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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL JONES' COTTAGE | Paul Jones' Cottage Paul Jones' Cottage |
Rev. [Reverend] Thomas Grierson Rev. [Reverend] J.R. Duncan |
047 | [Situation] About 17 Chains SW [South West] of Arbigland A house one story high and in good repair situated about 16 chains S. by W. [South by West] of Arbigland Mansion and is the property of A. Craik Esqr. This Cottage was the birth place and residence, while in boyhood, of the notorious Paul Jones. His father was gardener at Arbigland. This Cottage was in a delapidated state some time prior to the year 1831, when Lieut [Lieutenant] Pinkham of the America navy, an enthusiastic admirer of the celebrated Paul, contributed the sum of £24 for the rebuilding or repairing of the Cottage, Since then it has ever retained the name of Paul Jones Cottage. |
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[Page] 12Parish of Kirkbean
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Birth pace of Lieutenant Commander Paul Jones
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