Great Britain. Public Record Office. Jacobite Rebellion, 1745: TS 20, Treasury Solicitor: The 1745 Rebellion Papers.
- Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm DA814.5.G74 - Great Britain. Public Record Office. Jacobite Rebellion, 1745: TS 20,
Treasury Solicitor: The 1745 Rebellion Papers.
8 Reels.
Description
These papers, held by the British Office of the Treasury Solicitor, span the years from 1745 to 1753. They relate to the prosecution of those who participated in the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745 at the Assizes and before special commissions appointed at Carlisle, Lincoln, St. Margaret's Hill, Southwark andYork.
The papers are arranged after the following scheme:
- I. Introductory Material
- II. Corresponsdence
- III. Administrative Papers
- IV. Prisons
- V. Lists
- VI. Evidence
- VII. Assizes and Special Commissions
Reference is made to T.S. (Treasury Solicitor) collection 20 and its 131 subdivisions. Reel boxes indicate subdivisions included on each reel.
The "Key to Contents," which prefaces the documents, explains the arrangement of its several sections. A copy of this key, which can be made on a microfilm reader/printer, greatly facilitates use of the collection.
The rebels were supporters of Prince Charles Edward Stewart ("The Young Pretender") who, having fled England in 1688, returned to Scotland and proclaimed his father James ("The Old Pretender") King of Great Britain. Most of his followers were Highlanders, although some Lowland Scots and English Jacobites joined the rebellion. They suffered defeat at the Battle of Culloden on April 16, 1746.
Index/Guide
The following source provides more detailed information about the contents of each microfilm reel in the collection:"Means of Reference" (Index) on reel one.
