Home of Billie family legal records, after 1745-1753

Contributor:

Craigie, Robert, 1685-1760 (signer)

Name:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1745

Description:

Five legal documents (3 bifolia, 2 folios) concerning land and estate matters of the Home of Billie family, particularly Ninian Home of Billie. The document that may be the earliest, referring to 1744 and 1745, is incomplete with a catchword at the end of the bifolium and no pagination. The other four documents are a group; either dated 2 April 1753 or with notes on them relating them to the documents dated 2 April 1753; and signed by Robert Craigie, probably the Scottish advocate and judge who in 1754 began serving as Lord President of the Court of Session, the most senior judge in Scotland's courts. These four also have armorial watermarks that are difficult to see. The two bifolia dated 2 April 1753 are paginated separately.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Sold at auction at Bloomsbury Auctions (London), 23 February 2017, as part of lot 59.

Subject:

Home, Ninian Trials, litigation, etc. Early works to 1800; Land titles -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800; Real property -- Scotland -- Early works to 1800

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

5 items (5 leaves) : paper.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Table of contents: 1. Memoriall for Mr. Home of Billy [after 1745] -- 2. Memoriall for Mr. Home of Billy [2 April 1753] -- 3. Memorandum for Mr. Home of Billy [supporting document to 2 April 1753 memorial] -- 4. Answers to the memoriall and queries for Mr. Home of Billy [2 April 1753] -- 5. Memorial for Mr. Home of Billy [supporting document to 2 April 1753 answers]

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Misc Mss Box 24 Folder 16

Collection:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts