Minutes extracted from the club's
original minutes book covering the formation of the club and its acceptance into the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Eddleston, November 26th, 1856 The Curlers in the Parish of Eddleston having met this evening to take into consideration the proposal of forming themselves into a Club to be called the Eddleston Curling Club propose to request W. Forbes MacKenzie, Esq. Of Portmore to be their President. James Wolfe Murray Esq. Of Cringletie, Vice
President, George Douglas to be their Treasurer & Secretary, with five members of the Club annually appointed as Members of Committee, three to form a quorum for carrying on the business of the Club which will be conducted upon the principals of the Grand Caledonian. We the undersigned approve the above resolutions and as soon as a competent number has subscribed empower George Douglas their Secretary to carry the same into effect.
Thomas Aitken, Representative Member
George Douglas, Treasurer & Secretary Committee
Archibald Plenderleith Robert Smith John Fisher
Samuel Paterson William Small Members
Robert Gray Thomas Smith Alexander Mark
Dickson Nimmo James Wilson John McLaren
James McDonald James Johnston William Ballantine
James Kello A copy of the resolutions
passed at the meeting have been shown to W. Forbes MacKenzie Esq. Requesting him to be President of the Club complied with the request and wished his thanks to be conveyed to the Club for the high honour done him by electing him their President. James Wolfe Murray Esq. of Cringletie also gave his consent to be Vice President and the Rev. Alexander J. Murray to be Chaplain.
George Douglas, Treasurer and Secretary December 9th, 1856 Copy of letter to Alexander Cassels Esq., Secretary, Royal CC Club.
Alexander Cassels Esq. Sir, We the Curlers of Eddleston having met and formed ourselves into a Club to be
called the Eddleston Curling Club having for our operation Portmore Loch upwards of 60 acres also a Pond at Harcus both on the estate of W. Forbes MacKenzie Esq. We conform to your regulations and having sent a P.O. for one pound eight shillings are desirous to be admitted into the Royal Caledonian and request that you will nominate a Proposer and Seconder should this meet with your approval. W. Forbes MacKenzie Esq., President
James Wolfe Murray Esq., Vice President
The Rev. Alexander J. Murray, Chaplain
Thomas Aitken, Representative Member
George Douglas, Treasurer & Secretary Committee
Archibald Plenderleith Robert Smith John Fisher
William Small Samuel Paterson Honorary Members
W. Forbes MacKenzie Alexander Mark James McDonald
James Johnston Ordinary Members
James Wolfe Murray Thomas Aitken Robert Smith
Robert Gray George Douglas Archibald Plenderleith
Samuel Paterson Dickson Nimmo John Fisher
James Wilson William Small James Kello
Alexander J. Murray John McLaren William Ballantine
Thomas Smith Gavin Tait Copy of letter from Alexander Cassels, Grand Secretary, Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Edinburgh July 31st, 1857
Sir, I have the honour to inform you that at the Annual Meeting of the Royal Caledonian Club held at Edinburgh the 24th the Eddleston Curling Club was duly admitted into the Royal Club. I am Sir Your most obedient servant
Alexander Cassels, Secretary
Royal Caledonian Club Edinburgh August 5th 1858 Received from the Eddleston Curling Club the sum of one pound eight shillings being the amount of the undernoted sum due by the said club to the Royal Caledonian Curling Club.
Entrance money | £1. -. - | Annual subscription for 1857/58 | . 8.- | | £1 .8.- |
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Alexander Cassels, Treasurer October 16th, 1857 The first Annual Meeting of the Club under the Grand Caledonian regulations Chapter 4th Section 2nd was held this evening Mr Alexander Mark in the Chair when the Office Bearers were elected and the members subscribed as undernoted. W. Forbes MacKenzie Esq., President
James Wolfe Murray Esq., Vice President
The Rev. Alexander J. Murray, Chaplain
Robert Smith, Representative Member
George Douglas, Treasurer & Secretary Committee
Archibald Plenderleith Robert Gray John Fisher
William Small Samuel Paterson Honorary Members
Alexander Mark James McDonald James Johnston Ordinary Members
W. Forbes MacKenzie James Wolfe Murray Robert Smith
Robert Gray George Douglas Archibald Plenderleith
Samuel Paterson Dickson Nimmo John Fisher
James Wilson William Small James Kello
Alexander J. Murray John McLaren William Ballantine
Thomas Smith Collected from eighteen Members for entrance and annual subscription for 1857 & 1858 2/- per member | £ 1 .16.- | | | paid entrance and annual subscription | £ 1. 8. - |
two copies of Annual | . 2. 4 | Record Book | . 3. 6 | | £ 1 .13.10 | |
Allowance in hand | £ . 2. 2 |
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Transcribed by,
Robert Robertson | 
