Statement, /
Sellar, Patrick,1780-1851.
[Elgin] : R. Russel, printer, Elgin.,
[1826?]
Caption title.
In 1810 Sellar was employed as a factor by the Sutherland Estate. In the years 1813 and 1814 he was involved in a series of confrontations with tenants in Strath of Kildonan and Strathnaver when enforcing clearances for the Estate; his actions led to him being tried in April 1816 for culpable homicide and arson. He was acquitted of both charges but was removed from his post the following year. He continued to be accused of improper conduct in print, notably in Colonel David Stewart of Garth's "Sketches of the character, manners, and present state of the Highlanders" and James Browne's "A critical examination of Dr. Macculloch's work on the Highlands and Western islands of Scotland". This pamphlet is written to rebut some of the points raised in both publications.
Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature,
Sellar, Patrick, 1780-1851.
Trials (Homicide)
Scotland Elgin.