Account book for rent in Buchan, Aberdeenshire Manuscript account book recording the collection of rental for Cairn Hall, received at various locations (Key Head, Inverugie, St Fergus, Leslie). Payments are received from: William Scott (1726-1739); relict of William Scott (1740); Patrick Gordon (1740); Margaret Gordon (1741); Gilbert Anderson (1743-1748); Gilbert Anderson's relict (1748-1749, possibly Margaret Gordon?); Margaret Gordon (1749-1757 , some also refer to a Robert Arbuthnot); and John Scott (1757-1766). Entries signed, presumed by collector, Thomas Steiven (1726-41), George Fordyce (1728-9) John Gairdne (1730-1), James Reid (1741-1762) Alexander Reid (1762-1766). After these entries there are records of a series of payments 1766-1768 to a variety of individuals, mainly for wool (the names have been transcribed as spelt in the original, place names have been modernised where possible): • All[exande]r Forbes, Blakwater, St Fergus • Allaxander Forbes, Kirk town of St Fergus • Allax[ande]r Fraser, Sand of Cairnbulg • Allax[ande]r Gall, shoemaker, Peterhead • All[an]x[ander] Hinderson, Reath • Alla[ande]r Jefferay/ Jfferay, St Fergus • Allax[ander] Land, hillhead of Crimond • Allax[ander] Lourans/Lourens/Lovans, Inverallochy • Allax[ande]r Massie, Corties • Allaxander Mill, tigh meary? [Techmuiry?] • Allaxander Mitchell, hill head of Cairnbulg • Allaxander Reny, St Fergus • Allax[ander] Robertson, Inverallochy • All[an]x[ander] Scott, nidderhill • Allax[ande]r Scott, Tolorth • All[e]x[ander] Simson, Land of Kinemon • Allax[ande]r Smith, Lonmay • A[lexande]r Smith mill of Rathen • Allaxander Wilkinson, St Fergus • Alles Scott, mans of flor • Andrew Stiven, catzmuir, Strichen • Andrew Kid, Kirkhill, St Fergus • Andrew merson/meson/mirson, Inverallochy • Andrew mill Kinglasser • Andrew Rob, Carnie, Fraserburgh • Andrew Walker, St Fergus • Anges McDonald, Kinbog • Ann Hinderson, Fitcarn • Anny whitcross, Whitecairn, Lonmay • Barbaer/Barbery Carl, watter mill • Barber Mitchel “in this town” • Barberay Felte? • Bettey Grig, Inverallochy • Charles Scott, Blackwater, St Fergus • Cristan will • Cristen Buchen • Cristen Simers, sea town • Duncan Swine • Georgeres Wat • Gorgen [George?] Buchan • Gorgeus [George?] Lounnen, Kingllasser • Gorgous [George?] Will, Stobhall of Crimond • Ieasbel [Isabel] Scott, Carghill Fraserbrugh • Ilaspet Forast, Saterhill • Isbel [Isabel] Andrson, Crimond • Jannet meson, Rattray in Crimond • Jannet Mill, St Fergus • James Brus wastenhill • Jeames [James] Brus, Remacher, Old Deer • Jeams [James] Brwn, Fraserburgh • James Carl, Inverallochy • Jeames [James] Delgarn, Fraserburgh • Jeames [James] Hinderson, mans of forest • Jeames [James] Matthew, shoemaker, Fraserburgh • Jeames [James] May • Jeames [James] Mintay/Metay/Menta mill at Links • James Muray, Hadday of Crimond • Jeames [James] Park, North Essie, St Fergus • Jeames [James] Rikert, Whiteside • Jeames [James] Shirer, kirk of Rathen • Jeames [James] Tom, Tophead, St Fergus • Jean Brus, Crimond • Jean Rolay, Rathen • Jean Scott, hillhead of Crimond • Jean Scott, Bilbay [Bilbo, Crimond] • John Cardno, Inverallochy • John Carnay, Bankhead, Inverallochy • John Carnie, Sea town, Cairnbulg • John Clark, Land of Hadday, Crimond • John Cormet • John Cowie, Crimond • John Duncan Barnyards, St Fergus • John Dutthay, Inverallochy • John Farcher, Blackhill, St Fergus • John Fraser, Rathen • John Gamon[?] • John Gaven, overside, St Fergus • John Gibson in Loghous • John Giddes, Cainbulg • John Gordun, Lonmay • John Kid, Bankhead • John Kilmen • John Lamb, Rathen • John Mckloud, Logie in Crimond • John Meno, St Fergus • John Park, mosside • John Read/Reed, Bankhead, Inverallochy • John Rob “in this town” • John Smith • John Teller, Inverallochy • John Wals Crimond, Logie • John Will, St Fergus • Jon Walker , Stobhall in Crimond • Lesbah Tom, sea town • Liesbeth Mill, St Fergus • Lisbath Jfferay • Lisbath Mill, Inverallochy • Lisbeth Finney • Marget Heays/Heny, Cairnbulg • Marget Hitson Inverallochy • Marget Jafferay, St Fergus • Marget meson, Cairnbulg • Marget Mitchel/Mitchell/Mithel/Mithil, Hatten • Marget Wat, Hatton • Mary Mill, North Essie, St Fergus • Maven May • May Smith • Mr Grant, water mill of Rathen • Mr Mitchell, Fraserbrugh • Mr Murray, mintlay • Mr Shan, Cragillie • Mr Smit, Mill of Rathen • Patrick Reney, Rosehearty • Pitter Leany • Pitter megson “in this town” • Robart Carnay, Midal Brugh, Fraserburgh • Robart Stiven, Inverallochy • Robert Murday, Hearston • Robert Stiwen, Sea town of Inverallochy • Suisie Orchert • Thomas Jack, Inverallochy, • Walter Ladly, Dalkeith • William Brus, Chapeltoun, Fraserburgh • Will[iam] Burnet “my good brother” • William Colley, Kingllasser • Will[iam] Davidson, Grinmir, Land of Bordland • William Farcher, bilbay [Bilbo] of Crimond • William Grig, St Fergus • William Hinderson , South Essie, St Fergus • William Jafferay, Crimond • William Kid, Bankhead of Inverallochy • William Lourn, Cairnbulg • William May, Inverallochy • William Park, North Essie, St Fergus • William Patton • William Penney/Pennie, Inverallochy • William Piray/Piveay, Lochpots • William Scott, Ardglassie, Rathen • William Scott, St Fergus • William Shan, North Essie, St Fergus • William Stiven, Mains of Philorth • William Talyor, overside, St Fergus • William Webster, Water mill of Fraserburgh • William Wightman, Cragiellie Names Margeret Scott and Daneil Fraser have also been written in the book , dated 1798 At the rear of the volume there is a note about the death of the presbyterian ministers of Rev John Crookshanks and Andrew McCormack in the Pentland Uprising of 1666, and a copy of John Dryden's poem "Life a Cheat". 1726-1768