 | Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 548 pages
...neither he nor his heirs ever clamed the money : the merchants in expectation of the demand very honeftly put out the fum to intereft. and after a lapfe of...town of Dumfries obtained a gift of it, and applied the fame towards making this ufeful road. Another is now in execution by the military, which is alfo... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1809 - 1102 pages
...he nor his heirs ever claimed the money : the merchants in expectation of the demand very honeftly put out the fum to intereft ; and after a lapfe of...town of Dumfries obtained a gift of it, and applied the fame towards making this ufeful road. Another is now in execution by the military, which is alfo... | |
 | John Pinkerton - 1809 - 964 pages
...the money : the merchants in expectation of the demand very honeftly put out the fum to intereit ; and after a lapfe of more than forty years, the town of Dumfries obtained a gift of it, and applied the fame towards making this ufeful road. Another is now in execution by the military, which is alfo... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 414 pages
...claimed fey him or his heirs. The merchants very honestly put out the sum to interest, and after a lapse of more than forty years, the town of Dumfries obtained a gift of it, and applied it to. -this useful purpose. Visit Wardlaw, a small hill, crowned with a round British camp : near it are the faint... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 pages
...his heirs. The merchants very honest! > iut out the sum to interest, and after a lapse of more tlian forty years, the town of Dumfries obtained a gift of it, and applied it to this useful lurpose. LYON COURT The principal officer in this court is Lyon King at Arms, whose office,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1827 - 412 pages
...merchants, in expectation of the demand, very honestly put out the sum to interest ; and, after a lapse of more than forty years, the town of Dumfries obtained a gift of it, and applied the same towards making this useful road. The Maiden-bower Crag, about a mile east from the town, is... | |
 | William M'Dowall - 1867 - 940 pages
...expectation of the demand, very honestly put out the sum to interest ; and after the lapse of more than fifty years, the town of Dumfries obtained a gift of it, and applied the same to the making of this useful road. Another is now in erection for the military, to facilitate... | |
 | William McDowall - 1867 - 938 pages
...expectation of the demand, very honestly put out the sum to interest; and after the lapse of more than fifty years, the town of Dumfries obtained a gift of it, and applied the same to the making of this useful road. Another is now in erection for the military, to facilitate... | |
 | Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Scotland) - 1876 - 572 pages
...expectation of the demand, very honestly put out the sum to interest ; and after a lapse of more than 40 years, the town of Dumfries obtained a gift of it, and applied the same towards making this useful road. We presume the good folks of Dumfries had concluded that... | |
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Dumfries upon credit : he difappeared, and neither he nor his heirs ever claimed the money : the merchants in expectation of the demand very... 