Name
Matthew Ross, of Candie
Biographical Notes
Advocate, 4 February 1772. Son of Alexander Ross, Depute Clerk of Session; Advocate (Assessor) for the town of Linlithgow 1774-1808; Dean of Faculty 1808. Never married.
Life Dates
1750 - 1823
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Montgomery v. Fowlis Additional Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Additional Petition of Robert Wilson Montgomery of Bogston, Adjudging Creditor of William Wilson, Grandnephew and Heir of the deceased Robert Barclay of Warrix, some time Surgeon in Buenos Ayres;

12 Aug 1795 36066
Dundas v. Duncan Minute

Minute For John Dundas Writer to the signet, in causa, Petition for John Dundas, Answers Jean Duncan

3 Dec 1801 774
Nairne v. Cranstoun Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Thomas Cranstoun, Writer to the Signet, Trustee for the Creditors of Alexander Laidlaw, Tinplate-worker in Edinburgh;

11 Jun 1795 36076
Henderson v. Wilson and Melvilles Petition 7 Jun 1795 15185
Montgomery v. Fowlis Information

Information for Robert Wilson Montgomery of Bogston, Adjudging Creditor of William Wilson, Grand-Nephew and Representative of the deceased Robert Barclay of Warrix, some time Surgeon in Buenos Ayres----Pursuer; Against James Innes, Writer in Irvine, designing himself of Warrix, and Alexander Foulis, designing himself of Roseholm ---- Defenders.

8 Oct 1794 36066
Dunbar v. Dunbars, et al Information 6 Sep 1798 36211

Documents Authored

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Montgomery v. Fowlis Additional Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Additional Petition of Robert Wilson Montgomery of Bogston, Adjudging Creditor of William Wilson, Grandnephew and Heir of the deceased Robert Barclay of Warrix, some time Surgeon in Buenos Ayres;

12 Aug 1795
Rebecca Hog v. Thomas Hog Additional Petition

Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Additional Petition of Thomas Hog, Esq; of Newliston

10 Aug 1791
James Cheap v. William Morehead [Copy 1] Manuscript

Manuscript Notes of the judges's opinions in James Cheap v. William Morehead, possibly in the hand of Matthew Ross, of Candie

Dec 1790
William Campbell v. Sir John Anstruther, of Anstruther Manuscript

Manuscript Notes of the Court's Opinion. [Possibly in the hand of Matthew Ross, of Candie]

Jan 1791
Papers in Political Cases, 1790-1 - Manuscript Index Manuscript

Manuscript Index to Papers in Political Cases, 1790-1 (UVALL Box 22 - Vol. 2)

Alexander Milne v. Freeholders of Aberdeenshire Objections

Objections for Alexander Milne, Esq; of Chapelton; To The Account of Expences given in for George Skene of Skene, Esq; and other Freeholders of the county of Aberdeen

3 Feb 1792
Mackenzie v. Ross Condescendence 12 Nov 1793
Agnes Watson, and James Taylor, her Husband v. Agnes Mathie, and James Weir, her Husband Condescendence

Condescendence for Agnes Mathie, only surviving Child of the deceased Gabriel Mathie Merchant in Greenock, and James Weir her Husband, for his interest, Defenders

6 Jul 1775
Rebecca Hog v. Thomas Hog Memorial

Additional Memorial for Thomas Hog of Newliston, Efq; Pursuer of a Multiplepoinding; against Mrs. Rebecca Hog and Thomas Lashley, Efq; of London, her husband, and others, Defenders called in the said action

9 Apr 1795
Renfew alias Watt v. Campbell Memorial

Memorial for Sir James Campbell of Inverniel, Charger; against Katharine Renfrew, alias Watt, Relict of the deceased William Watt Innkeeper at Crosshill, Suspender

