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Contract of feu between William Burnes and Alexander Campbell, 22 June 1756

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Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/03/03/12
Alt. number
3.6000
Date
22 June 1756
On display
No
Creator
Burnes, William (Author)
Campbell, Alexander (Author)
Recipient
Campbell, Alexander

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Description

Contract of feu between William Burnes and Alexander Campbell, 22 June 1756. 2 leaves, folio.

William Burnes, Gardener for present at Doonside-miln, of 7 acres and 18 falls of Alexander Campbell's property in the Barony of Alloway, Parish and shire of Ayr, dated 22nd June, 1756.

This contract of feu concerns the land on which William Burnes afterwards built the "auld clay biggen" to which he brought his bride in 1757 and in which his eldest son was born on 25th January, 1759.
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  1. Letters, documents and ephemera regarding the family of Robert Burns ( )
  2. Letters and Documents Related to William Burnes ( )
  3. Contract of feu between William Burnes and Alexander Campbell, 22 June 1756
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