Petition of Matthew Aikman to the Society of Barbers requesting one quarter’s annuity in advance to relieve his financial distress

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Society of Barbers of Edinburgh ArchiveSB

Laws and Acts of Dean of Guilds and Town Council of EdinburghSB/1

Accounts and financial papersSB/3

CorrespondenceSB/6

Petitions for charity and papers relating to the Trades Maiden HospitalSB/8

Petitions to the SocietySB/8/1

Petitions for Charity including the Trades Maiden HospitalSB/8/2

Copy extract from the minutes presenting Agnes Robertson to the managers and governors of the Trades Maiden Hospital where she had been recommended to fill a vacancySB/8/2/1

Petition of Jean Bryson, daughter of the deceased Gavin Bryson, barberSB/8/2/2

Petition of William Nicolson to the Society of Barbers for the loan of £10 because of his age, distress in his family, and his wife “now lying a corpse”SB/8/2/3

Petition of Henry Jack to the Society of Barbers requesting financial assistance during his apprenticeshipSB/8/2/4

Petition of Charlotte Bryden, widow dependent upon the pension fund of the Society of Barbers requesting an advance on her pensionSB/8/2/5

Petition of Peter McLagan to the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/6

Letter to the Preses of the Society of Barbers from Peter McLagan requesting that the Preses put his petition before the SocietySB/8/2/7

Petition of Mr. White, painter, seeking financial assistance of the Edinburgh Society of Barbers in order to pay the funeral expenses of his dead motherSB/8/2/8

Petition of Jean Anderson, widow of John Anderson, late barber of EdinburghSB/8/2/9

Petition of Charles Stewart, barber to the Society of Barbers requesting from them the same weekly allowance as any other superannuated memberSB/8/2/10

Petition for assistance to the Incorporation of Barbers from William Robertson, member of the IncorporationSB/8/2/11

Petition of Matthew AikmanSB/8/2/12

Petition of Jane Anderson, destitute widow of John Anderson to the Society of Barbers seeking financial aid from the Widows’ Fund SocietySB/8/2/13

Petition of William White, son of the late James White, barber in Lawnmarket to the Society of Barbers of EdinburghSB/8/2/14

Petition of Andrew Duncan, barber and hairdresser in Edinburgh, to the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/15

Petition of Cornelius Murray to the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/16

Petition of William Robertson to the Incorporation of Barbers for financial assistanceSB/8/2/17

Draft of a petition of William Irvine member of the Society of Barbers to the President and members of RCSEdSB/8/2/18

Petition of Alexander Dewar to the Society of Barbers of EdinburghSB/8/2/19

Medical certificate signed by F. A. Chipman, surgeon stating that Alexander Dewar is quite unfit to pursue his usual occupations due to a fit of apoplexy which nearly killed himSB/8/2/20

Minutes from a meeting of the Society of Barbers regarding their accounts and the decision to refuse Alexander Dewar’s petitionSB/8/2/21

Petition of David Oliver, barber in Edinburgh to the Society of Barbers of EdinburghSB/8/2/22

Petition of Christian Dougals to the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/23

Petition of David Oliver, barber in Edinburgh seeking financial assistance as he has now fallen into a state of poverty and is unable to support his wife and familySB/8/2/24

Petition of William Lewis, barber to the Committee of the Society of Barbers, Edinburgh seeking financial assistanceSB/8/2/25

Petition of Alexander Dewar to the Committee of the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/26

Letter to the Committee of the Society of Barbers from William CooperSB/8/2/27

Letter from James Forbes accompanying a petition for which he desires the Society’s supportSB/8/2/28

Letter to Cornelius Murray from Isabella Brown, London seeking an advancement from the Widows’ Fund of the Incorporation of BarbersSB/8/2/29

Letter to D. Connal, Preses of the Society of Barbers from Cornelius MurraySB/8/2/30

Petition of James Bennett to the Society of Barbers, seeking an advance on his quarterly salarySB/8/2/31

Petition of Janet Davie, widow of the late Thomas Davie, printer to the Society of Barbers in EdinburghSB/8/2/32

Petition of Gilbert Heriot, member of the Society of Barbers of Edinburgh, to the President and members of the RCSEdSB/8/2/33

Letter to the Society of Barbers from William RobertsonSB/8/2/34

Statement by William Robertson offering to renounce all claims and privileges of the Society of Barbers except his right to practice the trade in return for an unspecified sum of moneySB/8/2/35

Rough draft of William Robertson’s renunciation of claims and privileges of the Society with a note that the meeting agreed unanimously to the proposalSB/8/2/36

Petition of Matthew Aikman to the Society of Barbers requesting one quarter’s annuity in advance to relieve his financial distressSB/8/2/37

Schedule listing name, age, marital status, number of children, employment and weekly income of persons in financial distress and in need of assistance from the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/38

Notes of the Society of Barbers of Edinburgh regarding the granting of petitionsSB/8/2/39

Petition for extra-financial assistance by Alexander McGregor, member of the Society of Barbers for 40 years and former representative of the Society of Barbers as a Governor of the HospitalSB/8/2/40

Letter from Chalmers & Greig WSSB/8/2/41

Resolutions passed by the Society of Barbers reducing the number of and amount of annuities payable to widows of deceased barbers from the funds of the SocietySB/8/2/42

Draft copy of the reply to the letter of Chalmers and Greig WS, agents for Widows Edington and GilmourSB/8/2/43

Letter from Chalmers and Greig WS requesting an answer as to whether the Society intends to pay Widows Edington and Gilmour their full annuitySB/8/2/44

