Kirkwall Incorporated Trades
- Reference:GB 241 D35
- Dates of Creation:1673-1932
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- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.39 Linear Metres
Scope and Content
Incorporation of Trades of Kirkwall: Minutes of the General Committee apponted to manage Trades Park, 1832 - 1849; Miscellaneous papers, including letters and burgess tickets (5 items), 1792 - 1932; Correspondence concerning letting of farms at Trades Park, 1833 - 1848; Miscellaneous accounts and vouchers of the Committee of Management of the Incorporated Trades, 1807 - 1849; Deliverance on petition of Incorporated Trades concerning patronage of schools, 1818; Copy order regarding returns of corporations, 1819; Papers relating to the Relief Society of Kirkwall, 1832 - 1833. Incorporation of Shoemakers: Miscellaneous papers, 1808 - 1833. Incorporation of Tailors: Papers, including minutes, complaints and correspondence, 1671 - 1912. Incorporation of Hammermen: Papers, including minutes, collections and financial records, some sederunts, correspondence, 1745 - 1969. Incorporation of Weavers: Papers (4 items), 1739 - 1767. Minor and unidentified associations: Minutes of the Associate Institution of Kirkwall for Sacred Music, 1817; Letter regarding call of Rev. Peter Petrie to Kirkwall, 1831; Letter regarding meeting on religious matters, 1833.
Administrative / Biographical History
The four incorporated trades in Kirkwall were the shoemakers, hammermen, tailors and cordiners. See series of articles on incorporated trades by James Flett, 'Proceedings of the Orkney Antiquarian Society'.
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The four incorporated trades in Kirkwall were the shoemakers, hammermen, tailors and cordiners. See series of articles on incorporated trades by James Flett,
'Proceedings of the Orkney Antiquarian Society'. These records probably came into the Orkney Library along with those of the Orkney Antiquarian Society (D 46).