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Ihe Hospital of Ii.verness. 503
THE HOSPITAL OF INVERNESS
AND
DUNBAR'S HOSPITAL.
(By Captain DOUGLAS WLMBERLEY).
CHAPTER XI.
>George Scheviz, Treasurer, 177810 1788.—Kenneth Scheviz, 1788-89.—Their
Joint Account passed, and Discharge granted.^One of the Ministers
Libiarian.—Property representing Provost Dunbar's two Mortifications
Sold, and proceeds Lent at Interest.—Proposal to Lend Hospital Stock
on Heritable Security only.—Thomas Young, Treasurer, 1789 to 1805.
His excellent system of keeping the Accounts.— Details thereof.
Accounts rendered annually.— Increase of Stock. = A clear State-
ment of Capital Stock.—Loans to Magistrates Consolidated, and one
Bond granted, and soon after paid up. —Calder's Mortification paid.— State'
ment of Hospital Funds in 1804, and at his death.—Some Notes from
Session Minutes.- -Session at this time Sjle Managers for the Poor.
Bailie Young's Bequest for Young's Pensioners.—Alex. Murray, Treasurer!
1805 to 1 8 10.—His Accounts also well kept.—Amount of Capital and
Income.—Proposal by Provost and others to Borrow from Kirk Session.
Loan to Glengarry on Heritable Security.—Rev. Thos. l->aser, interivi
Treasurer.
GEORGE SCH]-:VIZ held office from November,
1778, till early in 1788, when his son Kenneth was
•appointed his successor, and held office for a short time,
apparently till his death. A joint account of their intro-
missions was made up by Alexander Sche\ iz, son of the
former and brother of the latter, and representative of both,
and submitted to a Committee, b}' whom it was passed on
13th March, 1789; and a new Hospital Treasurer, Thomas
Young, appointed, i8th August in the same year ; Mr
Simon Fraser having been previously appointed Reparation
Treasurer, the previous \-ear. This account is of a very
meagre description, apparently dealing only with their
actual intromissions. The total of the Charge side is
^.^1874 I OS 4d, items of principal and interest being all
shown in one column ; and the Discharge, made out in the
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