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A Treatise on Pasturage; 1790 by A McMillan
“McMillan’s Treatise on Pasturage of Sheep, 1790”
This Treatise on Sheep Management has been very kindly lent to the Group
by the Ewart Library, Dumfries, and is the only copy at present know
to exist. They have also supplied us with the photocopies of the complete
book, and we are most grateful to them.
The book is unique on two counts:
Firstly- it is the very first book ever to treat solely on sheep
management, and remained so for a hundred years, although, of course, other
books on general farming matters touched on sheep as well.
Secondly – it is written by a member of probably the oldest Carsphairn
family, who have been land-owners, traditionally, since Bruce’s time, and
flockmasters as long as there have been sheep in the parish.
Anthony McMillan, Writer to the Signet, the author, although born just over
the Parish boundary at Corlae on 9th January 1759, was a branch of the
family who owned Dalshangan, and are all buried in Carsphairn Kirkyard,
including himself. He was unfortunately drowned in the Ken, near Earlstoun
while returning, from visiting Mr. Barbour of Bogue, (Bogue Toll, Dalry), to his
sister’s Mrs. Kennedy of Knocknalling, where he was living at that time,
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Handwritten letter from James Campbell to his parents
Sent from Lazzeretto of Leghorn.Tags TO TRANSCRIBE -
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Letter to William Campbell dated 9th Sep 1801
From John McMillan, Brockloch, requesting William Campbell to attend the funeral of David McMIllan, John McMillan's son.Tags TO TRANSCRIBE -
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Monuments and Constructions in Galloway (5th report and Inventory of)
Extract, Parish of Carsphairn, page 62-67
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Newspaper article - "Knighthood for son on their Diamond Day". Andrew and Amelia Sloan January 1991
taken from 1987 Exhibition - Woodhead LeadminesTags TO TRANSCRIBE -
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Newspaper article – Ayrshire Classifieds, August 21, 1992
Archie Venters replies to a letter from 85-year-old Gib Armstrong, a former Loch Doonside shepherd now living in AustraliaTags TO TRANSCRIBE -
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Newspaper article – SSEB News October 1973, Walking Through Galloway History
By Mr Mike Ansell, Stations Engineer at Glenlee -
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Newspaper article re Martin family emigrating
The Martin family lived at The Crofts in Carsphairn Village. (2 articles, 1 original, 1 copy) -
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Registration of Death - Elizabeth Stewart, Kilmore, Carsphairn
Signed W F Dickson (Friend) -
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Taped interview - Bill Hough
Talking about his time in the Forestry Commission -
Taped interview - Arnold Sharp, 19th May 1997
Topics - Farming and Women of Carsphairn -
Taped interview – 3 women and 1 man; Anne Rutherford interviewed on radio re exhibition
Side A - 3 minute interview; Exhibition Interview taped from radio
Side B - InterviewTags TO TRANSCRIBE -
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The Third Statistical Account of Scotland, 1951 - Dalmellington District
p731-746, Ed. John Strawhorn & William Boyd,