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Manuscript Style or Form Book of James Armour

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: MSS-96-1

Scope and Contents

This manuscript style or form book was created by James Armour of Edinburgh, from around 1698 to 1701. The work begins with a "Decreet Arbitrall," but marriage contracts predominate. In addition, there are forms for bonds, wills, a ship's sale, an indenture, a pension, and other matters. The first 287 pages are written in one hand, followed by several blank leaves and eleven pages in a different hand. An abbreviated, six page index is found at the back of the book.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1698-1701

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

This item is in the public domain and there are no restrictions on the publication of its content.

Biographical / Historical

James Armour was the son of James Armour, a merchant of Glasgow, Scotland. In 1684, the younger Armour was first registered as an apprentice to Alexander Wright, who was a merchant in Edinburgh. He later became a writer [another word for a solicitor] and was admitted a Writer to the Signet on December 2, 1723. Armour later became a burgess of Edinburgh in 1730.

Partial Extent

1 items

Partial Extent

3.35 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

In February 1996, this manuscript was purchased from John Rees for the University of Virginia Law Library.

Existence and Location of Copies

The University of Virginia Law Library made a digital copy of this item.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

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Arthur J. Morris Law Library
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University of Virginia
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