Description
A bond between Patrick Auld, portioner, of Torbane Hill (between Whitburn and Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland] and John Auld, of Blairmuck and Netherton [Lanarkshire, Scotland] in which Patrick promises to pay John a debt owed. The document is missing a section on the bottom right, which would have included the full date and signatures, with witnesses.
Local Note
Donated by Patricia-Ann Lee, emerita professor of History, these legal documents, dating from the 16th-18th centuries and written on parchment and rag paper, record grants of property to individuals and groups in Great Britain.
Beginning in the fall of 2022, students from Jordana Dym’s “Archival Storytelling” class set out to transcribe this and other documents in the collection, learning Secretary Hand in the process, and have prepared updated cataloging information (now reflected in this record) in a process that is ongoing. Please visit Lost In Transcription, Found In Translation: Histories Of Inheritance In 17th Century Legal Documents for more information about their work.
