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The Manse West Kilbride
18th Decr [December] 1855.
Dear Sir
Yours in reference to the island
of Little Cumbrae I duly received, I deferred
writing you, till I should, if possible, get
some definite information on the subject.
The current opinion here was, that at a
period somewhat remote the farm of
Boydstone lying between this & Ardrossan
was by an "act of Excambion" annexed to
W [West] Kilbride "quoad civilia" & "quoad sa-
cra" to Ardrossan; while the Little Cum-
brae was annexed to Ardrossan "quoad
civilia" & to W.Kilbride "quoad sacra"
From the inquiries which I have made
this does not appear ever to have been
effected by a Legal Excambion: but
probably was an arrangement among
the parties interested for their mutual

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