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- Peter is described in Stewarts of the South as “Peter Stewart, a tacksman of Blartannach, parish of Campsie, Stirlingshire, estate of ?Craigcarnet. He is a gentleman farmer and a clever, active, sociable man who pays £350 per annum. and had three sons: one who is a cattle dealer, one who has gone to America, and one who is a writer in Glasgow. No names are given.”
In the Appendix to Stewarts of the South he is described as: “Peter Stewart, tacksman of Blartamoch [in] Campsie Parish, Stirlingshire, been shrewd, sly and sensible, of Ardvorlich family, in Stirling of Craigbarnet’s Estate, £270.”
Peter is mentioned in the 1795 apprenticeship contract for his nephew, Duncan Stewart, as follows: “…Duncan Stewart, lawful son of Duncan Stewart, now deceased, grazier in Argaty in the parish of Doune, with consent of Peter Stewart, a drover in Lochbrae, his uncle, who hereby becomes cautioner for him.”
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