| Description | Papers regarding fishing of Deveron and Spey and sale of salmon:
1735 - 1762:
Assignation of arrears in rent of salmon fishery on Deveron owed by tacksmen of cruive fishing by Mary Countess of Erroll to William Lord Braco, 1735 - 1748, Ocober. 1748;
Scheme of division of rents paid to Countess of Erroll 1752;
Inventory of receipts for victual and Spey fish delivered by Lord Braco and some bills payable to Lord Braco, 21 November 1754;
Grant of liferent of salmon fishings in Deveron and sea at back of bar of Banff, cruive fishings and cruives of Backlaw and salmon fishings of Moncoffer and tack of salmon fishings of Iden and fourcrofts in Braeside for accommodation of the fishers, by Lord Braco to eldest son, James Duff, 8 June 1758;
Scroll assignation of salmon fishing of Deveron belonging to lands and barony of Delhelvie and of Deveron belonging to lands of Eden leased to him by Patrick and Margaret Duff of Premnay, by 1st Lord Fife to Lord Macduff, September 1762;
Declaration by fishers of Don concerning fishing, at Bridge of Don 28 May 1757, that walkmilns do not affect fishing on Don, in support of John Davidson's claim to erect a walkmiln on Deveron.
1754 - 1763:
Accounts of fishing, fishing company, and shipping expenses for Spey salmon, with some covering letters between Lord Braco and tacksmen who include William Leslie, Alexander Duff of Hatton, and Alexander Russell.
1754 - 1755:
Contract, Lord Braco and John Burnett regarding salmon, with memoranda, notes and correspondence about price and dates to be caught from Will Leslie and James Duff, Aberdeen.
August - September 1758:
Correspondence about sale and price of Deveron and Spey salmon, between Alexander Duff of Hatton, James Duff, Melross and William Brebner.
1752 - 1763:
Correspondence of Lord Braco. Subject matter and correspondents include:
Fishing, tacks, rent, prices, sales, insurance: Will Leslie, P. Duff, Lord Banff, Alexander Duff, John Burnett jnr., Mrs. John Russell, Lord Macduff, Coutts brothers & Co., James Duff, John Richardson merchant in Perth, James Robertson merchant in Portsoy, Samuel Douglas, Patrick Sandilands;
Family: Lord Macduff - company for Lewis, state of rents, 1761 Copy of depositions relative to a riot that happened in the Moss 1752;
Account, sales of salmon 1759 - 1760. |