Mein, John, fl 1723-1740 (Writer to the Signet)
Person
Dates
- Existence: fl 1723 - 1740
Biography
Mein came from Teviotdale and was well known to James Boswell, who wrote 'I had come to Edinburgh a zealous Jacobite. He was as zealous a Whig'. Mein was also well acquainted with judge and writer Henry Home and enjoyed frequent conversations despite their political differences.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Two manuscript volumes on Scottish law by John Mein, c 1740-1810
File — Box CLX-A-353
Identifier: Coll-1848/17-0169
Scope and Contents
Two manuscript volumes on Scottish law. The first one reads 'Treatise on Bills, [written] by John Mein Writer to the Signet'. The manuscript dates from c. 1740 and bears the ink ownership signature of Henry Home, later Lord Kames (1696-1782). The second manuscript just starts with the word 'Case' and describes a series of cases dating from 1760s-1810s.
Dates:
c 1740-1810