Opinions. Legal documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: A formal statement of reasons for a judgement given. Source: Concise Oxford English dictionary. 11th ed. Oxford 2004.
Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
Miscellaneous papers of the 10th and 11th Marquesses of Tweeddale., 1875-1915, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14538
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Press cuttings, February 1875, of the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale’s speeches concerning marine electric telegraphs (folio 1);(ii) Papers in Africaans, 1892-1900, largely administrative and military, including many signed by Benjamin Johanis Viljoen, Assistant Commandant- General, Transvaal Burgher Forces (see MS.14466, folios 201, 206-208) (folio 8);(iii) 'Proposal for loan of £3120 over the estate of Glenogil in the parish...
Dates:
1875-1915, undated.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing copies of legal queries and opinions relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow., 1853.
Item
Identifier: MS.631
Dates:
1853.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'Law Opinion on Scotch Marriages and non Registrations', containing a copy of the opinion of Patrick Fraser in the case of Mrs Ann Smith, or Geddes, and others. , [1853, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.630
Dates:
[1853, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'Opinion as to corruption of Blood [and] marriage, A person declaring who is, and who is not his or her kindred good in Law...'., 1853.
Item
Identifier: MS.632
Dates:
1853.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, "The Innes Papers, containing inter alia Mr Strathern's remarks respecting Alexander Innes 3d son of Rora"., [?1854-?1857.]
Item
Identifier: MS.623
Dates:
[?1854-?1857.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of William Strang Petrie, calling himself William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, 'law genealogist'.
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Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow.
Opinion book of Robert Blair of Avonton, Advocate., 1756-1791.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.36.2.1
Opinion book of Robert Blair of Avonton, Advocate., 1792-1800.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.36.2.2
Opinion book of Robert Blair of Avonton, Advocate., 1801-1804.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.36.2.3
Opinion book of Robert Blair of Avonton, Advocate., 1805-1806.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.36.2.4
Opinion book of Robert Blair of Avonton, Advocate., 1806-1808.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.36.2.6
Opinion books of Robert Blair of Avonton, Advocate, (born 1741, died 1811) Lord President of the Court of Session, 1808-1811.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.36.2.1-36.2.5
Dates:
1756-1808.
Opinion of William de Grey, Attorney General [created Baron Walsingham 1780], upon the petition of Henry Willoughby claiming the title of Willoughby of Parham., 27 January 1767.
Item
Identifier: Ch.15454
Opinions and answers of James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour, to memorials.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.23.1.24-23.1.26
Dates:
1733-1754.
Opinions and answers of James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour, to memorials., 1733-1740.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.1.24
Opinions and answers of James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour, to memorials., 1738-1746.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.1.25
Scope and Contents
Contains copies of charters of the 15th century at the beginning of the volume.
Dates:
1738-1746.
Opinions and answers of James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour, to memorials., 1740-1754.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.1.26
`Opinions Customs Scotland`: copies of opinions of Scottish Crown counsel in cases connected with the customs of Scotland, and other cases in the Court of Exchequer., 1708-1751.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.1.3(i)-(iii)
Scope and Contents
A note of Baron Maule records that the documents were copied in October 1751 ` from a book in the Custom house at Edinburgh`. Tables of contents are entered in the first two volumes.
Dates:
1708-1751.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
`Opinions Customs Scotland`: copies of opinions of Scottish Crown counsel in cases connected with the customs of Scotland, and other cases in the Court of Exchequer, volume I., February 1708-August 1732.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.1.3(i)
Dates:
February 1708-August 1732.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
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`Opinions Customs Scotland`: copies of opinions of Scottish Crown counsel in cases connected with the customs of Scotland, and other cases in the Court of Exchequer.
`Opinions Customs Scotland`: copies of opinions of Scottish Crown counsel in cases connected with the customs of Scotland, and other cases in the Court of Exchequer, volume II., June 1734-October 1746.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.1.3(ii)
Dates:
June 1734-October 1746.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
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`Opinions Customs Scotland`: copies of opinions of Scottish Crown counsel in cases connected with the customs of Scotland, and other cases in the Court of Exchequer.
`Opinions Customs Scotland`: copies of opinions of Scottish Crown counsel in cases connected with the customs of Scotland, and other cases in the Court of Exchequer, volume III., October 1746-May 1751.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.1.3(iii)
Dates:
October 1746-May 1751.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
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`Opinions Customs Scotland`: copies of opinions of Scottish Crown counsel in cases connected with the customs of Scotland, and other cases in the Court of Exchequer.
`Opinions Excheq[ue]r Scotland`, a volume containing copies of opinions and reports of Crown counsel to the Barons, `Copyed from a book in the Exchequer at Edinburgh`., 1714-1759.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.1.4
Dates:
1714-1759.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
Opinions of English and Scotch lawyers on the Customs.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.10.1.6
Scope and Contents
Included is a 'memorial concerning the coast bonds taken in the custom houses in scotland' and a 'Copy of act of Parliament for furthering of Kings commodity by the mines and metals, made in 1592'.
Dates:
1592, 1671-1713, 1730.
Paper of the Faculty of Advocates Library titled, 'Proceedings relating to the stamp duty on the admission of Advocates in Scotland, 1724-1726'.
Item
Identifier: F.R.339r/23
Dates:
[1726 or after.]
Papers, chiefly correspondence, relating to the building, financing, maintenance and repair of the turnpike roads of Angus., 1823-1850.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19585-19587