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Papers concerning the Peers of Scotland., 1707-1761.

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Identifier: MS.17534

Scope and Contents

The papers comprise a list of Peers according to the Rolls of the last Parliament of Scotland, 1707; copy of a petition by them to Queen Anne concerning their right to sit in the House of Lords by virtue of a peerage of Great Britain, 1710; notes of limitations on Scots peerages, 1740; opinion on the succession to Lord Newark, 1741; the Earl of Bute's list for voting at the election of Representative Peers, 1747; ten proxies, signed but not completed, for the same election; two claims to vote at the same election as Earl of Stair; list of peers who voted in 1754; opinion on the succession to the Duke of Atholl, 1761; and copy of the Earl of Bute's list for the election of 1761.

Dates

  • Creation: 1707-1761.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

49 Leaves

Language of Materials

From the Series: Undetermined

Arrangement

49 folios.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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