The hand is very clear, so that I have no doubt that the first first one is Esqr and the second one Sqr, - the latter couldn't be clearer.ROY M wrote:Hi speleobat2 and all,
Is the small word not just a badly written abreviation of the word "Esquire". If you look further up the page there is an Alex Stewart with a similar thing and it's definitely Esqr.
There aren't any inconsistencies on the page that would lead me to believe that the minister or session clerk meant to write Esqr but ended up writing Sqr.
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