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
- Creation: c 1740-1810
Creator
- Mein, John, fl 1723-1740 (Writer to the Signet) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
2 Volumes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in January 2017. Accession no SC-Acc-2017-0169.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in November 2017.
Creator
- Mein, John, fl 1723-1740 (Writer to the Signet) (Author, Person)
Source
- Home, Henry, Lord Kames, 1696-1782 (judge and philosopher) (Former owner, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
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