| Description | Council meeting, 27 October 1818
[Sederunt given]
The Council admitted the following to bursaries of four years duration at Marischal College. John Bothwell, son of John Bothwell, candlemaker in Aberdeen; Gavin Smith, son of Rev Mr Smith, Minister of Bourtie; Alexander Spence, son of the deceased Rev Mr Spence, Minister of Glenbucket; and John Greig, son of the deceased Robert Greig, farmer at Garvock; were each awarded to one of Sir Thomas Crombie's bursaries of £8. James Gibb, son of Robert Gibb, merchant and Burgess of Guild; and Robert Gordon, son of the deceased Dr George Gordon, sometime one of the Ministers of Aberdeen; were each awarded to one of Katharine Rolland's bursaries of £8. Charles Roy, son of John Roy, gardener in Aberdeen, was awarded to one of Mr William Lorimer's bursaries of £5. Robert Thomson, son of William Thomson, ironmonger and Burgess of Guild, was awarded to one of Dr Duncan Liddel's bursaries of £5. (179v - 180r)
The Council appointed the Taxers and Stent Masters: James Milne and John Young, two of the present Baillies; Alexander Brown, Dean of Guild, Alexander Duthie junior, Treasurer, Gavin Hadden, William Johnston, George Thomson, James Brebner, William Read, David Chalmers, Hugh Gordon, Alexander Low, Alexander Hadden, Robert Duthie, John Collison, William Duguid junior, Alexander Simpson, John Lumsden and Robert Catto, merchants; William Stuart and James Blaikie, advocates; David Marshall, glazier, and George Gibb, cooper, the two Trades councillors. The Council directed the Taxers and Stent Masters to raise the following sums: £526 10 shillings for the King's Subsidy for the year Martinmas 1817 to Martinmas 1818; minus the £41 18 shillings 6 pence balance in the hands of the Treasurer from the previous year. The Council ordained the taxes to be paid to Alexander Duthie junior, Treasurer. (180v - 181r)
The Council remitted to the Standing Committee to consider the report of 23 September 1817 made by the Standing Committee to the previous Council recommending a thorough investigation of the use of the Rogue Money. (181r) |