Pray, did Captain Dent ever make any discovery who I was when he arrived at Leith.
COPY OF AN ACCOUNT OR STATE, IN THE HANDWRITING OF WILLIAM BRODIE, FOUNDED ON IN THE INDICTMENT.
A State of my Affairs as near as I can make out at present from Memory, having no other Assistance.
=============================================================================== | | | | | | 1788 | | | | | | | BONDS W. B. Dr. | |£ | Sh | d | March| | | | | | 24 |To a bond due to my Sister Jean | 525| | | | |To Do. to my Sister Jamie, now Mrs. Sheriff | 525| | | | |To Do. to the Revd. Mr. John Nairn | 50| | | | |To Do. to Mrs. Isobell Ramsay | 150| | | | |To Do. to Mr. Jas. Innes | 300| | | | |To Do. to Mr. Loch on the house in Worlds| | | | | | end Closs | 400| | | | |To Sir Willm. Forbes pr Cash Acct & Bond | 300| | | | |To Interests due upon the above at this date | 50| | | | | |====|2300| -- | -- | | | | | | | | BILLS | | | | | | | | | | | |To Willm. Grant Esqr | 50| | | | |To Willm. Corbet Esqr | 50| | | | |To Mr. Denovon ½ of a £20 Bill discounted | 10| | | | |To Capt Miller at Kirkaldie | 35| | | | | |====| 145| | | |To open Accounts due by me, about | 305| | | | +----+----+----+ | £|2750| -- | -- | | |====|====|====| |
================================================================================== | | | | 1788| | | | | CONTRA Cr. |£ | Sh | d March| | | | 24 |By my tenement in Horse winde £87 pr Anum at 13 years }| | | | purchase being a Substantiall building well furnished }|1131| -- | -- | and low rented }| | | |By my three uper Storys of the new fore tenement and }| | | | three Cellars below Do. at the Netherbow £45 pr Anum }| 585| -- | -- | at 13 years }| | | |By a Tenemant of five Storys in the Worlds end Closs at }| 624| -- | -- | £48 pr Annum at 13 years purchase }| | | |By two Storys in the Bank Closs at £21 pr Anum sold by }| | | | Missives exchanged to Mr. Willm Martin, Bookseller, }| 320| -- | -- | the present possessor, payable at Whity first }| | | | By Rents due at Whity 1788 | 112| -- | -- |By Open accompts & Bills due to me, but they may be more |1000| -- | -- |By the Produce of my Stock in trade consisting of ready made}| | | | furniture, Glasses finished & unfinished, Bed Checks & }| | | | Moreens, Hair & hair Cloth, brass & Iron work, Silvering }| | | | Utensils, Benches & Shope toolls, Mahogony and other }| 400| -- | -- | Woods, ready made doors & windows, many of them }| | | | Glased, and many other Articles not mentioned should }| | | | bring at a very moderate computation }+----+----+---- | £|4172| -- | -- | |2750| -- | -- | +----+----|---- | Ballance in my favor |1422| -- | -- |By my Household furniture, Bed & table Linen, plate, | | | | Pictures, Library of Books &c. worth at least | 378| -- | -- | +----+----+---- | Sum totall £|1800| -- | -- | Omitted to charge the work newly done for Mr. Herron, } 40 -- -- Cowgate, which will amount to about £40 }