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Petitions

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Andrew McElfish, 05 July 1906

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/12/19
Scope and Contents

McElfish, writing from Lochmaddy, North Uist, informs Ewart that his application has not been granted as he had previously thought; rather, his petition has been sent to Lord Lovat for his official report. He asks Ewart to try to enlist the sympathies of the Congested Districts Board.

Dates: 05 July 1906
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1906

Petition from the minister, elders etc. to parliament against permitting Papists to legislate for Protestants [National Scotch Church London], 18 February 1829

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Identifier: MS CHA6/22/5
Dates: 18 February 1829
Found in: New College Library Special Collections / The Chalmers Collection / Section 6, Manuscript writings and papers / Church papers, Church of Scotland

Petition of the inhabitants of the parish of Kilmany for the abolition of the African slave trade, 1812-1815

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Identifier: MS CHA6/22/2
Dates: 1812-1815
Found in: New College Library Special Collections / The Chalmers Collection / Section 6, Manuscript writings and papers / Church papers, Church of Scotland

Petition to Parliament on Annuity Tax from Edinburgh ministers, 10 June 1833

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Identifier: MS CHA6/22/11
Dates: 10 June 1833
Found in: New College Library Special Collections / The Chalmers Collection / Section 6, Manuscript writings and papers / Church papers, Church of Scotland

Petition to turn old chapel seats into pews bearing with 20 signatures (manuscript fragment), 1660-1770

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Identifier: Coll-1383/3/6
Scope and Contents

What appears to be a fragment of a petition in which petitioners state that they -humbly desire your Lordship's leave to turn into pews the seats in the Chap (sic) which are very old and inconvenient- Singatures include a Richard Jackson - Justice, Ralph Wagg, John Hall, John Keen, and Mr P Egerton, rector of (Astbury?)

Dates: 1660-1770
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of Ian R. Grant, antiquarian bookseller / Ecclesiastical / religious documents