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Attached is a .pdf of the Descendants of Henry OLIPHANT (b. 1741), which I hope helps to explain the relationships in the document below.
George BEVERIDGE, Robert OLIPHANT, William THOMSON, and Alexander ANDERSON, were all sons-in-law of Henry OLIPHANT. Robert was also Henry’s nephew.
Robert OLIPHANT (Jr), Henry, William and James OLIPHANT, were the surviving sons of Henry OLIPHANT, by his second wife, Janet HUTCHISON (or HUTCHESON).
Please see the “Henry Oliphant estate” tag for all the documents relating to his estate.
OLIPHANT papers; envelope 1; document 6;
Cover; 
Inside; 
Transcription;
Note of Mr A. Anderson […] at Glasgow Bank
1827 – May 1st; Principal sum due at Bank […] Note ; £1045 – 2s – 8d ; —- . —- . —-
Interest calculated up to 15 May ; £45 – 13s – 4d ; —- . —- . —-
—————- ; ——————
£1090 – 16s – -d ; —- . —- . —-
one half of which is ; —- . —- . —- ; £545 – 8s – -d
Mr Geo[rge] Beveridge’s one eighth prop[ortion] ; £ 68 – 3s – 6d ; —- . —- . —-
Rob[ert] Oliphant’s —-“—- —-“—- —–“—– ; £ 68 – 3s – 6d ; —- . —- . —-
Mr Thomson’s proportion ; £ 81 – 16s – 2 7/8d ; —- . —- . —-
Rt. (Robert) Oliphant [Jr]’s ——-“—— ; £ 81 – 16s – 2 5/8d ; —- . —- . —-
Henry Oliphant’s heir’s ——-“—— ; £ 81 – 16s – 2 5/8d ; —- . —- . —-
Wm. (William) Oliphant’s ——-“—— ; £ 81 – 16s – 2 5/8d ; —- . —- . —-
Ja. (James) Oliphant’s ——-“—— ; £ 81 – 16s – 2 5/8d ; —- . —- . —-
================ ; —————–
; £545 – 8s – -d
Mr Ferguson gave up to Mr Anderson the [composition] of £3/6 […]
upon this one half of the cash acc[ount] but […] it [and] upon the
understanding that his friends would do the same in order to
benefit his family. Rob[ert] and Wm. (William) Oliphant have no [obligations]
as to this altho they will be under the [necesity] of [paying] Mr Thomson’s
proportion without the [smallest] chance of [over] […] [back]
a farthing as he [has] [not] the means Mr […] [states] that
Mr Ferguson would be ready with his half at [Whit sunday]
and it is […] able that a settlement should be made
finally at that [point] as in the [care] of his death [are]
Bank[…] [happening] amongst the [parties] it [will]
become much [harder] generally – The allocating of the
[composition] […] […] it is [de…able] to […] […]
it will be allo[acted] –
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