Unto the Right Honourable, the Lords of Council and Session, the petition of Archibald Douglas of Douglas Esq; and his curators,.
Douglas of Douglas, Archibald Douglas,Baron,1748-1827.
Montgomery, James,Sir,1721-1803.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1763]
Caption title.
Dated at head of title: December 22, 1763.
Signed at end of text: Ja. Montomery [sic].
Contemporary inscription at foot of page 13: This paper was thrown off in a great hurry by which the dates were mistaken. The dates of '13th August' and '22d July' on the same page have been overwritten in ink to read '11' and '27' respectively.
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