Bundle 3-2

Ref.	Year	Date	Place	Letter to:	Letter from:	Subject:	Scanned	Transcript
3.2.1	1783	10-Oct	Niagara	‘Dear Father’ Joshua Johnston	‘your … son in law John Urqt	Interesting description of American Indians & their customs, with references back to Orkney.	p	p
3.2.2	1812	23-Mar	Edinburgh	‘Dear Brother’ John Johnston of Coubister	‘Your …. sister’ Mary Hood	Demanding remittance of £40 left by mother & threatening 'coercive measures' if payment not received!	p
3.2.3	1786	10-Apr	Canongate	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Walter (?) Hood	Reporting birth & baptism of child named Katherine Mary. Proposed cure for Miss Jeanie's disorder.	p	p
3.2.4	1813	22-May	Glasgow	‘My dear cousin’ (probably Lieut. Henry Johnston)	C.(Catherine ?) Hood	Refers to his serious illness. Mrs Johnston visited Capt. & Mrs Nugent	p
3.2.5	1814	27-Jul	Glasgow	‘Dear Brother’ John Johnston	Mary Hood	Pleading financial distress, letter receipted for payment of £40	p
3.2.6	1784	17-Dec	Edinburgh	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston	Walter Hood	Announcing his marriage to Mary, with letter from Mary below.	p	p
3.2.7	1788	15-Aug	London	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Walter Hood	Reporting that Mrs Urquart put on ship to Canada, Mary in Orkney, Cecilia Halcro moving to Shetland.	p	p
3.2.8	1782	17-Jul	Quebec	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Your affectionate Son in law, John Urquart	Just arrived in Quebec & met up with John Johnston & W^m Halcro. Bearer of unwelcome letter for 'Capt Johnston'. Breakfast with 'Mrs Irvin & Aunt Jeanny'.	p	p
3.2.9	1809	??	??	Lieut Henry Johnston RN	??	address only, no letter	p
3.2.10	1809	1-Feb	Edinburgh	‘My dear Madam’ Mrs Johnston, Stromness	‘Yours most faithfully’ Anne Davison	Family & social news. 'Trust you will soon hear from Henry, a charming and steady boy & deservedly a favourite with everyone'.	p
3.2.11	1779	17-Oct	Tain	‘Dear Jack’ John Johnston, Stromness	Your affectionat & ever loving broy^r, John Urquart	Planning Stromness visit, Mr Camron (Cameron ?) in town.	p	p
3.2.12	1781	2-May	Tain	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	John Urquart	Reference to financial problems viz: 'cred^r that incarcerated me of liberation' & determination to get 'general & final settlement'.	p	p
3.2.13	1780	25-Dec	Tain	‘Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	John Urquart	Financial skulldugery from which 'obliged to yield and be incarcerated here'. Keep secret from wife, Margery, presumably in Stromness.	p	p
3.2.14	1782	28-Mar	London	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	John Urquart	Arrived London, met Mr Brymer who unwilling to give him money for passage to Canada. Not as yet called on Crafts McKay.	p	p
3.2.15	1782	1-May	Portsmouth	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	John Urquart	Under 'orders to sail this night or tomorrow under convoy of the Assistance (?) a 50 gunn ship'. 'two rich French prizes being this day brought in here'.	p	p
3.2.16	1813	19-Jan	Stromness	‘Dear Brother’ John Johnston	Marjorie Urquart	Acknowledging receipt of £8 & £5 per son in law W^m Patterson	p
3.2.17	1813	9-Nov	Coubister	‘Dear Brother’ John Johnston, Gear	Marjorie Urquart	Confirming she will take something (obscured) for £15.	p
3.2.18	1782	30-Dec	Tain	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	James Urquart	News from brother John Urquhart in Canada, Carleton Island then Niagara. James planning to join him there.	p	p
3.2.19	1780	1-Nov	Stromness	‘Dear Brother’ John Johnston, 54 Hounsditch, London	Marjorie Urquart	'happy to hear of your coming safe to London'	p	p
3.2.20	1779	11-Sep	Thurso	‘Dear Brother’ John Johnston, Stromness	John Urquart	Complaint about missed meeting with Mr Falconer. Blames Miss Nancy.	p	p
3.2.21	1797	3-Jun	Stromness (or Kilmarnock ?)	‘Dear Johnston’	Mathew Macknider, Kilmarnock	Visiting aged parents, left Quebec last fall. News of John & Henry Taylor. Affairs of the estate of late Henry Taylor 'not in a favourable way'.	p	p
3.2.22	1797	23-Aug	Kilmarnock	‘Dear Johnston’ John Johnston, Stromness	Mr M.Macnider	Regrets unable to visit Orkney before returning to Canada.	p	p

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