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 10 s. vm. SKPT. 21, 1907.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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To the smith for sugar and other articles, porter. &e., \l. ILs. 3ir/.

To servants for attendance, 10s. 6d. To 2 double tin fife boxes, 6s. 6d. To 2 brass padlocks for do., Is. To painting do. with Inches Volunteers, 11. Is. To putting I. V. on a drum, 3s. 6d. To four double neck cloaths, 11. 4s.

Sept. 2nd,

To postage Sir James Grant, O.H.M. Service, id. To M r Donald the volunteer for a few days he was confined by accident, 2s. 6rf.

Paid the additional drum out of my own poket, 8*.

Sept. 5th.

Paid the Fuzil Man who [sic] I have kept on the strength of the Company at the rate of 3s. p. week,

2 pay ts do. for do. at do., 15s.

3 pay ts do. for do. at do., 15s.

Oct. 6th.

Paid M r Donald Mclntosh for which he has my letters which he promised to destroy, 51. 5s. For a bonnet box, 3-*. Qd. For D r Wilson, Is. 6d.

Oct. 19th.

Paid for drink for the Volunteers, 4s. Paid the annual subscription for the Northern Meeting for the years 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, at 21. 2s. per annum, 87. 8s. Paid the bills for the week for do., 21. 8s. Id.

Oct. 30th.

Paid the additional drum boy 5 weeks pay, 10s. Paid the Fuzil man for do., 15s.

Nov. 10th.

Sundries for ten days past, 5s. 6d. A pair of shoe buckles, 6s. Drum heads, 6s. 6d.

Paid the Drum Major for teaching the Drum Boy, 21.

Nov. 23rd.

Paid Fraser the glover for the officers, non- commissioned, drum, fyfes, piper, & part of the men per account given in, 81. 12s.

Dec. 4th.

Paid extra drum, 10s. Paid the piper for 4 weeks, 16s. Advanced Mrs. Robertson, 31. To making 9 pair thistles for officers & non-com officers, 18s.

Dec. 16th.

For Mr. McPherspn & Donald McGillavry's enlist ment per account given in, 31. 9s. 6d.

Jan. 1st, 1798.

To whisky for the Volunteers New Year's day

. 3d.

For a targit, [blank].

Paid for making ball cartridges for captain anc officers, 17s. 6d.

Paid McGillavray the taylor for making cockade for the men, M.

Jan. 12th.

For an anker of whisky for the Volunteers dance [blank].

For bread & cheese for do., 11.

For sugar & lemons & candles for do., [blank].

For the Fyfes and Drums shoes per account 14s. 8d.

Urquhart hair dresser per account given in,. /. 3s. llrf.

Jan. 18th.

A pair Assembly gloves, 2s. 2d.

Paid for a family bible which I gave to Mrs. lobertson, 11. 12s.

Jan. 20th.

Paid McGrigors balance & Frasers accounts, 101.

For horse hire to Ross Shire and servant for do. or 8 days, 11. Is.

For travelling expences for do., 11. 4s. 6d.

For gunsmith for repairing the Companies arms,. I. Is.

Feb. 10th.

Paid the piper for the last 5 weeks pay, 11.

Paid the extra fyfe, 10s.

Feb. 20th.

Advanced McGillavray the taylor for Comp y loathing, 31.

Feb. 25th. Paid do. per account, 21. 13s. d.

March 17th.

The last 5 weeks pay to extra drum, 10s. Card Club different times, 10s. Paid McGillavray the taylor for mens cloathing. >er account, 21M. 5s. 6d. Freight powder, 6s. Shore dues & cartidge [sic], lOd.

March 27th.

Drink to the Volunteers, 4. 3s. Postage Sir J. Grant, 4d. Postage agent, Is. 2d.

May 1st. ,'.-,*

To a ball and supper, 16s. 6d. Sundries, 6s. 5ia.

May 10th.

Inches at M r Sinclair's, 12s. Qd. Paid Inches bill at do., 9s. Paper, pens, and ink, 4s.

May 26th. A small trunk, 6s. Postage to Lisbpri, 2s. 8d. A small ink stand, 2s. Black silk handkerchief, 6s. Qd. Forbis & Roses weddings, 14s. Account McKinzie for boots and shoes, &c.,. 31. 10s. Qd.

June 9th.

Drummer and fyfes, 18s. Powder and shot, 4s. M r McLeod painter, 31. 3s. Piper, 11. Extra fyfe, 10s.

June 20th.

Paid for a damask tablecloth and overlaye for M Robertson, 61.

July 2nd.

Paid Lieut. D. McPherson his full pay from the 18th May, 1797, to the 30th June, 1798, 25/. 4s. lid.

Paid Lieut. John Ettles his full pay from 18th May, 1797, to the 30th June, 1798, 201. 9s. 3d.

July 4th.

Paid for sundries for the family during Inches absence, 31. 4s. 6d.

August 12th. Game licence, 31. 3s. Powder & shot, 6s. 6d.