Letter to me Robert Forbes from Alexander Macnab, January 5. 1763. on Ditto
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Lr to me R. F. fm
Al. Mac-nab, Jan. 5. 1763. on Do.
Forbes
Copy of a Letter addressed thus: To the right reverend Mr. Robert Forbes, at Leith.
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Letter to me, Robert Forbes from Alexander Macnab January 5. 1763 on Ditto
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Letter from Alexander MacNabb
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Vol. 9, 1868—1869Paton
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| Person | Alexander Macnab of Innishewen |
| Date | 05 Jan 1763 |
| Place | Edinburgh |
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| Person | Robert Forbes |
| Place | Leith |
acknowledgements
It's unclear exactly which letter McNabb is pointing to, but he is acknowledging that Forbes was formerly made aware of John McDonald (O'sian)'s situation.
compliments to
McNabb says at the end of his letter, “I beg you offer my sincere good wishes to Mrs. Forbes”.
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McNabb requests that any of the money Forbes receives to help Osean be given to John Moir, who “will remit it to me before the moneth of Aprile next”.
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Copy of a Letter addressed
thus, — To The Right Rever#.Reverend
Mr fforbesForbes at Leith.
Sir
It pains me to See those that
are open hearted in our Country get
the whole Burden to Serve Such as
are in distress of their ffelowFellow creatures,
and thothough yowyou have not the least share
of these repeated troubles the present
is to be an addition to your former—
are open hearted in our Country get
the whole Burden to Serve Such as
are in distress of their ffelowFellow creatures,
and thothough yowyou have not the least share
of these repeated troubles the present
is to be an addition to your former—
The person who was fo^rmerly mention-
ed to yowyou is called John McDonald
(alias O Sean) lives in the Brea of
Glenmoriston near the ffarmFarm of Craskie
Sixty years of age very poor &and ten-
der having a wife &and SeverallSeveral weak
bairns near Starving as you already
knows, refused £30,000 SterSterling rather
than betray his trust; ~ what pity is 1869 (1869)
is it a poor ffellowFellow that have done
So much honour to his Country Should
now StrarveStarve for want of lively hoodlivelihood
in the heart of Scotland when Two
or three pound yearly would make
him now happier then £30000
formerly — I thank God I hope there
are Still remaining of Good people
as many as will contribute to make
poor osean happy — whatever yowyou
get for his relief Mr John moir
mercht.merchant will remittremit it to me before
the moneth of AprileApril next which
time I Expect to See him and
ChearCheer his drooping Spirits I am
Sorry I did not meet yowyou according
to Appointment yesterday morning
being hindered with the badness of
my Cold, that I was too long before
getinggetting out of my Room thothough I shall
Expect the happiness to See yowyou
before leaving the Town I beg yowyou
offer my Sincere good wishes to
Mrs fforbesForbes
believe me always un-
alterable
ed to yowyou is called John McDonald
(alias O Sean) lives in the Brea of
Glenmoriston near the ffarmFarm of Craskie
Sixty years of age very poor &and ten-
der having a wife &and SeverallSeveral weak
bairns near Starving as you already
knows, refused £30,000 SterSterling rather
than betray his trust; ~ what pity is 1869 (1869)
is it a poor ffellowFellow that have done
So much honour to his Country Should
now StrarveStarve for want of lively hoodlivelihood
in the heart of Scotland when Two
or three pound yearly would make
him now happier then £30000
formerly — I thank God I hope there
are Still remaining of Good people
as many as will contribute to make
poor osean happy — whatever yowyou
get for his relief Mr John moir
mercht.merchant will remittremit it to me before
the moneth of AprileApril next which
time I Expect to See him and
ChearCheer his drooping Spirits I am
Sorry I did not meet yowyou according
to Appointment yesterday morning
being hindered with the badness of
my Cold, that I was too long before
getinggetting out of my Room thothough I shall
Expect the happiness to See yowyou
before leaving the Town I beg yowyou
offer my Sincere good wishes to
Mrs fforbesForbes
believe me always un-
alterable
EdinrEdinburgh 5th JanryJanuary
1763
1763
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Copy of a Letter addressed thus: To the right reverend Mr. Robert Forbes, at Leith.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 16v–17r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/