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  <dc:title>Town Guard Muster Roll, 15th August 1760</dc:title>
  <dc:description>List of members of the Town Guard of Aberdeen, night of 15th August 1760. Transcript as follows:

William Donald, Baker
James Abernethy Junior, to be Captain.
James Glas, Skinner
Alexander Walker, Merchant
[EFFACED ENTRY]
Lewis Murray, Brewer
James Yeatts, Gardner
James Robertson, Stabler
James Norrie, Taylor
John Lendrum, Merchant.
John Rigg, Barker
John Hadden, Taylor
John Low, Wright

The Magistrate appoint the above named persons to be Town Guard this night the 15th August, 1760, to mount guard at 8 at night and continue till the next morning. James Abernethy Junior to be Captain, he is to cause patrol the streets at the usual hours and take up all persons who are found disturbing the peace and report to the Magistrate tomorrow as they will be answerable.

signed William Cruden, Baillie.

Aberdeen 16th August, 1760. Last night a peacable guard. Alex Walker absent. Signed James Abernethy Junior
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  <dc:date>1760</dc:date>
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