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Call to Thomas Mackay to be minister of Lairg 1748

Call to Thomas Mackay to be minister of Lairg 1748

Date Added: 22 February 2012 Year: 1748 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2002_224 | Picture No: 10832

Monochrome photograph of invitation from William Earl of Sutherland, the heritors and elders to Thomas Mackay, son of minister John Mackay, to be the successor to his father as minister of Lairg. Dated Dec 12th 1748. Signed by elders Patrick Gray, Alexander Matheson, A Mathewson, John Mackay, John Sutherland, George Macdonald and William Matheson, by schoolmaster William Rose, adn by John Gray x 2, Alexander Macdonald, Walter Gray, Alexander Gray, Robert Macdonald, William Macdonald x 2, John Mackay x 2, ? Mackay, George Monro, Donald Mackay, Hugh Macdonald, Alexander Munro, Hugh Mackay x 2, ? Gordon of Ardoch and William Munro of Achany.

Dimensions: Height 475mm - Width 388mm

1 Comment

Would I be right in identifying Patrick Gray as "Patrick Gray of Easter Lairg" ?
Comment left on 15 June 2021 at 07:35 by Jim Brennan I am afraid the only information we have on Patrick Gray is this signature Administrator
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