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Reference | Title | Date |
NRAS792 | Carnegie Family, Earls of Southesk | 1382-1860 |
NRAS792/10 | 'Earl of Southesk No. 4' | 1382-1842 |
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GB
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Repository Code
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800001
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Private
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Reference
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NRAS792/10/5
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Title
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Southesk Correspondence
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Dates
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1632-1689
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Restricted
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Access Conditions
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These records are held privately. All enquiries should be addressed to:
The Registrar National Register of Archives for Scotland HM General Register House Edinburgh EH1 3YY
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Description
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Includes:-
1632, March 30. Brechin. Letter to Clerks of Privy Council from J. Spence, clerk, regarding recusants in Brechin who had not signed the Test.
1641, March 28. Sir Robert Moray to Lord Carnegie on events in the English Parliament. Printed Fraser, i, 136-7.
1646, August 24. Earl of Traquhair to Lord Carnegy - payment of debt to Sir Archibald Primrose.
1646, July 25. Lord Ogilvy, Cortachy, to Lord Carnegy - sending "ane Haulk to be tamed".
1664, October 10. J. Carnegy, Paris, to Earl of Southesk and Sir Alexander Carnegy of Pittarow - has drawn on them for £1100 Scots "being destitute of monys".
1668, May 25. Earl of Southesk to John Watt, from Kynnaird - to send a boat for wine.
1669, November 9. Letter from Freeholders enclosing directions (missing) to Sir Alexander Fraser of Doores and Sir David Carnegy of Pittarow, Commissioners to Parliament.
1669, April 15 and 19 May 1669. Lord Melgund to Earl of Southesk as to Montrewmont or Montreathmont Muir and his rights therein.
Precept by Earl of Southesk, 6 December 1670 to William Carnegie, writer in Edinburgh, for payment of £1095: 16: 2d. Scots to Janet, Countess Dowager.
1671, June 23. Earl of Northesk to Alexander Mowat of Roadwark, as to discharge by Sir David Carnegie of cautionary obligation.
1675, June 22. Earl of Southesk to his cousin, the sheriff-depute of Forfar - asking him to be present to assist with accounts "Want of menis needs me no excuse when I desyre your presence it neither being my practice nor intention you should spend your owne whilest you are imployed in my affaires".
1676, June 26. Earl of Airlie to sheriff-depute of Forfar, and reply, as to upkeep of prisoners.
Extract Testament Testamentar and Inventory of Rev. James Lyndesay, Fettercairn, who died 15 June 1580.
1678, November 8. Thomas Stuart, Montrose, to Laird of Pittarrow - payment of debts.
1678, November 16. [ ], Edinburgh, to Earl of Southesk - discussions with merchants as to purchase of victual from Lord Southesk - borrowing of money by bills on Rotterdam - general court news and treatment of papists.
1678, October 18. Lord Carnegie to Earl of Southesk - clearance of accounts with the factor.
1678, October 12. Lord Arbuthnot and Lord Carnegie - as to their actions under Act and Commission from Court of Session as to taking a judicial rental.
1679, October 19. James Carnegy, Kinnaird, to [ ] Peters, W.S. - as to payment of rents and asking him to keep in touch with Kinglassie and the rest of the Earl's advocates.
1689, January 17. Barclay of Ury - "I have here sent thee my raw project, which thou may see it being the first and only coppy I have, to receave the amendments of thy more mature judgment". [Printed Fraser, ii, 253].
1682, April 24. John Carnegy of Cookstoun to James Peitter of Chappell, enclosing list (missing) of witnesses.
1682, May 15. Do., asking him to send letters.
1683, February 12. James Weemes, St. Leonards College - legal processes with Lady Balmouttoe, John Durie and the Captain of Clanranald.
1683, January 10. Earl of Southesk to Provost Mill of Barnetown - certificate that butt of Sack and French wine imported was for use of his own household.
1685, April 2. Lord Carnegy to Earl of Southesk regarding conventicles in Forfarshire and arrest of four prisoners "whom I find to be but poor inconsiderable people ... They could not give any further account of the preacher, but that he was a little man, with a short periwig, a stuff coat, and Tartan hose, that he came-from Fife, and was brought from Dundie to the place of these conventicles by on[e] Alexander Milne in Newbigging (in whose house he stayed dureing the tyme betwixt the Conventicles) who and his family is fled with the preacher they no not whither".
1686/87, March 1. Anna, Lady Southesk, London - as to payment to James Trumble, coachmaker.
1686-87. Receipts by Lady Southesk for quarterly allowances from Claudius Denise.
1687, December 3. Carnegie of Pittarow (signature torn out) to Alexander Gordon, advocate, Edinburgh, as to Strickmartine's business.
1686, January 21. John Brown of Nunlands to Earl of Southesk - payments to his lordship as to multures and complaining his advice was not taken.
1686, December 3. A. Wood, Balbegno, to Earl of Southesk - as to a sale to Southesk of a moss.
1687, December 16. Copy letter from Lady Southesk, Paris, as to payments due by her.
1688. Letter to Sir David Carnegie of Pittarow from his sister, Margaret "to be kept till her tocher be cleared".
1688, April 19 and 23 May. Henry Fletcher - thanking Sir David Carnegie for his blessing on marriage between Henry Fletcher and [Margaret], Carnegie's daughter [see Fraser, ii, 277].
1688, April 22. James Carnegie to Sir David Carnegie from Edinburgh - sale of victual and difficulties with the post.
1688, April 7. Do., as to Sir David's daughter, Margaret's proposed marriage.
1688, March 26. Do., as to Margaret's tocher.
168 [ ], November 15. J. Brown to Earl of Southesk - asking for delay in payment of debts.
Copy letter of Bishop of Rochester refusing to read Royal Declaration, 1688.
"The Estates their reasones why K[ing] Ja[mes] the 7the forfaulted the Crown and the samene is now vacant, April 1689".
1689, May 31. Archibald Carnegie to Sir David Carnegie, his father - as to payment of his Company.
1689, March. Copy letters from James VII and King William to the Scottish Convention of Estates with their resolution concerning the former.
1691, February 10. Anna, Countess of Southesk, Paris, to Sir James Grant [of Dalvey, advocate] complaining of neglect of her affairs and ordering recall of her commission to him dated London, 16 February 1688/89.
1744, February 28. Provost of Glasgow (Lawrence Dinwiddie) to [ ] thanking him for promoting duty on import of foreign linen.
1756, August 24. David Beattie, New Mill, to Sir James Carnegie - as to lease of Arnhall.
1756, October 17. H[enry] Fox (later Lord Holland) - appointment as Secretary of State and requesting Sir James Carnegie to attend meeting of Parliament.
1754, February 8. Alexander Ramsay Irvine, Fasque - intention to stand candidate against Sir James Carnegy.
Note of dates relative to biography of Sir David Carnegy.
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