The Late Mr James Moir’s Bequest to the Mitchell Library, December 1880

A short notice on page four of The Glasgow Herald, on Tuesday the 14th of December, 1880, reads:

“THE LATE MR JAMES MOIR. – We understand that the late Mr James Moir by his will, after making ample provision for his

sister during her lifetime, bequeaths the whole of his library to the Mitchell Library, and the residue of his estate to purchase

additional books.”