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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, 1830
Paton
Vol. 3, 183
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Person John MacLeod, ninth of Raasay
Date17 Nov 1760
PlaceRaasay
Place
Person (bearer)John MacKinnon of Elgol
received
Person Robert Forbes
PlacePresumably Leith
acknowledgements
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“[...] we all here Salute Mrs Forbes and you”
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“I scarce need recommend to you to do him what service may be usefull for him”
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in Forbes
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1830 (1830)

Copy of a Letter to me R. F. from
Rona, alias, young Rasay.

Rasay, NovrNovember 17th
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
RevdReverend Sir
Your most obedient humble
Servant
Sic SubrSubscributor John McLeod
See Vol. 2. pag. 241, 244 &and 245. Vol. 6. pag.
1216, 1217, 1218, &and c.
Saturday,
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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.
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