John Hamilton, and Company
Organization Name
John Hamilton, of Overtoun, John Hamilton and Archibald Hamilton
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Organization Biographical Notes
Founded around 1760 by John Hamilton of Dowan and the sons of his brother, Thomas Hamilton of Overtoun. Its assets were seized in 1775 and it became insolvent.
Organization Alias
William Hamilton, and Company
Prerogative Court of Canterbury
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Exercised local jurisdiction over wills and testaments concerning an amount greater than five pounds and held in more than one diocese.
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Glasgow Commissary Court
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Organization Biographical Notes
Ecclesiastical court exercising local jurisdiction over consistorial cases.
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Sibbald and Greig
Organization Name
John Sibbald Jr., of Abden and Henry Greig
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Organization Biographical Notes
Engaged in the smuggling of tea from Gothenburg to Scotland
Sibbald and Johnston
Organization Name
John Sibbald Jr., of Abden and David Johnston
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Organization Biographical Notes
Engaged in the smuggling of tea from Gothenburg to Scotland