Copy letter to be sent to Messrs. Chalmers and Greig respecting the charges threatened against the Society of Barbers in the care of widows Edington and GilmouSB/8/2/45

Petition of Widow Bennet whose first husband Alexander Pirrie was a member of the Incorporation and by whom she had an imbecile son she continues to support, requesting financial assistanceSB/8/2/46

Petition of William Nicolson, barber to the Committee seeking financial assistanceSB/8/2/47

Note to the Treasurer of the Society of Barbers from N. CluihughSB/8/2/48

Petition from Widow Bennet requesting that she be advanced a few shillings until next payment (refused)SB/8/2/49

Letter from William Thomson, solicitor to Widow Mr. GeikeSB/8/2/50

Petition by John Richardson, hairdresser, the Preses of the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/51

Petition of Margaret Dodds, relict of James Dodds, joiner to the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/52

Excert from the Minutes of the Royal College of Surgeons recommending Janet Lawson Watson for the vacancy at the Trades Maiden HospitalSB/8/2/53

Excerpt from the Minutes of the Society of Barbers of Edinburgh regarding the vacancy at the Trades Maiden Hospital and possible candidates for itSB/8/2/54

Letter to Archibald Geike from Heriot Nelson and Ritchie Hamilton, Trades HospitalSB/8/2/55

Petition of Gilbert Hamilton to the Society of Barbers of EdinburghSB/8/2/56

Request from Archibald Geike to Mr. Scott to send him the mandate for the Trades Maiden HospitalSB/8/2/57

Memorial for “certain members of the Society and Corporation of Barbers of Edinburgh for the opinion and advice of Counsel”SB/8/2/58

Obligation by Robert Ainslie Brown, solicitor, Supreme Courts, EdinburghSB/8/2/59

Letter to Messrs. Scott Moncrieff and Traill from Stuart Fraser, ClerkSB/8/2/60

Printed account of income and expenditure of the Trades Maiden Hospital from Oct 1892-Oct 1893, with treasurer’s and doctors reports and a list of girls attending the institutionSB/8/2/61

Printed account of income and expenditure of the Trades Maiden Hospital from Oct 1895-Oct 1896, with treasurer’s and doctors reports and a list of girls attending the institutionSB/8/2/62

Printed account of income and expenditure of the Trades Maiden Hospital from Oct 1897-Oct 1898, with treasurer’s and doctors reports and a list of girls attending the institutionSB/8/2/63

Letter from Mr. Fraser, clerk to the Trades Maiden Hospital to D. Scott Moncrieff, WS, clerk to the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/64

Letter to D. Scott Moncrieff from J. Peacock of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Newington BranchSB/8/2/65

Typed copy of the memorial by William Campbell, K.C.SB/8/2/66

Letter to Scott Moncrieff from Fraser, Stodart and BallingallSB/8/2/67

Letter to Scott Moncrieff from Fraser, Stodart and BallingallSB/8/2/68

Letter to Scott Moncrieff & Traill from Fraser, Stodart and BallingallSB/8/2/69

Letter to Scott Moncrieff & Traill from Fraser, Stodart and Ballingall regarding the funds held by George DickieSB/8/2/70

Letter to Scott Moncrieff & Traill WS from the Royal Bank of ScotlandSB/8/2/71

Letter to Scott Moncrieff & Traill from the son of George Dickie regarding the funds held by his fatherSB/8/2/72

Copy letter to the Manager of the Royal Bank of Scotland from Mrs. Bessie Dickie, wife of the late George DickieSB/8/2/73

Letter to Scott Moncrieff from Fraser, Stodart and Ballingall expressing the hope that it would soon be possible to resume the annual payment to the Trades Maiden Hospital by the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/74

Letter to W. H. Fraser from Bessie Dickie asking if, as the widow of George Dickie, she is entitled to a pension from the Widows’ Fund of the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/75

Letter to Scott Moncrieff from Fraser, Stodart and Ballingall requesting that they be kept informed of any communication with Bessie Dickie, widow of the late George DickieSB/8/2/76

Letter to Scott Moncrieff & Traill from the Clerk of RCSEdSB/8/2/77

Letter to R. Scott Moncrieff from Fraser Stodart and Ballingall WS regarding the annual payments made to the Trades Maiden Hospital by the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/78

Letter to Scott Moncrieff from Fraser, Stodart and Ballingall regarding the annual payments made to the Trades Maiden Hospital by the Society of BarbersSB/8/2/79

Copy letter to Scott Moncrieff from William Morris of the Rutland Hairdressing Rooms accompanying the copy of the Rules and Bye LawsSB/8/2/80

Letter to Scott Moncrieff from Fraser, Stodart and Gallingall enclosing the printed account for the Trades Maiden Hospital for the year 1918/19SB/8/2/81

Printed information on the Trades Maiden Hospital, Grange Loan, EdinburghSB/8/2/82

Printed account of income and expenditure of the Trades Maiden Hospital from October 1918 to October 1919 including treasurer’s and doctor’s reports and a list of girls in the hospitalSB/8/2/83

Declaration of Bessie H. Dickie, widow of the deceased George Dickie now residing in FloridaSB/8/2/84

Letter from the Moncrieff & Traill on behalf of the Royal College of Surgeons referring to a lost letterSB/8/2/85

Letter relating to the history of the "Barbers Society" which "continued in existence subsequent to 1892 which is the date of the last Meeting recorded in the Minute Books"SB/8/2/86

Searches for incumbrances and property papersSB/9

Inventories of writsSB/10

Title deedsSB/11

Business papersSB/12

MiscellaneousSB/13