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(2) A Citation by John Richardson, junior, Constable, 
served on William M‘Naught, son to Convener M‘Naught (and 
great-grandfather of the owner of the document), to appear 
before the Lieutenancy at Dumfries on 20th September, 1803. 
to be enrolled under the Militia Ballot. 
(3) A Letter of Guarantee by Messrs Broom, Harkness, and 
others to Mr Robert Threshie of Barnbarroch in connection 
with loans made to the Nith Navigation Commission in 1836. 
The signatories explain to Mr Threshie that the letter is “to 
remove any doubt in your mind as to coming under greater 
advances on account of the Nith Navigation Commission than 
at the last settlement of account, and particularly with refer- 
ence to the operations upon the river now in progress from 
Kelton ford upwards.’ It is signed by Thomas Kennedy, 
Samuel Affleck, Francis Nicholson, Thomas Harkness, James 
Broom, Samuel Blaine, jun., Alex. Lookup, and Robert Sloan. 
(4) An Account for a dinner served in the Commercial Inn, 
21 High Street, Dumfries, on 19th February, 1821. It is 
receipted by Jane Williamson, the proprietrix. It shows that 
the customers spent six shillings on the meal, and imbibed 
whisky, ale, etc., to the amount of five shillings and sixpence. A 
novel feature about the account is that a charge of sixpence is 
made for the services of the waiters. 
(5) Letter from Thomas Carlyle to Mr M‘Kie, bookseller, 
Dumfries : — 
Craigenputtock, 11th March, 1884. 
Dear Sir,—Here are two Boxes of old Books, which still do 
not exhaust my stock; if you can change them for me into 
money they will be much more easily carried in that latter 
shape. 
Most of them are of very small value, and I have left you 
to dispose of them according to your own judgement and 
opportunity: a few I have marked as more notable, or hypo- 
thetically worth a Price, which is in general some thirty per 
cent. less than I bought them at in the same second-hand con- 
dition. You must do the best you can: I shall see you again 
in a week or two. 
An Invoice is inclosed, which (tho’ wrong ordered in the 
copying) will if you attend to my marginal directions give you 
the Books somewhat in their actual order and position from 
top to bottom of the boxes. I keep the original of it here. 
The little box is not my own: as there are but a small 
- number of Books in it, perhaps you could get it emptied, and 
returned to-morrow by this same cart. But at any rate there 
will be other opportunities. Only do not lose that Box, for it 
suits a special purpose here. 
I remain (in great haste), 
Yours truly, 
T. CARLYLE, 
