The Town of Paisley: Historical SketchDaily express, 1878 - 129 pages |
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... barr to be repaired , and a high sate made for the judges agnt the coming and other things as shall be thought convenient . Item , they thought it fitt to lay a cloath with a silk stringe to be laid on before the Baillies ilk Sabbath ...
... barr to be repaired , and a high sate made for the judges agnt the coming and other things as shall be thought convenient . Item , they thought it fitt to lay a cloath with a silk stringe to be laid on before the Baillies ilk Sabbath ...
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... Barr , was forcibly entered by four men named Thos . Potts , George Aitcheson , William Oak , and William Pullans , all Irishmen , armed with swords and large knives . They succeeded in robbing the house to the extent of about £ 12 in ...
... Barr , was forcibly entered by four men named Thos . Potts , George Aitcheson , William Oak , and William Pullans , all Irishmen , armed with swords and large knives . They succeeded in robbing the house to the extent of about £ 12 in ...
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... Barr's , and broke open the door , robbed the house ; but that knife was not there as he saw , but that I was in the house and helped in the rob- bery . The two servant men said nothing against me . John Wilson's wife swore that she got ...
... Barr's , and broke open the door , robbed the house ; but that knife was not there as he saw , but that I was in the house and helped in the rob- bery . The two servant men said nothing against me . John Wilson's wife swore that she got ...
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... Barr , Writer , Paisley , 10 10 John Orr , jun . , & Co. , Underwood , 15 15 Andrew Brown , of Auchentorlie , 10 0 Simpson & Martin , writers , 10 10 Mr M'Dowal , of Garthland , 20 0 Mr Fleming , of Barrochan , 20 0 Mr Alexander , of ...
... Barr , Writer , Paisley , 10 10 John Orr , jun . , & Co. , Underwood , 15 15 Andrew Brown , of Auchentorlie , 10 0 Simpson & Martin , writers , 10 10 Mr M'Dowal , of Garthland , 20 0 Mr Fleming , of Barrochan , 20 0 Mr Alexander , of ...
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... Barr and Brown and other gentlemen proceeded from the Black Bull Inn t the piece of ground known as the Stane Acre . There Provost Hutchison lifted a spadeful of earth , and expressed a hope that the undertak- ing would be successful ...
... Barr and Brown and other gentlemen proceeded from the Black Bull Inn t the piece of ground known as the Stane Acre . There Provost Hutchison lifted a spadeful of earth , and expressed a hope that the undertak- ing would be successful ...
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Abbey Abbot Abercorn appointed Bailies Baillie and Council Barr & M'Nab Barrhead bell boats Brown building built burgesses burgh called Campbell Canal Cart Causeyside cholera Church City of Glasgow Clyde coach Coats Cochran CONTRIBUTED BY J. W. C. County Craig Cross death died Dunoon Earl Edinburgh Elderslie erected feet Foxbar Gavin Stewart Glasgow Bank Gleniffer Braes Gourock Greenock HISTORICAL SKETCH horse hour inhabitants James John Johnstone Joseph Whitehead July Kelburne Kerr Kilbarchan King kirk Lady Brisbane Lady Kelburne Lord magistrates manufacture meeting Messrs Barr Miss morning named Neilston o'clock Paslay passengers Peter Coats population pounds Scots Presbytery prisoners Provost quhilk race received Renfrew Renfrew Railway Renfrewshire river Robert Saint Mirin sall Scotland Scots Sheriff Sneddon Spiers steamer steeple Stewart stones Stranraer subscriptions taken tion Tolbooth took place Town Council TOWN OF PAISLEY unemployed William Wynd