2 Dec 1800

After having a child outside of marriage, Jean Farquharson brought an action against Alexander Anderson for declarator of marriage or, in the alternative, damages for seduction. Anderson denied fathering Farquharson’s child. To prove their cases, the parties proffered many depositions of local residents who had witnessed events material to the case. Alleging that Anderson had engaged in a scheme of witness tampering, Farquharson objected to the admissibility of several such depositions. Case materials include reprinted depositions, excerpts from depositions, and references to many individuals in the local community.

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After having a child outside of marriage, Jean Farquharson brought an action against Alexander Anderson for declarator of marriage or, in the alternative, damages for seduction. Anderson denied fathering Farquharson’s child. To prove their cases, the parties proffered many depositions of local residents who had witnessed events material to the case. Alleging that Anderson had engaged in a scheme of witness tampering, Farquharson objected to the admissibility of several such depositions. Case materials include reprinted depositions, excerpts from depositions, and references to many individuals in the local community.

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William Morison, The Decisions of the Court of Session (1811), pg. 2
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Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Alexander Anderson, Esq; of Candacraig

 		10 Jul 1800
Answers

Answers for Jean Farquharson, youngest Daughter of the deceased Robert Farquharson of Allargue; Alexander Anderson, her Son, and his Tutor ad litem; to the Petition of Alexander Anderson, Esq; of Candacraig

 		19 Nov 1800
Petition

Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Alexander Anderson Esq; of Candacraig

 		10 Jul 1800
Information

Information for Jean Farquharson, youngest Daughter of the deceased Robert Farquharson of Allargue; Alexander Anderson, her Son; and George Fordyce, Writer in Edinburgh, Tutor ad litem, appointed by the Commissaries of Edinburgh to the said Alexander Anderson, Respondents; against Alexander Anderson, Esq; of Candacraig, Advocator

 		31 May 1800
Information

Information for Alexander Anderson, Esq; of Candacraig, Defender; against Jean Farquharson, youngest Daughter of the deceased Robert Farquharson of Allargue, Pursuer

 		31 May 1800