Copy of A list of what General Hawley took from me when I lent him my House at Aberdeen
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A very particular & minute Account of 
                     plundering the House of Mr Gordon of
                     Hallhead in Abd by the D. of Cumber-
                        land & General Hawley, &c.
Forbes
Copy of A list of what General Hawley took from me when I lent him my House at Aberdeen
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A very minute & particular Account of plundering the House of Mr. Gordon of Hallhead in Aberdeen by the Duke of Cumberland and General Hawley et cetera
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List of what General Hawley took from her when she lent him her house in Aberdeen
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Vol. 8, 1819—1823Paton
Vol. 3, 177—180Credits
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As with the previous two items, this was sent by Thomas Bowdler via Robert Lyon of London, and received by Forbes November 27, 1759. At the end of this item, Forbes's N.B.: “Leith, Janry 9. 1760. This Day I dispatched all the forementioned Papers to Mr Robert Lyon for Mr Bowdler by a private Hand sailing for London.”
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Copy of 
				
A list of what General Hawley
				
took from me when I lent him 
				
my House at Aberdeen.
-One Set coloured Table China Viz 10 Dish-
es, a soopsoup Dish, &and 4 doz:dozen &and 10 Plates.
      				One
      				1820
      				(1820)
					es, a soopsoup Dish, &and 4 doz:dozen &and 10 Plates.
One Set of Blue &and white, Viz 10 Dishes,
						
&and 40 Plates, &and 3 dozen Plates. Note, these
were not my own, but were sent to my
house to see if I would buy them, &and I
was forced afterwards to pay for them.
				&and 40 Plates, &and 3 dozen Plates. Note, these
were not my own, but were sent to my
house to see if I would buy them, &and I
was forced afterwards to pay for them.
10 Blue &and white Dishes, a large soopsoup
				
dish.
      				dish.
3 DozDozen &and 7 Plates of the same sort.
      				2 Dozen of another Sort.
      				2 Doz:Dozen: of another sort.
      				10 of another sort.
      				22 SoopSoup plates of 2 Sorts.
      				10 Coloured Plates.
      				12 fine Coloured water saucers.
      				6 blue &and white Ditto.
      				5 CoulouredColoured bowls of Different Sizes. A
					
ScollopedScalloped China Bowl.
      				ScollopedScalloped China Bowl.
A Blue &and white bowl holding 17 Bot-
tles.
      				tles.
3 CoulouredColoured ScollopsScallops Shells.
      				10 Ditto Tea cups, saucers, &and Slop
      					
BasonBasin.
      				BasonBasin.
A Blue &and white Bowl.
      				6 half pint BasonsBasins, 4 pint BasonsBasins.
      				4 Blue &and white large tea cups, and
      				6 saucers.
      				A small coulouredcoloured Dish.
      				12 Common blue &and white Cups, Sauc-
ers, &and slop basonbasin.
      				ers, &and slop basonbasin.
12 CoulouredColoured Tea Cups, saucers,
      					
Milk pot, Tea Jar, sugar Dish with a
Cover &and plate, a Slop BasonBasin &and Plate,
2 Tea Pots, one wthwith a Silver spout &and
scollopedscalloped plate for it.
      				 
      				Milk pot, Tea Jar, sugar Dish with a
Cover &and plate, a Slop BasonBasin &and Plate,
2 Tea Pots, one wthwith a Silver spout &and
scollopedscalloped plate for it.
9 CoulouredColoured Chocolate Cups &and Saucers.
      				6 Coffee Cups.
      				A Coffee Pot, Slop basonbasin, &and sugar dish, with
      					
a Cover, &and a True JapanedJapanned1 board on which
they stood.
      				a Cover, &and a True JapanedJapanned1 board on which
they stood.
2 blue &and white CondlesticksCandlesticks.
      				4 Ditto Chocolate Cups.
      				8 Ditto CoffeaCoffee cups.
      				
