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Expand 1 - Scottish Estate General Papers1 - Scottish Estate General Papers
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1 - Copy tack note by the Earl of Morton to William Strang, of estate of Northwall, island of Sanday, Orkeney
2 - Memorial of Mr. Tamisseot [?] containing suggestions for improvment of Orkney
3 - Copy certificate of the valued rent of those parts of the estate of Clestrain intended to be sold
4 - Memorandum by John Seyfert at Kirkwall, containing general observations on husbandry, commerce and minerals in Orkney
5 - State of payments made for Sir Laurence Dundas by Andrew Ross, chamberlain of Orkney since 20th October 1768
6 - Copy memorial to Exchequer and to S ir Laurence Dundas for funds to repair St. Magnus’ Cathedral in Kirkwall
7 - Memorial concerning the mail and packet boat to and from Zetland
8 - Rough notes
9 - Memorandum for Sir Laurence Dundas about jurisdiction as Vice Admiral and title to stranded American ship
10 - Answer to memorial
11 - Admiralty order to S ir Laurence as Vice Admiral relating to embargo on American trade
12 - Admiralty order to S ir Laurence as Vice Admiral relating to embargo on American trade
13 - Case and opinion on Sir Laurence’s claim, as Vice Admiral of Orkney and Zetland, to stranded American vessel (copy made 1807)
14 - Memorial of Robert Laing, with excerpts from charters of lands in Sharpenstry, about rents in kind (2 papers)
15 - Copy of an abstract of Sir Lawrence Dundas' property in Shetland: proposed rents and observations
16 - Note of leases in Shetland of Sir Lawrence Dundas’ property made by Mr. Bruce
17 - View of the rental of Zetland as let by Mr. Chalmers for 1766, 1767 and 1768 and by Mr. Balfour for 1769, 1770 and 1771, and as accompted for by Mr. Bruce for 1778
18 - Copy
19 - Copy of John Hercus’ estimate of kelp to be made on the earldom of Orkney crop 1782 and George Robertson’s report
20 - Copy letter from Charles Innes to Mr. Bruce of Sumburgh
21 - Copy of Missive Letter with valuation of property in Twagoes, registered in Zetland Sheriff’s Court Books
22 - Letter from Harry Davidson (Edinburgh)
23 - Copy Condescendence for William Balfour
24 - Copy answers for S ir Laurence Dundas, pursuer, to the correspondence of William Balfour, defender Sir Laurence Dundas attempts to force Balfour to present his accounts for the scriods when he was his factor in Orkney and Zetland 1781
25 - Abstract state of William Balfour’s accompts for Zetland
26 - Petition of tenants of South paroch of South Ronaldshay to Sir Laurence for repair of church
27 - Report concerning Sir Thomas Dundas' affairs in Orkney, including notes on the state of leases, accounts, kelp, teinds etc.
28 - Copy memorial of James Kyd and Laurence Brown, recommending establishment of a lighthouse on North Ronaldshay
29 - Petition of inhabitants of Shetland to House of Commons for relief
30 - A new song: Tom and the Doctor - to the tune of Tantara vara knaves
31 - Copy letter of Patrick Hagart to Harry Davidson respecting the election of the magistrates of Kirkwall, with copy of Mr. Wrights’ opinion upon the queries therein mentioned
32 - Copy memoir of inhabitants, anent the erection of the village of Lerwick in Shetland into an independent burgh of barony
33 - Copy of roll of freeholders of county of Orkney and Shetland
34 - Copy minutes of meeting at Kirkwall relating to raising seamen for the Mary
35 - Copy letter of Mr. Hagart (kirkwalf) to Mr. Innes
36 - Representation and remonstrance by the landholders, merchants and other inhabitants of Shetland respecting the correspondence betwixt their country and Edinburgh by post or packet boats, and how it may be rendered more regular and commodious
37 - Remarks by Mr. David Balfour on the intended bill for establishing a valued rent for Shetland
38 - Copy minutes of the Orkney freeholders and letters, respecting the Shetland valuation and freehold bill
39 - Copy minute of sederunt of the heritors of Shetland
40 - Copy memorial from the clergy in the bishoprick of Orkney to Lord Dundas, seeking relief from tax on their malt stipends, with remarks by J. Watson
41 - Note of pens made of ravens quills in Orkney
42 - Note of parliamentary motion for relief of Shetland
43 - Prospectus of a survey of the islands of Shetland, Orkney and Fair Isle by James Robertson
44 - Memorial of James Robertson about Survey of Shetland etc.
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