DD8 Papers relating to estate of Menzies of Pitfodels (1749-1895)

Comprises estate and trust papers relating to Menzies family of Pitfodels, papers relating to Gilcomston Brewery Company, Gilcomston Friendly Society and Union Company of Gilcomston, and miscellaneous legal papers:

DD8/A: Estate and trust papers relating to Menzies family of Pitfodels (1780- 1859) DD8/B: Gilcomston Brewery Company (1819) DD8/C: Gilcomston Friendly Society (1834) DD8/D: Union Company of Gilcomston (1834) DD8/E: Miscellaneous Legal Papers (1859-1895)

Further records of Gilcomston Friendly Society are listed at RefNo DD817, and more are available at the National Archives of Scotland at RefNo Acc.8344. DD8/A

A. Menzies of Pitfoddels 1-5 Estate papers 1. Lands of Torry (Nigg). 1-13 Leases for lands and fishings, 1780 - 1832.

14-16 Draft minutes of agreement for leases, n.d.

17A Statement of rents in arrears, Mill of Leggart, 1813-30.

17B Lease of mill and miller's croft of Leggart, 1832.

18 Estimated rental of part of farm of Easter Kincorth, 1832.

19 Report and valuation of David Walker, landsurveyor, on part of lands of Torry proposed to be sold, 4 June 1842.

20 A-E Printed particulars of Torry lots to be feued for villas and to be sold, 14 July and 31 August 1842.

Lands include Farm and Crofts of Bridge of Dee, Damhead, Drumforskie, Kaysdykes, Kincorth, Leggart, Potheugh.

2. Lands of Pitfodels and Kaimhill ( Devenick), . 1-9 Braes of Pitfodels 1-2 Rentals, 1799, 1805. 3-9 Leases, 1794-1836

10-13 Middletown of Pitfodels Leases 1787, 1805, 1821.

13-18 Muir of Pitfodels 13 Articles and conditions of roup for 13 lots of Arable and Muir Ground, 1805. Incomplete.

Certificate of production in sheriff court of , 29 March 1827

14-18 Leases 1809-1828

19 Kaimhill, lease 1787

20 Extract discharge and renunciation by trustees of Saunders and Mellis, Merchants, Aberdeen, as regards leases of farm of Brae of Pitfodels and Cottown of Kaimhill, 1819. DD8/A/2 (con't) 21 Extract commission for proof of real rents of Estate of Pitfodels granted by Commissioners of Supply, 9 August 1805.

22 Registered copy of 13, complete. Dated 31 January 1837.

23 Registered copy, articles and conditions of roup and sale for the Wood of Pitfodels and land adjacent. Registered in Aberdeen sheriff court 7 December 1846. Inserted at back, articles of roup and sale, 1848-1859.

24 Report and valuation on lands of Pitfodels remaining in hands of trustees, 21 March 1853. (James Beattie, surveyor).

25 Petition by trustees of the late John Menzies to Commissioners of Supply for Aberdeenshire requesting reallocation of cess and valuation of lands of Pitfodels among purchasers of same 1865. Printed, with (copy) ms additions. Lists divisions and purchasers since 1805. Endorsed: Copy for Executors of late Revd. Charles Gordon.

3. Papers relating to dispute with Aberdeen Town Council Re. boundary of lands of Pitfodels 1810-11, 3 items

4. Charleston and Cove (Nigg) Minutes of agreement for lease, 1806, 1810, 1846, 3 items.

5. Maryculter and Blairs, 1. Contents, Measures and estimates of lands of Pitfodels in Parish of Maryculter 1783. Based on survey 1780. refers to a map or maps. Paper book, 74pp.

2. Tack, part of Lands of Blairs 1787. (fragmentary).

3. Lease, the West Salmon Fishing and 2 crofts in Maryculter 1801.

4. Lease, part of Lands of Parkhead, Cotthill and Cotton of Maryculter, 1809.

5. Content, measure and rent of lands of Blairs, with calculations of purchase prices, 3 July 1792.

6. Contents etc. of part of lands of Maryculter as intended to be divided into lots, 9 July 1792.

7. Memorial re policy of selling Maryculter estate. Incomplete and undated, possibly connected with No. 6. 8. Rental of lands of Nigg, Brae of Pitfoddels and Maryculter, crop 1795.

9-11. Valuations of Maryculter, April 1796.

12-15. Rentals of Tillbouries and Blairs, crop 1796.

16. Valuation of Blairs, April 1796.

17. Rental of Maryculter, crop 1797.

18-20. Rentals of Maryculter, crop 1802.

