Aberdeen APPLICATION FOR RELIEF From the parish Funds of Old Machar, 1853. Printed form with manuscript inserts, size 15" x 13", filled in by applicant, Robert Allen, with reference from William Dunbar, Minister of St. Paul's Chapel certifying he has been a communicant for 4 years. Gives details of his 11 children. Folds, a few browning spots. 1853. £16.00

Aberdeen BILLHEAD of 'The Scottish Farmer', made out to J. & A. Blackie for advertising lots of land on the Banks of Dee. 3«" x 8", printed border clipped away at bottom, fine vignette of man ploughing. 1849. £5.00

Aberdeen Farrier BILL of Joseph Milne, Horse Shoer and Farrier, to James Forbes, Carter, Aberdeen 1834-1837. In manuscript, listing work with month and day on one and a quarter sides of small folio sheet, receipted as paid in full 31st Oct. 1837. Mainly for horse shoes, 'dressing a Foot' etc... together with... Summons or Complaint, to William Westland, Farmer, Nigg, by the Heirs of Joseph Milne, to recover money due to them. 3p., folio, printed, with ms. inserts, with list of work done 1839-41, with prices, 1«p. folio. 1834-7. £26.00

Aberdeen RECEIPT Received from Mr. Menzies One Year's Assessment on Account of the House of Correction for the City and County of Aberdeen... Printed slip with list for lands, fishings, house, shop, manufacturing house, filled in with assessment for a dwelling house, approx. 3" x 7". 1810... together with 2 other similar receipts on account of the House of Correction, 1811 and 1834, a receipt for Police Tax, 1810, for Statute Labour and Rogue money, 1807... together with... two receipts for tax on the lands of Pilmickston in Old Machar, 1775 and 1779... together with a printed receipt with ms inserts for Copland & Milne, 1813 for candles, and a receipt for subscription to the Aberdeenshire Horticultural Society paid by John Menzies of Pitfoddles, and a blank receipt form for board at the Aberdeen Lunatic Asylum. 1813. All receipts except the last filled in in manuscript. 10 items. 1775-183-. £34.00

Aberdeen TEN RECEIPTS for taxes paid by the Union Friendly Society. Printed slips with ms. inserts, for years between 1825 and 1854... together with... 6 other tax receipts for Aberdeen, 1840's and 50's. 1825-54. £16.00
¶ The 1825 receipt refers to the Act for making a new Court House, Gaol, etc. in Aberdeen.

Allan (Robert), Printer CALEDONIAN MERCURY No. 19,424. December 16, 1844. Broadsheet newspaper, 4pp. A few small splits at folds. 1844. £13.00
¶ Contains notice of Music Hall at Hopetoun Rooms 'Second Irish Evening entitled Paddy by Land and Sea', Public Dinner at Shotts, Lecture on Mesmerism at Waterloo Rooms, etc.

Ayr, Dalmellington ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet 14. Scale 1" to 1 mile, linen backed, folding into small 4to boards. Some light browning of linen in places between sections. 1872. £22.00

Braemar ORDNANCE SURVEY Sheet No. XCVIII. Scale 6" to 1 mile. Size approx. 25" x 36". 2 indelible Survey Branch stamps in top margin. Second Edition 1903. O.S. blindstamp 1903. £20.00
¶ Covers the whole of Braemar, Corriemulzie, Loch Phadraig.

Brown (James) Printers THE ABERDEEN HERALD March 31st, 1860. Broadsheet newspaper, 8pp., folds, Some minor browning along part folds on front page. 1860. £14.00
¶ Many adverts. for local firms, steamship sailings, Provost's resignation etc.

Brown (James) Printers THE ABERDEEN HERALD April 14th, 1860. Broadsheet newspaper, 8pp., folds. 1860. £15.00
¶ Many adverts. for local firms, steamship and clipper sailings, Roup of the Bell and Petty Customs Dues, article on 'Scottish Patriotism', and 'Our Local Railways'.

Brown (James) Printers THE ABERDEEN HERALD No. 1439. March 24th, 1860. Broadsheet newspaper, 8pp., folds. 1860. £14.00
¶ Many adverts. for local firms, steamship sailings, properties to let, displenish sales etc.

