Letters sent to Smith and Robson, Kelso solicitors. 1795 to 1857, including one relating to Australia and another to Tasmania, 1795-1857
File
Identifier: Coll-1383/4/14
Scope and Contents
Twelve letters relating to civil and criminal cases, police investigations, from 1795 to 1857.
- Letter from complainant in Coldstream, 1849, relating to vicious dog being left out late at night
- Letter of 1853 relating to loan enquiry for purchasing land in Ireland, and son's interest in travelling to Australia
- August 1857, relating to police capturing felon named 'Thomson' in Kelso
- 1853 letter from Highland and Agriculural Society of Scotland asking for details of occupants of land in the parish
- April 1795, letter relating to unpaid debt and being banished from the county for 14 years by Lady Hamilton
- December 1805, letter signed by James Jossie - difficult to read
- Jedburgh, April 7- 1831, letter asking for description of 'Locu Delicte' in Fairbairn case
- Letter relating to a contested will
- Letter relating to a theft, 1811
- Letter relating to violent assault on a schoolboy by John Hindmarch and John Smith
- Undated letter, relating to Police search for man who seems to have fled and boarded vessel bound for an Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
- Letter of 1832, relating to defence of two 'industrious and sober' construction workers
Dates
- Creation: 1795-1857
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact repository for details in advance.
Extent
1 folder
Subject
- Smith and Robson, Kelso. John William & William Smith (Recipient, Organization)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Grant, Ian Robertson, fl 1910-1974 (antiquarian bookseller) (Collector, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk