Account `The Lamonts of Tiree` by Gene Donald Lamont.
History and origins of the Lamonts of Tiree.
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Photocopied letter dated 2/6/1885 from Donald Paterson in Patagonia to his brother John.
Letter dated 2nd June 1885 from Donald Paterson in Patagonia to his brother John in Tiree asking for his birth certificate to be sent so he can legally take possession of his land there.
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Photocopied letter dated 28/9/1885 from Donald Paterson in Patagonia to his brother.
Letter dated 28th September 1885 from Donald Paterson in Patagonia to his brother asking if there are any Tiree men who would work as shepherds on his sheep farm.
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Photocopied letter from Patagonia dated 5/6/1913 to George Paterson.
Letter from the accountant of `Compania Frigorifica de Patagonia` dated 5th June 1913 to George Paterson in Tiree sending £28 from his father Donald, the company`s stock approver, for two passages from Liverpool to Patagonia.
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Photocopied letter dated 14/7/1917 from Donald Paterson in Patagonia to his son.
Letter dated 14th July 1917 from Donald Paterson in Patagonia to his son promising to send him £30 for his fare to Patagonia where he can work as a shepherd and see his brother Dannie and his sister Sarah who is in the Falklands.
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Photocopied letter dated 26/2/1933 from George Paterson of Crossapol to his sister Sarah in the Falklands.
Letter dated 26th February 1933 from George Paterson of Crossapol to his sister Sarah in the Falklands giving family news and mentioning the youngest brother Hugh in Patagonia.
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Composition `For My Family` by Anne Tomlin (nee Lorimer), about memories of Tiree, ca 1895
Extract from a privately published volume by Anne Tomlin (1874-1970) about a visit to the Lodge around 1895 where she witnessed the funeral of Donald MacKinnon of Lodge Farm, the father of Rev. Hector MacKinnon who attended the funeral; she also writes about ferry travel and the `Dunara Castle`. Includes a covering letter from her grand-nephew Patrick Lorimer, Millport House, Hynish, giving information about Anne Tomlin.
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Project folder `From Farm to Restaurant` produced by Primary Class 6 and 7 in 1994-5
Project folder produced by P6/7 in 1994-5 or the Royal Highland Show Schools Shield 1992-3 and which contains photographs and an account of the project.
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Folder with typewritten account `The Buildings of Tiree` by Geoffrey Stell, ca 1970.
Typewritten account `The Buildings of Tiree` by Geoffrey Stell typed on paper from publishers Gee & Co of the Strand, London, plus an accompanying map of Tiree hand-drawn by Mary Robertson.
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Scrapbook produced by Primary 6/7 in 1994-5.
Scrapbook of 14 pages with 40 colour photographs of the children in P6/7 in 1994-5 taken around the island.