When was it published?

September 3, 1772 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News September 3, 1772

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Mess. Fordyce, Malcolm, And Co., Mr. William Anderson, Mess. Johnstone And Smith, Mr. Robert Trotter, Mess. Francis Garbet And Charles Gascoigne, Mr. George Home, Mess. William Alexander And Sons, Mess. Gibson And Balfour, Mess. Andrew Sinclair And Co.

Q: What keywords are associated?

Sequestrations, Bankruptcy Act, Edinburgh Merchants, Stopped Payment, Court Session

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

In Edinburgh on June 26, several sequestrations were applied for to the Court of Session under the new Bankruptcy Act, involving merchants and factors such as Fordyce, Malcolm & Co., Johnstone & Smith, and others; additionally, houses of William Alexander & Sons, Gibson & Balfour, and Andrew Sinclair & Co. stopped payment.

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EDINBURGH, June 26. Since our last the following Sequestrations have been applied for to the Court Session, in Terms of the new Bankruptcy Act, namely, Mess. Fordyce, Malcolm, and Co; Mr. William Anderson, Factor. Mess. Johnstone and Smith, Merchants here; Mr. Robert Trotter, Writer, Factor. A Sequestration has also been applied for Mess. Francis Garbet and Charles Gascoigne, of the Carron Wharf, in the County of Stirling; Mr. George Home, Clerk to the Signet, Factor. The Houses also of Mess. William Alexander and Sons, Mess. Gibson and Balfour, and Mess. Andrew Sinclair and Co. have stopped Payment.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic

What keywords are associated?

Sequestrations Bankruptcy Act Edinburgh Merchants Stopped Payment Court Session

What entities or persons were involved?

Mess. Fordyce, Malcolm, And Co. Mr. William Anderson Mess. Johnstone And Smith Mr. Robert Trotter Mess. Francis Garbet And Charles Gascoigne Mr. George Home Mess. William Alexander And Sons Mess. Gibson And Balfour Mess. Andrew Sinclair And Co.

Where did it happen?

Edinburgh

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Edinburgh

Event Date

June 26

Key Persons

Mess. Fordyce, Malcolm, And Co. Mr. William Anderson Mess. Johnstone And Smith Mr. Robert Trotter Mess. Francis Garbet And Charles Gascoigne Mr. George Home Mess. William Alexander And Sons Mess. Gibson And Balfour Mess. Andrew Sinclair And Co.

Outcome

sequestrations applied for; houses stopped payment

Event Details

Sequestrations applied for to the Court of Session under the new Bankruptcy Act for Mess. Fordyce, Malcolm, and Co.; Mr. William Anderson, Factor; Mess. Johnstone and Smith, Merchants; Mr. Robert Trotter, Writer, Factor; Mess. Francis Garbet and Charles Gascoigne of Carron Wharf, County of Stirling, with Mr. George Home as Factor. Houses of Mess. William Alexander and Sons, Mess. Gibson and Balfour, and Mess. Andrew Sinclair and Co. stopped payment.