THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES THE “KINTYRE” FILES - 02b - 1768 to 1995 http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/ An online search of the files related to Kintyre, the steamers and services on the Clyde and West Highlands and the files related to Knapdale and Kilberry produced nearly 7,000 results, the main problem being that these files, presented online in tabled batches of ten, need to be ‘re-tabled’ so that they can be presented in chronological order, a long and time-consuming process. Though the results of the ‘re-tabling’ process are not ‘pleasing to the eye’, the successive addition of ‘re-edited’ tables distorting the widths of individual columns and Microsoft Word programs steadfastly refusing to correct the columns widths to uniform widths, it remains that the work(s) are at least ‘serviceable’ in that, probably for the first time, the user can gain any proper historical view of ‘Kintyre On Record’, from the 1300’s onwards to at least the 1990’s. Not helping in these mateers of ‘uniformity’ is the fact that, any additional detail found on the files, that seen if one clicks on the file references, has been added to the file entries, rather than require users to do this for themselves and the detail, at a glance, often suggests to the user that it is worthwhile actually going to Edinburgh to further explore particular files. The original idea had been to list all 7,000 ‘Kintyre-related’ files in a single document but, in view of the results of processing the first ‘Kintyre-related’ file, a single such document might run well in excess of 1,500-pages and, because of its size, bebe unlikely not only to upload to the internet but too be impossible for those with slow, ‘dial-up’ internet connections, bebe impossible to download too. Only by splitting the various files into, at least initially, geographical groupings can these files be put online and, given that they could be uploaded and downloaded in Microsoft Word format, anyone so inclined could then merge all the various tables and, selecting the first column of the then completed ‘composite’ table, the column with all the uniformly listed dates, byby using the ‘Table/A-Z Sort’ on the Microsoft Word program’s toolbar, it MIGHT be possible to chronologically list all the file entries, THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT PROCESS THIS MIGHT WORK and the end product would undoubtably look ‘messy’, even though ‘serviceable’ enough to use using ‘’Edit/Find’ facility on the Microsoft Word program’s toolbar to look for entries of particular interest. 11 1768 CH1/2/110 General Assembly Papers, Main Series Part 2 Description - Bound ff.1-29. Shotts settlement case. ff.30-52. Glendevon settlement case. ff.53-65. Case of James Frazer, younger, of Upper Barr, accused by Sarah McClellan in parish of Kirkpatrick Durham, as father of her child. ff.66-76. Excambion of glebe of Dalton in presbytery of Lochmaben. ff.77-84. St Ninian's settlement case - David Thomson, minister at Gargargunnock, presented by Sir John Stewart of Allanbank bt., as patron. ff.85-111. Papers relating to refusal of presbytery of Paisley to admit William Turner, elder from Greenock, as member of said presbytery. 22 ff.112-20. Case of William Cruden, formerly minister at Logie-Pert, in presbytery of Brechin, who accepted a call from a relief congregation in Glasgow. Including: (ff.119-20) Letter from William Cruden to moderator of synod of Angus and Mearns. Glasgow, 15 April 1768. Complaining of charge made against him by presbytery of Brechin. ff.121-4. Denny settlement case - Thomas Fergus, presented by the crown, or James Steven, presented by Lady Stirling of Harbertshire. ff.125-7. Petition of presbytery of Earlston to change place of meeting of presbytery from Earlston to Lauder. ff.128-31. Process, presbytery of Peebles, against Dr David 33 Dickson, formerly minister of Newlands. ff.132-3. Petition of Joseph Williamson, John Dalrymple and Alexander Bruce, advocates, to Assembly. Suggesting that a roll of private causes should be made up as in other courts which would tend greatly to the despatch of business before the Assembly and convenience of all concerned. ff.134-5. Reference from synod of Aberdeen anent marriage between John Yule in parish of Kincardine and Christian Berrie in parish of Leochel, his former wife's half niece. f.136. Certificate in favour of Mrs Mary Duncanson, relict of Mr Walter Stuart, minister of Ashkirk, residing in parish of Old Grayfriars, Edinburgh. ff.137-65. New 44 applications. Including: (ff.147-8) Memorial for presbytery of Garioch anent building kirk and manse in a centrical position for parishes of Keithhall and Kinkell. ff.166-89. Overtures, returns and reports. ff.190-305. Royal Bounty papers. Including: (ff.195-8) Report of the sub committee to consider the scheme and new applications, 11 July 1768. (ff.199-202) Scheme of missionaries, 1 Nov. 1768 - 1 Nov. 1769. (f.205) Letter from Donald Macleod, Lochcarron, to the moderator of the Commission for managing the Royal Bounty. 