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142 The Highland Monthly.
THE HOSPITAL OF INVERNESS
AND
DUNBAR'S HOSPITAL.
(By Captain DOUGLAS WIMBERLEY).
CHAPTER VI.
Details of Treasurer Dunbar's Accounts.—Dr Fraser of Chelsea's Mortification
—Treasurer J. Dunbar's Charge : Some Interesting Items.—Mortifications
by Duff of Drummoore, by Helen Baillie, by William Macphaill. —
Securities for the two Bonds of ^2000 each again mentioned. -Amount of
his Charge and of his Dischage.—Some of the Securities for Hospital
Stock, which shows considerable increase.— Shiplands Lands, above the
Hill, viz., Broadstone and Crottertone, bought, 1715.— Shiplands Lands
let by public roup.—Thomas Alves, Treasurer, 1717-21.— His Charge and
Discharge.—Hospital Stock made over to his successor : Increase thereof.
—Treasurer's disregard to Instructions and Intentions of Mortifier.—Mode
of Nominating New Pensioners. —Zeal of Treasurer in securing a Mortification.—
Letter to Laird of Diple.—Report of Visit to Laird of Diple,
and of delivery of Letter.— Second Letter to Laird of Diple.— Report by
Hospital Treasurer, and Diple's reply.— Letter from Laird of Bracko,
relative to promise made by his deceased father, Diple.
RETURNING to Treasurer James Dunbar, his accounts
contain much interesting information, and mention
of further mortifications to the Hospital, as well as of that
by Dr James Fraser of Chelsea, to promote the " buying of
useful books, for the increase of the Library of said Burgh."
His donation amounted to 1000 merks, and he gave the
money in November and December, 17 12, besides books to
the value of about 200 guineas ;
was not granted till 30th April, 1724.
but the deed of donation
Bailie Dunbar's CJiarge as Hospital Treasurer contains
the same items as Bailie Thomson's DiscJiarge, as above
noted, to the amount of ;^ 17,440 lis 2d ; further annual
rents ; some further mortifications, viz., in 17 16, money