Hi Linda, Many thanks for giving me the source. I believe I have the full document; didnt want to type it all up to send here ;-) I have several links at the foot of it which gave me a 404 error, so the source you quote will be useful. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <twbennion@nc.rr.com> To: <sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 5:25 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Feu opr Lease A. I. B. Stewart, C.B.E., D.L. Hi Janet, You can find the full article in THE KINTYRE ANTIQUARIAN and NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY MAGAZINE, Issue Number 11 Spring 1982. Linda Bennion -----Original Message----- From: Janet Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 12:24 PM To: sct-isleofmull@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Feu opr Lease A. I. B. Stewart, C.B.E., D.L. I have a document which is headed as above, the first paragraph of which proceeds.... A story has persisted for nearly three hundred years that the Duke of Argyll had, in the early years of the 18th Century done his Campbeltown feuars out of their feus by trickery or otherwise. In 1705 John, Second Duke of Argyll, although only 25 years of age, was already a man of great importance in the State. He was Queen Anne's Commissioner at the Scottish Parliament which met on 3rd July 1705 to consider the Queen's recommendation that the Scots Parliament should treat with England, with a view to effecting a Union of the two kingdoms. .............. My interests in Mull lie with CAMPBELL and ROWAT the latter might not be familiar or common to Mull but they are mentioned in the document the third paragraph of which in particular "However, there does exist in the Argyll Archives, a document which indicates the intention of the Superiors to substitute leases for the perpetual feus given to certain Campbeltown citizens. This document dated the Sixth day of Apryll, Seventeen hundred and six yeirs" narates that "Alexander Rowat, Donald Clerk, John Montgomerie, late baillies of Campbeltown, John Cunisone, John Wyllie, Andrew Dickie, Smiths, John McKinley, Taylor, John Patersons Younger and Elder, merchants, all feuars within the Burgh of Campbeltown Forasmuch as it is thought fitt be his Grace the Dukey of Argyll and hir Grace the Duchess Dowager of Argyll as conjunct fiar of the Brugh of Campbeltown To alter our rights of fewes and to turn the same into herell (heritable) tacks.......... Whereinto ilk ane of us for our parts considering our own weill utility and Profeit in changing our former ryts unto herell tacks be advyse foresaid we hold us weill content and satisfied therewith..... " If any one would like to have it please let me know but please understand I can give you no more than I have and which is in the document. I have had the document for years and havent been able to save it to another folder, nor access the links to other pages on it. I can only send it in good faith. Janet --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLEOFMULL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com