1803. Oct. 6. 1806. Jan. 2. Oct. 2. Prof. Wm Duncan. W. Corbit, Supervisor. Robert Forbes, Esq; 1Geo. McInnes, Esq'; Evan MeLachlan, Esq'; Revd Alex. Walker. 8. 1807. May 19. Oct. 2. 1808. Oct. 6. 8. officer. Dec. 30. 1810. Mar. 20. Sept. 18. 1812. Mar. Col. John Gerard; Alex. Gerard, merch, London. Robert Gibb, merch', Abd". Alex Thomson, Esq. Jas. Troup, Supervisor of Excise; John Bruce, Excise Alex Mitchell, Esq', London. Al. Anderson, Seton of Mounie. Gen' Honbl D. Leslie, 48th Foot. Thos. Kilgour, Esq'; Thos. Dumbreck, Esq'. Sept. Arch. Napier, Esq'; George Anderson, Esq', of Oct. 26. Rob Barclay, Esq'; Peter Ritchie, merch'; James 1813. Apr. 10. 1814. Sept. 1815. June Oct. 1817. Mar. Aug. Edwd 1818. Oct. 1819. Apr. Oct. Alex Young, Esq. John Thomson, O. Aberd". P. Robertson, mercht. Prof. John Tulloch, Old Abdn. Thos. Turriff, Esq. Honbl Wm Twisliton; Geo. A. F. Dawhone, Esq; Mearns. Nov. 1820. Apr. 1821. Oct. 1822. Oct. Geo. Primrose, Esqr. Jo. Blaikie, Jun', Plumber. Robert Hunter, Esq'; Alex Ure, Esq'; D' Duncan Henry Forbes of Fraserfield. Alex Forbes, Esq', merch'; Alex Milne, Esq'. Dr James Smith; Geo. McNaughton, Esq'. William Cruickshank; Jo. Leslie of Powis ; 2Ja. Buchan of Auchmacoy; Prof. Hercules Scott; Mr W. Gerard, Old Abdn.; D' Clapperton; Mr W. Aikman; Major Geo. Turner. Alex. Allan, Advt; Arch. Norman McLeod. 1823. Apr. 1 Provost, 1813, etc. 1 Provost, 1830. 1823. Aug. 1824. Sept. Lord James Hay. Wemyss Orrock, Esq'; Alex. Bannerman, Esq; Pat. Pirie, Esq; Adam Mitchell, Teacher; W Duguid, do. 1828. Sept. Alexander Mitchell, Cashier of the Aberdeen Town and County Bank; William Reid, manufacturer, Gordon's Mills. 1829. Sept. 29. Revd William Masson, Botriphnie; John Collie, teacher; Alexander George, merchant. Oct. 1. Col. Sinclair; Revd Wm Paul; George S. Anderson. 1830. Oct. 4. 1831. Oct. 4. 1834. Sept. 9. Mr Forsyth, Old Abd"; Sir Michael Bruce, Barn'. 1Lord Brougham and Vaux, Lord High Chancellor of England. Oct. 27. 1838. 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Oct. 2. Professor William Duguid Geddes, King's College; George Ramage, Teacher. Rev. George Jamieson. David R. Morice, Advocate. Professor Milligan; James George. Moses Birnie; Henry Martyn Barker; Rev. Thomas Gardiner. Alex. Hay; John Watt, Jun'. Dr Trail; Dr Struthers. 1858. Sept. 30. 1859. Oct. 6. 1862. Oct. 2. 1863. Oct. 1. 1866. Oct. 4. 1867. Oct. 3. 1870. Oct. 6. James Turnbull. 1879. Oct. 2. Professor John Black. Arthur D. Morice; William Forbes; Douglas Wim berley; George Sinclair. William Mowat; Charles T. Glover. Very Rev. Principal Pirie. Professor George Pirie; Professor James W. H. Trail; Charles J. Burnet; James Nicol; Rev. John Calder; Rev. Professor John Christie; William Tough. 1880. Sept. 30. 1882. Oct. 5. 1883. Oct. 4. 1884. Oct. 2. 1886. Apr. 12. Sept. 30. Charles Niven; Hugh Henderson; James Donaldson. Alex' Anderson. Alex Cumming. James Thomson; Charles Mackie; James Roger; Donald M. Taylor. 1887. Oct. 6. Alexander Walker. 1888. Oct. 5. Rev. Professor Alex' Stewart; Robert Walker, Librarian; William Donaldson; Alex' Macfarlane. 1889. Oct. 3. Alexander Christie; William Greig; John Smith. EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS OF THE MERCHANT AND TRADE SOCIETIES. I. MERCHANT SOCIETY. 1. Grant by Bishop Patrick in favour of the Merchants Society for a loft in the Cathedral.-11th December, 1680.1 We Patrick by the mercy of God Bishop of Aberdene Superior of the Citie of Old Aberdene Forsaemeikle As there was ane petition presented to us by the Merchands of the said Citie underwriten viz: Alexander Fraser, William Hamiltoun, John Ross, Robert Low, John Cowper, Robert and William Milnes, William Layng, Thomas Taylor, John Gray, John Leslie, Andrew Robertson, Duncan Cassie, James Johnstoune, James Knight, George Henderson, James Shepherd, Gilbert Gray, Alexander Simpsone, William Henderson, John Lawrenson, James Chrystie, James Thomson, Thomas Leslie, John Smith, James Fiddes, George Cuming, Alexander Stewart, Alexander Pyet, George Taylor, George Rosse, George Ronald, John Crevie, Alexander Robertson, David Grive, John Innes, John Rose yo' for themselves and in name and behalf of those who are and shall hereafter be admitted Merchand Burgesses of the said Citie, Bearand that whereas the Merchands of the said Citie are now become more numerous than heretofore and by the blessing of God in a better condition than formerly are notwithstanding that the severall Trades of the Towne have particular places alloted to them in the Cathedral Church of St Machar and accordingly have built convenient dasks for their own accomodations And that the saids petitioners have as yet no place assigned to them whereas were there ane convenient place appointed for building of ane loft they inclyned and resolved to build ane sufficient handsome 1 From the original in the possession of the Merchant Society. |