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Photocopied letter to Duke of Argyll from John M Geekie, 31/8/1872.

Letter detailing methods of payment of the Seaweed Company to their workforce, and their application for land to graze horses.

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Poor pay conditions and lack of transport in 1872

Letter to the Duke of Argyll from John Geekie dated 31 August 1872, stating his concerns about the manner in which the seaweed company pays its workforce (in goods rather than money), and the consequent difficulty in finding horses to hire to transport the company`s product.

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