Digitised copy of Instructions for the chamberlain of Tiree, 1756. These instructions were sent from the Duke of Argyll and include: a steel mill, ditchers, cutting of peats, planting of flaxseed, the mill of Crossapol, encouragement of spinning on the island, repairs to the roof of the Duke’s house in Tiree, tacks, horses.
Digitised Copy instructions for the chamberlain of Tiree, 1752. These instructions were sent from the Duke of Argyll and include: land erosion, the windmill in Scarinish, rents, the industriousness of the inhabitants, paying the minister’s (Alexander McTavish) salary, applying to the Synod of Argyll for the payment of the Bishop’s rent, establishing a flax raiser and spinning school on Tiree. There is no transcript for this item.
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From the archives of the Dukes of Argyll at Inveraray Castle, made available through the Written in the Landscape project.
