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Petition and Complaint of William Macewan — Petition and Complaint, 28 Jan 1792

Date
28 Jan 1792
Type
Petition and Complaint
Case
Petition and Complaint of William Macewan
Author
William Tait
Length
27 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 22 - Vol. 03 - Election Papers
Appendix
1 item (4 pp.)
Abstract
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January 28, 1792 Petition of William Macewan asking the Court to overturn the determination of the freeholders of Perth that his qualification is nominal and fictitious

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Appendix (from p. 29)

  • Copy resolutions of certain free-holders of the County of Perth (10 August 1789).
  • Minutes of the Michaelmas meeting of freeholders of the shire of Perth (29 September 1789).
  • Minutes of the meeting of the committee of freeholders of Perth (27 October 1789).

People in this document

  • Mr. Haldane, of Gleneagles✳
  • William Macewan✳
  • John Pearson, of Kippenross✳
  • James Fogo✳
  • William Tait✳
  • John Drummond, of Megginch✳
  • Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, of Delvin✳
  • John Graham Murray, of Murrayshall✳
  • Sir Patrick Murray, of Ochtertyre✳
  • John Smyth, of Balharry✳
  • Gilbert MacPherson✳

Subjects

  • Debt✳
  • Freeholder✳
  • Arrestment✳
  • Statute✳
  • Jurisdiction✳
  • Election contest✳
  • Oath✳
  • Feu duties✳

Places mentioned

  • Perthshire✳
  • Edinburgh✳
  • Perth✳
  • Aberdeen✳
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