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The last letters written by two Scottish soldiers in World War One

Read two, very moving letters written by 'Jocks' who died in the First World War.

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The 1905 Valuation Roll entry for the Burns Cottage and Museum

View the 1905 Valuation Roll for Alloway that includes the cottage that Robert Burns was born in.

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