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Answers for Thomas Martin, William Morrison, James Ballairdie, and William Tait, present bailies of the borough of Pittenween for the current year; James Martin Jun. treasurer of the said Borough, James Martin Senior weaver in Pittenween, Willliam Martin shoemaker there, Alexander Anderson land-labourer there, Robert Ramsay land-labourer there, David Lawson weaver there, David Bowman weaver there, Robert Stevenson weaver there, Alexander Hamilton merchant and land-labourer there, James Thomson sailor and fisher there, William Melvil fisher and sailor there, Thomas Davidson fisher and sailor there, Thomas Watson barber there, James Laing inn-keeper and land-labourer there, Thomas Ballairdie mariner, now master of His Majesty's ship the Coventry, and John Durkie mariner there all counsellors of the said burgh, for the said year, to the petition and complaint of Peter Ramsay and Andrew Wilson, late bailies ...
Pittenweem (Scotland). Town Council.Date: 1765]- Books
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A Correspondent, who has read a hand-bill written by the Marquis of Downshire, charging Mr. Stewart with the crimes of his grand-father, who, as the writer says, was expelled the House of Commons for bribery at Derry, begs leave to inform his lordship, that it was neither the part of the great apostle of the north, nor of the late mighty secretary for the American Department, to have made such a charge.-A Christian man would not have visited the sins of the father upon the innocent children, nor a wise man have made a charge which could have been retorted with interest.-The following extracts will prove the propriety of the publication.
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Answers for Thomas Martin, William Morison, James Ballardie, William Tait, bailies of the Borough of Pittenweem; James Martin Junior treasurer; James Martin Senior, Willliam Martin, Alexander Anderson, Robert Ramsay, David Lowson, David Bowman, Robert Stevenson, Alexander Hamilton, James Thomson, William Melvill, Thomas Davidson, Thomas Watson, James Laing, Thomas Ballardie, and John Durkie, all present counsellors of the said Borough, to the petition and complaint of Peter Ramsay and Andrew Wilson, late bailies; John Brown, late counsellor; and Robert Dick, James Nairn, Colin Fowler, and John Henderson, burgesses of the said Borough of Pittenweem.
Pittenweem (Scotland). Town Council.Date: 1765]