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Expand 1 - Charters and sasines relating to land transfer on the estates of Letterfourie, Corriedown and Durn1 - Charters and sasines relating to land transfer on the estates of Letterfourie, Corriedown and Durn
Collapse 2 - Papers relating to brothers James and Alexander Gordon 6th and 7th lairds of Letterfourie2 - Papers relating to brothers James and Alexander Gordon 6th and 7th lairds of Letterfourie
Expand 1 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to the Madeira wine trade1 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to the Madeira wine trade
Collapse 2 - Gordon of Letterfourie: James and Alexander Gordon: private and estate papers2 - Gordon of Letterfourie: James and Alexander Gordon: private and estate papers
Expand 1 - Gordon of Letterfourie: James and Alexander Gordon: private and estate papers: correspondence1 - Gordon of Letterfourie: James and Alexander Gordon: private and estate papers: correspondence
Collapse 2 - Gordon of Letterfourie: estate papers, legal and sundry2 - Gordon of Letterfourie: estate papers, legal and sundry
1 - Account of business at barony court?, case of Elspet Imlach, spouse to William Strachan in Corriedown, complaining against James Hay younger
2 - Part of a long passage of advice apparently to those who aspire to be leaders or teachers
3 - Papers relating to legal agreement between Alexander Grant, factor at Letterfourie, and Alexander Geddes
4 - Sketch of Mrs Ogilvie’s Croft, 1770. Manuscript sketch showing arable lands marked off for a croft for Mrs Ogilvie
5 - Sketch plan of lands set off to John and Alexander Reid and George Mull
6 - Minute of sale of the lands of Walkerdales, James Gordon of Aberlour to James Gordon of Letterfury [Letterfourie]
7 - Sketch map marked ‘No.2’ and ‘Letterfourie 1772’, ‘Containing part of Letterfourie and the Moor of Walkerdales’
8 - Copy memorial concerning the history of the land of Thornybank, granted by the Marquis of Huntly to George Gordon in 1679
9 - Inventory of the title deeds and progress of the lands of Asleid and Cairnbanno referred to the disposition thereof by Dr Alexander Hay of Cocklaw
10 - Precept of clare constat of James Gordon of Letterfourie as heir to his father, James Gordon late of Letterfourie, granted by Lord Adam Gordon
11 - Survey by John Main relative to minerals on the grounds of Letterfourie
12 - Sasine on a precept of clare constat by Lord Adam Gordon in favour of James Gordon of Letterfourie, in the lands of Letterfourie and Corriedown
13 - Executry of James Ogilvie of Logie (executors Sir Robert Abercromby and James Lawtie, recorded Letterfourie,
14 - Copy of estimates of the estate of Buckie ‘sent me by my brother’
15 - Passage on the happiness of the generous and peaceable man, in Persian and English, presented to James Gordon of Letterfourie by Whitelaw Ainslie, Berrywell
16 - Two newscuttings regarding ‘The Geographical Magazine’ and a map of the world, with note from Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie wishing to have them sent to him for the family library
17 - Memorial and opinion for Alexander Gordon of Cairnbanno, regarding an obligation by the late Innes of Muiryfold to the late George Riddoch
18 - Abstract rental of the lands and estate of Knockorth, including names of tenants and their possessions
19 - ‘My estimate of customs and services on my whole Estate as per Rental received when I was in London’, n.d. Possibly written by James Gordon of Letterfourie
20 - Account of corn crop, 30 March 1790, with two memoranda regarding a wheel turning loom and a deposit of money with the Banff town clerk
21 - Inventory of the papers of the late James Gordon of Letterfourie, taken at the instance of Alexander Gordon of Cairnbanno, his brother
22 - ‘Minutes at opening the repositories of the late James Gordon of Letterfourie’
23 - Inventory of the title deeds of the Superiority of the lands of Westside
24 - Copy minute of a feu in favour of Alexander Reid of a new tenement of land in New Buckie
25 - Statement by James Scott, clerk to the late James Gordon of Letterfourie, before the justices of the peace, regarding the inventory of Letterfourie’s papers
26 - Petition by Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie to the Justices of the Peace for Banffshire, asking for a further inspection of his late brother’s papers
27 - General retour of Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie, knight, as heir to his brother James of Letterfourie, Edinburgh 12 July 1791
28 - Printed report of a meeting of delegates elected by the freeholders, commissioners of supply and heritors in Scotland
29 - Form for declaring male servants, carriages, and riding horses for tax purposes, not completed
30 - Disposition by Alexander Reid at Rathven of a tenement of land in New Buckie to Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie
31 - Printed ‘Plan for establishing a Board of Agriculture and Internal Improvement; as intended to be proposed in Parliament by Sir John Sinclair, April 1793’
32 - Copy minute and report for Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie in the process of poinding at his instance against James Cowie, tenant at Bridge end of Dures
33 - Discharge and Conveyance by Sir George Abercromby to Alexander Gordon
34 - Copy resolutions of the Association of Real and Independent Freeholders of the County of Banff, wishing to be represented in Parliament
35 - Nomination of tutors and curators, manuscript draft with no names filled in
36 - Corriedown rental collection, Martinmas 1796
37 - Instrument of sasine in favour of Marie Gordon, only lawful daughter of John Gordon of Letterfourie, now spouse of Andrew Arratt of Fofartie
38 - Bundle of 3 items: Draft codicil or amendment to the will of Alexander Gordon, bill for timber owned by the earl of Findlater and state of money laid out by James Henderson of Shevado
39 - Draft disposition and settlement of Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie, mentioning his sons James, Alexander and Charles, n.d [c.1797] end missing
40 - Extract settlement of Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie, 17 April 1797
41 - Precept of clare constat by Alexander, Duke of Gordon, in favour of James Gordon of Letterfourie of the lands of Meikle and Little Dykeheads
42 - Sasine in favour of James Gordon of Letterfourie of the lands of Meikle and Little Dykeheads
Expand 3 - Gordon of Letterfourie: estate and domestic financial papers3 - Gordon of Letterfourie: estate and domestic financial papers
Expand 3 - Gordon of Letterfourie: Duff family papers3 - Gordon of Letterfourie: Duff family papers
Expand 4 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to George Riddoch4 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to George Riddoch
Expand 5 - Gordon of Letterfourie: Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Cairnbanno, Asleid, Auchmunziel and Logie5 - Gordon of Letterfourie: Alexander Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Cairnbanno, Asleid, Auchmunziel and Logie
Expand 3 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Sir James Gordon of Letterfourie, 8th laird3 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Sir James Gordon of Letterfourie, 8th laird
Expand 4 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Sir William Gordon of Letterfourie, 9th laird4 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Sir William Gordon of Letterfourie, 9th laird
Expand 5 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie, 10th laird5 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Sir Robert Gordon of Letterfourie, 10th laird
Expand 6 - Later papers relating to the history of the Gordons6 - Later papers relating to the history of the Gordons
Expand 7 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Gordons in Fochabers7 - Gordon of Letterfourie: papers relating to Gordons in Fochabers

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