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in 1833 and I believe him to be a well informed intelligent member of that profession knowledge of Scotch Law and practic

of the Bitter to Sanded

property

requires

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and more particularly

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proceding in the Saipreme burt Court together capacity for the management of legal busines and affairs For six years the bay filled the Office of bleak to the Eust Sors President of The Court of Session to the discharge of the duties of which grout accuracy & facility

a in the judicious urangement of business patience and an accommodating disposition are

as a

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epentual

and

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reason

of the Bar to bessow that in that departement Ow bay guns general satisfaction to the practitioners of

all

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not be improper further the Day

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and

feelings of a gutterman

adds

that to his

the

anammers

and that I am convinced

The must be valued by wll who know him for his annable

Hemper and

Dear Sir

honorable principles

[signed]

A Good

From Adara Anderson Ery Solistor General (nor Lord Anderson)

Edinburgh 30 Dec 18/.3

I have much pleasure in hearing testimony to the manner.

in which

you

conducted the binnes of the Keeper of The Inner House Rolls in the Court of Session - Your

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early training to the legal profesion gave yare peculiar advantages for the efficient performance of the

duties of that situation and

to state that

and

you

discharged

I am happy in being able

them with great accuracy

wards the details of the office

precision as regards

great fidelity as regards its general

opinion I am rist

singular for

your

that

adumnistration of the

and

duties

In this

I leave

reason to know

of the office gave general

satisfaction to the practitioners before

the Court

I have the hour to be

To. Robert bay Ery

Dear Sir

Your obed! Servant "(signed) Adern Anderson Adam From the late Richard Mademzie Cu-

TMS. Defenty Keeper of the Ergriet

Signet Office Eduburgh 2 Janty 1844

buy

was admitted

the

I herely certify that Or Stobert Dandas a member of The Sovely of Writers to Her Majesty's Srgnit

the 7 March 1833 That previous to becoming of that Society apprenticeship of five years

Scotland on

a

Thember

it is

necessary

that be

berve Au

to one of that body That before

being allowed to enter into indenture he mist have attended different lelapses including the Bbenmanity Clap at

of the Renversikées Sleat during

before being

one

all events

his apprenticeship or at

admitted on trial he must have attended