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The Glasite Church Part
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Feu duty appeal

Memorial by George Waterston and Albert Fitzroy Sandeman, Trustees of the Glasite Church, Barony Street, Edinburgh, to the Governors of George Heriot's Trust, appealing for a reduction in the feu duty and causality payments. [2 copies]

Gayle Meeting House

Photograph of drawing, inscribed 'Gayle Meeting House, James Allen, Elder, see Church Roll, Hawes, Yorkshire'

George Glas

Request by Louis H Heydeman for image of John Glas to illustrate book written about George

Heating plan

Plan of Glasite Church, Barony Street, Edinburgh. Part ground floor, first floor, and basement floor. Annotations relating to proposed heating

Hymn tune books

(1) Four part harmony hymn tunes. Tunes in common, long and peculiar metres, some with lyrics. Inscribed 'J Gardner'
(2) 'Tune Book Perth Glasite Meeting House 1874'. Inscribed ‘Wm G. Fairweather 20.1.1900.’

'Ledger': membership lists, notes, memoranda and rolls

Contains: Notes on the churches in America, with 'List of the members of the first Church of Christ in North America'. [Portsmouth, New Hampshire with their age, occupation, place of birth, dates of reception and excommunication, 1841;
List of men and women, 'Brethren in America, 1839;
Transcriptions of letters by Robert Sandeman and one by John Glas;
Sandeman's observations on the Song of Solomon, 1740;
Notes on the first marriage in London "without the Church of England ceremony", 1840;
Extracts from the life of John Barnard, 1777;
Notes on the formation of the London Church;
"Memoranda of a visit by T Boasey (sic) [Boosey] to Dundee, Arbroath, Perth, Dunkeld, Edinburgh, Galashiels and Newcastle in 1843": apart from describing his visits to various congregations the author also mentions a trip on the Dundee and Newtyle Railway. Also transcription of the Memoranda by Rufus Sweetman [2021] ;
Church Rolls for Aberdeen, Arbroath, Newcastle, Cupar, Edinburgh, Dunkeld, Galashiels, Perth, Hazlehall, Montrose, Old Buckingham (sic), Dundee, Glasgow, Paisley, and list of elders at London, York, Nottingham, Liverpool, Trowbridge, Lindhurst, and Chatham. 1808-1809
With basic index added in 20th century

'Letters by James Allen' and memoir

Contains transcribed letters,1750-c 1787, including 'Letter on the honorary maintenance of Elders', some forming part of Allen's memoirs.
Also includes two printed memorial poems relating to John M Baxter (d.1876) and Henry Moir (d.1878)
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