Copy of a Letter to Mr MacPherson of Strathmashie, May 29. 1749.
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Copy of a Letter to Mr MacPherson
of Strathmashie, May 29. 1749.
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Copy of a Letter to Mr. Macpherson of
Strathmashie, May 29. 1749
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Letter to Mr. MacPherson of Stramashie
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Vol. 6, 1348—1349Paton
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| Person | Robert Forbes |
| Date | 29 May 1749 |
| Place | Leith |
| Person | Duncan MacPherson |
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| Person | MacPherson of Strathmashie |
acknowledgements
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In my last to you, if I rightly remember, I begged the favour of you to send me your account of the battle of Falkirk (Paton 315).
compliments to
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Present my most respectful compliments to Breackachie and all other worthy friends (Paton 316).
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Copy of a Letter to Mr✝ MacPherson
of Strathmashie.
Dear Sir,
It gave me Pleasure to hear,
by the XGentleman who will put this in-
to your Hands, of your Welfare &and that of
all your worthy Friends.
by the XGentleman who will put this in-
to your Hands, of your Welfare &and that of
all your worthy Friends.
In my ☂ last to You, if I rightly remember,
I begged the Favour of you to send me
your Account of the Battle of Falkirk,
&and of any Thinganything else worth remarking that
happened to come in your Way; &and now
I renew my Request, hoping you’ll com-
ply with my Desires by the first sure
private Hand you meet with.
I begged the Favour of you to send me
your Account of the Battle of Falkirk,
&and of any Thinganything else worth remarking that
happened to come in your Way; &and now
I renew my Request, hoping you’ll com-
ply with my Desires by the first sure
private Hand you meet with.
When Breackachie did me the Honour of
a Visit last Summer, he was so good as
to promise to give me a Journal of a
certain young Gentleman’s Abode
in Badenoch for about fourteen Days
before his ImbarkationEmbarkation for foreign
Parts. I flatterwith my selfmyself with the
Hopes of having this from him at his
own Leisure, which I will look upon
as a singular Obligation. I wish, Breack-
achie can call to mind the Day, on
which the young Gentleman came to
Badenoch, &and the Day, on which he left
it; for I aim much at having Dates fix-ed
1349(1349)
ed as precisely as possible. I could like-
wise wish to have the Names of those
who accompanied the young Gentle-
man, &and took Care of him, during the
Time he was in Badenoch; what dif-
ferent Places he took up his Quar-
ters in from Day to Day; how he
passed his Time; what were the Top-
icksTopics of Conversation, &cetc, &cetc, &cetc. for
a minute &and circumstantial Exactness
ought to be carefully observed in a
History so singular &and surprizingsurprising , that
Justice may be done to every Oneeveryone,
&and that no Part of the Truth, may
be omitted.
a Visit last Summer, he was so good as
to promise to give me a Journal of a
certain young Gentleman’s Abode
in Badenoch for about fourteen Days
before his ImbarkationEmbarkation for foreign
Parts. I flatter
Hopes of having this from him at his
own Leisure, which I will look upon
as a singular Obligation. I wish, Breack-
achie can call to mind the Day, on
which the young Gentleman came to
Badenoch, &and the Day, on which he left
it; for I aim much at having Dates fix-ed
ed as precisely as possible. I could like-
wise wish to have the Names of those
who accompanied the young Gentle-
man, &and took Care of him, during the
Time he was in Badenoch; what dif-
ferent Places he took up his Quar-
ters in from Day to Day; how he
passed his Time; what were the Top-
icksTopics of Conversation, &cetc, &cetc, &cetc. for
a minute &and circumstantial Exactness
ought to be carefully observed in a
History so singular &and surprizingsurprising , that
Justice may be done to every Oneeveryone,
&and that no Part of the Truth, may
be omitted.
Present my most respectful Compli-
ments to Breackachie &and all other
worthy Friends, &and believe me e-
ver to be, with much Sincerity and
Esteem,
ments to Breackachie &and all other
worthy Friends, &and believe me e-
ver to be, with much Sincerity and
Esteem,
My Dear Sir,
Your most affectionate Friend,
&and very humble Servant,
Robert Forbes.
&and very humble Servant,
Robert Forbes.
Leith, May 29th,
1749.
1749.
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Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Copy of a Letter to Mr. Macpherson of
Strathmashie, May 29. 1749.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 6,
Adv.MS.32.6.21, fol. 121v–122r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/