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Lord William Gordon v. Colonel Norman M'Leod of M'Leod — Petition and 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
9 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 22 - Vol. 03 - Election Papers
Marginalia
Yes
Appendix
1 item (6 pp.)
Abstract
AI-generated
February 3, 1791 Petition and Complaint of Lord William Gordon against Colonel Norman M'Leod of M'Leod, asking the Court to remit the illegal expunging of his name from the Inverness-shire freeholders' roll.
← Lord William Gordon and Others v. Colonel Norman Macleod of Macleod and Others — Petition and Complaint, 3 Feb 17913 of 17 in this caseLord William Gordon v. Colonel Norman Macleod — Answers, 24 Feb 1791 →

People in this document

  • Lieutenant-Colonel Simon Fraser, Esq., Younger of Lovat
  • Mr. Robert Donaldson
  • Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon
  • John Campbell, Lord Stonefield
  • Alexander Fraser, Lord Strichen
  • William Tait
  • Sir Roderick Mackenzie, of Scatwell
  • John Fraser, younger of Farraline
  • John Gordon, younger of Cairnfield
  • Masterton Robertson, younger of Inches
  • Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet of Grant

Subjects

  • Adjudication
  • Freeholder
  • Aliment
  • Member of Parliament
  • Statute
  • Personal Objection
  • Act of Parliament

Places mentioned

  • Inverness-shire
  • Edinburgh
  • Inverness
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