A singular odd Expression used by the Duke of Cumberland about Duncan Forbes of Culloden
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A singular odd Expression used by the D: of
Cumberland about Duncan Forbes of Culloden
Forbes
N: B:
Steuart
A singular odd expression used by the Duke
of Cumberland about Duncan Forbes
of Culloden
Paton
Note of a remark by the Duke of Cumberland upon President Forbes
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Forbes
Vol. 8, 1659Paton
Vol. 3, 96—97Credits
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On pp. 152-52, an unspecified “one of ye Company” gives an account of Barisdale.
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| Date | 27 Sep 1751 |
| Time | |
| Occasion | Dinner |
| Person (main) | Robert Forbes |
| Person (main) | Magdalene Scott, Lady Bruce of Kinross |
| Person (main) | Dr John Clerk |
| Person (participant) | Reverend William Law |
| Person (participant) | Rachel Houston |
| Place | Lady Bruce 's house |
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N: B: Friday, SeptrSeptember 27th, 1751 I
R: F: was dining with my Lady Bruce
in her own House in the Citadel, the
RevdReverend Mr William Law, Dr John Clerk
of EdrEdinburgh, &and my Wife being in Company.
R: F: was dining with my Lady Bruce
in her own House in the Citadel, the
RevdReverend Mr William Law, Dr John Clerk
of EdrEdinburgh, &and my Wife being in Company.
My Lady Bruce happening to turn the con-
versation upon the D:Duke of Cumberland
&and President Forbes, Dr John Clerk said,
“that the D:Duke had a very odd unlucky Ex-
“pression, when in Inverness, which made
“him very low in the Opinion of many;
“&and it was this, that, when the D:Duke spoke
“of ^the President, he used to say,’ “that old
“Woman, that talked to me about Hu-
manity!"
versation upon the D:Duke of Cumberland
&and President Forbes, Dr John Clerk said,
“that the D:Duke had a very odd unlucky Ex-
“pression, when in Inverness, which made
“him very low in the Opinion of many;
“&and it was this, that, when the D:Duke spoke
“of ^the President, he used to say,’ “that old
“Woman, that talked to me about Hu-
manity!"
Robert Forbes, A: M:
Leith,Citation
Forbes, Robert. “N: B:.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 8,
Adv.MS.32.6.23, fol. 34r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/