Written on 2/- stamped paper

We Mrs. Margaret Wemyss or Umphray, relict of the deceased Mr. John Umphray Merchant in Fochabers, Mrs. Mary Umphray or Alexander, daughter of the said Margaret Wemyss and John Umphray, and spouse to George Alexander merchant in Banff, with the special advice of my said husband, and I the said George Alexander for my own right and interest – Considering that Mrs. Margaret Gordon residing in Aberdeen relict of the deceased John Lindsay late of Madras, by her Last Will and Testament, dated the twenty ninth day of June eighteen hundred and five, constituted and appointed Messrs Peter Wemyss residing at Gibston and George Catanach at Bridge of Mosset her brothers in law, both now deceased, to be her Executors, administrators and intromitters with the whole moveable and personal estate that should belong to her at the time of her death with power to do every thing thereanent competent to Executors – And she thereby inter alia bequeathed the following legacies viz – To me the said Mrs. Margaret Wemyss or Umphray the sum of Sixty pounds Sterling – To Alexander Umphray my son, now deceased, the sum of Ten pounds Sterling – and to me the said Mrs. Mary Umphray or Alexander, the like sum of Ten pounds Sterling – together with her metal watch - which Legacies so bequeathed the said Executors were directed to lay out at Interest, and to pay the Interest thereof to the said George Catanach and his wife the Testatrix’s sister during their lives and to the survivor of them, and at the first term of Whitsunday or Matinmas after the death of the longest liver of them, the said Legacies re- served as above mentioned be paid to us the persons to whom they are bequeathed as aforesaid, or our heirs. And now seeing that the Reverend                     Reid Minister of the Gospel at Kildrummy, as Executor of the said George Catanach deceased, has made payment to us the said Mrs. Margaret Wemyss or Umphray and Mrs. Mary Umphray or Alexander for ourselves, and as representatives of the said Alexr. Umphray deceased, the sum of Seventy ffour pounds Sterling in full of the said Legacies bequeathed as aforesaid being in the proportion which the whole free funds left by the said Testatrix Mrs. Margaret Gordon or Lindsay bear to the Legacies bequeathed by her. Therefore we have exonered and discharged, as we by these presents exoner, acquit and simpliciter discharge the said Reverend                     Reid, as Executor foresaid, and all others the Representatives of the said Mrs. Margaret Gordon or Lindsay of the whole Legacies bequeathed to us and the said Alexander Umphray as aforesaid and of every claim competent to us or either of us under her Last Will and Testament any manner of way – which discharge we oblige ourselves, and our heirs, Executors and Successors to warrant at all hands. In witness whereof these presents are written on this and the two preceding pages of legally stamped paper by Edward Mortimer Clerk to John Smith Writer in Banff are subscribed by the parties at Banff the ninth day of October eighteen hundred and twenty two years before witnesses Alexander Russel Merchant in Fochabers and John Smith Writer in Banff -    Alexr. Rufsell witnefs John Smith Witnefs            Margt Umphray            Mary Alexander            Geo Alexander

Discharge granted by Margaret Umphray et al relative to the will of the late Margaret Lindsay MS Gordon, in respect of settlement received from the Rev. Alexander Reid