Notebooks of John Inglis, Lord Glencorse, Lord President of the Court of Session, containing full notes of the cases in which he participated both as advocate (criminal cases only, 1841-1858) and judge (civil and criminal cases, 1858-1889).
Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.38.1.1-38.6.2
Scope and Contents
Each volume has a contents list. Inglis was Lord Advocate in 1852 and 1858, Lord Justice Clerk from 1858 to 1867, and Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session from 1867 to 1891.
Dates
- Creation: 1841-1889.
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (82 volumes.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The notebooks were presented to the Advocates’ Library in 1921 by Alexander W Inglis of Glencorse, son of Lord Glencorse.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 12 08 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk