| Description | Collection of letters, discharges and bills of exchange concerning receipt by Lady Jean Urquhart, of annuity of £100 Sterling from her husband Keith Urquhart of Meldrum through Leonard Urquhart, W.S., Edinburgh; Keith Urquhart (1730-93), 4th son of William Urquhart of Meldrum, succeeded his father as laird on latter's death in 1775; he married Lady Jean Duff, 3rd daughter of William, 1st Earl of Fife, in 1753, but they separated c. 1759-60 and she lived latterly in London until her death in 1776, her daughters being brought up by their aunt, Lady Ann Duff of Hatton; see history of Family of Urquhart 170-172. |