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John Acton, Esq.

John Acton, Esq.

Name

John Acton, Esq.

Occupation

Biographical Notes

Solicitor to the Bank of England.

Life Dates

- 1787

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The Scottish Court of Session Digital Archive is a multi-institutional collaborative initiative featuring Session Papers held by the Arthur J. Morris Law Library at the University of Virginia School of Law and the Library of Congress. The documents are hosted by the Centre for Research Collections at the University of Edinburgh.

The project is made possible with generous investments from the Horatio and Florence Farmer Fund at the University of Virginia School of Law and the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation.

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