Petition presented by pensioners and discharged soldiers of the County of Lanark to the House of Lords.
Scope and Contents
The petitioners claim exemption from the payment of Road Money, a tax levied for the repair of roads, etc., in lieu of Highway Duty, in virtue of an Act exempting ex-soldiers from the latter. The document, which bears 86 signatures, is accompanied by a letter to the 2nd Viscount Melville, 1823.
Dates
- Creation: 1823.
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
4 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
4 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1936.
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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