      				A CoulouredColoured Shaving BasonBasin.
      				A small blue &and white mug.
      				A Ditto Tea canister.
      				A red Ditto &and Tea Pot with many little
      					
Bits that I cannot remember, for he did
not leave a single Tea cup or Plate.
      				Bits that I cannot remember, for he did
not leave a single Tea cup or Plate.
2 Doz:Dozen Wine Glasses, with several decanters.
      			For my own linnenlinen he took 11 Table CloathsCloths
				
of the largest Size that are made, 10 of them
Damask, and one BirdsBird's eye Diaper.4 Ten
small ones, &and 2 KitchinKitchen ones, 3 Doz:Dozen large
damask Napkins, 1 DozDozen smaller, 3 DozDozen
BirdsBird's eye Diaper &and 1 DozDozen Diaper, a vast
many Towels, 6 prpair of fine Pillowbiers,5
several PrsPairs of sheets some very good
ones. Many dusting CloathsCloths for he left
none. An Embroidered fire Screen, a Re-
peating Clock, with the Stand for it, qchwhich
stood by the Bed in which he lay. All the
Books. 3 flutes &and music Books, two Canes
with China heads, 2 maps, a large marble
mortar &and Pestle, A very big Copper Fish
kettle with a fish drainer in it, Several
larding pins, &and a DozDozen of Iron ScuresSkewers. 3 Pil-lows1822(1822)
			of the largest Size that are made, 10 of them
Damask, and one BirdsBird's eye Diaper.4 Ten
small ones, &and 2 KitchinKitchen ones, 3 Doz:Dozen large
damask Napkins, 1 DozDozen smaller, 3 DozDozen
BirdsBird's eye Diaper &and 1 DozDozen Diaper, a vast
many Towels, 6 prpair of fine Pillowbiers,5
several PrsPairs of sheets some very good
ones. Many dusting CloathsCloths for he left
none. An Embroidered fire Screen, a Re-
peating Clock, with the Stand for it, qchwhich
stood by the Bed in which he lay. All the
Books. 3 flutes &and music Books, two Canes
with China heads, 2 maps, a large marble
mortar &and Pestle, A very big Copper Fish
kettle with a fish drainer in it, Several
larding pins, &and a DozDozen of Iron ScuresSkewers. 3 Pil-lows1822(1822)
lows &and 2 PrPair Blankets, These were on the Bed
				
in which he lay. 12 Shirts 24 Stocks, 2 prpair
of quite new Black Silk Stockings. 20
White india DimetyDimity Waistcoats, a Great ma-
ny thredthread Stockings &and handkerchiefs, a new black
Velvet Waistcoat, &and 3 PrPair of new Velvet Breeches,
many PrsPairs of Gloves, Shoes &and 3 Wigs belonging
to Mr Gordon, &and 3 PrPair of Breeches a new hat
(worth 2 £) and PrPair of Shoes with seve-
ral shirts &and Nightgown of Bob’s. He took of
my Provisions 5 lbpound &and half of very good Green
Tea, 7 loafs of fine ½ 100 lbpound of lump Sugar,
7 lbpound of Venello Chocolate, 2 large Casks,
of Butter, almost a 100 wghtweight of Peas, a
vast deal of Pickled Porks, &and Hams, salt
beef, 17 or 18 DozDozen of Ale, Rice, all sort
of Spices, Pickles, a good deal of nar-
bonnarbonne Honey, Sweetmeats. 3 lbpound of Vermy-
jelly, shavings of Hartshorn, 2 Doz:Dozen of
Washballs, a Pint of LavendarLavender water, two
quart bottles of Hungary water,6 6 of Bran-
dy, &and 6 of Rum, which was all I had, and
a vast quantity of Chesser Cheese,7 a Gross
&and a half of new Bottles to bottle his wine
in, &and those that were used was sold, a
large Painted Cloth, &and 2 strong Chests to
Pack up what he had taken, &and part of a
MohogonyMahogany Bureau to put the Tea China in.
The writing Table, Bureau, &and corner Cup-
board, tho’though he had every key on asking them,
were broke in an uncommon way &and the locks
quite spoiled. A Codrill Box and Japan’dJapanned
Saucer for the fish, a new marble iron Snuff
Box in Pinchbeck, a Mourning Sword, a lbpound ½ 1823 (1823)
½ of small wax Candle, a Copper Coffee
not, 6 new bottle stands, a brass candle-
sticstick, 3 flasks of Florence Oil, a small
portmantuaportmanteau. a Spit, 8 Covers for Chairs
stuff, the Bridle belonging to my own
saddle, with many other things.
      		in which he lay. 12 Shirts 24 Stocks, 2 prpair
of quite new Black Silk Stockings. 20
White india DimetyDimity Waistcoats, a Great ma-
ny thredthread Stockings &and handkerchiefs, a new black
Velvet Waistcoat, &and 3 PrPair of new Velvet Breeches,
many PrsPairs of Gloves, Shoes &and 3 Wigs belonging
to Mr Gordon, &and 3 PrPair of Breeches a new hat
(worth 2 £) and PrPair of Shoes with seve-
ral shirts &and Nightgown of Bob’s. He took of
my Provisions 5 lbpound &and half of very good Green
Tea, 7 loafs of fine ½ 100 lbpound of lump Sugar,
7 lbpound of Venello Chocolate, 2 large Casks,
of Butter, almost a 100 wghtweight of Peas, a
vast deal of Pickled Porks, &and Hams, salt
beef, 17 or 18 DozDozen of Ale, Rice, all sort
of Spices, Pickles, a good deal of nar-
bonnarbonne Honey, Sweetmeats. 3 lbpound of Vermy-
jelly, shavings of Hartshorn, 2 Doz:Dozen of
Washballs, a Pint of LavendarLavender water, two
quart bottles of Hungary water,6 6 of Bran-
dy, &and 6 of Rum, which was all I had, and
a vast quantity of Chesser Cheese,7 a Gross
&and a half of new Bottles to bottle his wine
in, &and those that were used was sold, a
large Painted Cloth, &and 2 strong Chests to
Pack up what he had taken, &and part of a
MohogonyMahogany Bureau to put the Tea China in.
The writing Table, Bureau, &and corner Cup-
board, tho’though he had every key on asking them,
were broke in an uncommon way &and the locks
quite spoiled. A Codrill Box and Japan’dJapanned
Saucer for the fish, a new marble iron Snuff
Box in Pinchbeck, a Mourning Sword, a lbpound ½ 1823 (1823)
½ of small wax Candle, a Copper Coffee
not, 6 new bottle stands, a brass candle-
sticstick, 3 flasks of Florence Oil, a small
portmantuaportmanteau. a Spit, 8 Covers for Chairs
stuff, the Bridle belonging to my own
saddle, with many other things.
Note, I have not a Catalogue of
				
