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The His^hland Monthly.
THE HOSPITAL OF INVERNESS
AND
DUNBAR'S HOSPITAL.
(By Captain DOUGLAS WIMBERLEY).
CHAPTER X.
Bailie A. Murray's second period of office up to 1769.—His Charge and Dis-
IT
charge.—Committee's Report.—Necessity for reduced expenditure on
Pensions.—Attention paid by Session to affairs of the Hospital.—Bequest
—
of Books to Library.— Mortification by Donald Calder of 300 Merks.
William Murray, Treasurer, 1769-1778.— His Death.—Report of Com-
mittee on his Accounts.—His Charge and Discharge.— Committee's
particular Report.— Diminution in the Capital Stock.—Annual Audit of
Accounts recommended.—Remarks on the Session's Strictures : their
Authority had been granted for Intromissions.—Losses by Compositions on
Castlehill's and Drakie's Bonds.—Reason for diminution of Capital
.Stock.—Mode of keeping Accounts faulty : effects of this.—Trouble and
expense in connection with Inches' Bonds.—Albert Munro's Mortification.
Difficulty of tracing how any particular Mortification had been Invested.
Discharge f.^und for David Fraser of Fairfield's 1000 Merks.—Dipple's
letter again.— Uses to which the Hospital was put : and divergent views
as to this.— Rent to be charged for rooms in it.—Proposal to use it as a
Pour-House. —Proposal allowed to lapse.
has been already mentioned that BaiHe Andrew
Murray was reappointed Treasurer in 1766 :
that office till January, 1769.
His Charge, which shows the amount of
he
held
stock at the latter date, is of principal
sums transmitted... ... ... .... ^^2613 7 ly^-
Interest upon principal and land rents ... 107 1 5 i^
Balance due to Treasurer ... ... ... 34 6^
His Discharge —
;^3687 16 1
Principal sums in bonds, bills, securities,
&c ^2161 12 2>1-
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