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Court of the King's Bench

Org Type
Government Body
Organization Function
Judicial
Organization Biographical Notes
A court of Common Law. In 1873 it was merged with the Courts of Common Pleas, Exchequer, and Chancery, creating the High Court of Justice.
Organization Biographical Info
The National Archives, Kew
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Bank of England

Org Type
Company
Organization Function
Bank
Organization Biographical Notes
Nationalized in 1946.
Organization Biographical Info
The National Archives, Kew
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Walpole & Ellison

Organization Name
Thomas Walpole and Robert Ellison
Org Type
Company
Organization Function
Trade
Banking
Organization Biographical Notes
Carried out a protracted legal debate with the trustees of William Alexander & Sons over two Grenada plantations, over which they held a joint mortgage.
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Cliff, Walpole, & Clarke

Organization Name
Richard Walpole, George Clarke and Thomas Bourne
Org Type
Company
Organization Function
Bankers
Organization Alias
Walpole, Clarke, & Co.; Walpole, Clarke and Bourne
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Dunlop, Houston, & Co. (The Ship Bank)

Organization Name
Robert Carrick and Alexander Morison
Org Type
Company
Organization Function
Trade
Bank
Organization Biographical Notes
Merged with the Glasgow Banking Company in 1836, creating the Glasgow and Ship Bank.
Organization Biographical Info
Archives Hub
Organization Alias
Colin Dunlop, Alexander Houston & Company
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Royal Bank of Scotland

Organization Name
John "of the Bank" Campbell, of the Citadel
Org Type
Company
Organization Function
Bank
Organization Biographical Info
The National Archives, Kew
Organization Alias
New Bank of Scotland
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Dunlop and Ralston

Organization Name
James Dunlop Jr., David Ralston and Archibald Dunlop
Org Type
Company
Organization Function
Trade
Organization Biographical Notes
Virginia merchants. Became insolvent and one of the partners left for the East Indies.
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Messrs. Maitland and Kerr

Org Type
Partnership
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John Park and Company

Organization Name
John Park, David Currie and John Christian
Org Type
Company
Organization Function
Trade
Organization Biographical Notes
Participated in smuggling operations from France. Had representatives in Scotland, Holland, and England.
Organization Alias
Currie, Park, and Company
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MacWhan, Beck, and Company

Organization Name
Joseph MacWhan, John Beck and Andrew Muir
Org Type
Company
Organization Function
Trade
Organization Biographical Notes
Participated in smuggling operations from France.
Organization Alias
M'Quan, Beck, and Company
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The Scottish Court of Session Digital Archive is a multi-institutional collaborative initiative featuring Session Papers held by the Arthur J. Morris Law Library at the University of Virginia School of Law and the Library of Congress. The documents are hosted by the Centre for Research Collections at the University of Edinburgh. 

The project is made possible with generous investments from the Horatio and Florence Farmer Fund at the University of Virginia School of Law and the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation. 

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