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Sub-series
Receipt by William de Boyvill, keeper of the castles of Dumfries, Wigton and Kirkcudbright...
Catalogue reference: E 39/100/187/4
What’s it about?
This record is about the Receipt by William de Boyvill, keeper of the castles of Dumfries, Wigton and Kirkcudbright... dating from 1291 Nov 29.
Is it available online?
Maybe, but not on The National Archives website. This record is held at National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland). How to view it.
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Not at The National Archives, but you may be able to view it in person at National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland). How to view it.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- E 39/100/187/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1291 Nov 29
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Description (What the record is about)
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Receipt by William de Boyvill, keeper of the castles of Dumfries, Wigton and Kirkcudbright for 60l. received from the Chamberlain of Scotland in part payment of his wages. Linlithgow. [Stevenson, i. 259]. Transferred to the Scottish Record Office, 1949
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Pay and pensions
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Formerly held by The National Archives, Kew, until transferred to the Scottish Record Office.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3557171/
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