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Mutter — Petition, 4 Mar 1797

Date
4 Mar 1797
Type
Petition
Case
Hope v. Mutter
Author
Thomas Beveridge
Length
16 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 14
Appendix
1 item
Abstract
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March 4, 1797 Petition of Wm. Mutter, Esq; Jas. Robertson, W. S. Agent. H. Clerk. asking the Court to remit the pursuer's proceedings against him for the lands of Camps, which he has held in peaceable possession for nearly twenty-four years.

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Appendix (from p. 12)

  • Letter from James Robertson to George Johnstone (18th April 1796).
  • Letter from Mr. Johnston to Mr. Robertson (22d April 1796).
  • Letter from Mr. Johnston to Mr. Robertson (17th May 1796).
  • Deposition of Robert Hope, farmer in Newton, cited as a haver on the part of the pursuer (24th Feb. 1797).
  • Deposition of Thomas Hope, merchant in Pathhead, brother of the pursuer, cited as a haver (24th Feb. 1797).
  • Note of the Bonds assigned by Wm. Mutter, Esq; of Annfield, to the Trustees of the deceased Robert Hope, on receiving the disposition to the Lands of Camps, in December 1773.

People in this document

  • William Craig, Lord Craig✳
  • John Campbell, Lord Stonefield✳
  • John Lyon, Earl of Strathmore✳

Subjects

  • Aliment✳
  • Trust✳
  • Sequestration✳
  • Warrandice✳
  • Infeftment✳
  • Caution✳
  • Power of Attorney✳
  • Disposition✳

Places mentioned

  • Edinburgh✳
  • Ireland✳
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