Copy of a Return to ye Above
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Letters from, & to, Major MacDonell,
when in Carlisle-Castle
Forbes
Copy of a Return to ye Above
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Letters from and to Major MacDonell when in Carlisle Castle
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Answer to the above
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Forbes
Vol. 1, 71—73Paton
Vol. 1, 38—39Credits
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“the following Copies of Letters [...] are faithfully transcrib'd from the Major's own Hand-writ, with a Return to one of them, transcrib'd from an Holograph of the Writer.”
Correspondence
sent
| Person | Robert Forbes |
| Date | 27 Aug 1746 |
| Place | Lady Bruce 's house |
| Place |
received
| Person | Donald MacDonell of Tiendrish |
| Place | Carlisle Castle |
acknowledgements
“Your kind Letter of the 24th Instant I gladly received”
“The Friends, mentioned in your Letter”
compliments to
Forbes returns compliments to MacDonell on behalf of the “Friends, mentioned in your Letter”, particularly Lady Bruce
“all my Acquaintances with You, particularly Mr Robert Lyon”
enclosed in
enclosures
requests
remediation
in Forbes
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Transcription
Copy of a Return to yethe Above.
D:Dear S:Sir
Your kind Letter of the 24th
Instant I gladly received, &and it gives
me no small Pleasure to find
You are in so much good Health
amidst the many distressing Cir-
cumstances of your present Si-
tuation. The Friends, mentioned
in your Letter, make a Return
of their Compliments &and best
Wishes to You wtwith as much Af-
fection &and Earnestness as Friend-
ship is capable of. In a Word,
that worthy person, My Lady,
gives You her Blessing.
Some
72
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Instant I gladly received, &and it gives
me no small Pleasure to find
You are in so much good Health
amidst the many distressing Cir-
cumstances of your present Si-
tuation. The Friends, mentioned
in your Letter, make a Return
of their Compliments &and best
Wishes to You wtwith as much Af-
fection &and Earnestness as Friend-
ship is capable of. In a Word,
that worthy person, My Lady,
gives You her Blessing.
Some charitable &and well-disposed
Persons in EdrEdinburgh are employing yrtheir
good Offices in raising a Contri-
bution for what is needful a-
mongst the poor Prisoners wtwith
You, &and I hope, their laudable En-
deavours will meet with Suc-
cess; for certainly Human Na-
ture in Distress, be the Case qtwhat
it will, is always a just Object
of Pity &and Compassion, except to
those selfish &and barbarous Per-
sons, who are Proof against all
the tender Feelings of Sympa-
thy.
Persons in EdrEdinburgh are employing yrtheir
good Offices in raising a Contri-
bution for what is needful a-
mongst the poor Prisoners wtwith
You, &and I hope, their laudable En-
deavours will meet with Suc-
cess; for certainly Human Na-
ture in Distress, be the Case qtwhat
it will, is always a just Object
of Pity &and Compassion, except to
those selfish &and barbarous Per-
sons, who are Proof against all
the tender Feelings of Sympa-
thy.
Your Friends in the Castle of
EdrEdinburgh are ever mindful of You.
Kellie is put into the Room wtwith
your Companions, &and poor Kings-
burgh is close confin’dconfined by him-
self in the solitary Room qrewhere
Kellie formerly was, &and is not
allowed to step over the Thresh-
old of the Door; a Situation
not at all agreeable to his
Taste, for he loves a Social Life.
EdrEdinburgh are ever mindful of You.
Kellie is put into the Room wtwith
your Companions, &and poor Kings-
burgh is close confin’dconfined by him-
self in the solitary Room qrewhere
Kellie formerly was, &and is not
allowed to step over the Thresh-
old of the Door; a Situation
not at all agreeable to his
Taste, for he loves a Social Life.
That honest Soul ✝Cowley;
glad
glad am I to hear of his Welfare.
Pray, remember me in the kindest
Manner to him &and all my Acquain-
tances with You, particularly Mr
Robert Lyon, whose passing thro’through
EdrEdinburgh I am heartily sorry I knew
nothing about; for I should have
us’dused my utmost Endeavours to
have seen him.
✝
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Patrick Murray, Silver-Smith.
glad am I to hear of his Welfare.
Pray, remember me in the kindest
Manner to him &and all my Acquain-
tances with You, particularly Mr
Robert Lyon, whose passing thro’through
EdrEdinburgh I am heartily sorry I knew
nothing about; for I should have
us’dused my utmost Endeavours to
have seen him.
Let me know the Issue of your
Case, whatever it be; for you
may assure yourself ^of a Place
in the Prayers &and good Offices of,
Case, whatever it be; for you
may assure yourself ^of a Place
in the Prayers &and good Offices of,
AugtAugust 27th, 1746
Adieu
N: B: When the Major was in the Castle of EdrEdinburgh, he
happened to run scarce of MoeMoney, when I was so hap-
[p]y as to make out for him among my Acquaintances,
[u]pon July 20th, &and 21st, 1746. ten Pounds sterling.
Upon yethe Approach of Winter collected for MacGregor
of Glengyle &and some men wtwith him Fifteen PdsPounds sterling.
To Mr James Falconar, Clergyman, Fifty Shillings Sterling.
To a BroyrBrother of Kinlochmoidart, qowho had been bred a
Sailor, a Guinea &and an Half.
Isabel Shepherd's Effects given that Way
eight Pounds Sterling. Total 37: 1: 6:
happened to run scarce of MoeMoney, when I was so hap-
[p]y as to make out for him among my Acquaintances,
[u]pon July 20th, &and 21st, 1746. ten Pounds sterling.
Upon yethe Approach of Winter collected for MacGregor
of Glengyle &and some men wtwith him Fifteen PdsPounds sterling.
To Mr James Falconar, Clergyman, Fifty Shillings Sterling.
To a BroyrBrother of Kinlochmoidart, qowho had been bred a
Sailor, a Guinea &and an Half.
Isabel Shepherd's Effects given that Way
eight Pounds Sterling. Total 37: 1: 6:
Robert Forbes A: M:
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Copy of a Return to ye Above.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 1,
Adv.MS.32.6.16, fol. 48r–49r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/