Hamilton, William and Sons (1773–90)
HAMILTON, WILLIAM AND SONS, Tolbooth Wynd, Canongate1773–90. i(1)
| 17 March 1768 Upholstery material for Chairs & Beds | £2 | 11 | 3 |
| 28 January 1769 | |||
| [Account for goods] got formerly | £1 | 10 | 5 |
| A red Leather case for a Silver Boiller (?) | 15 | 0 |
iArniston Papers
| November 17 1770 William Hamilton, wright, Canongate in full for making long eating table | £7 | 7 | 11 |
| October 22 1772 To Will. Hamilton in full of (12) Chairs for Dining Room | £33 | 14 | 9 |
iPenicuik Papers
(An identical set of chairs, previously at Dalkeith House and now at Drumlanrig Castle, is almost certainly by Hamilton & Sons.)
12 December 1772
| 14 yds ozanberghe | 9 | 4 |
| Bottom for a bed | 14 | 10 |
iArniston Papers
1 Aug 1774 4 doz & 2 elbow chairs
iTrinity House
| 12 January 1775 Upholsterers from Edinburgh per acct. i(9) | £26 | 0 | 5½ |
iArgyll Papers
15 July 1777
| To a large bedstead + hangings; Curtains, cornices etc. | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 Handsome hollow back chairs, ogee feet, stuffed in canvas | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 elbow do | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Dressing table, glass, boxes, etc | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Toilet table with a drawer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Oval glass mahogany frame & boxes | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Basin stand | 14 | 0 | |
| Night table | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Small fly table | 7 | 6 | |
| Mahogany folding screen | 7 | 0 |
iPaxton Papers
Wm Hamilton & Son appear frequently in the ledgers of Wm Deas, the Edinburgh house painter who paints furniture for them including June 1780 ‘Pulpit at Pencaitland’.
iSRO GDI/548/1–3
27 June 1786 Wm Hamilton to supply chair and a dressing glass
iCarron Co. Letterbooks (SRO)
This entry is originally from Dictionary of Edinburgh Wrights and Furniture Makers, 1660-1840.