Balfour of Balfour and Trenabie Papers
- Reference:GB 241 D2
- Dates of Creation:1547-1921
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:17.20 Linear Metres
Scope and Content
Legal papers, letters, financial records and estate records and related material relating to the family of Balfour of Balfour and their antecedants, including the Covingtrie family of Newark, the Manson family, the Balfours of Trenabie, 1547-1921. Includes: Letter books for the Balfour Estate, 1831-1890; Volume detailing the Balfour Estate tenants, crops, etc, c1850-1921; Rentals for various lands in Orkney, including Rousay, 1772-1842; Cash books for the Trenabie estate, 1778-1822; Account book for Deerness estate, including Sanday, Eynhallow and Evie, 1790-1795; Account books relating to the Balfour estate of Trenabie, 1734-1840; Account book, John Traill of Westness with his tenants, 1781-1792; Account book, George Craigie of Saviskaill with his tenants in Rousay, 1786-1791; Account book for Sound and Westhill, 1801-1804; Letter book of Thomas Balfour, 1779; Letter book, David Balfour, WS, acting for the estate of John Balfour of Trenabie, 1809-1811; Papers relating to John Balfour of Trenabie’s estates and William Balfour’s factorship, 1828-1842; Papers relating to the estate of Sound, 1762; Titles of lands of Eynhallow, parish of Rousay, 1612-1795; Titles and deeds relating to Tankerness, 1547-1628; Letters to Captain William Balfour of Elwick, R.N. on family and estate business, 1792-1843; Letters from Captain William Balfour to his uncle, John Balfour, mainly relating to his duties as factor, 1820-1831Letter books, William Manson and Company, 1782; Account books relating to William Manson and Co, South Carolina and to William Manson, 1775-1777; Account book relating to the Flora under Captain Manson, 1764-1771; Accounts, vouchers, day books relating to William Manson, wright, Kirkwall and James Manson, NP, 1687-1771; Manson family letters and papers, including letters and papers relating to Captain William Manson’s attempts to secure compensation for his estate in Georgia, c1770-1792. Orkney and Shetland Fencibles records, 1783-1797. Includes: Accounts and rolls relating to the posting at Fort Charlotte, Shetland, 1783-1794; Returns including list of men to embark for Shetland, 1793.North Lowland Fencibles records, 1793-1806, including: Letter books, 1793-1798; Account books (with records of subsistence payments), 1795-1806; Letters, acccounts and orders relating to the raising of the North Lowland Fencibles, 1794-1795; Letters to Colonel Thomas Balfour relating to regimental business, 1795-1799; Recruiting accounts, 1795-1798; Accounts and vouchers, 1794-1808; Financial memoranda and cash books kept by Colonel Thomas Balfour, 1795-1799.1st Royal Garrison (Veteran) Battalion, sometime stationed in Gibraltar records, 1803-1806, including monthly pay lists and muster rolls, 1803-1805, letter book, 1803-1806.Muster book of His Majesty’s hired army brig, Cockatrice, William Balfour, commander, 1808.Letters and papers relating to South India, including papers relating to the Raja of Tanjore, and the Nabob of Arcot’s debts to Major Alexander MacLennan, and to John Balfour who served in India with the East India Company, 1783-1804.Plans of Cliffdale House, c1785; Plans relating to Balfour Castle, c1846-1883.
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