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Appendix. 83 
Sweetheart Abbey, Old Dumfries—Mr James Lennox ; a portfolio 
of engravings—Mr W. M‘Math; an engraving of Sweetheart 
Abbey, from the painting of R. A. Riddell (1780), of the Old 
Bridge of Dumfries, view of Dumfries (1824), and Plan of the 
Burgh of Dumfries and Maxwelltown in 1819—WMr J. Gibson 
Starke; of Craigenputtock, the Old Bridge of Dumfries—Mrs 
Aitken; an engraving of the New Church, two views of Dumfries 
Mrs Payne; of Lincluden Abbey—Mr Geo. Thomson; and a 
sketch in pencil (‘The Playfellow ”) by Thorburn—Mr W. Allan. 
An oil painting of Caerlaverock Castle, by the artist—Mr 
Fergusson. A large series of engravings, framed and unframed 
—Mr J. Barbour. Several engravings of Burns and places con- 
nected with hin—Mrs Smith. 
Weapons.—A claymore bearing the inscription: ‘“ Presented 
by Archibald, Duke of Douglas, to Thomas Tinning, for capturing 
the Chevalier’s secretary and other rebels in 1745 ;” a claymore 
(Andrea Ferrara) that belonged to one of the Earls of Traquair, 
and which has been at Terregles House for a long time; a very 
fine claymore (Andrea Ferrara)—Captain Maawell. A sabre 
and a brass horse pistol that belonged to the Maxwells of Breoch 
from time immemorial—Mr W. J. Mawwell. An Andrea Ferrara 
blade that belonged to the Black Douglas, and supposed to be 
the one with which he killed the wild boar— Mr Jos. 
Harper.. A battle-axe, two Andrea Ferrara claymores, and 
a double-barrel gun with flint locks— Miss Copland, Abbey 
House. War-pykes and scythes that had been issued to 
the inhabitants of Dumfries at the time of the suspected French 
invasion — The Town Council. A sword of Paul Jones — 
Mr Dinwiddie. A revolver and a breechloading pistol invented 
by James Wallace of Wallacehall, Glencairn, over eighty years 
ago. The revolver is mostly of brass, with a wooden handle, and 
has four stout brass barrels, which revolve so that the touch-hole 
of each comes in succession to the flint-lock when required to be 
fired. The pistol is also of brass, with a wooden handle and a 
flint lock. It is loaded at the breech, and the principle of the 
invention was intended to apply to cannon—Mr J. &. Wallace, 
Auchenbrack. Two bronze spear heads found near Dumfries, 
and two old pistols—Mr James Lennox, A silver-mounted and 
engraved pistol found at Dryfe Sands—Mr J. Gibson Starke. A 
brace of old pistols—Mr H. Gordon. 
MisceLLaneous Oxsects.—An ancient carved oak door, bearing 
