Memorials of four old families

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Session's use at the ensuing Communion." Three years later, in March,
1729, the name of Heugh Campbell of Baramaddy is in the list of elders
present.
At a meeting of Session on 24th April, 1729, " Dugald Campbell of
Kilmartin and Heugh Campbell of Baramaddy acquainted the Session that
the deceased Alexander Campbell of Kilmartin, their father, did mortify
and bequeath 1000 merks Scots to help the salary of the schoolmaster of
Kilmartin : the sum of money being then in the hands of Heugh Campbell
of Baramaddy."
From 22nd June, 1729, to 7th March, 1731, the names of Dugald of
Kilmartin and Hugh of Baramaddy both appear in the sederunt up to 7th
March, 173 1 : on 3rd August, 1729, Hugh of Baramaddy was appointed
to accompany the minister to the meeting of Synod at Inveraray on 7th
August : and on 28th April, 1730, Dugald of Kilmartin informs the Session
" that he had received from Hugh Campbell of Baramaddy, his brother
gcrman, the 1000 merks Scots bequeathed by their late father."
Alexander of Kilmartin lived at Kilmartin Castle. His name occurs
as a Commissioner in several Acts of Parliament for the grant of supplies,
viz., in James VII., 1689, for raising four months' supply, and in the 1st
Parliament of William and Mary, 1690, in Queen Anne's 1st Parliament,
1704, also in 1708 and 17 10. (See above).
It was to him that Dugald Campbell, merchant in London, gave one
of the cups called " the three brothers" in 1714.
He was also appointed by the 1st Duke of Argyle's Commissioners to
be a Commissioner for care and preservation of the Duke's copse woods on
Loch Awe side, as is evident from the following backbond now in posses-
sion of my wife, which she got from the late Colonel James Campbell of
Craignure, who. ; e ancestor was probably one of the Duke's Commissioners.
It is dated- 28th Sept., 17 16, is written on stamped paper, and runs as
follows : —
" Be it known to all men by these presents, we, Alexander Campbell of
Kilmartine, fforasmuch as the Commissioners of his Grace, the Duke ot
Argyle, have upon the day and date hereof granted me ane Commission to
oversee and preserve the Duke's woods of Drumdarroch, Barnalien, and
Kaimes on Lochowsyde, from being cut or destroyed, and to enclose the
same with stone or turfe dykes with stuick and rice * on the top of the said
dykes, and to convene the Duke's tennents and ffewers on Lochowsyde and
Lochavich for assisting in building the said dykes, and to build ane lawful
poynd fall, and to doe every other thing nece'ssary for preserving of the saids
*" Rice" is a word commonly used on Deeside for brushwood, or the top-
pings of felled trees.