Memorial for George-James Duke of Hamilton, Marquis of Douglas, Earl of Angus, &c. Lord Douglas Hamilton, and their tutors, and Sir Hew Dalrymple of Nothberwick, Baronet, pursuers
Subtitle: against the person pretending to be Archibald Stewart, alias Douglas, only son now on life of the marriage between Colonel John Stewart, afterwards Sir John Stewart of Grandtully, and Lady Jane Douglas, sister-german of Archibald Duke of Douglas, defender : to which are annexed, Sequel of the Memorial : in which the objections urged by the defender to the conduct of the cause, on the part of the pursuers, are considered : and appendix containing parallel cases of suppositio partus and remarks on the French cases quoted by the defender.
Contributors: Douglas of Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Baron, 1748-1827.; Dalrymple, Hew, Sir, 1712-1790.; Fergusson, Adam, Sir, 1733-1813.
Publisher: s.n.]
Published: 1767
Place of publication: [Edinburgh?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Douglas, Jane, Lady, 1698-1753.; Hamilton, James George Hamilton, Duke of, 1755-1769 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Douglas of Douglas, Archibald Douglas, Baron, 1748-1827 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Inheritance and succession -- Scotland.
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.
Notes: LC copy has stamped on t.p.: I. Gardner.
ESTC(RLIN) T118950
Signed: Ad. Fergusson at end of the Sequel of the Memorial (78 p.) and the Petition (8 p. at end).
Signatures: [a]² b², chi1, A-E², ²A-E², F²(-F2), ³A-3L², 3M²(-3M2), ⁴A-4I², ⁵A-Q², ⁶A-M², ⁷A-D², E²(-E2), ⁸A-C², D²(-D2), ⁹A-T², U²(-U2), ¹⁰A-R², ¹¹A-B².
Concerning the claim of Archibald Douglas, formerly Stewart, as heir of tailzie to his uncle Archibald, duke of Douglas.
Errata on leaf following p. viii.