George, &c. Our will is, and we charge you, That ye lawfully summon, warn, and charge, Archibald Stewart, ...
Douglas of Douglas, Archibald Douglas,Baron,1748-1827.
Dalrymple, Hew,Sir,1712-1790.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1763]
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.
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Raised at the insistance of Sir Hugh Dalrymple.
This item is part of a volume received as part of a manuscript collection; former manuscript shelfmark was Acc.1237.
ESTC
Douglas, Jane, Lady, 1698-1753
Hamilton, James George Hamilton, Duke of, 1755-1769
Douglas of Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Baron, 1748-1827
Inheritance and succession