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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| BLOODY MOSS | [Continued from page 97] Some time, William Innes, who was an expert swordsman, gave his [antagonist] a wound, of which he died in the course of an hour - On this he and his [second?] immediately fled the country Innes went to Germany where he joined [the] Army and rose to the ranK of Captain - The Widow of the deceased [?] a criminal process against them before the Sheriff of Caithness, for [murder?] but in consequence of the absence of the Parties, it was not brought to any [decision?] After the lapse of a few years, Innes and Sinclair his second both reveived a [pardon] and returned to Caithness The Above account of the Duel I partly received from Captain Gunn of [B?] whose Grandfather was a great friend Innes of Sandside - and whose Grand [uncle?] (Sandside's Factor) was present at the Duel - and partly from Calder's History of Caithness - I also read a copy of the "Execution of Officer citing Witnesses against Sandside for the slaughter of Olrig in Duel - Sept September [?]. The original is in the possession of Mr Sinclar of Forss - It was found [among] some old papers in the House of Westfield - The Duel was fought at the House of Tongside which at that time stood about 25 chains south of the present houses - No trace [of] the house is to be seen but the present tenant, Alexander Gray can point out the Exact site - and where the duel was fought - |
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[signed] George Hobson Civil Assist [Civilian Assistant]
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Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 4 - Parishes of Halkirk and Thurso, OS1/7/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Halkirk and Thurso.
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Caithness, which is in the north of Scotland.