Memorandum of information by the Trustees of Dr John Hutton to the Commissioners appointed under the Educational Endowments (Scotland) Act, 1882..
[Dumfries : s.n.,
1883.]
The Memorandum gives an interesting summary of the 18th and 19th century educational history of Dumfries and details how the endowment was used to buy land in the area which produced an annual rent in excess of the purchase price; how schools were established at Blacklaw, Highmains, Glencaple & Hutton Lodge girls school.
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Includes two facsimiles of the original 1719 trust endowment (one printed on light blue paper) by Dr John Hutton, Fellow of the College of Physicians in Edinburgh, First Physician to William & Mary and Physician General to the Armies. This is entitled: Registered mortification. Doctor John Hutton, in favours of the poor of the paroch of Carlaverock and others.
The Memorandum gives an interesting summary of the 18th and 19th century educational history of Dumfries and details how the endowment was used to buy land in the area which produced an annual rent in excess of the purchase price; how schools were established at Blacklaw, Highmains, Glencaple & Hutton Lodge girls school.
Hutton, John, -1712.
Endowments
Scotland Dumfries.