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Description
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This collection consists mainly of legal papers and titles relating to the lands of Lour in Forfarshire. In addition the collection includes:
tacks granted by the commendator of the Abbey of Jedburgh and its cell of Restennet of teindsheaves in the parish, 1589-90;
papers relating to property in the Seagate and Cowgate of Dundee in 1595 and the 19th century;
rentals of Lour, 18th century and Kincaldrum and Kinnettles, 1800;
household and personal accounts, 18th century and accounts for building work at Lour;
papers relating to heritors and the repair and maintenance of Forfar church and churchyard, 1752;
papers relating to the affairs of the Company for Manufacture of Linen cloths in Dundee in 1760;
family correspondence including letters from George Langlands to Patrick Carnegy of Lower describing events on a voyage to the West Indies in 1777 and giving account of attack on Gibraltar in 1781;
papers relating to William Gray, merchant in Dundee and nephew of Patrick Carnegie in 1780.
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History
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The lands of Lour, previously in the possession of the Lords Flemyng in the 16th century and the Gray family in the 16th and 17th centuries, came into the possession of the Carnegies in 1624 when they were granted to Robert Carnegie of Dunnichen by Patrick Gray of Lour. He died in 1634 without heirs and the lands passed to his eldest brother, John, who was created Lord of Lour and Eglismaldie in 1639 and Earl of Ethie, Lord of Lour and Eglismaldie in 1647. In 1665 John Carnegie, Earl of Ethie was infeft of the lands of Kingsmuir as heir of conquest to his brother. David Carnegie, Earl of Northesk was infeft in 1667 as nearest relative to John. During his lifetime he made over Lour to his eldest son David who in 1688 disponed them to his brother Patrick.
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