Abstract
March 7, 1794 Petition of Hugh Crawford and others, asking the Court to interdict John Wilson, John Patrick and Robert Montgomerie, and all other judges in the county of Ayr, from billeting soldiers in local quarters upon them and their constituents.
Appendix (from p. 37)
- Certificate by Robert Jamieson, constable and sheriff-officer in Beith (21 January 1794).
- Answer by Robert Montgomery to William Caldwell and others (8 January 1794).
- Letter from Lieutenant Sutherland to the defenders' agent at Edinburgh (23 January 1794).
- Table of people billeted upon, taken from the list kept by John Gay (undated).
- Letter from John Watt, Deputy Town-Clerk at Irvine (22 January 1794).
- Letter from James Morris and Robert Stevenson to John Greg, billet-master at Largs (21 January 1794).
- Letter from John Greg, billet-master at Largs, to James Morris and Robert Stevenson (22 January 1794).
- Certificate by Alexander Shaw, weaver (31 January 1794).
- Certificate by William Miller, farmer in Grangehill (29 January 1794).
- Certificate by William Crawford, merchant in Beith (29 January 1794).
- Certificate by Matthew Swan, residenter in Beith (29 January 1794).
- Certificate by James Walker, smith (29 January 1794).
- Certificate by John Dobie, weaver (31 January 1795).
- List of Publicans and others liable to be billeted upon in the town of Beith (undated).
- Letter from William Gillies, merchant in Beith (undated).
- Minutes appointing a Committee to insist in the present question (10 January 1794).
- Extract from the minutes of the town council of Glasgow regarding quartering of soldiers (21 January 1794).
- Certificate from James Johnston, Billet-master of Air (10 July 1792).
- Certificate by James Allison, Billet-master of Paisley (18 February 1794).
- Note regarding quartering of soldiers and distinction of burgesses (undated).
