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473 (473)
Copy of a Return to the pre-
ceedingpreceding Letter.

My very dear Sir,

Your kind &and oblig-
ing Letter I received Yesterday, to-
gether with the Present you sent
me, upon which I put a very great
Value, &and for which I most heartily
thank You.

I have written to You &and Kingsburgh
at some Length by Donald MacLeod,
who left Edinburgh upon Friday last,
the 23d Instant; but as this will
come soonest to hand, I chusechoose to
repeat some Things.

It has been suggested to me by a ve-
ry judicious Person, that it would
be advisable in Kingsburgh to deliv-
er up a certain Original Letter
into some sure Hand for the Pre-
servation of it; but this must be
altogether left to the Judgment &and
Discretion of Kingsburgh himself.
However, at any Rate, I earnestly
desire to have an exact Copy of
the Letter, &and I hereby engage, that
it shall be as great a Secret as at this 474 (474)
this Moment.

I am exceedingly desirous to have the
brave &and ^the honest ✝Armadale's Account
from his own Mouth, which, I hope,
he will chearfullycheerfully give. Let it be
as exact &and circumstantial as possi-
ble. Is it possible to procure X Bois-
dale’s Account in his own Words?
for I wish much to have /that too.
You see, I am very greedy; and, in-
deed, no Wonder; for these Things
would be of inexpressible Use in
future Ages.

If you think of being soon in this
Country (as you seem to suggest
in your Letter) then you may bring
along with You all the several
Accounts you can possibly collect,
&and remember to favour me with
the Happiness of the first Visit;
but if you resolve not to be soon
here, then be so good as to em-
brace the first sure Opportunity,
that comes in your Way, &and transmit
to me all that you have gather-
ed together among good Friends.

I make an Offer of my best Wishes

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Wishes to the worthy Family of Ra-
aza, to Kingsburgh &and his Lady, &and to
Armadale &and his Concerns.

That all Happiness may ever attend
You &and Mrs MacLeod is the hearty
&and earnest Prayer of,

My dear Sir,

Your most affteaffectionate Friend,
&and very hulehumble Servant,
Robert Forbes.
Citadel of Leith,
OctrOctober 28th, 1747.

P= S: Every Letter from You, or a-
ny of the ^honest Worthies in Sky or Raaza,
will be a real Cordial to me. My
Lady Bruce is very glad to hear
of your Welfare, &and kindly remem-
bers You &and Mrs MacLeod, Kings-
burgh &and Mrs MacDonald, &cetc.

In Haste Adieu.

2d P= S: Since writing the Above I
have this Day received by Post your
kind Letter (with one inclosedenclosed to
James MacDonald) of SeptrSeptember 23d;
but where they have been all this
Time by the Way I cannot conceive.
Pray, my dear Friend, allow my
Commissions to engage a great
Share of your Attention, &and let me
have every Thing, that is well vouched, 476 (476)
vouched, in as exact &and full a Man-
ner as possible.

I have no other News, worth mention-
ing, but that the brave General
Keith is now a Field Marshal in
the King of Prussia's Service, which
makes some Folks stare like stuck
Pigs, &and to entertain great Fears.

Have you ever found the ✝Bot-
tle yet among the Heath? for you
forget to mention it to me.

InclosedEnclosed I send you a print
where you view the Highland
Laddie (Lewie Ca) graciously
receiving the Butcher, begging
Mercy on his Knees. I know, it
will be a most acceptable Pre-
gent to You, &and will serve to give
some Entertainment to your Friends.

Once More Adieu.
R:Robert F:Forbes

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Person	Robert Forbes
Date	28 Oct 1747
Place	Likely Lady Bruce's house.
Place

Person	Malcolm MacLeod of Brae
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Place