[Two documents relating to the Scottish peerage claims of Earl of Stirling by Alexander Alexander, also known as Alexander Humphrys, and his consequent claim to large areas of land in Canada, principally including large tracts of Nova Scotia.]
Alexander, Alexander,1783-1859.
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[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1838-1840]
In two parts: an unattributed printed legal opinion; and an uncirculated conditional promissory note engraved in Edinburgh.
Throughout the 1830s Alexander Humphrys-Alexander (1783-1859), son of a Birmingham merchant, through asserting a claim to the vacant Earldom of Sterling, pursued claims on the territory of Nova Scotia on the basis of a charter granted in 1621 by King James I to william Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling. Eventually, there was a trial in 1839 in which several of the documents on which the claims hinged were shown to be forgeries.
[1] Opinion of counsel on the memorial and queries for the heirs of line of Sir William Alexander, and baronets claiming the lands of Nova Scotia, &c. 1839. -- [2] In virtue of full powers .. granted to me by the heirs of Sir William Alexander of Menstie, I do hereby promise to pay ___ or holder hereof at the Bank of Scotland the sum of twenty Pounds st[erlin]g three months after the said heirs establish their claim to the territory of Nova Scotia and dependencies as secured to them by the original charters, deeds & acts  ...
Alexander, Alexander, 1783-1859.
Inheritance and succession
Peerage claims
Scotland Edinburgh.