Letters and papers concerning the claims of Colonel James Seton, Robert Seaton and Archibald William, 13th Earl of Eglinton, to the Earldom of Winton., 1824-1826, 1840, and undated.
Scope and Contents
The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).
Dates
- Creation: 1824-1826, 1840, and undated.
Extent
3 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Custodial History
Previously bound as a single volume in the 19th century, the papers were disbound in 2018 to allow the sequence to be corrected. Before that Adv.MS.26.1.25, folio 68 preceded folio 17, and folios 236 and 240 were back to front. Also, folios 1-16 had not formed part of the bound volume but were loosely inserted. Adv.MS.26.1.26, folios 137-138 preceded folio 176, and folio 139 was back to front.
Repository Details
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