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The Hospital of Inverness. 5 1
benefactor to the poor of Inverness in perpetuity. By
deed dated 1799, and codicil dated 1803, ^^ disponed to
and in favour of his successor for the time being in the
office of Hospital and Kirk Treasurer of Inverness, and to
the ministers and elders forming the Kirk-Session of Inver-
ness, the whole residue of his estate, after providing for
certain special bequests ; by the codicil, which somewhat
alters the provisions of the will in regard to the beneficiaries,
the proceeds are to be given to as many pensioners,
natives of Inverness, as the fund would support. £2 being
given to each annually, with a preference for the indigent
blind, lame, and bed-ridden, not being common beggars,
the names being enrolled in a book, entitled " Bailie
Young's Pensioners." and the Trustees' transactions
respecting the management of the fund to be kept separate
and distinct therein. This has been duly attended to.
The value of the estate proved to be about ^1600.
On Bailie Young's death, the Session, on 27th February,,
appointed the ministers a Committee to inspect the Hospital
accounts, with instructions to look out tor a fit person to.
succeed him, and to make out a new statement of the
Hospital funds, to be ready to be given over to the new
Treasurer, and the Rev. A. Fraser was requested to make
up a state of the accounts, to receive rents, and pay necessary
demands in the meantime.
Mr Alexander Murray succeeded Bailie Young, and
was appointed Hospital Treasurer on i6th y\pril, 1805, and,
held office till his death, about April, 18 10. He was granted.
£,i^ per annum for prompt payment, and had to find a
cautioner for his intromissions. The account books and
proper statement were handed over to him about the end
of May, with a balance of ;^3i is 7d out of a rent received
during the mter-regninn. He was required to continue the
practice of rendering his accounts yearly in May. His
accounts are well kept, and in his time a separate account
began to be kept in another book, with details of disbursements,
as a voucher, which is still preserved. He credits
himself with ^5 5s salary till 1808, and with ^Tio afterwards.
The amount of the capital taken over by him
at his entry, including the value of real
property was ... ••• ;^358o o O
together with interest due ... ... ... 225 o o
and a cash balance due by Bailie Young's
executors ... ... ... ... 12 13 5^
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