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Manuscript Notes from David Hume's Lectures on Scots Law at the University of Edinburgh
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2075
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of four volumes (numbered 1, 2, 5 and 6) with spine-labels reading "Hume's Lectures on the Scots Law". Topics include marriage, contracts, teinds, tack, adjudication, and succession in heritage. There are near-contemporary ownership inscriptions (Alex Orrock, Newton of Wemyss) to front pastedown of each volume.Vol. 1 and vol. 6 have numerous additional pages of later notes on agriculture and chemistry at the rear, and extracts from A. W. Kinglake's novel...
Dates:
1790
Notebooks of lectures at the University of Edinburgh, taken down by Robert Low Orr and William J. Orr
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1919
Scope and Contents
This fonds consists of 20 notebooks containing notes on legal and medical lectures given at the University of Edinburgh, taken down by Robert Low Orr and William J. Orr. Also includes some class cards, exam papers, and ephemera of Robert Low Orr.
Robert Low Orr: Lectures on Metaphysics (Fraser)
Robert Low Orr: Law lectures (Muirhead, Macpherson)
Robert Low Orr: Scots law...
Dates:
1873-1886
Notes of lectures on Scots Law given by David Hume, Baron of the Exchequer
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1957
Scope and Contents
Two notebooks containing notes of lectures on Scots law, 1808-1809, given by David Hume, Baron of the Exchequer (Scotland). Notes taken down by person unknown.
Dates:
1808-1809
Notes of lectures on Scots Law given by David Hume, Baron of the Exchequer
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1958
Scope and Contents
One notebook containing notes entitled 'Notes of lectures on the law of Scotland, from 'Marriage' to 'General Service', 1810-1811. Lectures given by David Hume, Baron of the Exchequer (Scotland), at the University of Edinburgh. Notes taken down by person unknown.
Dates:
1810-1811
Notes on law lectures by Professor George Joseph Bell, taken down by Thomas Sees
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-359
Identifier: Coll-1857
Scope and Contents
Two sets (bound) of notes on lectures given by Prof. George Joseph Bell. The notes in the second volume were taken down by Thomas Sees.
Volume entitled 'Notes on the Law of Scotland from the Lectures of Mr Bell, Edinburgh College', 1822-1823
Volume entitled 'Notes on the Law of Scotland, from Lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh, by George Joseph Bell Esquire Advocate', 26...
Dates:
1822-1826
Three volumes of manuscript student notes on lectures presented by David Hume
Collection — Box: CLX-A-1706
Identifier: Coll-2025
Scope and Contents
Three volumes of student manuscript notes written by unidentified students in Edinburgh, ca 1815-1819, on David Hume's lectures. The volumes do not have main titles, but have section headings throughout, subjects include: feudal rights; charter; instrument of sasine; state of vassal's titles, etc.
Dates:
c 1815-1819