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

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Security of the Property to enable me to be relieved from Ramsay’s Trustees at this time and prevent the necessity of further legal proceedings on the part of Mr R’s Trustees. (Signed) John Peter Senr. On considering which the Meeting unanimously resolved to adhere to their former resolution come to a Meeting held on 16 th December 1846 with the addition of Mr David Peter his son as collateral security. At Dundee the 18 th day of May 1848 At a Meeting of the General Committee held within Mr Rollo’s office at ½ past seven o’clock in the evening Convener Spankie in the Chair The Convener stated to the Meeting that Mr John Peter had expressed verbally to him his readiness to pay two hundred pounds towards liquidation of his Bond and to grant the security of his son David as a Collateral Security, as arranged at last General Meeting; And the Committee unanimously agreed to recommend such be accepted and that Mr David Peter grant Bill for the Four hundred pounds payable one day after date, a Back Letter to be given to him restricting the same as a security for the Balance of Principal in the Bond, and Interest to arise thereon and on Mr Peter granting a Letter stating his readiness to pay and grant said Security, the Meeting authorised the Clerk to send the requisite Papers to Ramsay’s Agents to prepare the Discharge, and after being revised and adjusted, the same to be laid before a General Meeting for approval and signature. At Dundee the Ninth day of August Eighteen hundred and forty eight at a Meeting of the Standing committee held this evening within Mr Rollo’s Office at Seven o’clock Convener Spankie in the chair The Clerk stated that having received a Letter from Mr John Peter in terms of last Minute he sent the requisite Papers to Messers Shaw, Reid & Mr McLauchlan Agents for Ramsay’s Trustees in order to prepare the Discharge which was afterwards revised and now returned on the Requisite stamp for signature and which was laid before the meeting; he farther stated that he had given in the Assignation of Peters Bond by Mr Ogilvie to the Trustees to be recoded in the Burgh Register of Sasines which was absolutely necessary to complete the Trustees Title to the Bond or to enable them to Discharge the same and he recommended that the Assignations to the other Bonds should likewise be recorded as there was no real vested right to them till such was done. The Clerk farther laid before the Meeting a Draft of the Bill or Promissory Note to be taken from Mr David Peter and the relative Back Letter to be granted by him which being considered by the Meeting were approved of; But as the discharge proceeds on the Narrative that the parties in right of the Bond have been requested to grant the same by the Trustees the Meeting resolved to call a General Meeting of the Trustees to lay the whole matter before them and get their sanction to call upon the parties in right of the Bond to execute the Discharge – and the Clerk was instructed to call a General Meeting for Monday first at one o’clock. At Dundee the Seventeenth day of August Eighteen hundred and forty eight at a General Meeting of the Trustees on the late Mr James Pullar’s Mortification held this evening within Mrs Hoods Hall St Clements Lane at one o’clock Revd. James Thomson in the chair The Minutes of last General Meeting being read also the Back Letter to be granted to Mr David Peter and the Promissory Note to be taken from Him – were approved of. The meeting unanimously agreed to call upon the Parties in right of the Bond and Disposition by Mr John Peter to sign the Discharge to Mr John Ramsay’s Trustees – which was read to the Meeting and approved of and the Clerk instructed accordingly and empowered to grant the said letter and the meeting farther instruct the Clerk to get a valuation of the Properties over which the Bonds held for behoof of the Trust extends – by Messers James Samson & William Robertson Masons. 26
Sir Copy Letter referred to in the foregoing Minute Dundee 29 th august 1848 David Peter Esq, Merchant Dundee At a General Meeting of the Trustees on the late Mr John Pullar’s Mortification held on the seventeenth August I was appointed in name & on behalf of the said Trustees to intimate to you that altho’ you have granted your promissory Note per £400 payable to James Spankie Esq. Convener of the Nine Incorporated Trades of Dundee & Alexander Keay Session Clerk there for Behoof of the Trustees on said Mortification of Date the 29 th Instant and payable one day after date the same is held as a Collateral Security only for the sum of £400 & corresponding Interest penalties & expenses if incurred being the Balance due on a Bond & Disposition under reversion granted by Mr John Peter your Father and the now deceased John Ramsay late Merchant in Dundee to the Trustees of said Mortification of Date the 25 th November 1831 or for any deficiency that may arise in the event of a Sale by said Trustees of the Property thereby convened (the said Promissory note having been accepted as an equivalent for et obligation come under by the said John Ramsay in said Bond & Disposition his Trustees having been Discharged in Consequence of the same & £200 paid to account of the Principal in the Bond) and the said Trustees shall not be at liberty to negotiate said Bill to proceed with Diligence thereon until said Balance is ascertained by a sale as aforesaid. (Signed) D. W. Rollo Clerk to Pullar's Mortification Minute of Committee omitted to be engrossed from the Scroll Minute Book At Dundee the Twelfth day of December Eighteen hundred and fifty five At a Meeting of the members of Committee of Management on Pullar’s Mortification held this evening within Mr Rollo’s Office at Seven o’clock Mr Christie was chosen Chairman …Mr Rollo reported that Mr McDonald’s properties were offered for sale on the 15 th November last, the Seagate property at the upset price of £330 and Milnbank property at £230 in terms of Minute of 8 th October last. The Seagate property was purchased by Mr Thomas Walker at £377 and there were no offers for the Milnbank property and that he had not yet received the Draft of the Disposition from Mr Walker although he had applied for it. The Meeting Resolved to recommend that the property at Milnbank should be re-exposed for sale at a reduced upset price about the end of February next… 27
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