1777–1812
Slavery and enslaved peopleWest Indies and Atlantic tradeThe documents listed here are part of the Session Papers Collection at the Library of Congress. These documents have not been reassembled into cases. They are presented here as a temporary measure to ensure access. They will be reorganized into cases at a later date. This will not affect individual document citations.
Documents in this case (42)
- LC Volume 01 — Answers, 24 Jul 1777Respondents defend Glasgow tailor incorporation’s authority to exclude petitioners—married to soldiers’ daughters—from trade privileges under 1777 statute.
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 11 Feb 1778 [2]Feb 11, 1778: Taylors petition to alter prior ruling, citing statute 3 Geo III c 8 granting wives/daughters of soldiers trade rights without incorporation.
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 28 May 1795 [2]May 28, 1795 Petition of Thomas Dobson, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 10 Jun 1802 [2]June 10, 1802 Petition of David Marshall asking the Court to overturn Lord Dunsinnan's interlocutor
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 9 Nov 1804 [2]November 9, 1804 Petition of Walter Little Gilmour, Esq. asking the Court to alter its interlocutor against Lord Armadale's ruling
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 17 Oct 1805 [2]Christopher Smyth petitions October 17, 1805 to alter Lord Methven’s interlocutors, claiming dikes, ditch, and scarfement as heritable property from John Dickson.
- Alexander Welsh v. Mrs. Jean Welsh Maxwell and Lieutenant-Colonel William Newall — Minute, 16 Jan 1806 [2]January 16, 1806 Minute of Alexander Welsh, Esq. against Mrs. Jean Welsh Maxwell, asserting his right under the entail to the lands of Red Scarr, and challenging the defenders' claim of negative prescription.
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 16 May 1806 [2]May 16, 1806 Petition of Allan Bogle, John Hynd, Charles S. Parker, and John Phillips, Esquires, asking the Court to remit Lord Newton's interlocutor refusing a Bill of Suspension.
- Alexander Craig v. Robert Forrester — Information, 29 May 1806 [2]May 29, 1806 Information of Alexander Craig, Deacon, and John Armour senior, Collector of the Incorporation of Tailors in Glasgow, arguing that Robert Forrester unlawfully employs freemen-tailors to enable him to carry …
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 2 Apr 1807 [2]April 2, 1807 Petition of Allan Bogle, Charles S. Parker, Francis Garden, and David Maccullouch asking the Court to overturn Lord Robertson's interlocutor
- Allan Bogle and Others v. Potts, Cook and Potts — 5 Jun 1807 [2]June 5, 1807 Extract from Log-Book of the Ship La Gloire, printed by order of the Court, advising a Petition for Allan Bogle and Others, Underwriters, against Potts, Cook and Potts, Merchants, London.
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 19 Jun 1807 [2]June 19, 1807 Petition of Peter Megget, against Lord Newton's interlocutor
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 19 Jan 1808 [2]January 19, 1808 Petition of the Corporation of Tailors in Glasgow, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
- Mrs Isabella Maxwell v. Alexander Wallace — Bill of Advocation, 27 Jan 1808January 27, 1808 Bill of Advocation of Mrs Isabella Maxwell, against her husband Alexander Wallace, asking the Court to remit the Commissaries' interlocutor refusing interim aliment and expenses
- Jean Hutchison v. Mathew Hutchison — Memorial, 3 Mar 1808 [3]March 3, 1808 Memorial of Jean Hutchison, Wife of Mathew Hutchison, Flesher in Leith, Defender, arguing that the pursuer's claim of adultery is nullified by his subsequent cohabitation and conduct as a husband
- Elizabeth Cunningham and Alison Cunningham v. Catharine Alison Cunningham — Complainers' Case, 7 Apr 1808April 7, 1808 Complainers' Case of Elizabeth Cunningham and Alison Cunningham, asking the Court to permit proof of their legitimacy against Katharine Alison Cunningham and others.
- Mrs Elizabeth Cuninghame v. Mrs K. A. Cuninghame — Respondents' Case, 12 May 1808May 12, 1808 Respondents' Case of Mrs Katharine-Alison Cuninghame and her husband, defending their interest against the pursuers, who claim legitimacy as daughters of John Cuninghame
- James Baird and others v. Captain William Thomson and others — Answers, 15 Nov 1808November 15, 1808 Answers by Captain William Thomson and others, Trust-Disponées of the late Charles Vertue, to the petition of James Baird and others, Under-writers on the Aurora of Kincardine.
- LC Volume 01 — Reclaiming Petition, 21 Feb 1809February 21, 1809 Petition of James Henderson asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
- Allan Bogle v. Mess. Potts, Cooke, and Potts — Answers, 2 Dec 1809December 2, 1809 Answers by Mess. Potts, Cooke, & Potts to the petition of Allan Bogle, &c., arguing that the loss arose from breaking beams, not decay of iron fastenings.
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 5 Feb 1810 [2]Petitioners seek insurance relief for freight loss on La Gloire, claiming vessel was unfit and condemned unlawfully without Admiralty Court authority.
