I'll probably see Hugh at the Girvan Folk Festival
at the beginning of May, so I'll check with him.
Regards,
Ted
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Olson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 10 April 2001 22:40
> To: SCOTS-L
> Subject: [scots-l] Re: Wm. Motherwell
>
>
> Thanks Ted,
> I hope you can find it.
>
> At the end of the table of contents of my copy of 'The Paisley
> Magazine', 1828, is the statement:
>
> 'The names on the margin & the above note, are taken from a copy
> of the Magazine which belonged to the late Dr. Andrew Crawford of
> [Lochwinnoch, d. 1854] and now in the possession of Mr. Arch' Coats of
> Woodside; and believed to be in the hand-writing of Motherwell.'
>
> The 'above note' referred to reads:
>
> 'I have noted on the margin as nearly as I remember the names of
> the writers of the various articles which appeared in the
> Magazine.'
>
> After the index in back is:
>
> 'The Paisley Magazine was got up by a Joint Stock Company
> Dick the publisher held 4 shares
> Neilson the printer 3 "
> W<sup>m</sup> Motherwell 2 "
> Phillip Ramsay, Writer 2 "
> John Dunn do 2 "
> Robt Hay, Clerk to Canal Co. 2 "
> (afterward Editor Paisley Advertiser)
> D<sup>r</sup> Geo: Wylie 2 "
> W<sup>m</sup> Findlay Writer 2 "
> A. Carlile Thread Manufr 1 "
> And<sup>w</sup> Paterson Writer 1 "
>
> A guinea was advanced for each share. Motherwell was the Editor.
> The proprietors paid him 2 guineas a number for 12 numbers.'
>
> [Jan - Dec., 1828. Place of Crawford and date of his death from Dr.
> Emily Lyle's 'Crawfurd's Collection', I]
> ...........................................
>
> Bruce Olson
>
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