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1832, Alexander Kennedy’s notes regarding his will
Alexander Kennedy's notes regarding will, 1832.
HBCA, A.36/8 fos. 93a-93b.
Mr Kennedy’s Nephew to Pack up all his things that lay at his lodgings & send those down to the Orkneys – To send them to Mr Forrest Merchant, [illegible] Leith by a ??? & Mr F will send them down by the Margaret Trader.
To apply to Mr Smith on Monday to pay £100 into the hands Berkeley [illegible] Bankers in London for the firm of Sir Will Forbes & Co Banks Edinborough to meet a demand on me the 12th of this month June. Let Mr Smith Esquire authorise Sir Wm Forbes & Co to pay the same sum of £100 to Miss Allan Merchant St Margarets Hope South Ronaldshae
There is a Sum of 7 or 8 Pounds due to Mr Forrest which I wish to be paid out of the money laying in the Bank of Sir Wm Forbes & Co Edinburg & is to be paid on Mr Forrests demand.
There is five Pounds which I desire to be paid to Mr John Sutherland at Knock Hall, St Margarets Hope.
I wish my three Boys to go out to Red River next year & cultive a little Farm there, as a Place affording them more comfort than they can find anywhere else & I wish that W. Smith Esquire will supply them with the means on my account to go there & a sufficient outfit for there [sic] voyage &c to their destination
Alexander Kennedy
June 22nd 1832
Witness J Swain
Received W Smith [illegible]
