| Description | [Lord] Adam Gordon, [Holyrood] Abbey, and Edinburgh to James Urquhart of Meldrum;
Thomas Tait, Ardconnan, to George Forbes sheriff substitute of Banffshire, respecting affairs of lately deceased laird of Meldrum:
George Forbes? Banff, to unnamed female correspondent, at Blyth, about will dispute and negotiations with? Lord Fife at Duff House;
James Forbes, Banff, with details of Meldrum estate affairs while factor up to 1786;
Unnamed correspondent, Banff, to Mrs Urquhart, incomplete;
? William Abercromby, Glassaugh;
George Forbes, Banff, to Mrs Urquhart, mention presence of two 'Centinels' at Meldrum assuring her safety should there be any disturbance;
A.R. Campbell, Edinburgh;
John Barber, deputy messenger to the Great Sea, with notice of dispatch of writ for election of member for Banffshire in place of Sir James Grant;
John Innes, Edinburgh, to James Chalmers, Abington St., Westminster to Urquhart of Meldrum, respecting Aberdeen-Inverurie canal;
Note of transactions between James Urquhart and Samuel Gordon, mason, regarding the work done for Urquhart by Skinner and advances made to him for the work by George Cooper;
George Forbes, Aberdeen, to one of the Urquhart ladies regarding rumoured bribery in case between Urquhart and Tait;
Note of accounts paid and allowances made on orders of laird of Meldrum to be credited in settling for crop 1786 and inventory of bills endorsed by tenants allowed for in settling rents, included here as referred to in process Urquhart v. Tait at Aberdeen 25 November 1796 to which much of the correspondence here relates;
James Brodie, Brodie House, with intimation of death in November 1796 of wife of Major Duff of Blervie, to which is appended a letter signed M.U. to Mrs Urquhart giving further family news of Urquharts and Duffs;
James Brodie, Brodie House, in favour of Alexander Smith 'preacher at Aberdeen and botanic lecturer there' as a possible successor to Mr. Tait should he vacate the charge at Old Meldrum;
James Urquhart, copy, to ---Stuart;
James Urquhart, of Meldrum, from Banff, to George Stuart, W.S., Edinburgh, enclosing two bills of 27 March and 23 December 1789 by Jonathen Forbes on Mrs Isabel Forbes for production in action against Mr. Tait;
J. Menzies, Pitfodels to James Urquhart, Meldrum [dated 29 August 1799, but taken in 'Family of Urquhart' to be 9 August 1790] respects building works at Meldrum and Pitfodels. |