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Letter written on behalf of Lord Gower to Colin Mackenzie

Letter written on behalf of Lord Gower to Colin Mackenzie

Date Added: 26 July 2023 Year: 1798 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2023_035_03 | Picture No: 15844

Letter written on behalf of Lord Gower (later 1st Duke of Sutherland) to Colin Mackenzie on 4th December 1798.
Half of the red wax seal remains on the letter which comprises 4 pages folded.
A copy of the letter and the transcript are contained in the attached pdf file.

The letter mentions a wadset, which is a mortgage of real estate given by a borrower to a lender formerly transferring possession only but later the legal title (Obsolete Scots Law)

Dimensions: each page Width 160mm - Height 200mm

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