Letter from the Duke of Argyll to the widow of John MacKinnon in 1931
Photocopies of an envelope and hand-written letter of condolence from the Duke of Argyll to Mrs John (Margaret) MacKinnon, whose late husband was “the faithful ground officer” to the Duke`s grandfather “during a troubled period on Tiree”. Dated 4 May 1931.
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| Tags: argyll estates , balevullin , factors , land leagues | | Dates: 1880s , 1890s , 1900s , 1910s , 1920s , 1930s | | Townships: balevullin | | Object Types: academia | | People: Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll Niall, Tiree (1872 - 1949) , Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll George, Tiree (1823 - 1900) , MacKinnon, Mr John, Balevullin (1850 - 1931) | Booklet `The Tiree Crofters` Struggle` written by Ailig MacArthur in July 1986.
Account of the Tiree crofters` struggle for land reform written by Ailig MacArthur of Heylipol in 1986, the centenary year of the Crofters Act.
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| Tags: central government and law , chemical work , cottars , crofters and crofting , crofters commission , emigration , greenhill , island house , land leagues , land tenure , local conflicts with authority , mixed farming , ross of mull | | Dates: 1880s , 1890s , 1900s , 1910s , 1920s , 1930s , 1940s , 1950s , 1960s , 1970s , 1980s | | Townships: greenhill | | Object Types: academia | | People: Campbell, 10th Duke of Argyll Niall, Tiree (1872 - 1949) , MacArthur, Mr Alec, Heylipol , MacCallum, Rev Donald, Tiree (1849 - 1929) | Black and white photograph of the 10th Duke of Argyll.
The 10th Duke of Argyll (1872-1949) around 1920. (Original stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 1)