12 Feb 1795
York-Buildings Company v. Martin, Stone, and Foote Memorial

Memorial for the Governor and Company of Undertakers for rasing the Thames0Water in York-buildings, against Mrs Catherine Brown alias Sewell, and Stephen John Sewell hur husband, for his interest, and Archibald Swinton, Clerk to the Signet, their Attorney: Thomas Leighton of Dean Street, Middlesex, Esq; and John Taylor, Clerk to the Signet, his attorney: Nathaniel Smith of Bloomsbury Square, Middlesex, and John Russell, Clerk to the Signet, his Attorney: Richard Muilman Trench hesswell, Merchant in London, and the said John Taylor his Attorney: and Henry Hall, Esq; of the Sun Fire-office London, and Robert Allan, Banker in Edinburgh, his Attorney; Creditors, or claiming as Creditors of the said Company

13 Oct 1791
Charles Stewart, Writer to the Signet v. Andrew Miller, Depute Clerk to the Bills Memorial

Memorial for Andrew Miller, Depute-clerk to the Bills, Complainer; against Charles Stewart, Writer to the Signet, Charger, and Sir Robert Anstruther of Balcaskie, Baronet, and Thomas Smith, Writer in Edinburgh, Principal Clerks to the Bills

24 Sep 1799
Ogilvie v. Mercer Memorial 7 Jan 1793
Ranking of the Creditors of Jarvieston Memorial

Memorial for James Ballantyne, tacksman of the new mill of Hamilton; Dr Thomas Young, physician in Edinburgh; and Miss Isabella Edmonston, sister and heir of the deceased James Edmonston of Ednam

22 Jun 1782
Shoolbred v. Lindsay Memorial

Memorial for John Schoolbred Merchant in London, Trustee for the Creditors of Captain Charles Steuart Lindsay, sometimes of the South Carolina Regiment, Charger, and Mess. William Bogle and Hamilton, Merchants in Glasgow, his Attornies, against the said Captain Charles Steuart Lindsay, Suspender

5 Jan 1792
Cathcart v. Cassillis Memorial

Memorial for Andrew Blane, Writer to the Signet, Trustee for Sir Andrew Cathcart of Carleton, Bart., Pursuer; against Archibald, Earl of Cassillis, and others, Defenders

20 Jun 1805
Gardiner, et al v. Andrews Memorial

Memorial for Robert Andrew, Tenant in Holland, Defender, against Robert Gardiner of Feu, Pursuer

24 Sep 1788
Andrew Gray and Others vs. David Wilson and Others Replies

Andrew Gray, Thomas White, and James Robertson, Bailies; James Caution, Treasurer; William Cockburn, George Darsie, John Robertson, John Fernie, John Caithness, David Young, James Bruce, Alexander Elder, James Fernie and Alexander Tennant, Counsellors of the Borough of Anstruther Easter

14 Jan 1791
James Cheap v. William Morehead [Copy 3] Replies

Replies for James Cheape Esq. late of Sauchie, now of Park-place To The Answers for William Morehead Esq. of Herbertshire

23 Nov 1790
James Bruce v. W. A. Cuninghame Replies

Replies for James Bruce of Kinnaird, Esq, To The Answers for Sir William Augustus Cunningham, Bart. of Livingston

3 Mar 1791
James Cheap v. William Morehead [Copy 2] Replies

Replies for James Cheape Esq. late of Sauchie, now of Park-place To The Answers for William Morehead Esq. of Herbertshire

23 Nov 1790
Davidson v. Elphinstone Replies

Replies for Harry Davidson, Writer to the Signet, to The Answers for the Honourable Charles Elphinstone

3 Mar 1802
Ilay Ferrier v. William Morehead Replies

Replies for Ilay Ferrier, Esq. Colonel in the late Scotch Brigade in the Service of the States of Holand; to the Answers for William Morehead Esq. of Herbertshire

23 Nov 1790
George Dempster and Others v. Charles Lyel, Jr. Replies

Replies for George Dempster, William Douglas, Robert Graham, James Guthrie, Patrick Chalmers, John Rait, and John Graeme, Esquires; To The Answers for Charles Lyell, Esq. Younger of Kinnordy

3 Feb 1791
Lord William Gordon and Others v. Colonel Norman Macleod of Macleod and Others Replies

Replies for The Right Honourable Lord William Gordon, Vice-Admiral of Scotland; To The Answers for Colonel Norman M'Leod of M'Leod; Arthur Forbes, Esq. of Culloden, and others

14 Apr 1791