16 April 1768. Difficulties of Mr James Robertson, minister at Lochbroom; his need for a catechist; 55 progress of popery in the braes of, parishes of Kintail and Lochalsh owing to proximity of Strathglass, where a popish priest resides; the people are intermixed in the summer time at their grazings, but the ministers of Lochalsh and Kintail are old and infirm and cannot follow their people to the hills in the summer or to counteract the efforts of the trafficking priests of Strathglass; the parish of Gairloch contains above 2,800 souls, of which about 1,008 only reap the advantage of catechists, while there are four places of worship within the parish. (ff.214-18) Report of sub committee, and scheme of missionaries, 1767-8. (ff.245) Minutes of committee, 27 July 1768 anent positions of catechists and schools. (ff.247-56) Papers relating to state of health of Mr 66 Woodrow, schoolmaster at Tarbert, and school under his charge. (f.263) State of the charge annexed to the mission of Amulrie, 1768, giving details of farms in parish and of numbers of occupants, communicants and catechisable persons, and their distance from Amulrie and the parish church. (ff.266-7) State of the united parishes of Bramar and Crathie for the year 1768, giving details of protestant and papist in both parishes. (ff.273-4) State of the mission of Arasaig in parish of Ardnamurchan presented to presbytery of the Mull, 3 May 1768 ... by Angus Macaulay, missionary. (ff.276-86) States of Uist, Rannoch and Ross, Laggan, Glenco and Glenek, and Aross, with list of scholars at school at Aross, 24 March 1768 (f.284). 77 (ff.295-6) State of the mission in the heights of the parishes of Kincardine and Creich by Mr George Rainy, missionary. (ff.298-9) Petition of Alexander Macintosh, schoolmaster at Kenlocharkaig in parish of Kilmaly, county of Inverness, for financial assistance to enable him to continue catechising part of parish adjacent to roman catholics of Knoydart, Arrisaig and Moydart. With another petition in his favour addressed to presbytery of Abertarph by various inhabitants of Locharkaig (specified), (ff.300-1). (ff.302-4) More papers relating to John Woodrow, schoolmaster at Tarbert in presbytery of Kintyre. (f.305) Petition of Mr John Mill, minister at Dunrossness, for a successor to Mr John Shephard, missionary minister for Fairisle, Foula and Skerries 88 who died at Aberdeen in April last. f.306. Overture from presbytery of Dunkeld. Commissioners for the Annexed Estates: Road and Bridges Letters 1768 – 1783 Description - Letters relating to the construction of roads from: Marquis of Lorne (labour of soldiers on road from head of River Tay to Loch Rannoch); 1768 E727/35 Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster (Caithness roads); Henry Home, Lord Kames, the overseers, and George Drummond, younger of Blair (road between Stirling and bridge of Drip); Duke of Argyll (Kintyre and Knapdale roads). Minutes in process at the instance of Mr. Alexander Hossack, minister of Jura and Colonsay, against Archibald Campbell of Jura concerning new glebe at Killearnadale 16 Feb 1768 Description - In dorso: Interlocutor, dated 27 Feb. 1768 - 02 GD64/1/140 1768, of the Lord Ordinary remitting to Mr. John - 16 Wodrow, minister, and Mr. Duncan Shaw, tacksman in Islay, to mark out a glebe upon any of the farms of Crackaig, Feoline or Knocknafeoliman equally good in quality to glebe designed by the Presbytery of Kintyre on farm of Kilarnadale. 1769 CH1/2/111 General Assembly Papers, Main Series Description - Bound ff.1-50. Process before presbytery of Perth against David Moncrief, minister at Redgorton, 99 session clerk and elders thereof, relating to complaint by George Fraser, minister at Moneydie, that session of Redgorton had been slack in discipline, giving as an example the case of Mr Mckewan, whose wife complained of ill treatment, left him and resided at the manse of Moneydie. ff.51-60. St Ninian's settlement case - David Thomson, minister at Gargunnock, presented by Sir John Stuart of Allanbank, bt., to which objection is made by presbytery of Stirling which claims presentation jure devoluto. ff.61-72. St Monance settlement case - Alexander Small, minister at Kirkmichael, presented by Alexander, earl of Balcarres, as patron, or Archibald Gillies, presented by the crown. ff.73-142. Case of parish of Crieff - 1010 minister's neglect of his duties and accusation of drunkenness, including petition by Thomas Stewart, the minister, (ff.75-6). ff.143-6. Reference from presbytery of St Andrews relating to case of James Smith and Robert Ferrier, ministers at Newburn and Largo, anent their signatures to the formula.