- Alexander Brymner v. Robert Crawford Riddell — Memorial, 14 Feb 1810 [2]February 14, 1810 Memorial of Alexander Brymner, nearest lawful heir of George Crawford, arguing that the marriage of Martha Crawford to Robert Crawford Riddell is void and the child illegitimate
- William Jackson v. Messrs Laurie and Pinkerton — Condescendence, 27 Feb 1810 [2]February 27, 1810 Condescendence of William Jackson, present Prisoner in the Tolbooth of Glasgow, against Messrs Laurie and Pinkerton, alleging that a trust-deed concerning property held for his wife and children render…
- S. Parker, Francis Garden, and David Macculloch v. Mess. Potts, Cooke, and Potts — Answers, 19 Apr 1810 [2]April 19, 1810 Answers by Mess. Potts, Cooke, & Potts to the petition of S. Parker, Francis Garden, and David Macculloch, arguing that the ship was seaworthy at inception and subsequent injuries were not known at the ti…
- William Jackson v. Messrs Laurie and Pinkerton, John Brown, Alexander Brown, and John Gray — Answers, 19 Apr 1810 [2]Creditors answer pursuer’s second condescendence in cessio, alleging fraud, failure to account for insolvency, and concealment of heritable property.
- William Jackson v. Messrs Laurie and Pinkerton — Replies, 21 May 1810William Jackson’s 1810 reply denies concealing assets or fraud, asserting creditors overstated his worth and ruined his business by rejecting a 5s. in the pound composition.
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 23 Jun 1810 [2]June 23, 1810 Petition of Alexander Brymner asking the Court to alter Lord Meadowbank's interlocutor in a bill of advocation for R. C. Riddell
- David Foyer v. Walter Galloway — Answers, 27 Jun 1810June 27, 1810 Answers by Walter Galloway of Coldervine, to the petition of David Foyer of Bogside, responding to the claim that sheep were improperly taken and delivered.
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 6 Jul 1810 [2]July 6, 1810 Petition of Potts, Cooke, & Potts, asking the Court to alter interlocutors against them in an appeal pending before the House of Lords
- Peter Macdougal v. Thomas Hunter — Bill of Advocation, 29 Aug 1810 [2]August 29, 1810 Bill of Advocation of Peter Macdougal against Thomas Hunter, asking the Court to remit the interlocutor of the Magistrates of Glasgow
- Peter Macdougal v. Thomas Hunter and Thomas Baird Junior — Bill of Advocation, 29 Aug 1810August 29, 1810 Bill of Advocation of Peter Macdougal asking the Court to alter the interlocutor of the Magistrates of Glasgow in an action against Thomas Hunter and Thomas Baird junior
- LC Volume 01 — Answers, 13 Nov 1810Respondents answer petitioners' claim for payment, denying unjust motives and asserting case is sub judice with security in place.
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 18 Dec 1810 [2]December 18, 1810 Petition of David Foyer, Esq. asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
- Stirling, Gordon, and Company v. Janet Wingate and John Smith — Information, 19 Dec 1810December 19, 1810 Information of Mrs. Janet Wingate, wife of John Smith, Esq. of Etherlie, arguing that as sister-german and nearest kin of deceased Mrs. Cuthill, she is entitled to half the goods in communion at time o…
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 4 Apr 1811 [2]April 4, 1811 Petition of Peter Macdougal asking the Court to alter Lord Woodhouselee's interlocutor
- Peter M'Dougall v. Thomas Hunter — Answers, 12 Sep 1811 [2]September 12, 1811 Answers by Thomas Hunter, Manufacturer in Glasgow, to the petition of Peter M'Dougall, Manufacturer there, responding to claims of newly emerged Company debts.
- Hugh Hamilton and Others v. Potts, Cooke, and Potts, and Thomas Darling — Bill of Suspension, 15 Apr 1812April 1812: Underwriters in Greenock seek to suspend an Admiralty decree against London merchants and an Edinburgh writer, citing structural flaws in the ship La Gloire that rendered her unfit and unrepairable.
- Matthew Paterson v. James Black and Others — Summons, 1812 [2]Matthew Paterson sues Glasgow magistrates and council members for damages after his lowest bid for masonry work was unjustly rejected in favor of higher bidders.
- Hugh Hamilton and others v. Mess. Potts, Cooke, and Potts — Answers, 12 May 1812May 12, 1812 Answers by Messrs. Potts, Cooke, and Potts, Merchants in London, and their Mandatory, to the bill of suspension for Hugh Hamilton and others, Underwriters in Greenock, responding to the claim that the vesse…
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 13 May 1812 [2]May 13, 1812 Petition of John Duncan asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor
- John Duncan in Braehead, and the Trustee on his Sequestrated Estate v. William Forbes of Cullander, Esq. — Answers, 29 May 1812May 29, 1812 Answers by William Forbes of Cullander to the petition of John Duncan, asserting that the tenant's notour bankruptcy triggers ipso facto voidance of the lease as stipulated.
- LC Volume 01 — Petition, 10 Sep 1812 [2]September 10, 1812 Petition of Potts, Cooke, & Potts asking the Court to alter interlocutors of the Judge-Admiral and Lord Ordinary in a maritime insurance case against underwriters in Greenock.
