| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Fonds |
| Ref No | MS 2606 |
| Title | Kincardineshire: legal papers |
| Date | 1530 - 1809 |
| Extent | 1 folder: 0.02 linear metres |
| Creator Name | William Alexander MacNaughton (d c. 1933), physician and historian |
| Administrative History | William Alexander MacNaughton was a medical graduate of Edinburgh University (1878) and sometime Medical Officer of Health for Kincardineshire. He was editor of Caledonian Medical Journal from 1897 - 1932 and author of The medical heroes of the 'Forty-five (Glasgow: MacDougall, 1897), Caledonian medical journal (1897-1900). Though he is not recorded as a graduate of Aberdeen University, he contributed antiquarian articles to the Aberdeen University Review, and gifted or bequeathed several manuscripts to the University. |
| Source | MS 2606 was originally deposited with MS 2307 and MS 2605. They were extracted from this collection in 1967and accessioned separately at this time. The papers were collected by William A. Macnaughtan. |
| Description | Collection of legal papers relating to persons and places in Kincardineshire, in particular Stonehaven, including: inventory of writs of the barony of Morphy, 16th century; commission for the collection of customs in Stonehaven, 1681; notarial copy of precept of clare constat, undated; letter declaring tax increase for burgh of Stonehaven, 1708; three discharges, 1708 - 1711; certificate of requisition to the burgh court of Stonehaven, 1722; disposition, 1744; disposition, 1761; disposition, 1783; inventory of writs, 1795 - 1817; portion of chronological list of hornings, inhibitions or suspensions in actions for debt, 1687 - 1709; note for Patrick Campbell of Corries in cause against Jean Macduff, 1807; memorandum, 1807; disposition, 1809. |
| Appraisal | This material has been appraised in line with normal procedures. |
| Accruals | None expected. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the University Archivist and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material. |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | MS 2606/2 and 2606/5/1-3 are quite fragile and MS 2606/7 in particular is badly damaged, with page 3 torn in half. |
| Related Material | MS 2605 - Menzies family papers, 1526 - 1808.
Other Macnaughton deposits: MS 1070, MS 1071, MS 1079, MS 1083, MS 2093, MS 2192 |
| Finding Aids | Preliminary list available in deposit file at University of Aberdeen, Special Libraries and Archives. |
| Related Record | MS 1083 |
| MS 2093 |
| MS 2192 |
| MS 2307 |
| MS 2605 |