Bundle 3-3

	Year	Date	Place	Letter to:	Letter from:	Subject:	Scanned	Transcript
3.3.1	1770	10-Aug	London	‘Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	William Halcro	In company with 'your daughter', (Margaret ?). Reference to Vander Snook, also Crukshank	p	p
3.3.2	1773	4-Jan	London	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston	William Halcro	Just arrived back from Indian voyage, wife well but child died at 6 months.	p	p
3.3.3	1780	28-Sep	Stromness	‘Dear Brother’, John Johnston	Margaret Halcro	Seeking news of Mr Halcro & Uncle John. 'I wish Mr Halcro may send for me to come to Quibake'.	p	p
3.3.4	1769	3-Oct	Kirkwall	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Robert Laing	Concerning Mr Halcro's estate. 'I must begg the favour that he’ll step over & see my mother'.	p	p
3.3.5	1763	4-May	Kirkwall	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Robert Laing	Enquiring of the financial situation of 'the estate', probably Coubister (?) as ref. to brother in law & father in law.	p	p
3.3.6	1752	15-Jan	Kirkwall	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Robert Laing	Settlement of 'bills' with contra charge for James Young on Alex^r Graham	p	p
3.3.7	1749	5-Jun	Kirkwall	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Robert Laing	Settlement of a/c. 'hope to catch the weding at your place so that I may have a kiss & a dance'.	p	p
3.3.8	1783	16-Nov	Quebec	‘Honoured Parents’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	‘Your affectionate & dutiful daughter’ Margaret Halcro	Arrived Quebec 15 June. News that 'Uncle James is just to be married', my brother 'on a very good footing with Uncle and Mr Purse'.	p	p
3.3.9	1769	16-Sep	Kirkwall	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Robert Laing	Concerning purchase of Mr Halcro's estate, or its value. Refers to his brother (Malcolm Laing in Jamaica ?)	p	p
3.3.10	1769	26-Dec	Kirkwall	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Robert Laing	Sending financial details of the Coubister Estate, offering to loan funds to pay off Graemsay, Balfour & others. W^m Halcro in Jamaica in poor health.	p	p
3.3.11	1786	16-Sep	Kirkwall	‘Dear Sir’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Samuel Murray for Robert Laing	Sending a/c with Rob^t Laing. £50 payable.	p	p
3.3.12	1788	17-Mar	Kirkwall	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Samuel Murray for Robert Laing	Sending a/c with Rob^t Laing. Kelp ~£50, cash from Quebec £62	p	p
3.3.13	1788	17-Mar	Kirkwall	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Samuel Murray for Robert Laing	Details of above a/c with Rob^t Laing	p	p
3.3.14	1788	30-Jul	Kirkwall	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Samuel Murray for Robert Laing	Loaning six guineas. Ref to Mr G Laing in Edinburgh.	p	p
3.3.15	1788	6-Aug	Kirkwall	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Samuel Murray for Robert Laing	Sending bill on Gilb^t Meason for £20. Mr Halcro arrived from Edinburgh	p	p
3.3.16	1789	24-Aug	Kirkwall	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Samuel Murray for Robert Laing	Sending a/c with Rob^t Laing	p	p
3.3.17	1788	28-Nov	Kirkwall	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Samuel Murray for Robert Laing	Sending details of a/c with Rob^t Laing	p	p
3.3.18	1811	10-Jan	Edinburgh	John Johnston	Samuel Laing	Responding to request for advance of £100 against kelp for next season.	p
3.3.19	1784	31-Mar	Kirkwall	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Robert Laing	Incensed at meagre bequest by John Johnston to his wife, Robert's sister, Janet Laing.	p	p
3.3.20	1786	22-Dec	Kirkwall	Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Samuel Murray for Robert Laing	Sending a/c with Rob^t Laing	p	p
3.3.21	1833	21-Oct	Papdale	J (James) Johnston of Coubister	Samuel Laing	Asking for payment of £129 share of the legal fees for the Division of the Commonty in Orphir	p
3.3.22	undated	??	??	??	John Johnston ?	Scrap of legal document, rest missing	p

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