Copy of the Laird of MacLeod's Letter to Kingsborrow anent giving up the Prince

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701 (701)
✝Copy of a Letter from Nor-
man MacLeod, Esquire, to Mr
MacDonald of Kingsburgh.

His Royal Highness, the Duke of
Cumberland, has now certain Infor-
mation of the Young Pretender’s
skulking in the Long Island. You
know the Danger of protecting or
aiding him by any of our Friends.
I have warned my People of it, &and
every Bodyeverybody knows the Reward of
putting the Laws in Execution. I
am persuaded, he will pay you
a Visit, in Expectation of your
Protection. It will then be in your
Power (I hope you will use it) to
aggrandize your Family beyond ma-
ny in Scotland. I need not enlarge on

✝
Upon Monday’s Evening, JanryJanuary 4th, 1748,
John Bleau of Castlehill made me a Visit,
when he was pleased to shewshow me a Copy of
this noted Letter, which he had brought a-
long with him from London, where, he told
me, it was common enough. He allowed me
to take a Transcript of it, which I did imme-
diately in his Presence. His Copy had no Place
or Date, which I found Fault with; upon qchwhich
he told me, that none of the Copies he e-
ver saw had any Date at all. If Kingsburgh
is pleased to favour me with his Correspondence,
then
702 (702)
on this. I know, SrSir Alexander’s
Writing to You would have great-
er Weight with you than any Thinganything
I can say, which he will probably
do; but be assured, that his Senti-
ments &and mine are the same on
this Head. You know your Reward,
and, I hope, you will do your Duty
to your selfyourself, your Family and
Country.

I am, &cetc.

then will I know, if the Above be a
genuingenuine Copy, which I took exactly, Word
for Word, as Mr Bleau’s Copy had it.
Robert Forbes, A: M:

See in this Vol: pag: 851, 793.
Vol: 8. pag. 1631, 1632.

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Person	Norman MacLeod
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