Bound in the original thin printed blue paper covers and running to 24 pages this is a very scarce work by George Murray who was Minister at Balmaclellan, a village in Galloway, Scotland, he was also Chaplain of Kirkcudbrightshire Rifles. The poem is about the triumphant building of a bridge across the River Dee, where previously the only way to cross was by ferry, which was a very hazardous, there is another poem added by a William Gillespie called “The Ken”, which is also about the building of a bridge over that nearby river, the poems cover the first 12 pages, the second half of the work contains notes on the poem. There is a dedication at the front which reads. 'To the Ladies of the Stewartry who, with kind hearts and willing hands, largely promoted the building of a Bridge over the Dee at Kircudbright, this Ballad is respectfully inscribed by the author.'