Copy of a Letter to Mr Alexander MacDonald of Kingsburgh in Sky.

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Copy of a Letter to Mr Alexan-
der MacDonald of Kingsburgh
in Sky.

Dear Sir,

I could not think of honest
Palinurus's setting out upon his
Return to Sky, without giving You the
Trouble of some few Lines, to wish
You &and Mrs MacDonald much Joy and Happiness 321 (321)
in being at your own Fire-side again.
You &and all your Concerns are frequently
made Mention of here with very much
Respect; &and so long as a Spark of Ho-
nesty remains, the Name of MacDo-
nald of Kingsburgh will ever have
a Mark of Veneration put upon it.

You know very well how I em-
ploy much of my Time in a certain Af-
fair. I have already made up a Col-
lection of between twenty four &and
thirty Sheets of Paper, &and I would fain
flatter my self with the Hopes of
still increasing the Number, till the
Collection be made compleatcomplete, by your
Assistance &and that of other Worthies,
who prefer Truth to FalshoodFalsehood and
Honesty to Trick &and Deceit. — Now
is the Time or never to make a Dis-
covery of Facts &and Men; &and it is pity
to omit any Expedient, that may tend
to accomplish the good Design.

I gave Captain Malcolm MacLeod
the Trouble of a written Memoran—
dum, which, I hope, you will honour
with a plain &and distinct Return; and
hereby I assure You, no other Use
shall be made of it but to preserve
it for Posterity, it being my Inten-
tion not so much as to speak of it,
&and to make a wise &and discreet Use
of every Discovery I am favoured with.

I wish, the worthy Armadale would 322 (322)
would be ~~prevailed upon~~ so good as to
give his Part of the Management from
his own Mouth; but, as I have writ ful-
ly, by the same Hand, to the faithful
Captain Malcolm MacLeod upon this
&and some other Particulars, to his Letter
I refer You; &and I hope, you will join
your Endeavours with him in serving
the Cause of Truth &and Justice.

For my own Part, I am resolved to
leave no Stone unturn'dunturned to expiscate
Facts &and Characters, that so the ho-
nest Man may be known &and revered,
&and those of the opposite Stamp may
have their Due.

That God Almighty may ever have You,
Mrs MacDonald &and all your Concerns
in his holy care &and Protection, is the
hearty &and earnest Prayer of,

My dear Sir

Your most affteaffectionate Friend,
&and very humble Servant,
Robert Forbes.
Citadel of Leith,
SeptrSeptember 7th,
1747.

P=S: Palinurus has promised to
drop me a Line by Post to inform me
of his safe Arrival, &and about your Wel-
fare &and that of other Friends. Pray,
keep him in Mind of his Promise, and
let him not mention any other Thing
in his Letter. — Is it possible to
get Boisdale's Part from himself?
I would gladly have it. You see, I
am exceedingly greedy.

Adieu.

See Vol: 4. p: 701, 792, 851.

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Person	Robert Forbes
Date	07 Sep 1747
Place	Citadel of Leith
Place
Person (bearer)	Donald MacLeod of Galtrigill

Person	Alexander MacDonald of Kingsburgh
Place	Skye