Manuscript letter from the Earl of Mar to George William Marshall

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

Reference
- GB 237 Coll-1973/8
Dates of Creation
- 31 January 1878
Name of Creator
- Erskine, John Francis Erskine Goodeve, 1836-1930 (27th Earl of Mar, Senior representative Peer for Scotland)
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 1 letter

Scope and Content

Letter from the Earl of Mar (John Francis Goodeve-Erskine) to George William Marshall L.L.D., dated 31 January 1878, on the subject of the dispute between John Erksine Earl of Kellie, and Goodeve-Erskine, both pretenders to the Earldom of Mar.

Personal Names

Marshall, George William, fl 1870s (acquaintance of John F. Goodeve Erskine, Earl of Mar)

Genre/Form

Archive Record|Table of contents

Collection of pamphlets on the Earldom of MarColl-1973

Pamphlet reprinted from the Journal of Jurisprudence and Scottish Law Magazine, on 'Jurisdiction in Scottish Peerage'Coll-1973/1

Pamphlet entitled A Short Account of the Earldom of Mar, And the Recent Peerage CaseColl-1973/2

Pamphlet entitled New Position of the Old Earldom of MarColl-1973/3

Pamphlet on 'The Earldom of Mar', for private circulationColl-1973/4

Postscript 'only for private circulation'Coll-1973/4b

Pamphlet entitled The Scotch Peerage endangered in its Rights and Integrity Through the Attack upon the Old Earldom of Mar by Alexander Sinclair, and newspaper cuttingsColl-1973/5

Pamphlet entitled Letter to the Peers of Scotland from the Earl of Mar, in Reply to a Letter from the Earl of KellieColl-1973/6

Pamphlet entitled Speech by the Right Hon. The Earl of Mansfield, in the House of Lords, 9th July 1877Coll-1973/7

Manuscript letter from the Earl of Mar to George William MarshallColl-1973/8

Pamphlet entitled Are There Two Earls of Mar?Coll-1973/9

Pamphlet entilted Are There Two Earls of Mar? (Third edition)Coll-1973/10

Newspaper cutting from The TimesColl-1973/11

Pamphlet entitled Extract from "Ancient and Modern"Coll-1973/12

Newspaper cuttings relating to the dispute and to the Earldom of MarColl-1973/13

Pamphlet entitled A Letter to the Lord Clerk Register of Scotland the Earl of GlasgowColl-1973/14

Manuscript letter from the Earl of Mar to George William MarshallColl-1973/15

Two newspaper cuttings from the Pall Mall GazetteColl-1973/16

Pamphlet entitled Resumé of the Position of the Ancient Earldom of Mar Shown by the Following FactsColl-1973/17

Open letter to the editor of The Times from Andrew Gillman, agent for the Earl of MarColl-1973/18

Signature of John Francis Goodeve-Erskine, Earl of MarColl-1973/19

Hand-drawn caricature mocking the House of Lords Committee on Privileges's ruling on the Earl of Kellie's claim to the title of Earl of MarColl-1973/20

Book entitled Ancient and Modern, printed for private circulationColl-1973/21

House of Lords Proceedings on the Mar Peerage Claim, with appendixColl-1973/22

Open letter to the editor of The Times from Andrew Gillman, agent of the Earl of MarColl-1973/23

Manuscript letter from the Earl of Mar to George William MarshallColl-1973/24

Address by John F. Goodeve-Erskine, Earl of MarColl-1973/25

Extract from Vanity FairColl-1973/26

Manuscript letter from the Earl of Mar to George William MarshallColl-1973/27

Genealogical tree entitled The Pedigree of the Right Honourable John Francis Erskine Goodeve Erskine, Earl of Mar, Baron GariochColl-1973/28

Pamphlet entitled Notes regarding Mar Peerage and the Duke of Buccleuch's Resolution, to be discussed in the House of Lords, July 9, 1877Coll-1973/29

Pamphlet entitled Extract from "Are There Two Earls of Mar?"Coll-1973/30

Manuscript letter to the editor of The Times signed by the Earl of MarColl-1973/31

Pamphlet containing comments on a book entitled The Earldom of Mar in Sunshine and Shade during 500 YearsColl-1973/32

Petition presented in the House of Lords entitled The Petition of John Francis Erskine, Earl of Mar and Baron GariochColl-1973/33

Report from the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Earldom of Mar; Together with the Proceedings of the Committee and an AppendixColl-1973/34

Newspaper cutting from The Times, on the restoration of the ancient title of Earl of MarColl-1973/35