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William Cairnie and Colin Cairnie v. James Esdale and Others — Reclaiming Note

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Pursuers claim right to next ten-year rent share under trust deed, challenging defenders' nomination of stranger as successor.

William Cairnie and Colin Cairnie v. Rev. James Esdale and Others — Reclaiming Note, 21 Apr 1836

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Court upholds defenders' motion that trust provision expires after ten years per beneficiary, defraying costs from trust funds.

William Rose v. James Earl of Fife — Answers, 15 Dec 1801

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Accounting dispute over remittances and debts between Hugh Douglas and creditors, with detailed itemized receipts and deductions, culminating in a settlement balance.

Petition — The Provost of Kirkcudbright against an Inner-House Interlocutor [3]

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Kirkcudbright burgh council petitions the Court of Session to overturn an interlocutor finding them liable for a debtor’s escape, arguing their prison was legally sufficient and their care adequate.

ANSWERS FOR EBENEZER HALLIDAY in Lochdougan; WILLIAM BECK in Balmangan; JAMES STEWART in Arkland; JAMES BROWN of Linkens; THOMAS SMITH in Todstown; ROBERT GLENDINNING Upper Senwick

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Answers by Ebenezer Halliday, William Beck, James Stewart, James Brown of Linkens, Thomas Smith in Todstown, Robert Glendinning Upper Senwick, and others, responding to the condescendence for William Herries, Pursuer of a Process of Cessio Bonorum.

Archibald Affleck v. The Provost, Magistrates, and Town-Council of the Burgh of Kirkcudbright — State of the Process, 13 May 1803 [4]

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State of the Process, Archibald Affleck against the Magistrates of Kirkcudbright, asserting the defenders' liability for the escape of William Herries from prison

Archibald Affleck v. Provost, Magistrates, and Town-Council of the Burgh of Kirkcudbright — State of the Process, 13 May 1803 [2]

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Petitioner seeks warrant to imprison debtor fleeing kingdom to recover 50l. sterling debt for merchant goods.

Petition — Magistrates of Ayr against Inner-House Interlocutor [2]

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Petition of the Magistrates of the Burgh of Ayr and the Jailors of that Burgh, asking the Court to alter its recent interlocutor

William Dean v. William Thorp — Replies

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William Dean seeks a warrant to arrest William Thorp for unpaid debts, supported by two accepted bills and evidence of Thorp’s fugitive status.

William Dean v. William Thorp — Answers, 4 Feb 1800

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Answers by William Thorp to the petition of William Dean and self, responding that the debtor is not in meditatione fugae nor intending to evade payment

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