Papers concerning legal case work, [c.1692]-1711, n.d.
File
MS. Eng. c. 7968
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The papers may relate to both Harcourt's private legal work and his government offices of Solicitor-General, Attorney-General, Lord Keeper and Lord Chancellor.
Comprises:
- (item 1) legal abstract concerning the trial for murder and claim to the earldom of Banbury of Charles Knollys, [1692-4?]
- (items 2-3) papers concerning the case of Edward Ward, 9th Baron Dudley and 4th Baron Ward, and others, v Diana, Dowager Lady Dudley and Ward, and others, [c.1705?]
- (items 4-5) papers concerning the case of Anne, Lady Russell, widow of Sir Francis Russell, v Lytton Lytton alias Strode and Rebecca Cary, Viscountess Falkland, [c.1708]
- (items 6-12) papers, concerning the confiscation of the estates of Sir Roger Strickland, Jan. 1709
- (items 13-18) papers concerning the case of Sir John Pakington and his wife Hester, Lady Pakington v Jermyn Wych, executor of Sir Cyril Wych deceased, heard before the Chancellor of the Exchequer, May 1709
- (item 19) brief concerning the case of William Henry Granville, 3rd Earl of Bath, and others v William Sherwin, his wife Elizabeth Sherwin and others concerning the inheritance of the estate of Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, Jan. 1710
- (item 20) legal opinion by Sir Edward Northey and Robert Raymond concerning James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton's creation as a peer of Great Britain and his right to sit in the House of Lords, Oct. 1711
- (items 21-8) annotated draft excise commissions [Queen Anne], n.d.
Dates
- Creation: [c.1692]-1711, n.d.
Extent
28 items
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7968
Creator
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Aubrey | 1852-1904 | son of Edward William Harcourt (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Edward William | 1825-1891 | politician (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Edward | 1757-1847 | formerly Venables-Vernon | Archbishop of York (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Egerton | Vernon | b 1803 | formerly Venables-Vernon | Registrar of the Province of York (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Emily Julia | Vernon | 1829-1913 | daughter of William Venables Vernon Harcourt (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | George Granville | 1785-1861 | formerly Venables-Vernon | MP, Barrister (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | George Simon | 1736-1809 | 2nd Earl Harcourt (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Lady | Susan Harriet | d 1894 | nee Holroyd | wife of Edward William Harcourt (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Leveson | Vernon | 1788-1860 | Chancellor of the Church of York (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Matilda Maria Louisa | Vernon | 1826-1839 | daughter of William Vernon Harcourt (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Matilda Mary | 1804-1876 | nee Gooch, later Venables Vernon| wife of William Venables Vernon Harcourt (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Simon | 1714-1777 | 1st Earl Harcourt | politician (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | Simon | c 1661-1727 | 1st Viscount Harcourt | Lord Chancellor (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | William | 1743-1830 | 3rd Earl Harcourt | Field Marshal (Person)
- From the Collection: Harcourt | William | Venables Vernon | 1789-1871 | Canon of York, chemist (Person)
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