Robert Sinclair

Occupation: Clerk, Advocate, Advocate-depute, Sheriff-depute, Principle Clerk of Session, King's Clerk

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Name

Robert Sinclair

Occupation

Principle Clerk of Session

King's Clerk

Biographical Info

The National Archives, Kew

Biographical Notes

Advocate, 7 Dec. 1762. Third son of Sir Robert Sinclair of Stevenson, Bart. Advocate, 1762; Advocate-Depute 1773; Sheriff of Lanark Feb. 1775-1786; Principle Clerk of Session Feb. 1785; King's Clerk, 12 June 1789. Never married.

Life Dates

- 1802

Associated Cases

Documents Authored

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Title	Type	Document Title	Submitted
Samuel Cole, &c v. Ephraim Flamare, &c	Memorial	Memorial for Samuel Cole of Covent-Garden, Mercer, and William Cole, brother of the said Samuel Cole; Daniel West, Obadiah Legrew, Timothy and William Ravenhill, James Sorel, Peter Serret, and Robert Ravenhill, all Silk-weavers, or merchants, in or near London, creditors of the said Samuel Cole, and John Gloag Merchant in Edinburgh, their Attorney and Trustee; against Ephraim Flammare and Son, Silk-weavers in London	28 Jul 1772
Allan v. Stewart	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Stewart of Kype, and others, Heritors of Kypefrigg, or Long Kypemuir, and of James Stewart of Craigmuir, and others, Proprietors of the ground to the northward of Kypefriggmuir, and lying contiguous thereto	18 Jun 1772
Allan v. Stewart	Memorial	Memorial for John Stewart of Kype and others, defenders, heritors of Kypesrigg or Long Kypemuir; and for James Stewart of Craigmuir, and others, proprietors of the grounds to the northward of Kypefrigg-muir, and lying contiguous thereto, against Joseph Allan of Castlebrockat, and Alexander Morton of Chappell, pursuers	26 Jan 1773
Grieve and Others v. Incorporation of Tailors	Information	Information for John Grieve Merchant and Staymaker, James Loudoun, and Robert Robb, Merchants in Glasgow, Suspenders; against the Society or Incorporation of Taylors in Glasgow, Chargers	30 Jan 1773
Grieve and Others v. Incorporation of Tailors	Condescendence	Condescendence for John Grieve Merchant and Staymaker in Glasgow, James Loudoun, and Robert Robb, Merchants there, Suspenders; Against the Society of Taylors in Glasgow, Chargers	3 Mar 1773
Glover and Others v. Vasie	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable the Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of Robert Vasie of Hexham, in the County of Northumberland, and George Jeffrey writer in Edinburgh, his Attorney	2 Feb 1776
John Beadie v. The Other Creditors of Thomas Heggie	Petition	Unto the Right Honourable The Lords of Council and Session, the Petition of John Beadie, merchant in Leith	26 Nov 1784
Watson v. Stewart	Duplies	Duplies for James Stewart, Stabler in Edinburgh, Suspender ; to the Replies for James Watson junior, Messenger in Edinburgh, Charger	25 Feb 1780