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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER NITH | River Nith | James Veitch Esqr Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Simpson John Paterson |
006; 013 | A large stream having its source in the County of Ayr and flows Southward through Dumfrieshire. passing on the West Side of Dumfries Town after which it is navigable until it joins the Frith of Solway |
| SOUTH MAINS | South Mains | James Veitch Esqr Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Simpson John Paterson |
013 | A large Farm with Dwelling and office houses†, Thrashing Machine, &c. [et cetera] Situated about one Mile from the Town of Sanquhar in a S. [South] Westerly direction, on the west side of the River Nith, The property of His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch, [Hand 2] † Noted and in good repair, garden attached. [initialled] T.W. |
| MAINS FORD | Mains Ford | James Veitch Esqr Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Simpson John Paterson |
013 | A Ford crossing the River Nith on the Parish Road, leading from South Mains to Sanquhar |
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[Page:] 289Parish of Sanquhar -- Sheet 13.3. Trace 1
[RIVER NITH - Situation:]
Of nearly bisecting
Parish - running
South - East,
[SOUTH MAINS - Situation:]
1 mile South
from Sanquhar
Burgh,
[MAINS FORD -Situation:]
Through River
Nith ¼ mile N,
N,E, [North North East] from South
Mains.
[Page is signed:]
John Jane
Pt [Private] RS&M [Royal Sappers and Miners]
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
George Howat
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