Deposition – Mary Pattison – 28 Nov 1757

Mary Pattison, 59, widow, was born in Allendale but lived from the age of 16 with her father at the Millstones Tenement. She said that some Allendale tenants got peat near Knights Cleugh, but only she believed with the permission of Squire Whitfield. Peat which was cast without permission was set on fire by a servant of Squire Whitfield, and she remembered seeing it burn for several days. Squire Whitfield would not refuse permission if asked to cast peats or to take ling for thatching. She used to drive off the animals of Allendale tenants, who saw her doing it, but never complained about her doing so.