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Answers for John Maxwell of Broomholm, William Keir in Milnholm, and Thomas Beattie of Crieve, three of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Dumfries, William Dalgleish constable in Langholm, and Christopher Murray in Glebefield or Limiecleugh.

Accession number
PML 127659.1
Creator
Bell, John.
Published
[s.l. : s.n., 1799]
Notes
Appendix in final 24 pages reprints documents from the case, dated 1788-1799.
Bound into an album containing 8 newspaper clippings, mounted on leaves of blue paper, of articles by and about Sir Walter Scott, along with 5 additional printed and manuscript Scott-related items.
Docket title: "November 30. 1799. ANS. - John Maxwell, etc. to the PET[ITIONER]. - John Bell. John Scott, W.S. Agent. M. Clerk."
Printed signature "Walter Scott" (p. 21, preceding Appendix), the narrative having been written by him.
Signatures: A-D², E³, A-F².
Description
21, [1], 23, [1] p. ; 26 cm
Provenance
James Maidment (bookplate); C.F. Gunther (signature, 1884).
Binding
Contemporary three-quarter calf, spine title "Scottian[a]".
Classification
Department