21. Draft sale particulars, Maryculter estate n.d. [1802]

22. Rental of Maryculter, crop 1809.

23. Inventory of writs of Maryculter estate, 1809. Incomplete.

24-26. Miscellaneous papers relating to proposed sale of estate. n.d. [c.1809].

27-30. Abstract, rentals and allotment of proven rents for Maryculter, Blairs and Eastland, crop 1811.

31. Extract contract of excambion, Mrs. Anne Irvine otherwise Boswell and John Boswell of Balmuto her son, with John DD8/A/5 (con't) Menzies, Esq., of salmon fishing of Kincausie for part of the estate of Blairs, 25 September 1826.

DD8/A/6-8 Papers of Menzies Family

6. Legal papers, etc. 1. Information for Laird of Pitfodels in respect of recovery of bond against Lords Saltoun or Aberlady, 1707.

2. Case minutes, Master of Mortifications for Town of Aberdeen v. William Menzies of Pitfodels re change in course of river Dee. Before Lord Justice Clerk, December 1749.

3-5. Decree of Absolvitor and associated paper Hon. William Gordon v. John Menzies re proposed sale of Maryculter estate, 1810-11.

7. Financial Papers 1. Bond and discharge John Menzies to Rev. Alexander Allan Episcopal minister in Edinburgh for £800, 1792-1812.

2. Bond and discharge, John Menzies to executors of John Gray formerly of Brae of Pitfodels for £200, 1799-1811.

3. Bond and discharge, John Menzies to Rev. John and Rev. Charles Gordon for £140, 1804-1811.

4. Account, Joseph Tait of Parkhill in Maryculter to John Menzies, for estate disbursements, 1804-10.

5. Factory and Commission (Unsigned), John Menzies to James Blaikie and Patrick Bannerman, 1823.

6-9. Annual bank statements, John Menzies in cash account with Banking Company of Aberdeen, 1823, 1827-9.

10. Bond of annuity for £100 granted over the R.C. Chapel in Broughton Street, Edinburgh, Rt. Rev. J.F. Kyle and others to John Menzies, 1829.

11. Acknowledgement by Isabella and Helen Menzies, daughters of Duncan Menzies decd., tenant of Nether Friarton (Perthshire?) that they held on loan household goods purchased by John Menzies at sale of their father's effects, 1832.

8. Executry papers of Miss Margaret Maxwell of Kirkconnel (John Menzies trustee), 1804. 4 items.

9. Papers of trustees of John Menzies decd. 1. Bond and disposition to trustees of antenuptial settlement of Sir John Campbell bart. to secure £ 17,000 on lands at Easter, Middle and Wester Pitfodels, the mill and salmon fishings thereof in parish of Banchory Devenick and County of Aberdeen and on lands of Cairnrobin in Banchory Devenick in County of Kincardine. 19 June 1844.

2-3. Deeds of discharge related to above, 1852 and 1853.

4. Bond and disposition to James Kirkcaldy residing at Blackness House near Dundee, to secure £5,000 on lands, as in 1, 19 June 1844.

5. Discharge of same, 1854.

6-7. Deeds of restriction and discharge of bond for £10,000 over half the lands of Torry formerly executed to Dame Helen Campbell relict of Sir Archibald Campbell bart. and Sir John Campbell bart., 1852 and 1854. 8. Discharge and renunciation (unexecuted) to Alexander Thomson, Esq. of Banchory of fishing rights in Dee adjacent to his land, 1852.

9. Articles and conditions of roup and sale of subscriptions to the Wellington suspension bridge and turnpike road and to the North Deeside turnpike road, 1854-61.

10. Closed record on action of Reduction and damages, Menzies' trustees v. Sir Alexander Anderson and others, 3 November 1868. Re Sale of Torry Farm estate 1859.

DD8/B GILCOMSTON BREWERY COMPANY

B. Gilcomston Brewery Company Memorial (for opinion of Counsel) from Managers protesting at proposed piping of Burn of Rubislaw, 19 October 1819.

DD8/C UNION FRIENDLY SOCIETY GILCOMSTON

C. Union Friendly Society Gilcomston 1. Specifications of plasterwork to be done at property in Flour Mill Brae belonging to the Society, n.d. [early 19th c.]

2. Report of auditors 1834.

DD8/D UNION COMPANY OF GILCOMSTON

D. Union Company of Gilcomston Share transfer certificates 1840-1845, 6 items.

DD8/E H.B. MACKINTOSH & SON, SOLICTORS, ANSTRUTHER

E. H.B. Mackintosh & Son, Solicitors, Anstruther Miscellaneous clients' papers c.1859-95. 29 items.