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:
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
- [c.1692]-1711, n.d.
Extent
28 items
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. c. 7968
Repository Details
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