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Date
20 Jun 1787
Type
Petition
Case
Mather v. Cunnison
Author
Charles Hay, of Newton, Lord Newton
Length
17 pages
Repository
University of Virginia Law Library (Special Collections)
Container
UVALL Box 07
Marginalia
Yes
Appendix
1 item (1 pp.)
Abstract
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June 20, 1787 Reclaiming Petition of John Mather, asking the Court to alter Lord Swinton's interlocutor

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Appendix

  • Copy of letter from William Cunnison to James Cunnison of Jarviston (Aug. 4, 1785) produced on James Cunnison's examination.

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