Answers for George-James Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, Lord Douglas Hamilton, and their tutors, and for Sir Hew Dalrymple of Northberwick, Baronet, pursuers, to the petition of Archibald Douglas, and his curators, dated 6th December 1764..
Hamilton, James George Hamilton,Duke of,1755-1769.
Dalrymple, David,Sir,1726-1792.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1764]
Caption title.
Dated at head of title: December 15. 1764.
Signed: Dav. Dalrymple junior.
Page 13 captioned: Proposition faite par les poursuivans aux commissaires du défendeur se disant Archibald Stuart, du 18. Octobre 1764 ... .
Concerns the dispute over the succession to the Douglas title.  Archibald Stewart was eventually declared to be Earl of Douglas rather than his rival James Duke of Hamilton.
This item is part of a volume received as part of a manuscript collection; former manuscript shelfmark was Acc.1237.
ESTC
Hamilton, James George Hamilton, Duke of, 1755-1769
Douglas of Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Baron, 1748-1827
Inheritance and succession