the funeral and biography of the 3rd Duke.

Dates: 1682-1762, undated.

Legal papers of the Cameron family., 1672-1901, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.9174/36-43
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Thepapers comprise letters of and to members of the Cameron of Fassifern family (chiefly John Cameron of Fassifern, Sir Ewen Cameron of Fassifern and Sir Duncan Cameron of Fassifern, and, to a lesser extent, Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel and Donald Cameron of Lochiel), estate and household papers, legal deeds and accounts and other papers concerning Lieutenant Colonel John Cameron and his regiment, the 92nd Foot. A miscellaneous section includes inventories of furniture and books at Fassifern...
Dates: 1672-1901, undated.

Part contract of wadset by Peter Young in favour of William Bartt of land in Little Keithock., 1608.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12818E
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1608.

Wadset by Master Robert Keith of Federate to Sir Alexander Forbes of Tolquhon, of the lands and baronies of Federate and Conmay, both Aberdeenshire., 1697.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.12810
Scope and Contents From the Series:

As well as charters relating to the Chalmers family itself, there are other items which are apparently unrelated but which came with the bulk of the papers. Only one document (Ch.12806) is of 15th century date, and only one (Ch.12776) is of the 16th century. The rest of the collection dates largely from the 17th and 18th centuries. A detailed list is available.

Dates: 1697.

Wadset by Robert Vrich, burgess of Dunde, to Annabella, Queen of Scots, of two cellars in a tenement in Perth for 20 merks paid by the Queen., 6 June 1397.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6010
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: 6 June 1397.

Wadset by William of Leis, son of Walter of Leis, to his `lufit mastir, Dauid Hakat, lord of Petfuran, al my landis of Tolylum` lying near the Southgate of the burgh of Perth, for forty shillings of silver., 6 June 1439.

 Item
Identifier: Ch.6028
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: 6 June 1439.

Wadsett, Henry Weir and spouse to John Carmichael., 1671.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9843/14
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Papers, nearly all formal documents, mostly relating to the lands of Foulshields and the families associated with them. The papers are principally those of the Wardrops and their heirs, the Scotts, but also include documents relating to Shaw, Kinloch, Baillie, Weir, and Carmichael families.

Dates: 1671.