Easdale quarriers petition, 1846
Petition
20th August 1846 Petition Crews' Ellenabeich and Easdale for Wheat Flour and a Baker
Unto J.H. Mudie Esq. Manager of the Easdale Slate Works
The Petition of the slate quarriers in the employ of the Easdale Co.
Humbley sheweth
That your Petitioners deeply feel the loss of the Potatoes caused by the failure of the said Crop this year, that they consider it to be injurious to their health to live wholly on Oatmeal and although they do not deprecate the Oatmeal they consider it will greatly promote their comfort and health should you have the goodness to procure for them a quantity of wheat flour without delay and also lake [sic] means to provide a Baker for them who will sell Bread at the Glasgow market price at the same quantity and weight, may it therefore please your honour to take your Petitions and care into your serious consideration and grant their request.
From your Petitioners with ever fray [?]
Easdale 20 Aug 1844
Duncan MacCowan Farbrew[?] John McLean
John McKichen Dugald McPherson
William McGregor Duncan Brown
Alexr. Macintyre Arch. M'Millan
Hugh Campbell John Carmichael
Alex McLeaner [?] John Clark
Nicol MacPhail Donald Clark
John McPherson Colin McGregor
Alexr. M'Callum Archd. M'Donald
Duncan Campbell John M Intyre
John Dickson Alexr. M'William
Don.d McEachern John McKay
Donald M Callum Angus Fletcher
Collin McKay Archd. McIntyre
Peter McGregor William McLean
Edwd McKay John Livingston
Donald McGregor John McGriger
John Campbell
Donald Fletcher
John M Gugan
Alexr. McDougall
Donald McLean
John Macdonald
The cited information was sourced from Letter / Card published by National Archives of Scotland, held in Edinburgh (Ref: GD112/18/13/5) The author/originator was the slate quarriers in the employ of the Easdale Co. This citation is considered to be direct and primary evidence used, or by dominance of the evidence.Unto J.H. Mudie Esq. Manager of the Easdale Slate Works
The Petition of the slate quarriers in the employ of the Easdale Co.
Humbley sheweth
That your Petitioners deeply feel the loss of the Potatoes caused by the failure of the said Crop this year, that they consider it to be injurious to their health to live wholly on Oatmeal and although they do not deprecate the Oatmeal they consider it will greatly promote their comfort and health should you have the goodness to procure for them a quantity of wheat flour without delay and also lake [sic] means to provide a Baker for them who will sell Bread at the Glasgow market price at the same quantity and weight, may it therefore please your honour to take your Petitions and care into your serious consideration and grant their request.
From your Petitioners with ever fray [?]
Easdale 20 Aug 1844
Duncan MacCowan Farbrew[?] John McLean
John McKichen Dugald McPherson
William McGregor Duncan Brown
Alexr. Macintyre Arch. M'Millan
Hugh Campbell John Carmichael
Alex McLeaner [?] John Clark
Nicol MacPhail Donald Clark
John McPherson Colin McGregor
Alexr. M'Callum Archd. M'Donald
Duncan Campbell John M Intyre
John Dickson Alexr. M'William
Don.d McEachern John McKay
Donald M Callum Angus Fletcher
Collin McKay Archd. McIntyre
Peter McGregor William McLean
Edwd McKay John Livingston
Donald McGregor John McGriger
John Campbell
Donald Fletcher
John M Gugan
Alexr. McDougall
Donald McLean
John Macdonald
Miscellaneous papers relative to the Easdale slate quarries.
- Source Notes
- transcribed by David Douglas from original document, 2010
- Source/Citation References (2)
- Occupation: quarrier John Carmichael
- Occupation: slate quarrier Colin McKay