My best Meeting house was burnt by a Party of
the Earl of Sutherland’s Militia, &and by virtue of
his Lordship’s Order; &and it was said that he had
his from the Commander in Chief — My o-
ther house lay more retired, and was safe—
Mr Grant’s house in Fortrose was burnt,
the other was only shut up; &and Mr Ur-
quhart’s two Meeting Houses were both
shut up— There was no other Burning
in this Shire that now occurrsoccurs to me—

I can give you no AuthentickAuthentic Account of
X Roderick McKenzie’s death — I know well
that it was early &and generally believed over
all this Country; &and in the Highlands, in the
neighbourhood of the place where it was
said to be acted. And it was certainly in
the Pamphlets of those Times, thothough I cannot
say that I conversed with any that were
Eyewitnesses of it— but few or none in
this Country call it in question — His
Mother &and his Sisters, I believe, still live at (1801)
at EdrEdinburgh, and itsit’s probable they have
made anean exact &and sure Scrutiny into it,
of whom it might be proper to enquire—