Name
James Oswald
Occupation
Merchant
Biographical Notes
Lived in Glasgow, worked as a merchant. Son of James Oswald, minister of Methven (1703-1793) and Elizabeth Murray.

Associated Cases

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Robertson and Others, Petitioners Petitioner 1777

Documents Authored

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Robertson and Others, Petitioners Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Hary Robertson merchant in Port-Glasgow, George Oswald of Scotstoun, Alexander Oswald, and James Oswald, merchants in Glasgow

 		27 Feb 1777
Thomson &c v. St. Clair Erskine Answers

Answers for Sir James St Clair Erskine of Sinclair, Baronet, Defender, to the Petition of John Thomson, Efq; younger of Charleton, and Thomas Coutts, Efq; Banker in London, Claud Wauchope, Efq; clerk to the signet, his Curators, Pursuers

 		13 Feb 1794
Duncan Davidson and Charles Graham v. John Fraser and his Attornies Petition 6 Mar 1798
Inhabitants of St James's Square v. Magistrates of Edinburgh Petition 18 Dec 1798
Smyth and Others v. City of Edinburgh Answers

Answers for the Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh, for themselves, and all others, Inhabitants within the Old and New Extended Royalty of the City of Edinburgh; to the Petition of John Smyth, and John Campbell senior, Writers of the Signet, Messers James Stormonth and John Tawse, Writers, a Committee appointed by the Proprietors and Inhabitants of St James's Square, and Neighbourhood; and for the said Inhabitants and Proprietors

 		3 Jan 1800
Smyth and Others v. City of Edinburgh Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lord of Council and Session, the Petition of the Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh, for themselves, and all others Inhabitants within the Old and New Extended Royalty of the City of Edinburgh

 		12 Feb 1800
Smyth and Others v. City of Edinburgh Answers

Answers for the Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh, for themselves, and all others, Inhabitants within the Old and New Extended Royalty of the City of Edinburgh, to the Petition of John Smyth, and John Campbell senior, Writers of the Signet, James Stormonth and John Tawse, Writers a Committee appointed by the Proprietors and Inhabitants of St James's Square and Neighbourhood; and of the said Inhabitants and Proprietors

 		5 Feb 1801