| Description | Estate and legal papers, 18-20th centuries. Including:
Tack by Sir Alexander Burnett of Leyes,bt., to John Milne in Pitnewton(?) of town and lands of Candieshill with Mill of crathes, commonly called Waulkmilne and Low's croft, for 15 years, 25th april 1743.
Subscription list, Kincardineshire election, 1908, 1911.
Plan of proposed new street from Castle street to the links(? of Aberdeen) 1844.Designed and drawn by james Abernethy, C.E., J. Henderson, lithog., Aberdeen.
Account to supplying horses and a hearse for funeral of Sir Arthur Burnett from railway station to Crathes Castle, by the Burnett Arms Hotel, Banchory, 22nd, 28th March 1856.
List of silver late at Crathes castle,1862.
Heads of specification for making proposed alteration on south approach to Crathes Castle, Decembr 1852. By Alexander Smith.
Specification of masonwork of a pigeonhouse, Crathes, June 1859.
Letter from William henderson and son, architects, Aberdeen, to Sir James H. Burnett, bt., of Leys. Aberdeen 14th December 1865.
Report on proposed repairs and additions to Crathes Castle, with prices of what these will cost.
Estimate of works at Crathes castle, by James Thomson. Crathes 25th December 1865.
Letter from patrick Boyle to J.H Burnett, W.S.,28 Charlotte square, Edinburgh, 30th April 1852.
Identifies the miniature labelled "William Mure" as one of uncles of recipient's mother, by the half blood, that is, of dowager Lady Elphinstone; wish of Miss Mure of Warriston to possess this miniature.
Account due by Sir Alexander Burnett to William Coutts, painter, glazier and paperhanger,223 Union St., Aberdeen, 1st October 1855, for painting at Crathes.
Letter from William Smith to Sir James H Burnett, Aberdeen, 8th May 1858.Is glad recipient is pleased with alterations at Crathes; some floor joists much decayed and it will mean destroying cornice and ceiling of the drawing room to put this right;damage done in silvering the mirror.
Letter from Davidson and Reid to Sir james Burnett,bt., 57 Frederick St., dinburgh, 10th November, 1858.
Estimate for renewing oak pannelling at Crathes.
Letter from Cosmo Innes to Sir J.H. Burnett. Edinburgh , 24th June 1863. Identifies coins found, recipient's "pose". a penny and halfpenny of Edward I; asks to see the rest of the find;suggesting giving it to Henderson in the Exchequer, as the rule is to give a little more than than the bullion value to the finder, and the coins go to the museum; a scandalous story involving a colonel and a young lady, whose brother in law horsewhipped the former at the club; as an adjutant of volunteers the chastiser is likely to suffer from this action; no one cares for the colonel, he has no friends.
2 letters from D. Bruce to Sir James Burnett. 12 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, 7, 9th December 1864.
State of portraits sent for restoration.
Vidimus of estate of late sir Alexander Burnett, W.S., Edinburgh. |