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Documents relating to Thomas Cleghorn (merchant), Thomas Cleghorn (advocate), and David Cleghorn

 Fonds — Box: Dk.2.20
Identifier: Coll-2929

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Scope and Contents

This fonds consists of five documents relating to Thomas Cleghorn, merchant and baillie of Edinburgh, one document relating to Thomas Cleghorn, advocate, and one document relating to David Cleghorn.

  1. Burgess ticket of Crail in favour of Thomas Cleghorn. 17 September 1765. Wants seal.
  2. Burgess ticket of Lanark in favour of Thomas Cleghorn. 11 May 1778. Wants seal.
  3. Burgess ticket of Musselburgh in favour of Thomas Cleghorn. 11 April 1778. Wax seal.
  4. Gildbrother ticket of Edinburgh in favour of Thomas Cleghorn. 10 April 1765.
  5. Constitution of Thomas Cleghorn to be Inspector General of Exports and Imports in Scotland 12 December 1783.
  6. Note on an insurance policy of David Cleghorn "on his own life, be not vacated by the said M. Cleghorn, dying upon the Seas in his passage from Great Britain to the Netherlands, or on his return from thence to Great Britain", 21 August 1822.
  7. Diploma of the Speculative Society, Edinburgh, admitting Thomas Cleghorn, advocate., on an Honorary Member. 25 March 1845. Signed: "Archibaldus T. Boyle" and "Jacobus Mackonochie". Wax seal in metal case.

Dates

  • Creation: 1765-1783, 1822, 1845

Creator

Language of Materials

English, Latin

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

7 items (in an envelope)

Additional Description

Previous reference

Dk.2.20/4

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accession number: E421229/4; 1.1030-1036

Accessioned on 29 December 1942.

Presented by Mrs Thomson, Edinburgh in 1942.

Physical Description

i. 7.7 x 6 in.; ii. 7.9 x 5.9 in.; iii. seal damaged 6.5 x 6.5 in.; iv. 14.4 x 10.3 in.; v. 22.3 x 4 in.

All in velum except for item no. vi, in paper.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Documents relating to Thomas Cleghorn (merchant), Thomas Cleghorn (advocate), and David Cleghorn, 1765-1845
Author
Aline Brodin
Date
May 2026
Description rules
Isad(g)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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