Craigends of the 20th Century a Renfrewshire estate remembered

POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH DIALECT
SUBSCRIBERS NAMES
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Alexander Cuninghame of Craigends, Esq. 4 copies
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Sir James Campbell (Lieut-Colonel), Captains Earl of Glencairn, Craigends (Alexander Cuninghame of Craigends), and Dunmure, and Lieutenants Sir William Cuninghame and McDowall of the West Fencibles, Lord Monboddo, Mr Crosbie, Lady Colville and Lady Anne Erskine and Miss Susie Dunlop dined with us. Major Montgomery was engaged, so was the only one of the mess at Fortune's that was not with us. I was steady jovial, and passed an excellent day, though without much other conversation than social dialogue; and although I drank freely, I was not drunk. In the evening my wife was in uncommon good humour, just as during courtship. It was very fine.

At the last general election for this county there was a contest for its reprefentation between John Shaw Stewart Esq of Greenock and Alexander Cunninghame Esq of Craigends. The number of freeholders as Appears by the roll, made up at the meeting held at Renfrew the 24th of July, 1790, was one hundred and twenty eight twenty ; two of whom voted for Mr Stewart and twenty one for Mr Cunninghame ; whereupon Mr Stewart was declared and returned as duly elected.