John Mercer, sheriff clerk of Perth

• Reference:GB 252 B59/38/1
• Dates of Creation:1621-1865
• Language of Material:English

• Scope and Content

  Papers relating to the family of John Mercer and papers relating to the management of the estate of Kinfauns, belonging to William and Alexander Blair, 1672-1729; Business correspondence of John Mercer, 1698-1727; Minute books of processes before Perth Sheriff Court in which John Mercer was engaged, 1713-1717, 1720-1723; Account of household furniture and plenishing sold by roup on behalf of Sir George Stewart of Grandtully, 1720; Account book of payments made by John Mercer to masons and workmen for his house in the Highgate, Perth and payments made by Alexander Wilson to masons at the Guild Hall, Perth, 1722; Inventory of writs, 1618-1733, of the lands of Pitkeathly and Mundie, 1740; Printed pedigree of the descendants of John Mercer, town clerk of Perth, 1865; Miscellaneous documents and accounts, 1621-1733

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