GORDON, Patrick Clockmaker in Edinburgh ¹

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  General Notes:

"GORDON, PATRICK. Edinburgh, 1699-1749. 15th September 1699. 'Son to the deceast Alexander Gordon of Briggs; booked apprentice to Richard Mills, clockmaker...'

...3Oth November 1749. The house being informed that their late respected fellow freeman, Patrick Gordon, watchmaker, deceased, by his deed of legacy the I3th and registered in the Court Books of this burgh the 28th day of June last, had among many other mortifications, charities, and donations, legated and bequeathed to the Deacon and Masters of this Incorporation for the use and behoof of the same the sum of Twenty pounds sterling, and that James Gordon, merchant in Garmouth, to whom he had disponed his whole effects, was ready to pay the said legacy upon a proper discharge. Therefore the Incorporation, in grateful remembrance of such donation, do appoint the name of the said Patrick Gordon to be put up in Gold Letters in their chapel among the names of their other pious benefactors."

from Old Scottish Clockmakers ¹