| Collection | GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections |
| Level | Fonds |
| Ref No | MS 2022 |
| Title | Fraser Family of Culbockie, Ross-shire: papers |
| Date | 1601 - 1727 |
| Extent | 1 file: 0.02 linear metres |
| Creator Name | Fraser Family of Culbockie (fl 17th-18th century) |
| Administrative History | Culbockie (or Culbokie) was created a burgh of barony in the county of Ross and Cromarty in 1678. |
| Source | Nothing is known regarding their provenance, but they were probably acquired by Aberdeen University Library before September 1939 when they were catalogued. |
| Description | Papers (the majority of which refer to legal and financial transactions) relating to the family of Fraser of Culbockie, Ross-shire, their relatives, descendants and others, 1601-1727.
[The majority of these manuscripts are of a legal nature and refer to legal and financial transactions of the family of Fraser of Culbockie, Ross-shire, persons bearing the same surname or related or connected to them in some way and resident in the counties of Inverness and Rossshire or in places in the north and north-east of Scotland where the surname is common. The spelling of names and place-names is given as in the various manuscripts, which is not consistent.] |
| Appraisal | This material has been appraised in line with normal procedures. |
| Accruals | None expected. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | The records are available subject to the signed acceptance of the Department's access conditions. |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the University Archivist and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material. |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | The manuscripts are generally in a poor condition and require repair, especially MS 2022/4, 5, 8, 9, 15, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24, 27, 29 and 30. |