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Viz Deacon Malcom David Watt Wm Mathewson
and Wm Young was Requested to wait on
Thomas Adamson Writer and instruct him to
proced with all possable speid in the affair
Thomas Malcom Dn

Dundee 25 June 1819
At a meeting of the Trade this day it was
unanimously resolved to postpone for the
present raising any action against George Clark
for infringing their priveleges – The Trade recommend
that applications should be made to the nine Trades
and Guildry to obtain legal advice respecting
the Claims of Local Militia men to exercise
Trades within the Burgh
Thomas Malcom Dn

Dundee 2d August 1819 –
At a Meeting of the Tailor Trade Held this day
The Committee appointed to enquire into the Right of
Local Militiamen Gave in their Report of all the
Information they have been ^able to^ ~formarly~ meet ^with^ on that
Business – The Shoemakers having appointed a Committee
to act along with the Committee of Tailors Both Committee
in the Name of their Trades in the Tailors Hall on the
9th July Last past the Following is a Minute of their
Proceedings Meeting of the Committee of the
Taylors and Shoemakers Incorporations Held in the
Tailors Room this 9th day of July 1819 relative to the
priveleges claimed under the Local Militia act
Wm Lindsay Esq Preses
Present James Feathers Wm Young }
Deacon Malcom David Watt } Tailors
Wm Mathewson