Pullar Mortification 1811-1859 Minute Book - Nine Trades of Dundee

5983. 5. 0
Note by Innes Duffus £5983. 5. 0 equates to £265,004.60 in 2002
Copy Re sidue State of James Pullar’s personal Estate
Receipts
Cash in Bank 824. 1. 3
Household furniture bequeathed to Widow 67. 8. 0
Principal sums in Bonds, Bills etc 600. 0. 0
Interest on ditto to death 98.19. 4
Debts on open Accounts 2. 0. 0
Shares of Companys’ 1760.10. 0
Dividends on Ditto to death 233. 0. 0
Real Estate 1760.10. 0
Rents since death 85. 3. 0
Accrued Interest 108.18. 2
5538.15. 5
Payments
Confirmation and Inventory Stamp 126. 0. 2
Funeral Expenses 40. 2. 4½
Expense of Management 230. 4. 1½
Debts on Accounts 48.17. 4
Debts on Bills 268. 5. 7
Legacies Paid 1546. 0. 0
Furniture specially bequeathed to Widow 67. 8. 0 2326.17. 7
3211.17.10
Duty per £321. 3. 9 Sterling being at the rate of 10 per Cent paid on June 1825
Note by Innes Duffus £2326.17. 7 equates to £142,258.15. 0 in 2002
Sederunt of the Trustees of the late James Pullar, Baker in Dundee
23 November 1831
The Factor laid before the Meeting his Letter Book containing the copy of a letter
which he had written to Mr Peddie on the subject of a loan to Mr John Peter & renewing a
Note by Mr Ducat and others to the Trustees of which the following is a Copy:
Dundee 28 Oct 1831
Dear Sir
I told your friend Provost Brown that I would be glad to have a few minutes
conversation when you came to town.
Mr John Peter at Keithock proposes to borrow £500 or £600 on the securities of
certain houses in Dundee which are rented at £48 per Annum. These were exposed at the
upset price of about £650 and might therefore appear rather little for £600 loan. But Mr John
Ramsay, Merchant in Dundee is to join for the regular payment of the Interest at 4½ per Cent
– The money to be for four or five years certain after Marts. next. Mr John Ramsay I consider
to be in very good circumstances & the bound only for the Interest it is almost the same as if
he were bound for the principal.
There is £650 of Mr Pullar’s money lying in the Bank at three per Cent & I shall be
glad to learn if you are agreeable to lend £500 or £600 of this money to Mr Peter.
There was £500 of the Trust funds lent to Mr William Ducat upon a Promissory Note
by him. Messers John Gray & William Gray, Merchants in Dundee, Mr Thomas Smith, Farmer
at Haughs of Kinnaird, Mr Thomas Gray, Merchant in Montrose and the late Mr John Steele,
Merchant in Forfar. In consequence of Mr Steele’s death his family wish to get up his name
from the pro Note and Mrs Ducat proposes to renew it by all the other parties.
I should consider the money would be safe enough but I will require the Trustees
sanction to the change.
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