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Answers for Francis Holburn : July 16th 1761

Court of Session (Scotland)1761
Books, Manuscripts
Answers to the Petition to the Court of Session brought about by Francis Holburn, Esq, Vice Admiral of the Red, Provost of the Burgh of Inverkeithing. The Petition was a result of the complaint brought about by Robert Haldane, Esq., and others, which complained of wrongs said to have been committed at the annual election of Provost, Magistrates and Councillors of the Burgh of Inverkeithing. Haldane claimed that the use of unlawful force and bribery led to the election of Admiral Holburn and his party. In his Petition, Holburn and others had sought to bring their whole evidence into Process. This document answers the Petition.
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