Calendar of deeds registered in Sheriff Court in Aberdeenshire, 1606 - 1658

Scope and Content

Calendar of deeds registered in Sheriff Court in Aberdeenshire, 1606 - 1658, compiled by David Littlejohn, Sheriff Clerk, during the period 1909 - 1920. Contains index to original deed books and bundles (now held by the National Archive of Scotland).

Administrative / Biographical History

David Littlejohn (c 1841 - 1924), LLD (1903), was Sheriff Clerk in Aberdeenshire Sheriff Court during the period 1909 - 1920. He edited the Records of the Sheriff Court of Aberdeenshire, 3 vols (Aberdeen: New Spalding Club, 1904-1907)

Arrangement

Chronologically

Access Information

Open, subject to signature accepting conditions of use at reader registration sheet

Acquisition Information

Deposited in the University in 1924, by David Littlejohn's executors

Other Finding Aids

Very brief collection level description available on Aberdeen University Library Catalogue, accessible online http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/library/

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Related Material

Original deed books and bundles from which this calendar has been compiled are believed to be held by the National Archive of Scotland

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