Copy of a Letter to Captain Malcolm MacLeod of Castle in Raaza.

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Copy of a Letter to Captain
Malcolm MacLeod of Castle
in Raaza.

Dear Sir,

This comes by honest Pa-
linurus to congratulate You upon
your safe Return to your own Place;
I wish, I could say, to your own Fire-side;
but I hope, that &and all other Losses
will be made up to You with Interest
in due Time. – A Mind, free from
the Sting of bitter Reflections, is a con-
tinual Feast, &and will serve to inspire
a Man with Spirits in a low &and suffer-
ing State of Life, made easy by Con-
tentment, whilst others are miserable
under a Load of Riches &and Power, &and
must betake themselves to a Crowd of
Company to keep them from thinking.

I hope, you are happy in meeting
with Mrs MacLeod in good Health.
Long may yeyou live together, and may
your Happiness increase.

I need not put You in Mind of my Me-
morandum to Kingsburgh, &and of your Pro-
mise to procure me an exact Account
from the Mouth of your Brother-in-law,
Mr MacKinnon, as to his particular
Concern in the Adventure; for you have
too much Honour to neglect any Thing
committed to your Trust.

I heartily wish, that honest Armadale
could be prevailed upon to give a full
&and plain Account of his Part of the
Management in a certain Affair, which is 324 (324)
is ^very much wanted. If he intends to visit
Miss Flora, while in Edinburgh, I then can
have the Happiness of conversing with
that truly valuable Man, &and of getting his
History from his own Mouth; but if he
comes not to this Country soon, I ear-
nestly beg, you'll employ your good Offi-
ces with him to allow You to write it
down in his own Words. Though I have
not the Honour of that worthy Gentle-
man's Acquaintance, please, make an
Offer of my best Wishes to him &and his
Family in the kindest Manner, &and tell
him, that he has a most amiable Charac-
ter amongst the honest Folks in and
about this Place. May God Almighty
multiply his Blessings upon Him &and all
his Concerns both here &and hereafter.

If I rightly remember, I desired the
Favour of You to lay your selfyourself out in
procuring me an exact Account of
all the Cruelties &and Barbarities, the Pil-
lagings &and Burnings you can get any
right Intelligence about, which will be
an infinite Service done to Truth.
In doing of this, be so good as to be very
careful in finding out the Names of
Persons &and Places, as much as possible;
but where the Names cannot be dis-
covered, still let the Facts themselves
be particularly set down.

Though I have not the Honour of being
known to the worthy Family of Raaza,
I beg, my most respectful Compliments may 325 (325)
may be presented to them.

I need not Mention to You that Regard,
which is entertained for You by the wor-
thy Person, the Protection of whose Roof
I enjoy; for, I dare say, you cannot fail
to be sensible with what Respect You
&and all such are made Mention of here.

That God Almighty may bless
You &and Mrs MacLeod with Health and
Happiness, &and give you your Heart’s
Desire, 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: By the same Hand I
have sent a Letter to that valuable
&and faithful Gentleman, Kingsburgh,
with whom you may compare Notes.

See Vol: 4. pag: 856 &c.etc.

Adieu.

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