A broadside from 21st May 1805 detailing an act of the Town Council prohibiting buyers and sellers from weighing their goods privately. This had to be done exclusively at the Weigh-House in accordance with the Town Standard Weights.

This act makes reference to a previous act of the Council, "Table of weigh-house and pack-house dues of the city of Aberdeen." The goods mentioned in this broadside are fleshes (meats), tallow, butter and cheese.

We can understand how relevant this matter was for the Town Council since, as it is stated at the bottom of the document, the announcement was going to be affixed in several public places and published in the Aberdeen Journal. The act is also to be intimated throughout the town by "Tuck of Drum", which presumably refers to a public announcement by town crier type figures.

This broadside was printed by D. Chalmers & Co.

Document Type

Broadside

Document Reference

HD03_19

Keyword

Trades

Collection

Aberdeen Local Studies

Magnifier?

Yes

Public Access

Yes