| Description | Front of volume: "Minute Book of the Eleventh Book of the New particular Register of Sasines Reversions & kept for this shire of Caithness", 1825-1833
Back of volume: draft record of "protests" by masters of ships damaged in accidents who have put into Pulteneytown Harbour,[i.e. statements to the effect that the damage was caused by "wind and weather" and not by defects in the vessels or negligence by the crews] 1829-1842, as follows:
William Crow, master of the schooner Robert and James of Wick, struck the bank and breached to, 24 Jan 1829;
Andrew Tait, master of the Zealous of Eyemouth, sprung a leak, 3 Jun 1829;
Alexander Scatterly, master of the John Cumming of MacDuff, struck a reef of stones coming into Wick Harbour, 22 Jun 1829;
William Watson, late master of the sloop Eliza of Rosehearty, co. Aberdeen, struck on Stroma and holed, 3 Aug 1829;
Derwent John Gibson master, damage received on New Harbour Gala Day[?], 28 Aug 1829;
Alexander MacKellan, master of the sloop Mary of Greenock, damaged in gale in Wick harbour, 29 Aug 1829;
Patrick O'Hara, master of the schooner Farmer[?] of Cushendun, gale in Wick harbour 3 Sep 1829;
Martin Horne or Horan, master of the St Patrick of Ballycastle, lost forestay and sprang leak 70 miles south of Wick, 5 Sep 1829;
James Scott, master of the sloop George of Dundee, damaged in gale, 5 Sep 1829;
Alexander Paterson, master of the Hope of Dundee, unable to take on cargo at Huna[?] owing to heavy seas, 21 Oct 1829;
James Minto, master of the schooner Matilda of Aberdeen, caught in gale and driven "as far as Holy Island", 19 Oct 1829;
Donald Manson, master of the schooner Cossack[?] of Thurso, damaged in gale in Pulteneytown Harbour, 28 Jan 1820;
William Falkner or Falciner, master of the brig Traveller of Montrose, damaged in gale in Pulteneytown Harbour, 6 Sep 1830;
John Henry Rolphs, master of the Dex Segin[?] of Brenin, cargo 100 barrels of herring from Sandside, damaged at Sandside, 25 Jul 1842 |
| Administrative History | Protocol books were notebooks which lawyers in Scotland, known as Notaries Public, were required to keep as a record of their work.
The front part of this volume has been used to record sasines relating to the county of Caithness, while the back has been used to record "protests" by masters of ships damaged by accidents who have put into Pulteneytown Harbour; several of these statements are taken before the Notary Public, Wick, which is presumably why they have been recorded in this volume. |