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April 24th 1837 Wrote M McAlister today

Trustees year ending 30 June 1838 Messrs John Hall Robert Drysdale & Thomas Macguire {7 long dashes}

Trustees Year ending 30 June 1839 Messrs Jas. Mair John Aston & Thomas McGuire

Trustees Year ending 30 June 1840 Messrs John Hall Robt Drysdale & Adam Craig

Trustees Year ending 30th June 1841 Messrs James Mair John Mair V Thomas McGuire

Trustees Year ending 30 June 1842 Col. Donald Fraser Messrs James Maclaren and Jas Thomson School - commissioners 1842 Duncan McEinlay William Scott James Mair Alexr Stewart William McGee

Commission for 1843 Robt Boyle: John Lonith Willm {inserted in the next line in the same writing, thickness of line and colour of ink} Boyd & Scott Andw Angus Robt Stead

Trustees for 1844 Messrs James Thomson John Mair and Adam Craig {X} James Mair

Trustees for 1845 Messrs James Mair Samuel Gemmill and Dr Monroe

Trustees for 1846 Messrs James Mair John R Gemmill and John Livingston

Trustees for 1847 Dr Munro John Wright and Thomas Deachman

Trustees for 1848 Dr Munro Thom as Deachmon and John Wright

Trustees for 1849 John Robison Esqr and Messrs Thomas Deachman and John Livingston

{red check mark} {this text in pencil} Helen Mason wife of Robert

{underlined in red} Mason died, April 8, 1844

Medium of Gov allowance for 1844 and 1846 £13-3-3 William Mason's address June 6th 1848 No 26th South Wellington Street Hutchisontown, Glasglow {long dash}

Engaged today to keep the school year 1839 Wages 36 pound Decr 7th 1848

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{short diagonal line in red} School-trustees year ending 30th June 1834 Rev Wm Macalister, Messrs S.G. Coleman & John Hall {long dash}

Year ending 30th June 1835 Rev. William McAlister Captain Matthew Leech & James Mair {long dash}

Year ending 30th June 1836 Rev. Willm Macalister Messrs Robert Boyle and John Hall

Year ending 30th June 1837 Messrs Frances Hall Robert Drysdale & Alexr Foster {long dash}

Lanark 23rd Novr 1836

The ploughs were going to-day but there has been some snow this evening This fall has in some respects been an untoward one. The frost killed the patatoe and indian corn crops early in Augt generally potatoes are now 2/ a peck {inserted above] bushel Late oats were also much damaged We took up 300 bushels of potatoes at laying-in time & had about 14 or 15 B. of india corn

Decr 15th 1836 The snow is now about 10 inches deep It began to fall upon the 13th and continued to fall upon the 14th There had been two or three falls prior to the 13th of two inches deep or so but did not continue above a day or so

On the 16th day of Febr 1837 The thermome-ter stood at 28 degrees below zero at Kingston

Extraordinary

{in red} (eat) Our large black tom cat having been proven a thief was condemned to be drowned which sentence was put in exicution on Saturday the 8th of April 1837 at 5 O Clock P.M. A large Stone having been tied about his neck he was thrown into the water and sank to the bottom and lay there till the following Monday about 5 O clock P.M. when he was taken out apparently dead and the Stone being taken off his neck he was thrown into the Bush and was seen lying there 4 days thereafter But to our astonishment he made his appearance about the doors on the morning of the following Sabbath crying rather wildly but in other respects appearing to be in good health

17th he is still well May 17 Tom was seen to day (well) by Hillar Robertson & other