Letter re Sabbath School at Whiteface 1841

Date Added: 22 January 2009 Year: 1841 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: ◀ | 2007_205 | ▶ Picture No: 6327

Copy of a letter from Duncan Ross, Whiteface Schoolhouse, dated 12th October 1841, to Georgina Gilchrist, Ospisdale House. The letter thanks Miss Gilchrist for her support in supplying books etc. and states that the men and boys who attend and assist with the Sabbath School want it to continue during the winter. Georgina was the 4th daughter of the second Dugald Gilchrist who died in 1840. His son Daniel married Jane Reoch in 1841. Two loose sheets, letter on one, addressee on the other, plus additional copy of the letter.

Dimensions: Width 202 mm - Height 252 mm

2 Comments

Is this the same Duncan Ross, catechist, who died at Birichen.
Comment left on 06 March 2012 at 21:04 by Sheila Wales We do not have any further information about this Duncan Ross but perhaps someone else viewing the Image Library could help? Administrator

They were not the same person - one was a teacher at Whiteface and the other was a teacher and catechist in Birichen. They can be seen separately in the 1841 census - one at Whiteface and one at Birichen.

Comment left on 08 March 2012 at 10:15 by Duncan Leslie Many thanks for identifying the two men called Duncan Ross Administrator

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