Legal opinions and other documents concerning Scottish representative peers.
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Legal opinions and other documents relating to the right of the Prince of Wales to be Duke of Rothesay, and to vote at elections of Scottish peers, 1787-1791 (folio 1);
(ii) 'A letter concerning the Scots Peerage', addressed to Captain Alexander Abercromby of Glassaugh, Member of Parliament from Glasgow, 1719, condemning the proposal to make the representation of the Scots Peers hereditary (folio 63).
Dates
- Creation: 1719, 1787-1791.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
66 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
66 folios.
Custodial History
The papers were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1928.
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
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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