Caerlaverock REGISTERED MORTIFICATION Doctor John Hutton, In favour of The Poor of the paroch of Carlaverock and others. 3pp., small folio, printed on blue paper, giving the complete text of the mortification of 1719... together with... A different printing of the same mortification, on slightly larger paper, 2pp... together with... Memorandum of Information by the Trustees of Dr. John Hutton to the Commissioners appointed under the Educational Endowments (Scotland) Act, 1882. 2pp., folio, setting out the objects of the Trust and describing the funds and the existing and previous Schools, with subjects taught. 3 items. 1883. £26.00
¶ John Hutton had made a considerable fortune as physician to 'their late Majesties William and Mary', and left £900 to the Elders of Carlaverock to pay a schoolmaster and educate and apprentice four local boys 'native born of honest parents'. He also (although this is not mentioned here) left a collection of books to the Presbytery of Dumfries, including the prayer book used by King Charles on the scaffold.

Cellardyke, Fife ARTICLES OF ROUP of the East Subjects in Cellardyke lying in the Orfat wynd consisting of a House and yard... Manuscript on 2p., sm. folio, blank conjoint leaf, setting out conditions of sale, and with a signed agreement for the sale at the highest bid price of £34. 1803. £15.00
¶ The house was William Eadie's and the purchaser was Andrew Pratt.

Dumfries ARTICLES AND CONDITIONS OF THE ROUP AND SALE of All and Whole these two Parks or Inclosures... within the Burrow Roods of Dumfries in that part called Carsewell... in the King's Arms Tavern... 7th day of November... 1787... Manuscript, 3«p, folio. Each page signed by the two commissioners named by Sophia Corrie, who had inherited the property from her brother Joseph, Merchant in Dominica. Together with a document appointing Hugh Corrie, Writer, and Thomas Goldie, Commissary, to act for her and her husband as they live at some distance... together with... Extracted copy of an arbitration, 1747, between Joseph Corrie and John Fraser of Laggan, relating to a dispute about a dyke and ditch between their properties at Milldamhead, plus a receipt for money paid to Fraser by Corrie for 'thorns crabs and gardener's workmanship', 1747, and the Cognition and Seisin relating to the property (which was seven acres), on vellum, 12" x 23", ink slightly faded in parts. 1747-1787. £24.00
¶ Joseph Corrie was Town Clerk of Dumfries.

Dumfries THE TESTAMENTAR and Inventory of Umquhile James Anderson, Painter and Glazier in Dumfries, 1849. 13p, sewn at edge. Includes a long list of debts due to the deceased, naming the person, trade, and amount, shares in the Dumfries Theatre, Observatory, Billiard Room, etc.,... together with... Inventory and appraisement of the Stock in Trade (including crown, fluted, sheet glass, various paints), 8p., with 'List of Accounts due by Purchasers at the Sale of the Stock in Trade... ', 2p., 80 purchasers listed alphabetically, with prices... together with... Inventory and Appraisement of Furniture and Household Goods, 8p... together with...Lease of a house and shop in Friars Vennel, Alan Anderson to Thomas Turner, 1837, 2p., all documents small folio. Together with other documents relating to his estate, lawyers' bills, list of title deeds of the Anchor Inn, etc. 1849. £30.00

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire REPORT ON THE BURGH OF DUNBAR. Folio, folding engraved plan coloured in outline, with a sheet of text printed on one side only. (1832) £22.00

Duns FOUR LETTERS signed by Robert Ainslie, Berrywell, Dunse, 1780-81, to a Solicitor at Alnwick. 3 letters written on one side of small folio paper, one on 2p, 4to. All with blank conjoint leaves with integral address panel, Dunse straight-line postmark. Wax seals at bottom of letter. The letters press the Alnwick solicitor to make payment of a bill from Ralph Compton of Comptonhalls for £88. In one letter he says he hopes the 'Boy Heniot that went from this Neighbourhood to you is attentive Dilent and Sober, he was at School with My Sons who wish to hear of him...' 4 items. 1780-1. £40.00
¶ Robert Ainslie was Land Agent for Berwicksire Estates. His son, also called Robert, was a good friend of Robert Burns, who stayed with the family at Berrywell, where he wrote a poem to his sister, Rachel Ainslie.

