■54 The Dumfries Post Office, 1642-1910. 



(1) " Scroll Letter sent to Doctor Hutton.^s 1709. 

 Sir 



Yours to the Rd Mr Vetch our minister hes been com- 

 municated to the Magistrats and councill we all have a very grate- 

 full sense of this token amongst others of your favour and respect 

 to this toun and its wellfare and wish we may have occassione to 

 show our gratitude to you. After deliberation on your letter 

 anent this matter of a post from Carlile to this toun the Magis- 

 trats and Councill having agreed to the draught of the letter to 

 Sir Thomas Frankland have sent to him the inclosed letter and 

 left it open for your own perusall efter which we desire you to 

 seall and deliver it. We have recommended one John Johnstone 

 who is deputy postmr heir for the postmr Generall of North 

 Brittane as fitt and qualified for this Imploy to whom we desire 

 you will give your assistance and favourable commendation with 

 Sir Thomas Frankland for we know him to be very honest and 

 carefull in whats entrusted to him as you have offered your good 

 ofices in this affair so we desire ye will continue the sam which 

 with our humble dutie and respects to you is all in name of the 

 Magistrats and councill from." 



{2) Letter from Sir Thomas Frankland Generall-postmaster of 

 Great-Britain. 1709. 



London, Mar. 24th, 1708/9. 

 Gentlemen 



My very good friend Dr Hutton having given me your 

 letter of the 9th instant, relating to the continuing the Post from 

 Carlisle to Drumfries, I take the liberty in answer thereto to 

 acquaint you that at present wee are not sutliciently impowered to 

 make any settlement of Posts in North Brittain but hope before 

 the end of this sessions of Parlint to pass such an act to con- 

 solidate the Offices in both parts of the United Kingdome under 

 one directione as will enable us to make such regulations as may 

 be most for the benefit of the Trade and correspondence of the 

 whole Iseland. I am very sensible that your letters to and from 

 this place passing throu Edinburg must render your intercourse 



15. Founder of the Hutton Trust. Physician to William and 

 Mary. 





