Copy of a Letter from Rona, i.e young Rasay by John Mackinnon, November 17. 1760.
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Copy of a Letter from Rona, i.e young 
                     Rasay by John Mackinnon, Novr 17. 1760.
Forbes
Copy of a Letter to me R. F. from Rona, alias, young Rasay
Steuart
Copy of a Letter from Rona, i.e. young Rasay by John Mackinnon, Nov. 17. 1760
Paton
Letter from Rona MacLeod, alias Young Rasay
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Forbes
Vol. 8, 1830Paton
Vol. 3, 183Credits
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Correspondence
sent
| Person | John MacLeod, ninth of Raasay | 
| Date | 17 Nov 1760 | 
| Place | Raasay | 
| Place | |
| Person (bearer) | John MacKinnon of Elgol | 
received
| Person | Robert Forbes | 
| Place | Presumably Leith | 
acknowledgements
compliments to
“[...] we all here Salute Mrs Forbes and you”
enclosed in
enclosures
requests
“I scarce need recommend to you to do him what service may be usefull for him”
remediation
in Forbes
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Transcription
Copy of a Letter to me R. F. from
			
Rona, alias, young Rasay.
1760
RevdReverend Sir
This will be deliver’ddelivered You by one
			
John MacKinnon whom upon a little con-
versation youlyou'll know, he has been confin’dconfined to
his bed for three Years past having lost
the power of his Legs, by which means
he is reduc’dreduced to poverty and meermere want,
with the burden of a wife and four chil-
dren, he was so low that we his friends
here made a contribution for him to bring
him to Edinburgh as we make no doubt
he will be taken care offof once he ar-
rives there; his Scheme is to get into
Infirmary if he can any ways recover
his health as in no other shape can
he bestow upon his own Cure; Once you
know the man I scarce need recom-
mend ^to you to do him what service may
be usefulluseful for him, And by examining
wtwith your Selfyourself a little at home youlyou’ll be
convinc’dconvinced who he is and so will say no
more, we all here Salute Mrs For-
bes and you and am with sincerity
			John MacKinnon whom upon a little con-
versation youlyou'll know, he has been confin’dconfined to
his bed for three Years past having lost
the power of his Legs, by which means
he is reduc’dreduced to poverty and meermere want,
with the burden of a wife and four chil-
dren, he was so low that we his friends
here made a contribution for him to bring
him to Edinburgh as we make no doubt
he will be taken care offof once he ar-
rives there; his Scheme is to get into
Infirmary if he can any ways recover
his health as in no other shape can
he bestow upon his own Cure; Once you
know the man I scarce need recom-
mend ^to you to do him what service may
be usefulluseful for him, And by examining
wtwith your Selfyourself a little at home youlyou’ll be
convinc’dconvinced who he is and so will say no
more, we all here Salute Mrs For-
bes and you and am with sincerity
			
			Saturday,     
      
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Copy of a Letter to me R. F. from Rona, alias, young Rasay.” The Lyon in Mourning, 
                    vol. 8, 
                    Adv.MS.32.6.23, fol. 119v. The Lyon in Mourning Project, 
                    edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/ v08.1830.01.html.