Scott, Walter, 1729-1799 (Writer to the Signet, Father of the Scottish Writer)

Scope and Contents This archive relates to the Clermiston Estate and to the Dick family and includes papers particular to, and signed by, Sir Alexander Dick (1703-1785), a notable medical man of the time. The papers, mostly legal, include: instruments of sasine, heritable bonds, bonds of corroboration, documents of discharge and renunciation, searches of incumbrances, a plan of Cramond Muir Road, a sketch of parts of Cramond Moor, a description of Clermiston House, measurement of turnips sold on the Estate,...

Scope and Contents This subfonds contains: A manuscript volume containing William Anderson's sermons, 1792 (with a 1979 letter enclosed) Copy of William Anderson's will, 9 April 1798 Opening of William Anderson's repositories, 25 February 1804 Testament and inventory of his goods, 1805 Inventory of Books and household furniture, 1805 House...

Scope and Contents Various legal documents, including:In folder and bundle 1: Papers relating to the affairs between Walter Scott Esq. (father of the novelist) and James Ferguson, 1801-1811 In bundle 2: Accounts of James Ferguson to the Bank of Scotland for services in connection with...

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Coloured lithograph by John Doyle, some marginal browning. 394 x 267 mm. Unsigned.