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Petitions for charity to be dispensed by the Incorporation

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Supplication of John Mau to be released from the Tolbooth Jail
Supplication of John Mau to be released from the Tolbooth Jail
Petition of William Sinclair, barber in Leith
Petition of William Sinclair, barber in Leith
Payment to Robert Wilson, barber in respect of his "necessitous condition"
Payment to Robert Wilson, barber in respect of his "necessitous condition"
Petition of Catherine Brown, relict of the deceased Peter Novie chirurgian barber
Petition of Catherine Brown, relict of the deceased Peter Novie chirurgian barber
Petition of William Cameron requesting assistance to support his wife and children
Petition of William Cameron requesting assistance to support his wife and children
Act for payment to Widow Noyer, Katharine Brown
Act for payment to Widow Noyer, Katharine Brown
Act in favour of Jean Paterson, relict of the chirurgian, William Burnet
Act in favour of Jean Paterson, relict of the chirurgian, William Burnet
Act to defray the cost of making a coffin for the relict of William Burnet (Part 2)
Act to defray the cost of making a coffin for the relict of William Burnet (Part 2)
Act to defray the cost of making a coffin for the relict of William Burnet (Part 1)
Act to defray the cost of making a coffin for the relict of William Burnet (Part 1)
Act of the Edinburgh Incorporation of Chirurgian Apothecaries in favour of John Carmmichaell
Act of the Edinburgh Incorporation of Chirurgian Apothecaries in favour of John Carmmichaell
Order by the Incorporation "having considered the deplorable condition of Mary Russell"
Order by the Incorporation "having considered the deplorable condition of Mary Russell"
Act of the Incorporation in favour of the episcopal clergy
Act of the Incorporation in favour of the episcopal clergy
Petition to the Incorporation on behalf of widow McCulloch for "her poor fatherless children"
Petition to the Incorporation on behalf of widow McCulloch for "her poor fatherless children"
Petition on behalf of Ludovick Lindsay "to relieve his present misery" and describing his poverty
Petition on behalf of Ludovick Lindsay "to relieve his present misery" and describing his poverty
Petition on behalf of Sarah Maxton to "take my depressed and desolate condition to serious consideration"
Petition on behalf of Sarah Maxton to "take my depressed and desolate condition to serious consideration"
John Wingate receipt for annual subscription to the indigent of the Episcopal clergy
John Wingate receipt for annual subscription to the indigent of the Episcopal clergy
Receipt for £3 bounty as the Incorporation's proportion for the distressed of the Episcopal clergy
Receipt for £3 bounty as the Incorporation's proportion for the distressed of the Episcopal clergy
Receipt for £18 Scots to John Henersone, treasurer to the Crafts of Edinburgh, and Mary Erskine, their Maiden Hospital
Receipt for £18 Scots to John Henersone, treasurer to the Crafts of Edinburgh, and Mary Erskine, their Maiden Hospital