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The Life of Thomas Coutts, Banker, Vol. 2 of 2: With Numerous Illustrations (Classic Reprint)

Ernest Hartley Coleridge

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In the early Spring of I793 the old Laird of Crawfurdland passed away. He had evidently been failing for some time past, and though Coutts advises him to push on his Memorandum for presentation to the Prince of Wales, and to make favour with the Government by raising a corps on promoting the Militia, he must have known that his friend's life was drawing to a close. The Colonel had often talked of passing over his next of kin, a fourth cousin, and leaving the ancestral castle and wat'ry acres of Crawfurdland to Miss Fanny, and in a letter written on February 13, Coutts reminded him that life at all ages is uncertain, and urges him to take the necessary steps to secure the inheritance. Five days later a letter comes in another hand, in which the Colonel gives a bad account of himself; and, again, Coutts writes to urge him to make haste. This letter seems to have taken effect, for within a few days of his death, some eight weeks too late for Scottish law, the estate was conveyed either to Fanny Coutts or to her father. Needless to say the heirs-at-law intervened, and in 1806, after prolonged litigation, the House of Lords gave a final decision in their favour.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Pages: 538

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Release: April 22, 2018

ISBN: 1334323208

ISBN 13: 9781334323201

The Life of Thomas Coutts, Banker, Vol. 2 of 2: With Numerous Illustrations (Classic Reprint)

Ernest Hartley Coleridge

0/5 ( ratings)

Excerpt from The Life of Thomas Coutts, Banker, Vol. 2 of 2: With Numerous Illustrations
In the early Spring of I793 the old Laird of Crawfurdland passed away. He had evidently been failing for some time past, and though Coutts advises him to push on his Memorandum for presentation to the Prince of Wales, and to make favour with the Government by raising a corps on promoting the Militia, he must have known that his friend's life was drawing to a close. The Colonel had often talked of passing over his next of kin, a fourth cousin, and leaving the ancestral castle and wat'ry acres of Crawfurdland to Miss Fanny, and in a letter written on February 13, Coutts reminded him that life at all ages is uncertain, and urges him to take the necessary steps to secure the inheritance. Five days later a letter comes in another hand, in which the Colonel gives a bad account of himself; and, again, Coutts writes to urge him to make haste. This letter seems to have taken effect, for within a few days of his death, some eight weeks too late for Scottish law, the estate was conveyed either to Fanny Coutts or to her father. Needless to say the heirs-at-law intervened, and in 1806, after prolonged litigation, the House of Lords gave a final decision in their favour.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Pages: 538

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Release: April 22, 2018

ISBN: 1334323208

ISBN 13: 9781334323201

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