OS1/30/6/27C

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[Page] 27c

Ord. [Ordnance] Survey Office
Kelso 12th August 1859

Sir
I have received Instructions
to pay the utmost attention
to the orthography of
names on the Plans of
the Government Survey
of Scotland, and, as a
question has arisen
respecting the mode to
be adopted in writing
"Innerleithen" or "Inverleithen"
Parish, Co. [County] Peebles, I shall
be obliged by your
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Office of the Register of Sasines
Reversions &c for
Peeblesshire &c.
Melrose
August 15 1859

Sir
In answer to your
questions as to the mode
of spelling the name of
the Parish of Innerleithen
or Inverleithen I find
upon referring to the Dft. [Draft]
Minute Books in this Office
since the year 1850 M
that it is always written
Innerleithen in the
Conveyances & other Deeds
relating to property which
have been recorded in
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