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Dec 2, 1820: Robert Gray & Son petition to rescind creditors’ resolution accepting £300 from Cameron, Thomson & Co., claiming it favored self-interested minority and ignored estate’s best interest.

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George Mercer junior seeks indemnification for legal costs defending against Henry Leishman’s prosecution over a disputed promissory note, after multiple absolvitor judgments denied him costs.

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June 16, 1818 Defences by James Munn, ship-builder in Greenock, against Robert Hunter, merchant in Greenock, asserting that the bills in question are mere renewals and he is already fully relieved of any obligation.

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June 2, 1818 Bill of Advocation of Robert Tennent and Others, owners of the steam-boat Glasgow, against Thomas M'Intosh, asking the Court to overturn interlocutors holding them liable for wages owed to a workman employed by Henry Bell, the engineer.

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February 18, 1818 Petition of G. Y. Shortridge asking the Court to alter Lord Cringletie's interlocutor on a bill of suspension

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January 13, 1818 Petition of James Rentoul asking the Court to overturn Lord Gillies' interlocutor in a process of suspension against James Young

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James Brown, Edinburgh accountant, replies Sept. 10, 1818, that a trustee isn’t liable for damages from a sale without power if no loss occurred and the sale was prudent and necessary.

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February 2, 1816 Defences by James Brown, Accountant, against the Reverend John Fleming, asserting his conduct as trustee was lawful and his accounting practices proper under the 1793 Bankrupt Act.