1796 The Hamilton Cause. Archibald James Edward Stewart, alias Douglas, under the assumed character of son of the deceased Lady Jane Douglas, - - - appellant. Case of the Respondents the Duke of Hamilton, &c.

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First Edition, Very Scarce

A very scarce first edition.

This presents the arguments of the Duke of Hamilton and his family, who claimed that Archibald Douglas was not the real son of Lady Jane Douglas and therefore had no right to inherit the vast Douglas estates. The document sets out their evidence and reasoning in opposition to Archibald's claim of legitimacy and inheritance.

ESTC T136677

With the register: +2, A-2H2. Collated, complete.

Lacking front endpapers, retaining a terminal blank.

A former owner's pencil inscription to the front pastedown offers a brief summary of the case.

The events of the case are recounted in the 1971 play 'The Douglas Cause' by William Douglas Home. Home was himself a direct descendant of Archibald Douglas.