| Description | List of the town guard for the burgh of Aberdeen on the night of 13th October 1764. Transcription is as follows:
Thomas Nicol,Gardner
John Martin junior, Flesher
Alexander Martin, Flesher
John Martin, Flesher
George Moir, Maltster
David Beverlie, Woolcomber
Alexander Jamieson, Woolcomber
William Andrew, Cowfeeder
John Anderson, Carrier
John Caddenhead, Gardner, Lieutenant
Alexander Davidson, Merchant
Alexander Angus, Gardner
Alexander Robertson, Mason
John Kemlay, Weaver
George Nicoll, Bookmaker
Robert Duncan, Merchant, Captain
James Robertson, Weaver
John Milne, Mason
James Strachan, Woolcomber
The Magistrate appoint the above names of persons to be Town Guard this night the 13th October, 1764, to mount guard this night [section of document missing] o'clock and to continue thereon till [section of document missing] o'clock next morning to patroll hourly [section of document missing] through the streets and to take care [section of document missing] peace be kept. The said Robert Duncan to be captain and the said John [section of document missing] to be lieutenant, the Captain to [section of document missing] his dilligence to the magistrates at Twelve o'Clock [section of document missing]
There was no disturbance this night [Section of document missing] remained along with me.
Robert Duncan Jun
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