Letter from James Hamilton to Mr Ranald MacDonald of Belfinlay

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1403 (1403)
Copy of the Letter (mentioned
in the preceedingpreceding Letter) to
Bellfinlay directed thus
To Mr Ranald MacDonald
of Bailffinlay
by Inverness

Newry in the North of Ireland June 12th 1749
Dear Sir

The Bearer Mr McNeill
tells me that youryou’re alive and well,
I assure you that I never did any
thinganything in all my life, that gives me
more Pleasure thenthan the thoughts
I have of beeingbeing a mainsmeans of
SaveingSaving your life, I hope you
never will beebe conserndconcerned in ano-
ther RebelionRebellion

I have maidmade an exchange with a
half pay Officer and am on hilfhalf
pay, and I have got a sume of
money diferencedifference, I have not
had good Success in the army. I
intend SettleingSettling within two millsmiles
of Antrim One Mr O Neile a Gen-
tleman of a good fortune and a friend of 1404 (1404)
of mine has promis’dpromised me a lace1
and I hope on good terms, and
I must do my best thothough I cantcan’t
Say I ✝under much of Farming
so I now must turn my Sword in to a
Ploug SharePloughshare—

after the Battle of Colledon
I was orderdordered on a party, which was
the reason I did not see you after
I tucktook you out of the field, PoorePoor
CaptCaptain Trapound is deddead, which gave
me great Concern, nothing would
give me more pleasure than to
see you in Ireland pray favour
me with a letter, Direct to me here, as I belivebelieve I shall not
be able to get in to the Farm be-
forbefore next January, as I have Some
things to provide to Stock it

I am Dear Sir very
Truly your most Humble
Sic subrsubscributur James Hamilton
N: B:

✝
So it was in the Original Letter, but, no
doubt, Mr Hamilton designed understand.

Robert Forbes, A: M:
1405 (1405)

N: B: Friday July ~~22d~~^^^21st 1749, Bell-
finlay gave me the two Origi-
nal Letters, from which I
faithfully transcribed the
two preceedingpreceding Copies. I re-
turned the two original Let-
ters (according to Promise) to
Bellfinlay, on Saturday, July
22d, 1749.

Robert Forbes, A: M:

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Person	James Hamilton
Date	1749
Place	Newry in the north of Ireland
Place	Inverness