Bailie William Coulter, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1808-1810, lived at the shop-head of Jacksons Close. Was a hosier and built mansion in Morningside (Falcon Hall) and a Captain in Edinburgh’s Royal Volunteers: see anecdote in John Kay's Edinburgh portraits Vol 1, p. 390 and portrait.
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Edinburgh characters by J. Jenkins
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Around 150 hand-coloured caricatures of Edinburgh celebrities and unknown characters. Etchings by artist J. Jenkins in the style of John Kay. Plates dated from 1799 to 1805. Characters include prominent people like Lord Dundas, Sir John Sinclair, Earl of Crawford, Lord Montague. Also 'a leads merchant' and an unidentified soldier.