all the Books.
      		all the Books.
A Master of Ship, Keith I think 
				
was his Name, belonging to Aberdeen,
told TThomas BBowdler that he saw at the Custom
House at London several boxes in
which were many of these things, &and as
he knew them to belong to me, having
often been in my house at Aberdeen,
he had the curiosity to look on the out-
side of the boxes to see to whom they
were directed, &and they were directed to
GenlGeneral Hawley at his House in London.
He told T.Thomas B.Bowdler some were directed to yethe DDuke
of CCumberland at St. James’s house, &and some to
GenlGeneral Hawley.
			was his Name, belonging to Aberdeen,
told TThomas BBowdler that he saw at the Custom
House at London several boxes in
which were many of these things, &and as
he knew them to belong to me, having
often been in my house at Aberdeen,
he had the curiosity to look on the out-
side of the boxes to see to whom they
were directed, &and they were directed to
GenlGeneral Hawley at his House in London.
He told T.Thomas B.Bowdler some were directed to yethe DDuke
of CCumberland at St. James’s house, &and some to
GenlGeneral Hawley.
Mr Dunlop the Watchmaker in Spring
				
Garden, has own’downed, that he has since
mended this repeating Clock for GenlGeneral
Hawley. The Clock was bought, by Mr
Gordon, of Dunlop, which was the reason
of his knowing it again.
      	     Garden, has own’downed, that he has since
mended this repeating Clock for GenlGeneral
Hawley. The Clock was bought, by Mr
Gordon, of Dunlop, which was the reason
of his knowing it again.
N. B. Leith, JanryJanuary 9. 1760. This Day I dis-
patched all the forementioned Papers
to Mr Robert Lyon for Mr Bowdler
by a private Hand sailing for London.
      	     		patched all the forementioned Papers
to Mr Robert Lyon for Mr Bowdler
by a private Hand sailing for London.
Robert Forbes, A. M.
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Copy of A list of what General Hawley took from me when I lent him my House at Aberdeen.” The Lyon in Mourning, 
                    vol. 8, 
                    Adv.MS.32.6.23, fol. 114r–116r. The Lyon in Mourning Project, 
                    edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/ v08.1819.01.html.
Appendix
I.e., European imitation lacquerware.
A cooking starch extracted from palm trees.
A hot drink known in England as saloop, made with salep (an orchid) or sassafras.
I.e., "a fabric with a pattern of spots."
Water or spirit of wine distilled with rosemary.
Either Cheshire cheese or cheese produced using a chesser (Scots for: cheese-vat or cheese-press).