Probate copy of will of James Thomas Blair of Whalley House, Whalley Range, Director of Robert Barbour and Brother Ltd., of Manchester, merchants, 14 June 1915.

Brother George Beatson Blair of Whalley Range, and cousin Lt. Col. Alf Ernest Le Rossignol of London to be executors and general trustees.

Confirms agreement of self and George B. Blair with Robert Barbour and Brother Ltd., 1 Jan. 1909, when Company purchased goodwill and assets of Robert Barbour and Bro., and part of purchase money was left as a loan to the Company. Loan to be repaid within five years.

Oil paintings and watercolours, some by Turner, bequeathed to Manchester City Art Gallery.

His share in Whalley House to brothers George B. and Alex. Campbell Blair.

Shares in Robert Barbour and Brother Ltd. and pecuniary legacies to various relatives.

Pecuniary legacies to various servants.

£1,000 to the Elders and Deacons of Grosvenor Squ. Presbyterian church, Manchester, to be invested for the upkeep of the church.

£500 to same to be invested for the use of Booth St. Mission at St. Andrew's Hall, Booth St.

£300 to same for The Barbour Bequest Poor Fund, and £100 for The Grosvenor Squ. Presbyterian Church Mission Poor Fund.

Other bequests to Presbyterian charities.

£2000 to Manchester Royal Infirmary, £1000 to St. Mary's Hospitals, Manchester, £1000 to the Ancoats Hospital and Ardwick and Ancoats Dispensary, £1000 to the Boys' and Girls' Refuges and Homes and Childrens' Aid Soc., Strangeways, £500 to Y.M.C.A., Manchester, £500 to Manchester City Mission, and £500 to the Burns Scott Memorial Fund.

Residue of real and personal estate to George Beatson Blair and Rev. Alex. MacKinnon, as Charity Trustees, to invest in a charity to relieve the distress of poor persons, particularly aged poor, in Manchester and Salford.

J.T. Blair died 19 Feb. 1917.

Will proved 7 Aug. 1917

Estate of £155, 537.