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The Hornel Library at Broughton House, Kirkcudbright includes a unique collection of documents relating to the Glasgow Galloway Brotherly Society (which subsequently became the Galloway Association of Glasgow).  Hornel's policy of collecting papers and books either written about Galloway or written by authors from the area, has provided a rich legacy of Association papers and documents. These documents are not available for public inspection except by special appointment through the National Trust for Scotland Librarian based at Broughton House.

The Librarian has kindly permitted the Association to publish extracts from the Library. The original Society Articles of 1791 record that “No perfons fhall be admitted but fuch as are above fourteen and under forty-five years of age, of a good moral character, free from bodily trouble, and in a vifible way of fupporting themfelves.”. The Society Articles of 1806 record that “Every person admitted a member of this Society, must be above fourteen, and under forty-five years of age, of a good moral character, free from bodily trouble, and in a visible way of supporting himself”. The Rules & Regulations published in 1922 includes a list of the 1921 Office Bearers when Robert Carson was a Director. The hand written papers include minutes of meetings of the Office Bearers between 1791 and 1802.   (Page Index)

The National Archives holds records ranging from parchment and paper scrolls through to digital files and archived websites. You can use its online services to search its database and download certain documents. Reference GB243/TD1043 of The Glasgow City Archives and Special Collections refers to the Minutes, 1841-1898; and the Roll books, 1854-1912.  Items TD1043/2 and TD1043/3, which can be inspected by visiting The Mitchell Library in Glasgow, provide hand written records of Meetings, Financial Accounts and Members at the end of the nineteenth century. 

The Mitchell Library has kindly permitted the Association to publish extracts from  the Library. The Abstract of Funds for the Year 1897 shows a Loan of £50-0-0 to Commissioners for reduction of National Debt, and a balance of £31-3-1 in the Benevolent Fund.   (Page Index)