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OTD 11 August 1711

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Robert Freebairn was appointed Printer to the Queen for Scotland on 11 August 1711 in Edinburgh. He later printed for the ‘Pretender’s Army’ at Perth in 1715.

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The National Trust for Scotland‘s Robert Smail’s Printing Works opens for the season on 29 March 2024. For full details of opening times and how to get there see the NTS website.

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