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O./18.7/18
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Draft brief from Ellis & Ellis to Gibson Craig, Dalziel and Brodie
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- 6 Jul. 1875 (Creation)
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1 folded sheet.
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Spring Gardens. - Probably drawn up by George Henry Ellis. Describes the situation between Sir Charles and George Otto Trevelyan on the one side and Macvey Napier on the other over publication of Lord Macaulay's lawyer.
Mr [Horace] Davey has seen the correspondence and given his opinion; it needs to be established whether the courts in Scotland will take the same view as Davey; the next stage is to 'restrain if possible the publication without Sir Charles Trevelyan's consent of Lord Macaulay's letters'.
Sets out the status of Sir Charles Trevelyan, the late Thomas Flower Ellis, and George Henry Ellis in relation to Lord Macaulay's letters
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O.18.7/18
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- Ellis, George Henry (1803-1883), lawyer (Subject)
- Gibson-Craig, Dalziel & Brodies (fl. late 19th cent., lawyers and Writers to the Signet) (Subject)
- Trevelyan, Sir Charles Edward (1807-1886), 1st Baronet, civil servant and colonial administrator (Subject)
- Trevelyan, Sir George Otto (1838-1928), 2nd Baronet, statesman and historian (Subject)
- Napier, Macvey (1807-1893), civil servant (Subject)
- Davey, Horace (1833-1907) Baron Davey, judge and politician (Subject)
- Ellis, Thomas Flower (1796-1861) law reporter (Subject)
- Napier, Macvey (1776–1847), journal editor (Subject)