|
|
Year |
Date |
Place |
Letter to: |
Letter from: |
Subject: |
Scanned |
Transcript |
|
3.11.1 |
1783 |
24-Oct |
Quebec |
Joshua Johnston, Stromness |
Johnston & Purss |
Estate of John Johnston £366..12..6½ Quebec currency, 2/3rd share for
neice Catherine to be invested in Quebec at 6% interest. |
p |
p |
|
3.11.2 |
1787 |
9-Nov |
Quebec |
Joshua Johnston, Stromness |
Johnston & Purss |
Remitting money via Mr Brymer. Sister-in-law, Margaret recovering from
loss of son, James, to smallpox. |
p |
p |
|
3.11.3 |
1784 |
1-Jan |
Shapinsay |
Joshua Johnston, Stromness |
‘your affectionate sister Janet Johnston’ |
Fragment of letter, concerning Janet's inheritance from her husband |
p |
p |
|
3.11.4 |
1784 |
23-Mar |
Shapinsay |
‘Mr Johnston in Stromness’ Joshua Johnston |
Mrs Jnt Johnston, Shapinshay |
Concerning her inheritance from her husband. 'I wish it had been in my
pour to assisted you or your daughter. I would don it with all my
heart'. |
p |
p |
|
3.11.5 |
1741 |
18-Aug |
Stromness |
John Johnston, youngest son of John Johnston |
Oliver Rendall, weaver, & Janet Allan, his spouse |
Bequest of 'all and sundry our haile moveable goods', witnessed by
'James Crafts sone to the deceast John Crafts sometime sailler in London
and William Laing sone to the also deceast William Laing sometime
shipmaster in Stromness'. |
p |
p |
