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Alexander Welsh v. Mrs. Jean Welsh Maxwell and Lieutenant-Colonel William Newall — Minute, 16 Jan 1806 [2]

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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, 17 Oct 1805 [2]

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Christopher Smyth petitions October 17, 1805 to alter Lord Methven’s interlocutors, claiming dikes, ditch, and scarfement as heritable property from John Dickson.

LC Volume 01 — Petition, 9 Nov 1804 [2]

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November 9, 1804 Petition of Walter Little Gilmour, Esq. asking the Court to alter its interlocutor against Lord Armadale's ruling

Walter Little Gilmour, Esq

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LC Volume 01 — Petition, 10 Jun 1802 [2]

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June 10, 1802 Petition of David Marshall asking the Court to overturn Lord Dunsinnan's interlocutor

Window in the British Atlantic, 1759-1834

In early February 1776, Scottish advocate James Boswell listened as fellow lawyers argued a case concerning day laborer wages before the Court of Session. Scotland’s supreme civil court resided then as it does now in Parliament House, part of the Parliament Square complex in Edinburgh, just a short walk down from the Castle along what is today known as the Royal Mile.

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LC Volume 01 — Petition, 28 May 1795 [2]

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May 28, 1795 Petition of Thomas Dobson, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor

LC Volume 01 — Petition, 11 Feb 1778 [2]

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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.

Aitken et al. v. Incorporation of Tailors — Answers, 4 Dec 1801

Aitken et al. v. Incorporation of Tailors — Petition, 2 Apr 1801

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The Scottish Court of Session Digital Archive is a multi-institutional collaborative initiative featuring Session Papers held by the Arthur J. Morris Law Library at the University of Virginia School of Law, the Library of Congress, and the University of Edinburgh.

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