Eccles, Dumfriesshire MEMORIAL FOR THE HERITORS of the Parish of Eccles. 20. April 1815. 7pp., 4to, with an Appendix of 6 large folding tables, the first setting out the different teinds for the various husband lands, with owners, and the minister's old stipend in Bear, Oats, Scots Money, with Augmentation for 1776, 1795, 1806; State of the valued Stock and Teind of Eccles, giving names of lands, Proprietors, Stock and Teind etc.; Cess Roll and Valuation Roll for the Parish; Valuation Roll, 1802; Scheme of the Poven Rental. At the end is a separately paginated 'Valuation of the Paroch of Eccles, for Teiths of the Lands of Litchome and Peel, 16th June 1634.' 6pp. Folded. First page dusty, with two small holes at folds. 1815. £28.00
¶ One of the major landowners was Lord Home.

Edinburgh DEFENCES for William Scott, Assistant Clerk to the Bills, in the Action at the Instance of John Smith, Writer to the Signet. 15pp., 4to, sewn at margin, vertical fold. James Clarke & Co., Printers, Old Stamp Office, 1825. £18.00

Edinburgh EXTRACT SEDERUNT Being Right to Burying Ground In South Burying Ground of Sain John's Chapel in favour of Sir William Maxwell of Menreith Baronet. Manuscript on one side of folio sheet, extracted by Robert Rollo, Treasurer. Includes right to 'insert a tablet or headstone in the wall thereof corresponding in size to the said three feet... but not exceeding in height the Copestone of the wall'. 1840. £18.00

Edinburgh Funerals NINE BILLS of John Croall and Sons, Funeral Undertakers and Carriage Hirers, Greenside Place. 4to, printed heading in a variety of type faces. Made out to various parties for funerals, including coffins, cloths, shroud, 'best plumed hearse and pair' etc. 1878-1909. £14.00
¶ Funerals include that of Mrs McLean, Alba St., Hugh Morton, Belvidere House, Helen Donaldson of Auchairne.

Edinburgh LIST OF WINES Sold by Messrs. J. Cockburn & Campbell, St. Andrew's Square. 1p, 4to, printed, listing in columns price in wood, price per dozen etc. Under the list is a bill for 1 doz. sherry, Feb. 16, 1833. Folds. 1833. £10.00

Edinburgh PICTURES OF THE PAGEANT Held at Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, 14th, 15th and 16th July 1927. Official Souvenir. 48pp., sm. 4to, coloured pictorial wraps. Numerous photographs. Local adverts. A few leaves dog-eared. 1927. £6.00

Edinburgh THREE BILLS OF COACH & HARNESS MAKERS all with decorative printed headings. Comprises bill of James Macnee & Co., Coach and Harness Makers to Her Majesty, 2p., for repairs to dog carts etc., 2 bills of Peter Croall, Princes St., for new Dog Cart, with packing and delivery to Lochbrey. 2 4to, and 1 8vo. 1852-66. £22.00

Edinburgh TWO ORDNANCE SURVEY MAPS SheetS VII N.W. and Sheet III S.E. Scale 6" to 1 mile. Size 13" x 18", plus margins. Contours in red. Revision of 1931-2 with additions in 1938. £18.00
¶ Covers Redford Barracks, Torphin Hill, Juniper Green, and Arthur's Seat, Morningside, Craigmillar.

Forth Bridge TWO PHOTOGRAPHS of the bridge under construction. One taken from a point close to the bridge, looking up, people standing on the shore, titled in white in plate 'Forth Bridge. 7082. G.W.W', the other from further away, titled 'Forth Bridge From The South 6975 G.W.W', both giving dimensions (span etc.) Size approx. 5" x 8", mounted on two album leaves. Some slight haziness in the distance in both photographs. 1880's. £60.00
¶ The photographer was George Washington Wilson.

Glasgow FEU CONTRACT between John and Thomas Pettegrew of Green and John Robertson, sometime Barber of Glasgow, of 'All and Haill that part of their Lands in Shettlestown at the head of the Langehay where John Robertson has built houses within the Barrony of Glasgow'. 2«p., folio, small piece torn from top corner with loss of a few words, slight wear at fold in second leaf, strengthened with archival tape. Signed by the 3 parties. 1747. £18.00

Glasgow OBLIGATION BOND of Major John Spens of Stonelaw and Robert Park Merchant in Glasgow to Margaret Austin daughter of Capt. Joseph Austin of Kilspindy. Large folio sheet, written on one side only, folds. Signed and witnessed. Docket title and later note of 1791 on verso. 1785. £22.00

Glasgow ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet X (Late Renfrew 13 N.E). Scale 6" to 1 mile. Size 13" x 18", plus margins. Contours in red. Revision of 1940. £14.00
¶ Covers Rutherglen, King's Park, Cathkin Quarry.

