| Description | Folio volume bound in boards with leather spine. List of persons mentioned on pp 1-32 written inside front board, 1755-1768 and undated; contents:
13 February 1755 and pp. 1-8 Stated account between Alexander Leslie, eldest son of deceased Rev. James Leslie, St. Fergus, and deceased Jean Forbes, formerly wife of deceased Rev. John Gordon, Old Deer, and his brother and sister, James and Elizabeth Leslie and his mother's daughter by her first husband, Janet Gordon, wife of Rev. James Walker, Peterhead, as executor to his parents, all being mother's nearest of kin; duly signed and witnessed.
1755-1756 pp 9-12 and p 27. Stated accounts between Rev Thomas Forbes, Aberdeen, and Alexander Leslie, executor dative to deceased Jean Forbes, his mother.
1755-1757, 1758 pp 13-14, p 31 Stated account between Thomas Mosman, advocate in Aberdeen, and Alexander Leslie.
1755 p15 Stated account between Rev James Walker, Peterhead, and Alexander Leslie.
1755-1757 p16 Stated accounts between: John Douglas of Feichell, Alexander Udny of Udny and Patrick Barron, merchant in Aberdeen and Patrick Kilgour, litster at Nether Kinmundy, and Alexander Leslie.
1755-1756 p17 Stated account between Robert and Thomas Arbuthnot, merchants in Peterhead, and Alexander Leslie , as above.
1755-1758 p18 Stated account between george Turner and James catanach, advocates in Aberdeen, and Alexander Leslie.
1755-1757 p18 Stated account between William Mowat of Colpnay, merchant and provost of Aberdeen, and Thomas Mosman, advocate in Aberdeen, and Alexander Leslie.
1755-1756 p20 Stated account between George Burnett of Kemnay and Alexander Leslie.
1755-1756 p21 Stated account between William Gordon of Sheelagreen and Alexander Leslie.
1755-1756 p22 Stated account between Alexander Leslie and James Leslie, his brother.
1754-1759 pp 23,28,33 Stated accounts between Alexander Leslie and his sister, Elizabeth Leslie.
1755-1756 pp 24,30 cash account of Alexander Leslie, as executor to his mother Jean Forbes.
1755-1758 p25 Account of sums paid out by Alexander Leslie "anent the management of the said executry".
1755-1757 p26 Stated account between Rev William Innes, Skene, and Alexander Leslie.
1756 p29 Entries cancelled.
1756-1764 pp32,34-37 Accounts between Alexander Leslie, latterly styled as minister at Durris, and his brother, James Leslie, ensign in Col. Amherst's Regiment of foot and then lieutenant in the 15th Regt of foot.
p38 unused.
n.d. pp 39-42 MS account of "The maternal descent of Mrs Johanna Hogarth, or Leslie, daughter of George Hogarth Esqr, of Woodhill by his wife Jane Forbes of Echt, and wife of Alexander Leslie Esqr. of Birkwood, grandson of the Rev Alexander Leslie, minister in Durris, and representative of the ancient family of Aikenway"; some pencilled corrections; shows links with Forbes of Waterton and William Forbes, minister at Tarves, husband of Janet Gregory, daughter of Prof James Gregory, and also Euphemia Forbes, wife of George Garden, merchant, Montreal.
21 folios unused. |