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Copy of a Letter to MacDonald of Bellfinlay inclosing a Letter from his preserver Lieutenant James Hamilton, June 12 & July 14. 1749

Copy of a Letter to Mr Goodwillie, Writer in Edr about. the said Letters and Orders. July 12. 1749.

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Copy of a Lr to Mr Goodwillie, Writer in Edr about. the sd Lrs & Orders. July 12. 1749.
Forbes
Copy of a Letter to Mr. Goodwillie Writer in Edinr. about the said Letters & Orders July 12. 1749
Paton
Letter to Mr John Goodwillie
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Forbes
Vol. 7, 1400
Paton
Vol. 2, 340
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Person Robert Forbes
Date12 Jul 1749
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Person John Goodwillie
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her ladyship beggs you'll be so good as to procure for her a copy of Commodore Smith's letters and orders (Paton V.2, 340).
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Copy of a Letter to Mr
John Goodwillie
, Writer
in Edinburgh.

D:Dear S:Sir
My Lady Stewart thanks
you kindly for the Favour in pro-
curing
for her a Copy of the Let-
ters
&and Orders anent burning Cle-
steron's
House
in 1746; but, in Or-
der
to make the Favour com-
pleat
complete
, her Ladyship begs, you’ll
be so good as to procure for Her
a Copy of Commodore Smith’s
Letters &and Orders relative to the
same Affair, which (She says) are
still more full &and express as
to Sir James Stewart &and his Con-
cerns
.
Your Compliance in this will like-
wise
be a singular Favour done to,
D:Dear S:Sir
Your Friend &and ServtServant,
Robert Forbes.
Leith, July 12th
1749
.

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Forbes, Robert. “Copy of a Letter to Mr. Goodwillie Writer in Edinr. about the said Letters & Orders July 12. 1749.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 7, Adv.MS.32.6.22, fol. 24v. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v07.1400.01.html.
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