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Letter (first page), to William Wilson & Sons, Bannockburn, near Stirling

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Letter (first page), to William Wilson & Sons, Bannockburn, near Stirling
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This is the first page of a letter addressed to William Wilson & Sons, a tartan weaving firm from Bannockburn near Stirling. Dated 1856, the letter is from the 71st Regiment of Foot and concerns the payment of an account.

The letter states that the supplier (Wilsons) may take payment for goods supplied to the regiment for the period up until the 31 December 1855.

Reputedly founded in 1724, with surviving records from 1765, Wilsons monopolized the supply of tartan cloth to the army up until the mid-19th century. Thereafter they diversified into tweed and carpet weaving and continued in business until 1924.

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