Gray (John), Publisher NORTH BRITISH ADVERTISER No. 1461. October 28, 1854. Broadsheet newspaper, 4 very large pages. Folds. Some slight discoloration at folds along 8". 1854. £14.00
¶ As well as numerous adverts. for local firms includes notices of Public Meetings, Situations Wanted, Situations Vacant, Auction Sales.

Greig family, Bandon CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE Betwixt David Greig and Katherin Baveridge. 3 closely written pages, sm. folio, signed and witnessed. Some foxing and ink blots. 1726. £20.00
¶ Involved a bond of three thousand marks Scots.

Haddington BILL of Roughead & Park, Seedsmen, Edinburgh Corn Exchange. Oblong 8vo, fine engraved heading with street scene on left. Made out to J. Black, Cornhill. 1871. £9.00

Haddington REPORT ON THE BURGH OF HADDINGTON. Folio, engraved plan coloured in outline, with a sheet of text printed on one side only, couple of short tears to inner margin text leaf. c183-. £18.00

Hawick DECREET The High Court of Admiralty of the Kingdom of Scotland and Isles holden at Edinburgh twenty eighth day of July Miri and Eighty years... Set out judgment in a case of debt brought by John Allan, Sadler in Hawick, against the heirs of Richard Bell, of Hawick, now living in Cumberland. 5p, small folio, manuscript in a clear hand. Copy 1780. £18.00

Hawick TWO AUCTION SALE CATALOGUES For Sale of Store Sheep, 23rd October, 1940, and for sale of 1350 Suckled Calves, Blue-Grey, Aberdeen Angus Cross, Galloway and Shorthorn, 22nd October, 1940. Each 4pp., tall 8vo, on thick paper, vertical fold. 1940. £8.00

Hopekirk, Roxburgh DISPOSITION of the lands of Kirklands called Vicars Lands, of the Church of Hopekirk, with the teynds, etc., a wood called Clerks Bank, with 'biggings, yeards, tofts, crofts...', the lands of Hartshaugh and Milne, reserving the Manse and Glebe to the Minister, Alexander Elphingstone, with consent of his mother Margaret Langlands, to William Kerr of Abbotrule. On paper, size 43" x 12" (composed of three sheets pasted together), signed by Alexander and his mother, and three witnesses. A couple of short splits at folds. 1713. £35.00

Kingussie ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet 64. Size 19" x 24". Linen backed and folding to sm. 4to. Margins and linen on verso slightly grubby. 1876. £16.00

Kircudbright HIGHLAND AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Printed letter dated 21st August 1854, from the Secretary, 1p, 4to, and on verso double page form to be filled in by farmer, with columns for acreage of crops, nos. of stock etc. 1854. £10.00

Linlithgow TREASURER'S QUARTERLY DISBURSEMENTS From Michaelmas 1825 - Candlemas 1826. Manuscript, 3p, folio, folded with docket title. Lists expenses by month, such as 'Paid expence of Cleaning weights and Measures', 'Paid a Poor woman pr. order Baillie Neilson', 'Paid for refreshments for the Town Officers and others at cleaning the Water Sewers at Cross Well and New Well'. Signed as approved by the Provost. 1826. £32.00

Lizars (W), Pub. NEW ROAD MAP OF SCOTLAND With All The Lines of Railway, Canals &c. Lithographed map, size 34" x 21", linen-backed and folding into small 4to boards, gilt title, cloth split down hinge of spine, cloth on front board darkened and stained. Fully hand coloured in counties, covering the whole of Scotland. Inset of Shetland Isles. Scale 1" = 10 miles. n.d. c1840. £70.00

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire TAX RECEIPTS three receipts. One for Revd. Shand, 1825, printed list of items for House, Servant, Dog, Hair Powder etc., with MS inserts, for 14 windows and a house, and a similar for R. Smith, Glenmillar 1849, for 2 carriages, and one for Dr. Stewart for a house and male servant, 1854... together with... Receipt of £8 Scots money for the lands of Pitmarchy for the Highway, 1810, plus 10 other tax receipts for Aberdeen, mainly 1840's. 1825-49. £14.00

Martin (Henry), Sculpt. PLAN OF TAIN Scale 6" to 1 mile. Engraved plan, size 12" x 11", hand-coloured in outline. c1835. £22.00
¶ Names owners of property. Covers area from Morrangie to the River Tain.

