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Book stamped "Long Island Historical Society" with discard stamp. Continuation of Title Page: Written by Himself. Also a genealogical account of the family of Alexander, Earls of Stirling, &c. Compiled from mss. in the possession of the Family: Followed by an Historical View of their Hereditary Possessions in Nova Scotia, Canada, &c. by Ephraim Lockhart, Esq. With a Copious Appendix of Royal Charters & Other Documents. Quarto; later black cloth; new endpapers supplied; vi, 176, 8, vi, 77 + folding chart (see below for additional material bound in). William Charles Townsend in Modern Trials, London, 1850, says of the Earl of Stirling, "In the height of his pretensions, and the ability with which they were supported, he has soared beyond all competitors, and has left a name unrivaled in imposture.". This unique copy contains related material as follows: (1) Revised case for Ann Reid.& Matthew Baillie Hutchinson.Respondents, Against David Johnson, Writer in Dundee,- - Suspender. 28 pp. (2) Summons of Reduction Improbation. The Officers of State Against Alexander Humphreys. or Alexander, & Thomas Christopher Banks. (Jan. 15, 1833); 9 pp. (3) Bill of Suspension for Alexander, Earl of Stirling. (Jan. 7, 1836); 6pp. Includes autograph note on the decision of the court. (4) Pursuer's Proof, in Cause, the Officers of State, Against Humphreys or Alexander, Calling Himself Earl of Stirling. (Nov. 12, 1836) 18 pp. + folding chart, "Sketches of descents from Wm. Ist Earl of Stirling" + (19-48 pp.) ("Defender's Productions) +(49-67 pp.) ("Defender's Proof"). (5) Interlocutor by Lord Cockburn, Ordinary, in the Process of Reduction Improbation. Against Alexander Humphrys. (Dec. 20,1836); 8 pp. (6) Record, Proof, & Appendixes, in Causa Rogers, &c. versus Innes, &c. 176pp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 18205
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