A short Narrative of a barbarous Custom amongst the Redcoats, given by Dr Cameron's Lady
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A short Narrative of a barba-
rous Custom amongst the
Red-coats, given by Dr Cam-
eron's Lady
Forbes
Edr, Tuesday, Augt 25th, in the Forenoon, 1747 I visited Mrs Cameron, Dr Archibald Cameron's Lady, who told me,
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A short narrative of a barbarous custom amongst the Redcoats, given by Dr. Cameron's Lady
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Account of cruelties by Mrs. Cameron, Dr. Archibald Cameron's lady
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Vol. 2, 374—375Paton
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| Date | 25 Aug 1747 |
| Person | Jean Cameron |
| Place | Edinburgh |
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EdrEdinburgh, Tuesday, AugtAugust 25th, in the
Forenoon, 1747 I visited Mrs Ca-
meron, Dr Archibald Cameron’s
Lady, who told me,
That it was a common Practice a-
mongst the Red-coats, after Cullo-
den-Battle, dispersed up &and down
the Highlands, to raise the Bodies
of Man, Woman &and Child out of
the Graves, for Greed of the Linen,
or whatever was wrapped about ymthem,
and, after they had taken That off
them, to leave the Bodies above
Ground. — She her selfherself had two
Children, that died at that Time,
&and she was advised to bury them
privately in some remote heathy
Brae, to prevent their being tak-
en up again; but She could not
think of burying them in any o-
ther Place, than where their Fore-
fathers were laid, &and therefore
she was obliged to bribe a Ser-
jeantSergeant to keep the Fellows from
digging up the Bodies again.
She &and her poor Children behoved
to take to the Hills, no Houses be-
ing left in the whole Country about
them. — Mrs Cameron said, she
never saw the Prince in his skulk-ing,375(375)
ing, nor knew not where he was.
mongst the Red-coats, after Cullo-
den-Battle, dispersed up &and down
the Highlands, to raise the Bodies
of Man, Woman &and Child out of
the Graves, for Greed of the Linen,
or whatever was wrapped about ymthem,
and, after they had taken That off
them, to leave the Bodies above
Ground. — She her selfherself had two
Children, that died at that Time,
&and she was advised to bury them
privately in some remote heathy
Brae, to prevent their being tak-
en up again; but She could not
think of burying them in any o-
ther Place, than where their Fore-
fathers were laid, &and therefore
she was obliged to bribe a Ser-
jeantSergeant to keep the Fellows from
digging up the Bodies again.
She &and her poor Children behoved
to take to the Hills, no Houses be-
ing left in the whole Country about
them. — Mrs Cameron said, she
never saw the Prince in his skulk-ing,375(375)
ing, nor knew not where he was.
Robert Forbes, A:M:
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Edr, Tuesday, Augt 25th, in the Forenoon, 1747 I visited Mrs Cameron, Dr Archibald Cameron's Lady, who told me,.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 2,
Adv.MS.32.6.17, fol. 87v–88r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/ v02.0374.01.html.