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20th September 1921 Mackinlay & Birnie Bere Invoice

  The invoice indicates a new era at Glen Mhor with the inclusion of Glen Albyn in the letterhead, after its acquisition by Mackinlay & Birnie in 1920. As we'll see from the next invoice, this template is the standard issue for Mackinlay & Birnie, allowing the office to type in the blanks and keep a record of any transactions, details and approvals.  At first glance, this appears to be a simple receipt, but there are some elements that are worth exploring further. Firstly, the location could be set as Inverernie, as the source of the receipt. Daviot is a small village located around 4 miles from Inverurie, which is itself in Aberdeenshire.  Inverernie is the name of a moor in the area and an actual estate, which is now referred to as 'Inverarnie' following a spelling mistake that took root. However, this was a false positive, as I couldn't find any grain production, and fortunately, Alan Winchester highlighted the real source of this delivery: 'Inverarnie is

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