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1882 handwritten letter re job offer - Scotland
« on: Sunday 18 July 21 15:56 BST (UK) »
Please help me complete/correct the transcription:

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Parton, N.B.
Octr 12, 1882

Mr Rigby Murray has
heard today from
Mr [F]. S. Ainsworth [in]
[answer] this [?]
about W. McLachlan
and he thinks it will
be satisfactory to both
parties if McLachlan
will come to Parton

and have a personal
interview – Mr Murray
will pay third Class
Return Ticket, if it
suits McLachlan to
come [?] Monday
that [with] his [?] [?]
[C?][?y] for
Mr Murray -  [?] [?]
to come by, is one which
reaches Parton Station

about 3 o’clock
Mr Murray’s wages
are £60 per ann.
[The] Lodge to [?] [?]

[?]
Co Durham BROOKS / Northumberland BURNS / Fogo ALCORN, DODDS / Whitby LINTON, STONEHOUSE, GRAHAM / Stirlingshire BROWN, MCLACHLAN, JOHNSTONE / Blackford (Perthshire) DAVIDSON, MURRAY / St Andrews KIRK, HAY / Leith, Orkney GROUNDWATER, EUNSON / Edinburgh HUTTON, WRIGHT, BLAIR, CHISHOLM, GREGOR

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Re: 1882 handwritten letter re job offer - Scotland
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 18 July 21 16:07 BST (UK) »

The train to come by is the one etc.

And the lodge to live in
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Re: 1882 handwritten letter re job offer - Scotland
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 18 July 21 16:19 BST (UK) »
F S Ainsworth

in answer to his inquiries

to come on Monday that will be the most convenient day for Mr Murray - The train

are £60 per an: & The Lodge to live in

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Re: 1882 handwritten letter re job offer - Scotland
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 18 July 21 18:42 BST (UK) »
Thanks for these replies, it helps a lot
Co Durham BROOKS / Northumberland BURNS / Fogo ALCORN, DODDS / Whitby LINTON, STONEHOUSE, GRAHAM / Stirlingshire BROWN, MCLACHLAN, JOHNSTONE / Blackford (Perthshire) DAVIDSON, MURRAY / St Andrews KIRK, HAY / Leith, Orkney GROUNDWATER, EUNSON / Edinburgh HUTTON, WRIGHT, BLAIR, CHISHOLM, GREGOR


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Re: 1882 handwritten letter re job offer - Scotland
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 18 July 21 19:03 BST (UK) »
 What appears to be the cross stroke looks like bleed through from the other side of the paper, so I'm not sure Mr Ainsworth's first initial is F.  Maybe I or J?
GRAY - Inveresk; Lanarkshire
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Re: 1882 handwritten letter re job offer - Scotland
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 21 July 21 11:00 BST (UK) »
I think Mr Ainsworth's first initial is I.