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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelItem
Ref NoMS 3470/2/3/32
TitleFactory account and bills
Date1837 - 1838
Extent1 item
DescriptionFactory account and bills
i). Factory account of James Blaikie
ii). Account for panelling £8 3s 6d
iii). Dentist's account £3 13s
iv). Ironmonger - 13 ivory shuttle knots
v). Letter of receipt from the Minister of Croy, acknowledging £3 from James Blaikie "for William Simpson's mother - a modest frail worthy woman without any visible means for her support". The minister could not decipher Blaikie's signature -"such a crabbed concern". The £3 came either from Helen or Marianne Fraser, probably the latter
vi). £10 10s donation for rebuilding Marischal College
vii). £136 1s 2d paid to John Broadwood and Sons - no details
viii). Letter from Jane Fraser expressing surprise that an account had not been paid
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