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Francis Browne Coupland, Manager of the NithscTale Mills, Dumfries, and 

 residing in Dumfries, and Alfred Edgar Truckell, Clerk to the said Walker 

 & Sharpe ; by the said James Gilchrist, James Moodie, John Maxwell, 

 Peter Stobbie (otherwise named Peter Stobie), and Thomas Jackson, all at 

 Maxwelltown, upon the Thirtieth day of said month of March and year 

 last mentioned, before these Witnesses — John Gibb, Seedsman's Apprentice, 

 residing in Maxwelltown, and the said Alfred Edgar Truckell ; by the said 

 Patrick Dudgeon, as President of the said Astronomical Society, and also 

 as a Member of the Committee of Management thereof, William Halliday, 

 James Hairstens M'Gowan, and James M'Gill, and by the said James 

 Hutton, as a Member of the Committee of Management of each of the said 

 Societies, all at the Observatory, Maxwelltown, upon the First day of 

 April and year last mentioned, before these Witnesses — Murray Little, 

 Apprentice to the said Walker & Sharpe, and the said Alfred Edgar 

 Truckell ; by the said James M'Whir Hairstens, at Dumfries, upon the 

 Second day of said month of April and year last mentioned, before these 

 Witnesses — the said Murray Little and Alfred Edgar Truckell ; by the said 

 Henry Gordon, at Dumfries, upon the Seventh day of said month of April 

 and year last mentioned, before these Witnesses — the said Murray Little 

 and Alfred Edgar Tnickell ; by the said James Sloan and Robert Sharpe, both 

 at Maxwelltown, upon the day, month, and year all last mentioned, before 

 these Witnesses — the said Alfred Edgar Truckell and Murray Little ; and 

 by the said David Barker, at Moffat, upon the Twenty-sixth day of said 

 month of April and year last mentioned, before these Witnesses — William 

 Tait, son of and residing with Thomas Tait, Solicitor at Moffat, and 

 Alexander Henderson, Teller in the Bank of Scotland, Moffat. 



(Signed) J. Gibson Starke ; Geo. H. Robb ; W. Lennon ; James W. 

 Kerr ; William Adamson ; James Lennox ; Robert Service ; 

 Peter Stobie ; J. Gilchrist ; Jas. Moodie ; John Maxwell ; 

 Thomas Jackson ; P. Dudgeon ; William Halliday ; James 

 Hutton ; James H. M'Gowan ; Jas. M'Gill ; James Hutton ; 

 J. M'W. Hairstens ; H. Gordon ; James Sloan ; Ro. Sharpe ; 

 D. Barker ; W. A. F. B. Coupland, Witness ; A. Edgar 

 Truckell, Witness ; A. Edgar Tnickell, Witness ; .John 

 Gibb, Witness ; Murray Little, Witness ; A. Edgar 

 Truckell, Witness ; Murray Little, Witness ; A. Edgar 

 Truckell, Witness ; A. Edgar Tnickell, Witness ; Murray 

 Little, Witness ; A. Edgar Tnickell, Witness ; Murray 

 Little, Witness ; William Tait, Witness ; Alex. Henderson, 

 Witness. 



