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This black commemorative plaque records: Maggie Dickson's Story In 1723 Margaret Dickson, a fish hawker in Edinburgh, left town to visit relatives after being deserted by her husband. On the way south she stopped off n Kelso at an Inn to break the journey. She stayed a while and worked in return for her board and…
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