Balfour of Balfour and Trenabie Papers
TitleBalfour of Balfour and Trenabie Papers
ReferenceD2/12/7
Date
2nd December 1836 - 31st December 1836
Scope and ContentLetters to Thomas Balfour M.P. from friends, family and constituents. Includes:
1.Malcolm Cowan, London, informing him that he has been appointed editor of the Chester Chronicle "an old established Moderate Paper". 12 December.
2.George Ritchie, Westray Manse, asking for subscription towards the West side school, Westray which is also supported by Captain William Balfour Dr [Thomas Stewart] Tram etc. 13 December
3.Andrew Duncan, junior, Lerwick - call made for him to settle his overdraft with the National Bank of Scotland while awaiting payment of his fees in [Gifford of] Busta case, and desiring loan. 13 December
4.J Beatton, Stromness to John Baikie concerning the Orkneymen on board the five ice-bound whalers. These men had evidently become political pawns and the information sought about them by Thomas Balfour had been sent to his opponent, Dundas in order that he might gain advantage by prevailing upon the government to provide a hospital ship for "the relief of our poor Countrymen should it please Providence to rescue them from the ice". 14 December.
5.William Malcolm, Firth Manse concerning two women in his parish, Margaret Lyon, widow of Magnus Hourston and Jean Knarston, sister of .... Knarston. Both had been left practically destitute by the deaths of the men at Davis Straits the previous year. 14 December 1836
6.Revd P Learmonth, Stromness - "I understand there are a hundred men belonging to our Islands detained this Season, in the ice-bound whalers at Davis Straits. Could not something be done, if not for the families of these men, at least to make similar arrangement, as Captain Ross caused to be made last Spring? I feel that this important matter is too much overlooked by us. Without preparation...we would be placed here in a very serious predicament, were any of the vessels to arrive, with their crew in the same state of debility & sickness as they were on their arrival formerly." 19 December.
7.James Forbes, South Ronaldsay regarding Mr Sandbach and his interest in Orkney birds. 19 December.
8.G W Phillips, Whitehall, - reply to Thomas Balfour's letter of 14 December desiring that a ship should be sent to Stromness with medicines and provisions for the whalers which were overdue. 22 December.
9.J Beatton, Stromness concerning the ice-bound whalers suggesting possibility of starting a petition for fitting up a vessel "as an Hospital - having experienced Medical officers, and plenty of stores on board, be immediately dispatched to this place to wait the arrival of the Ice bound vessels - and two or three of the Whalers should sail early in February to Davis Straits in quest of those missing." 24 December.
10.Miss D Campbell, Fort Charlotte, Shetland with her proposal to establish a "School of Industry" there. 31 December.
11.William Traill of Woodwick - religious controversy and the "Voluntary Demon" in Kirkwall. 31 December.
1.Malcolm Cowan, London, informing him that he has been appointed editor of the Chester Chronicle "an old established Moderate Paper". 12 December.
2.George Ritchie, Westray Manse, asking for subscription towards the West side school, Westray which is also supported by Captain William Balfour Dr [Thomas Stewart] Tram etc. 13 December
3.Andrew Duncan, junior, Lerwick - call made for him to settle his overdraft with the National Bank of Scotland while awaiting payment of his fees in [Gifford of] Busta case, and desiring loan. 13 December
4.J Beatton, Stromness to John Baikie concerning the Orkneymen on board the five ice-bound whalers. These men had evidently become political pawns and the information sought about them by Thomas Balfour had been sent to his opponent, Dundas in order that he might gain advantage by prevailing upon the government to provide a hospital ship for "the relief of our poor Countrymen should it please Providence to rescue them from the ice". 14 December.
5.William Malcolm, Firth Manse concerning two women in his parish, Margaret Lyon, widow of Magnus Hourston and Jean Knarston, sister of .... Knarston. Both had been left practically destitute by the deaths of the men at Davis Straits the previous year. 14 December 1836
6.Revd P Learmonth, Stromness - "I understand there are a hundred men belonging to our Islands detained this Season, in the ice-bound whalers at Davis Straits. Could not something be done, if not for the families of these men, at least to make similar arrangement, as Captain Ross caused to be made last Spring? I feel that this important matter is too much overlooked by us. Without preparation...we would be placed here in a very serious predicament, were any of the vessels to arrive, with their crew in the same state of debility & sickness as they were on their arrival formerly." 19 December.
7.James Forbes, South Ronaldsay regarding Mr Sandbach and his interest in Orkney birds. 19 December.
8.G W Phillips, Whitehall, - reply to Thomas Balfour's letter of 14 December desiring that a ship should be sent to Stromness with medicines and provisions for the whalers which were overdue. 22 December.
9.J Beatton, Stromness concerning the ice-bound whalers suggesting possibility of starting a petition for fitting up a vessel "as an Hospital - having experienced Medical officers, and plenty of stores on board, be immediately dispatched to this place to wait the arrival of the Ice bound vessels - and two or three of the Whalers should sail early in February to Davis Straits in quest of those missing." 24 December.
10.Miss D Campbell, Fort Charlotte, Shetland with her proposal to establish a "School of Industry" there. 31 December.
11.William Traill of Woodwick - religious controversy and the "Voluntary Demon" in Kirkwall. 31 December.
SubjectMaritime
LevelItem