This is a list of income of William Dawson, Esq. of Linlithgow, Scotland, for the year of 1870. Some of the income is from interest on bonds, some may be dividends on shares of stock. Names include the Oriental Bank, the Mercantile Bank, Edinburgh Annuity and Government annuity.

This document does not mention the name William Dawson but it came from a collection of other Dawson documents.

Paper is the typical size and format of Victorian writing paper. There is a one and a half inch split on the right-hand side of the sheet where the fold occurs.