| Description | Papers relating to Cairnbanno: Copy letters to Dr Alexander Hay, London, and papers relative to Cocklaw and Greens, suggesting Dr Hay might need to keep the land in his own hands until improvements are made, 1771
Small bundle of letters from Alexander Gordon at Letterfourie to his brother James Gordon of Letterfourie regarding Cairnbanno and Walkerdales, and related papers: 1/ Rental of Cairnbanno, 1752; 2/ Rental of Letterfourie and Corridown, 1752; 3/ Rental of Letterfourie and Corridown, 1769; 4/ Note on visit to Cairnbanno and arrangements to offer for it, n.d. (1771?); 5/ Financial arrangements at Walkerdales, and concern that the Duke of Gordon might offer a high price for it, 14 July 1771; 6/ Letter from Alexander Gordon at Letterfourie to James Gordon of Letterfourie, regarding the benefits of a short Madeira vintage, description of Walkerdales, speculation that Gordon of Cluny is intending to sell off his lands at Buckie, snowy weather, progress with building new house, ordering materials from London and transporting them to Letterfourie, delusions of an ex-servant, 15 January 1772; 7/ Regulations for the tenants on Letterfourie, Corridown and Walkerdales, signed by Alexander Simson, Adam Reid and William Reid, 18 December 1776; 8/ Note of items bought at Alex. Duffus’ roup, 29 August 1777
Estimate of the farm of Cairnbanno in the proprietor’s hands but considered for letting, 29 October 1772
‘Contents of Cairnbanno’ and Asleid, by land use and type, 1773
Rental of Cairnbanno, 1773
Rental of Cairnbanno, 1774, with, inserted, conversions of services
Rents of Cairnbanno received by Dr Hay, 1774
Bundle of scribbled rent calculations, n.d. (1770s)
‘Rude calculation of the Measures of Cairnbanno and Asleid, belonging to Alexander Gordon, 1774
Account of rents collected at Cairnbanno, Martinmas 1774
Discharge of John Pratt[?] for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of Andrew Paterson for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of James Robertson for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of George Paterson for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of Alexander Ogilvie for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of John Whyte for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of George Lucken for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of Alexander Cantly for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of John Prott for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of William Murdoch for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of Thomas Smith for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of Alexander Reed for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of John Innes for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of Alexander Reed for rent paid, 1774
Discharge of Mr Alexander Orem for rent stipend, 1774
Discharge of Mr William Taylor for stipend, 1774
‘No.1 Cairnbanno. Containing the Lands of Boghead and the march with Captain Coutts on the south side of the Inclosure of Grainhill’ 16 January 1775
Document relating to the executry of Dr Andrew Gordon, in Nordic language, 28 January 1775
‘No.2 Cairnbanno. Containing the Inclosures of Grainhill and Mains of Cairnbanno, February 1775’
‘No.3 Cairnbanno. Containing Alexr Bruce’s, Alxr Cantlys, Geo. Dukys, James Cooper, and part of Geo. Leterkins possessions … with part of Hugh Cockers and the Burn of Asleid from the Bridge at Cairnbanno to near the Peat Bridge’, February 1775
‘Sketch No.4’, map of the farm of Slacks and Upper Cairnbanno occupied by James Crighton, February 1775
‘No.5 Cairnbanno, Containing the farms of Upper Cairnbanno as occupied by James Crighton and Alexr Ironside, February 1775
‘No.6 Asleid. Containing the north half of the Lands of Asleid, Particularly Wm. Grieve, Harper, Tyvie and Robertsons possessions with part of John Cockers … Also the Trenched Ground on the Mains of Cairnbanno’, February 1775
Private memorandum about Asleid and Cairnbanno, giving a detailed description of them and their situation, February 1775
Discharge to James Youngson and Alexander Taylor for rent paid, 10 February 1775
Letter to Alexander Gordon of Cairnbanno from James Henderson, Shevado, explaining why he is late in accounting for the Cairnbanno rents, reporting on the collection of rents and the state of the property in acknowledgement of points made in Gordon’s letter, 15 February 1775
Note of money laid out by James Henderson for account of Alexander Gordon of Cairnbanno, 15 February 1775
Reservations for Mrs Anna Hay, tenant at Cairnbanno house, including portion of services. ‘She is now in her 89th year’, n.d. (1770s)
Rental of Cairnbanno, Asleid, Grain Hill, Botch Hill and Auchmunziel, with list of burdens (two copies, wrapped in a page from an Edinburgh newspaper of around the same date), c.1780 (46 items) |