R. Graham's Eaglesham Essay

Reference:GB 3143 7
Dates of Creation:1904c.
Name of Creator:
Language of Material:Scots
Physical Description:

Scope and Content
1 hand-written document, detailing "Eaglesham in its early days", written in Scots vernacular.
From the paper, handwriting and content, it seems to be from very early in the twentieth century, but the date "1837" has been written, unatributed, on the front in later ink.
Also written on the essay, again presumably at a later date, are corrections of "Eaglethorpe" for "Eaglesham". This is almost certainly an error, however: there seems to be no "Eaglethorpe" anywhere in Scotland, and from the initial description of "twa fine raw o' white-washed houses and nae less than seven acre o' a common green", and other place-specific references, there is little reason to doubt the accuracy of the original title.
Administrative / Biographical History
unknown
Arrangement
There is only 1 item; it is simply numbered 07 1
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Transferred from Ayrshire archives in August 2010 (2010/06)
Note
This description was based on the General International Standard for Archival Description and East Renfrewshire Council's Manual of Listing and Archival Description.
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Archivist's Note
Description prepared by Craig Geddes, Council Records Manager.
Conditions Governing Use
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Appraisal Information
This archive consists of only one item, which has been appraised as worthy of permanent archival retention.
Custodial History
This item had been transferred from North Ayrshire Museums to Ayrshire Archives; but prior archival history is unknown; the donor had no knowledge of provenance or archival history.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Related Material
see [currently unlisted] Bill Scot papers for later information on Eaglesham