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Letter from James Spedding to James Pollexfen , making a donation to Stromness Museum. 30/9/1864 - Subscription List towards the present museum building. 29/11/1855.
ID: 1986.026
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Letter from David Balfour of Balfour to Baillie Laughton of Stromness, donating £5 to the subscription list towards the present museum building. 5/12/1855.
ID: 1986.027
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Manuscript copy of Poem "Royal Mail of Stromness" along with an encore 22/12/1863.
ID: 1986.028
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Printed notice nto Mrs Catherine Melvin of Stromness from William Watt Bain, demanding expenses as a Valuator of Heritable property. 22/1/1825.
ID: 1986.029
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Invitation to Ordination Dinner of V.P. minister - to James Laughton from William Dunnet. 3/July/1865.
ID: 1986.030
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Manuscript copy of a petition for an improved Pentland Firth Mails Service, from magistrates, clergy, merchants etc of Stromness.
ID: 1986.031
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Photocopies of letters (1830s-40s) between the Carlisle naturalist Thomas Coulthard Heysham and a correspondent in Stromness E.F.
ID: 1986.032

German Fleet Binnacle from unknown vessel in Scapa Flow (used along with 1986.019) The restoration was carried out at Hatston Youth Training Centre, July-Sept. 1986.

ID: 1986.033
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Painting "Hastings County", wrecked on Auskerry, 13th June 1924. Oil on plywood. Painted by "W. Cooper".
ID: 1986.034
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Brass candlestick from the German Fleet.
ID: 1986.035