This will be put into your Hands
by My Lady Gask, Sister to Lord
Nairn, who goes for London about
Business of no small Importance,
that very nearly concerns herself
&and the Family she is connected with.
I leave it altogether to her Lady-
ship to give You her own His-
tory, which indeed is interesting
enough to every Heart, that is not
Proof against all the tender Feel-
ings of Sympathy &and Compassion. I
know You too well to imagine, that
I need to use any Arguments to pre-
vail with You to tender her Lady- ship 1407(1407)
ship all the good Offices in your
Power, either by recommending
Her to proper Persons in London,
who are capable of putting her
Business in the right Channel of
Application (as in this Point alone
lies the Delicacy of her Case) or
by giving her Ladyship your best
Advice as to the Method She
ought to use in making good
her Intention, which indeed
will require no small Degrees
of Dexterity &and Address. As you
are a Person much versant in
the active Part of Life, &and as you
have gone through the fiery Trial
in more Shapes than one, so you
are the better fitted for being use-
ful to this good Lady in laying
a right Scheme to bring her Design
to a happy Period. If it shall so
happen, that her Ladyship shall
must pass through York in Haste,
I beg, you’ll give Her the Convoy
of a Stage or so, that you may
have the more Time to discourse over 1408 (1408)
over her Business fully, &and to think
maturely upon it. In a Word, what-
ever friendly Office you do to this
Lady, I will take it as done to
my selfmyself.

The pamphlet upon the Escape
is much run upon here, &and has
made some Converts to the Cause
of Truth.

My Lady Bruce &and her Compani-
ons, Mr Stewart Carmichael, &c.etc.
remember You, your Lady &and young
Master with much Kindness.

I will be glad to hear frequently
from You.

Wishing all Things good &and happy
to You &and all your Concerns, I ever
am with much Sincerity &and Esteem.,