Letters and papers chiefly on the administration and reform of the Scottish law-courts., 1785-1809.
Scope and Contents
The contents include:
Papers, 1785-1786, concerning reform of the Court of Session;
Memorandum, 1786, on the office of Lord Chancellor of Scotland;
Proposed duties on law proceedings in order to increase judges` salaries, 1792;
Proposed bill, [?1802], for trying contested elections;
Observations, 1803, upon appeal business in Scotland, by Ilay Campbell, Lord President;
Copy of a letter signed by Ilay Campbell, Charles Hope, Lord Justice Clerk, and James Montgomery, Lord Advocate, to Lord Hawkesbury on reform of the Court of Session, 1805;
Correspondence, etc., 1807-1808, relating to the Scotch Judicature Bill;
Observations, 1807, on the proposed bill relating to the commission of teinds in Scotland;
Return, 1809, addressed by the Principal Clerks of the Court of Session to the commissioners appointed to inquire into the administration of justice in Scotland, signed by Walter Scott and others.
Dates
- Creation: 1785-1809.
Extent
223 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Arrangement
223 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 23 February 1927, lot 748.
Repository Details
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