George Craig of Galashiels

The Life and Work of a Nineteenth Century Lawyer

John Finlay (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2025
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-3995-1484-2 (ISBN)

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What was it like to practise as a lawyer and bank agent in a rural Scottish community on the cusp of modernity? George Craig was Sir Walter Scott's local banker, a writer, insurance agent, election agent and baron bailie of Galashiels. Based on thousands of recently discovered letters, this is the first study of a provincial nineteenth-century Scots lawyer and the community he served.
Craig's many correspondents, from manufacturers, bankers, lawyers and law agents in London, Dublin, Jamaica and the US to weavers, tenant farmers and town clerks reflect Borders life in all its intensity and his letters paint a detailed picture of everyday existence. His story affords a fascinating glimpse of legal practice and estate management across the Borders, during a time of economic and political change, as Galashiels grew from a village into an important manufacturing centre.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.2.2025
Zusatzinfo	7 black and white illustrations
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht
ISBN-10	1-3995-1484-9 / 1399514849
ISBN-13	978-1-3995-1484-2 / 9781399514842
Zustand	Neuware