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SCOTT WALTER (1771-1832) Scottish historical novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Manuscript docket signed, Walter Scott to the base of the integral leaf of a manuscript document, Selkirk, 27th October 1830. The manuscript document is a Summons of Damages between Walter Scott son of Thomas Scott Labourer in Selkirk, against John Oliver a journeyman shoemaker in Selkirk, six pages, folio, Selkirk, 30th January 1830, and states, in part, 'That where by the laws of this and every other well governed Realm, the beating, bruising and maltreating any of His Majesty's Lieges to the effusion of his blood, and to such a degree as to cause his confinement and loss of labour, are crimes of a heinous nature and severely punishable…..John Oliver Journeyman Shoemaker in Selkirk has been guilty of the foresaid crimes, in so far as upon Thursday the Twenty first day of January current…..the said John Oliver having come up the Kirkwynd of the Burgh of Selkirk, and as he was passing opposite the House of George Haldane Shoemaker there, some person threw a snowball after him, which having hit him on the back and broke into two pieces, the Complainer who was standing by, took up one of these broken pieces, and threw it and hit the said John Oliver upon which he…..sprung forward, seized the Complainer by the collar, threw him down upon the street covered with ice, got upon him and bruised him to such a degree as to cause him to remain for sometime insensible and unable to rise without assistance, and to occasion a good deal of blood to flow from both his mouth and nose - By which cruel and unwarrantable treatment the Complainer was confined to his bed for eight days', further explaining that Oliver has refused to make proper reparation of five pounds, being 'the amount of the Account of Medicines and for attendance incurred by the Pursuer to the Surgeon who attended him' as well as payments of ten pounds each for damages and expenses. Scott's docket, signed in his capacity as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire states, in part, 'The Sheriff thinks it probable there was no intentional injury intended to the pursuer. But as he sustained a considerable personal injury finds the Defenders liable….of Damages and in payment of the Surgeon's account….Also finds the Defender liable in expenses of process'. Some light overall age wear and minor dust staining, about