Durness.org THE PAST AND PRESENT OF DURNESS
Loch Croispol Schoolhouse
Durness Parish Accounts 1765 - 1814
References to Parish school and schoolmaster
As in the CONTRA or expenditure column unless otherwise stated
1765
By freight for the school timber given to John Mackay in Borley £060
1767
Feb23
By cash to George Macallister Wright for a door to the Schoolhouse £036
Sep3
By cash to the smith for bands to the schoolhouse door, and a lock for do.
£01 6
1768
June 17
By Donald Munro, schoolmaster £110
Aug22
By Donald Munro, schoolmaster £080
Oct23
By paid the schoolmaster as per a particular acct as in the charge £2911 By paid John MacKay in Borly for the schoolmr's board for 10 months 273 Nov 8£
By cash pr receipt to Donald Munro, schoolmaster £190
By do. to do. in full of salary from Whity. 1767 to do. 1768 £249
1769
Jan 30
(In CASH or income column)Jo received by Mr. Munro, of salary, quarter pay,
marriages and baptisms, as a particular acct dated 22Aug 1768 2911
(In CASH or income column) To received by Mr. Munro, schoolmaster, as per a particular account dated 16 Nov 1768 £0 5 1
(In CASH or income column) To the schoolmaster's salary from Whitsunday 1767
to ditto 1769 £511 11/4
June 28
By the schoolmaster's fee as precenter and session clerk from Whit 1768 to do.
1769 £1 134
1770
June 15
(In CASH or income column) To Alexr Cormack's Bill, per a particular accot from
Donald Munro, late schoolmaster £2 2 11%
(In CASH or income column) To the session due by sundries per accot., and
certificate from said Donald Munro, schoolmaster £2 181
June 20
By cash pd. in accot. by Mr. Gordon to D. Munro, schoolmr. pr. his receipt and our
letter to Mr. Gordon of the 13th curt. £3811
Dec 30
By the people of Westmoin, their one third share of interest on Lord Reay's bond from 30 Dec 1766 to this date, £3:16:8, but reclaim 18s. 4d for so much due by them to D.M., late schoolmaster, the balance including a drat, on Hector Munro, is
£2184
1772
By sundries per list and certificate of 15th June 1770 from Donald Munro,
schoolmaster, due to the session £2181
1773
Aug8
By paid for a skylight to the schoolhouse £0 1 8
1774
Oct30
By the schoolmaster for baptism due by the session £006
1775
Aug27
By John Bain for mending the schoolhouse £010
By paid Angus Roy and William Munro for thatching the schoolhouse £020
1779
Dec 16
(In CASH or income column) To key of the old schoolhouse lock £002
1782
Aug 16
By cash paid to the parish schoolmaster for Marts 1780 to do. 1781, as p.
agreement with the Session £100
By cash pd. Angus MacKay, late Miller, his dft. In favour of James Craig for timber
of bridge £029
(probably the school bridge)
1783
Aug 16
By cash pd. James Craig, schoolmaster in full of his demands on the Session from
Marts. 1781 to do. 1783 £2130
1788
Jan15
By pd. Murdoch Machustian for repairing the bridge at ye school £0 1 0
By do. to Angus MacLeod for snake and key to the school door£0 1 0
1790
By pd. Murdo. MacDonald, school mr. gratuity p. agreement £1 8
By pd. to Murdo. Machustian for bridge £012
1792/93
Balce. Of a/c for school furniture pd. Mr. Anderson per consent of Session
£0101 (Anderson of Rispond)
1794
June 9
By cash to Andrew McPherson for repairing the schoolhouse bridge £070
1795
(In CASH or income column) To collections from 20th July 1794 to 30th August 1795, including 29s 1%d for repairs of the schoolhouse
By repairs of the schoolhouse per particular account
1796
Aug24
By paid for repairing schoolbridge
1800/01
Paid Mr. J. Simpson, late schoolmaster, an arrearto him of £100
1802/1803
Paid Jas Low for bridges (James Low Merchant)
£1 100
1805/06
By given to Mr. John MacDonald, late schoolmaster (MacDonald's Journal)
1809/10
By paid for repairing the schoolhouse bridge
£080
1811/12
Accounts signed by William Ross, Schoolmaster (among others) William Ross also received payment being for being one of two presentors -10s each and he also got £7for being session clerk.
1813/14
Same payment again, but this time By schoolmaster's fees as sess. clk.£1 0 0
