Lot 50
Miscellaneous Scottish manuscripts
Regarding family history, genealogy, land, town affairs, etc.
Auction: 02 October 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Disposition and Settlement by the Red. Mr William Forrester in favour of His Children, 1785/1792;
Contract of Marriage between Mr William Watson and Miss Janet Forrester, Biggar, 1788;
Extract Act of Admission of the Honourable Adam Gerge Watson to be a Law Agent in Scotland, 18th March 1902;
[Copy of] Inventory of Title Deeds of House and Yeard belonging to George Donaldson Cabinet Maker Dumfries, 1853;
[Copy of] Minutes of Joint Committees regarding repairs of Lorn House, 24th December 1847;
[Copy of] Minutes of the Meeting of the County of Linlithgow, 9th November 1847;
Charter of Confirmation of George Lockhart of Carnwath in favour of Mr James Forrester, 12th December 1733, vellum;
A letter from a Mr Gifford to William Campbell Esq regarding a legal case - Submission Dumure v. Girvan Railway, dated 20th February 1862;
Invoice for work done on behalf of the Late David Welsh Esquire, of Nutwood by Dobie of Castle Douglas, 1857;
and a large quantity of other documents, mainly 18th and 19th century, much relating to the areas in and around Linlithgow, Lanarkshire, Fife and Dumfries and Galloway (quantity)