Narrative of a conversation betwixt Donald Cameron of Glenpean & me Robert Forbes, and Copies of Letters in his favours et cetera
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Narrative of a Conversation 'twixt Donald
Cameron of Glenpean & me
R: F: and
Copies of Letters in his Favours, &c.
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Narrative of a conversation betwixt Donald
Cameron of Glenpean & me Robert Forbes, and Copies of Letters in his favours et cetera
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Letter to Mr. John Rattray, surgeon
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Vol. 8, 1653—1655Paton
Vol. 3, 93—94Credits
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“I likewise gave Donald Cameron a Letter for Mr John Rattray, Surgeon, at his House Foot of Foulis's Close, Ediburgh; an exact Copy of which is as follows”
Correspondence
sent
| Person | Robert Forbes |
| Date | 29 Jul 1751 |
| Place | Leith |
| Place | |
| Person (bearer) | Donald Cameron of Glenpean |
received
| Person | John Rattray |
| Date | |
| Place | John Rattray's house at the foot of Foulis's Close, Edinburgh |
acknowledgements
compliments to
You &and Yours
enclosed in
enclosures
requests
Forbes asks for “A few lines Lines from” Rattray to introduce Glenpean to Carnwath, “&and, if you judge it proper, you may transmit this in one inclosed from your self to that Gentleman”
he further asks that the letter be burned.
remediation
in Forbes
“The Original of the Above is to be found among my Papers, for Carnwath returned it to me in a Cover from himself.”
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Copy of Mr Rattray's Letter to George Lockhart of Carnwath Esqr at Dryden. (v08.1655.01): Mentioned in metadata
Transcription
I likewise gave Donald Cameron a Let-
ter for Mr John Rattray, Surgeon, at
his House Foot of Foulis’s Close, Edin-
burgh; an exact Copy of which is as
follows.
Sir,
Forgive the Freedom of this
Address in Favours of ^the Bearers Donald Came-
ron of Glenpean, the personal Conductor
of the Pr—Prince through the Chain of
Camps, &and consequently through his
greatest Dangers. He is engaged in
a just &and well founded Plea before
the Lords against some of the Camp-
bells, &and has pitched upon Mr Lockheart
to plead his Cause; but so bashful he
is, that he cannot think of informing
Mr Lockheart about the above Particu-
lar of his History. However, says he,
“I could with Freedom inform Carnwath
“about it, could I see him by any Re-
“commendation.” — For this End, Sir, 1654 (1654)
Sir, it is, that I give you the Trou-
ble of this, as Mr Cameron tells me,
that Carnwath’s Son (with the oldest
Lochiel) lodged in his House four
Nights after the Battle of Culloden,
&and this he assigns as the Reason why
he could use such Freedom with Carn-
wath. A few Lines from You will
serve to introduce him to Carnwath,
&and, if you judge it proper, you may
transmit this in one inclosed from
your selfyourself to that Gentleman; for
well did I know all Mr Cameron’s
History as to the Escape, long before
I ever had the Pleasure of seeing
him, &and my Information proceeded
from the best Hand, MacDonald
of Glenalladale, who procured Do-
nald Cameron to do the important
Deed, “which (to use his own Words) was a
“little difficult to do.”
Address in Favours of ^the Bearers Donald Came-
ron of Glenpean, the personal Conductor
of the Pr—Prince through the Chain of
Camps, &and consequently through his
greatest Dangers. He is engaged in
a just &and well founded Plea before
the Lords against some of the Camp-
bells, &and has pitched upon Mr Lockheart
to plead his Cause; but so bashful he
is, that he cannot think of informing
Mr Lockheart about the above Particu-
lar of his History. However, says he,
“I could with Freedom inform Carnwath
“about it, could I see him by any Re-
“commendation.” — For this End, Sir, 1654 (1654)
Sir, it is, that I give you the Trou-
ble of this, as Mr Cameron tells me,
that Carnwath’s Son (with the oldest
Lochiel) lodged in his House four
Nights after the Battle of Culloden,
&and this he assigns as the Reason why
he could use such Freedom with Carn-
wath. A few Lines from You will
serve to introduce him to Carnwath,
&and, if you judge it proper, you may
transmit this in one inclosed from
your selfyourself to that Gentleman; for
well did I know all Mr Cameron’s
History as to the Escape, long before
I ever had the Pleasure of seeing
him, &and my Information proceeded
from the best Hand, MacDonald
of Glenalladale, who procured Do-
nald Cameron to do the important
Deed, “which (to use his own Words) was a
“little difficult to do.”
He brings along with him a Voucher,
who knows him personally, &and whose
Word you may rely upon; for I have
experienced his Fidelity before this
Time.
who knows him personally, &and whose
Word you may rely upon; for I have
experienced his Fidelity before this
Time.
To you &and yours I heartily wish well.
After making a proper Use of this, order 1655 (1655)
order it to the Flames, &and oblige,
After making a proper Use of this, order 1655 (1655)
order it to the Flames, &and oblige,
Leith, July 29th,
1751.
1751.
N: B: The Original of the Above is
to be found among my papers;
for Carnwath returned it to me
in a Cover from himself.
to be found among my papers;
for Carnwath returned it to me
in a Cover from himself.
Robert Forbes, A: M:
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Narrative of a conversation betwixt Donald
Cameron of Glenpean & me Robert Forbes, and Copies of Letters in his favours et cetera.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 8,
Adv.MS.32.6.23, fol. 31r–32r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/