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Gordon v. M'Leod — Petitionand Complaint, 3 Feb 1791

Date
3 Feb 1791
Type
Petition and Complaint
Case
Lord William Gordon and Others v. Colonel Norman Macleod of Macleod and Others
Author
William Tait
Length
10 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 07
Marginalia
Yes
Appendix
1 item (6 pp.)
Abstract
AI-generated
Lord W. Gordon petitions to restore his name to Inverness-shire freeholders' roll, challenging Colonel M'Leod’s illegal expungement without formal objection.
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People in this document

  • Lieutenant-Colonel Simon Fraser, Esq., Younger of Lovat
  • Alexander Young, W.S., of Harburn
  • Mr. Robert Donaldson
  • Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
  • Alexander Fraser, Lord Strichen
  • Robert Campbell, of Asknish
  • William Tait
  • John Fraser, younger of Farraline
  • Masterton Robertson, younger of Inches
  • Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet of Grant

Subjects

  • Adjudication
  • Freeholder
  • Aliment
  • Statute
  • Election contest
  • Personal Objection
  • Courts
  • Act of Parliament

Places mentioned

  • Inverness-shire
  • Edinburgh
  • Inverness
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