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From: "Asprey, David" <>
Subject: RE: [Mar] Job Applications
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:09:21 -0000


on March 01, 2001 8:45 PM Eileen wrote

<<<<
> IN 1967, William S. Cobb and 87 others applied for the post of Harbour
> Master in Alloa. Cobb was the successful candidate.
> His next post as Harbour Master was Leith, followed by Dundee, and then
> retirement in 1902.
> Where would his job applications be on file?
>>>>
Assuming that this was 1867,

Alloa was run by the Alloa Harbour Trust, whose surviving archives 1754-1898
are in the National Archives of Scotland - their website does not detail
what they have, but has the means of contacting them http://www.nas.gov.uk/
I would expect that the appointment of s key official such as Harbour Master
would certainly be mentioned in the minute books, if not other documents.

The historical records of the Leith Dock Commission are also at the NAS in
Edinburgh.

The Dundee Harbour Trust, which still exists as Dundee Port Authority, has
deposited its archives with Dundee City Archives, see
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/dcchtml/sservices/archives.html

Whether the surviving records of any of these still contain his job
application is another question, of course - quite possibly not. But good
luck.

David Asprey

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