Melrose PROSPECTUS of the Proposed Corn Exhange and Public Hall at Melrose. 1p., 4to, giving a list of the Provisional Committee and setting out the proposals, conjoint leaf with for for application for Shares. On verso of the first page is a manuscript note of six subscriptions, including The Rt. Hon. Lord Polvarth with 40 Shares (£200). Folds. 29th January 1862. £25.00

SCOTTISH Manuscripts, Maps, Engravings, Ephemera, etc. For a further selection and to receive my latest catalogue please email :- lesley@localhistory.co.uk

Muirhead (C) Printer THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER February 18, 1834. Broadsheet newspaper, 4pp., folded. 1834. £14.00
¶ Contains 3 columns on Highland Society livestock competition.

Muirhead (C) Printer THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER February 11, 1834. Broadsheet newspaper, 4pp., folded. 1834. £14.00
¶ Contains Adverts for Infirmary Ball, sale of houses in Candlemaker Row and Libberton's Wynd, report of calico-printers' strike etc.

Musselburgh REPORT UPON THE BOROUGH OF MUSSELBURGH 2pp, with a Plan of the Town, by R.K. Dawson, coloured in outline, size 13" x 18", scale 6" to 1 mile. Folio, disbound. c1832. £24.00

Nairn ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet I S.E. Scale 6" to 1 mile. Size 13" x 18", plus margins. Revision of 1931-2 with additions in 1938. Red dotted line drawn east of the town to the shoreline, printed in red 'Pier and Harbour Orders Confirmation Act 1914'. Margins dusty. Stamps of Ministry of Agriculture in margin. 1914. £14.00
¶ Covers the whole of the town, Moss-side, Househill.

Oban and Fort William BARTHOLOMEW'S QUARTER INCH AUTOMOBILE MAP Sheet 4. Coloured map, dissected and mounted on linen, folding into yellow card wraps with map of Britain. 1933. £6.00

Ordnance Survey THE ANTONINE WALL 2« inch map. Folding map, illustration of Roman coin on wrap. 1969. £24.00

Portobello ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet IV N.W. Scale 6" to 1 mile. Size 13" x 18", plus margins. Contours in red. Slightly less than half the map is sea area. Revision of 1931. £12.00
¶ Covers Seafield Hospital, Joppa, Buddington Mills, Eastfield.

Portobello REPORT UPON THE BOROUGH OF PORTOBELLO 1p, with a Plan of the Town, by R.K. Dawson, coloured in outline, scale 6" to 1 mile. Folio, disbound. Some minor off-setting on plan. c1832. £24.00

Ramsay and Son, Publisher THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT Feb. 9th, 1835. Newspaper, 4pp. 1865. £12.00
¶ Contains adverts for auction sales, report of dinner at Perth for Hon. Fox Maule, murder in Leith etc.

Roxburgh CARTA TERRARUM de Overnewhall vocat Burnhead. In favour of William Scot of Burnhead. Concerns the lands of Overnewhall called Burnhead, with tofts, crofts, gardens, orchards, etc. in Hassendean. In Latin on vellum, size 15" x 22", wide tag with the remains of what was a large and heavy green wax seal, portion remaining shows part of a rider, measuring approx. 2" x 2", and on verso a complete coat of arms with harp, lions, fleur de lys. 29th July, 1692. £34.00
¶ With a note in English on verso 'Sealed at Edinb. theird off December 1692, A. Inglis', and 'Written to the great seal... second day of December 1692. Dun. Ronald.'

Scotland, North ORDNANCE SURVEY Quarter-Inch Map. Sheet 7. Fourth Edition. With National Grid. Folding to blue and buff wraps size 12" x 5". 1946. £8.00

Stranraer ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet 90. Popular Edition. Buff and red wraps with shield and crown. 1924. £9.00

Sutherland ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Scale 6" to 1 mile, size 54" x 54", linen backed, folding into stiff wraps. c1900. £20.00
¶ Covers Loch Craggie, Dalreavoch, Loch Beannach, River Brora, River Fleet. There are very few habitations shown. Labelled 'Tressady' on front wrap.

Veitch (W), Publisher THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT Sept. 24th, 1866. Broadsheet newspaper, 4pp, folds. 1866. £10.00
¶ Contains list of subscribers to the Eyre Defence Aid Fund, adverts. for Aitchison's watches, North British Marble Works, etc.