| AdminHistory | The original bundle wrapper has written on it: 'Bonds, contracts, Tackes etc. at various Dattes'. In addition, James Watt jr. has added 'James Watt of Greenock. Ex[amine]d Feb[ruary] 1820. JW.' and, on the other side of the wrapper, he has written: 'James Watt of Greenock, Family Papers. Bonds, Mortgages, Contracts. etc. etc. 1704 -1775'. The letters had been arranged in chronological order and placed in four modern folders in the ?1970s. It is difficult to know whether the original order of the papers was retained when they were listed. Some small bundles, e.g. 21 pieces making up the accounts for Baillie John Campbell, have been kept together but listed and numbered separately. The previous order as found has been retained.The summaries are copied from the dockets, often added by James Watt jr., possibly when he examined the papers in 1820. Any details in square brackets have been added by the cataloguer.Agnes Muirhead (whose mother was also an Agnes Muirhead), married James Watt of Greenock in 1729. James and Robert Muirhead were her brothers. Unless otherwise noted, James Watt of Greenock's address is always 'Greenock'. |