I acknowledge my Selfmyself to
be much out of my dutieduty in not writ-
ting Sooner to you but you may be-
livebelieve I am not unmindfullunmindful of any
Service wou’dwould lay in my road that
wou’dwould be usefulluseful to you, The follow-
ing is a Summary of Certain Deso-
lations made betwixt yethe Rivers of
Spey &and Dee in yethe year 1746, in Ba-
denoch was burntburned Clunie Mcpher-
son’s house &and Garvamore’s. In Strath-
down, Glenbuckit’s at Cambetel-
bredgit, DonldDonald PharqursonFarquharson’s of Auch-
riachan’s, at Glenconlass, his house;
&and Jo.nJohn Grant in Innerlochie’s; Ja.sJames
Grant Miller in Inchnachape; &and
Lauchland Dooll in Easter jaslick,
their dwelling houses. In Glenli-
vet, Bowchel-hall &and Scallan, yethe
whole houses; Jo.nJohn Gordon’s in Clas-
Noir, his dwelling house; the house
&and Chapple Chapel1 at Tombae; &and Blair-
phinie, his house &and a poor man’s
house at upper-downen; In Skuir-
dustan — Gordon younger of Aber-
loure’s at Culquich, in Glenrinas yethe (1386)
yethe whole toun of Bragach, In
Cabrach JonJohn Roy Inn-keeper his
house, in Strath diveran yethe Chap-
pelChapel of at Shanvel &and Parson’s
house. In Dumbenan Mr Tul-
loch’s2 yethe whole toun. In Kin-
eathmont yethe Miller’s house of
Miln a Smiston3 all burntburned. YeThe
ChaplesChapels of Robiston &and Rossary
thrown down. The ChapplesChapels of
Tullochs, Homie, Cleenhill, New-
durn, &and one near Kinmundie
all burntburned ytthat one by order of
Lady Kinmundie, on Dee Side
Gordon of Blellack’s house, as
for the plounderingsplunderings &and herships4
Committed in the CountrysCountries &cetc it
is impossible to give an disc^riptiondescription
of them,

I Remain