Manuscript and electrostatic copies of 'Observations on the election law of Scotland dictated to me by my Father at Auchinieck in Autumn 1771 James Boswell', a detailed historical and legal analysis of the law governing elections to Parliament in Scotland, by Alexander Boswell, Lord Auchinleck, Senator of the College of Justice, in the hand of his son James, the biographer.
Series
Identifier: MS.9860
Dates
- Creation: 1771.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
2 Volumes ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1958, by Joyce, Lady Talbot de Malahide.
Bibliography
The 'Observations' were privately printed in pamphlet form (Edinburgh, 1825) from the papers of James Boswell, with an appendix of further notes of Lord Auchinleck which are not in this manuscript.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk