More Money for J. Mackinnon's Sons
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More Moe for J. Mackinnon's Sons
Forbes
Copy of a Letter to Mr Roderick MacKinnon at Broadford in Sky by the Hands of Mr MacDonald of Kingsborrow.
Steuart
More money for J. Mackinnons Sons
Paton
Letter to Mr. Roderick MacKinnon, at Broadford, in Skye
Paton
Inscription on gravestone of John MacKinnon
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 9, 1880—1881Paton
Vol. 3, 207Credits
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Correspondence
sent
| Person | Robert Forbes |
| Date | 22 Jun 1763 |
| Place | Leith |
| Place |
received
| Person | Roderick MacKinnon |
| Place | Broadford |
acknowledgements
compliments to
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Mr. Cheyne joins me in all kind good wishes to you, the widow, and her fatherless children. I beg that Mrs. MacKinnon may remember me in the kindest manner to her brother, honest Malcolm MacLeod (Paton V.3, 207).
enclosed in
enclosures
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Receive from Kingsborrow, the opportunity of whose return to Sky I gladly embrace, your uncle's silver stock buckle for his son Charles, according to the contents of a short note wrapt up with it (Paton V.3, 207).
requests
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Receive from Kingsborrow, the opportunity of whose return to Sky I gladly embrace, your uncle's silver stock buckle for his son Charles, according to the contents of a short note wrapt up with it (Paton V.3, 207).
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Be it your care to let me know from time to time, as opportunities come in your way, how these boys, Charles and Donald, are doing (Paton Vol.3, 207).
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1880
(1880)
Copy of a Letter to Mr Roderick
MacKinnon at Broadford in Sky by the
Hands of Mr MacDonald of KingsborrowKingsburgh.
Sir,
Yesternight our good Friend, Mr
George Cheyne, came to my House from
Bath, &and brought along with him from some
worthy Friends in England twenty PdsPounds
Sterling for the Behoof of Donald
MacKinnon, fourth lawful Son of your
Uncle, John MacKinnon, who died at
Bath, in order to bind him Apprentice
to some honest Employment. I am there-
fore to have the Money settled in
some good Hand in Inverness upon
Interest, &and for that End to employ yethe
RevdReverend Mr John Stewart to have a
Bill drawn in the same Terms with
that which you saw for the Money
belonging to Charles.
George Cheyne, came to my House from
Bath, &and brought along with him from some
worthy Friends in England twenty PdsPounds
Sterling for the Behoof of Donald
MacKinnon, fourth lawful Son of your
Uncle, John MacKinnon, who died at
Bath, in order to bind him Apprentice
to some honest Employment. I am there-
fore to have the Money settled in
some good Hand in Inverness upon
Interest, &and for that End to employ yethe
RevdReverend Mr John Stewart to have a
Bill drawn in the same Terms with
that which you saw for the Money
belonging to Charles.
Receive from Kingsborrow, the Oppor-
tunity of whose Return to Sky I glad-
ly embrace, your Uncle’s Silver Stock-
Buckle for his Son Charles, according
to the Contents of a short Note wraptwrapped
up with it.— With Joy I write this
to be communicated by you to the Widow
&and Children of honest John.— Mr
Cheyne has deposited into my hands
a List of the Contributors, thirteen in
Number, for poor Donald, whom may God 1881 (1881)
tunity of whose Return to Sky I glad-
ly embrace, your Uncle’s Silver Stock-
Buckle for his Son Charles, according
to the Contents of a short Note wraptwrapped
up with it.— With Joy I write this
to be communicated by you to the Widow
&and Children of honest John.— Mr
Cheyne has deposited into my hands
a List of the Contributors, thirteen in
Number, for poor Donald, whom may God 1881 (1881)
God almighty bless with all Health &and
Happiness, &and make him worthy of the at-
tention of such generous &and valuable
Friends. Be it your Care to let me
know, from time to time, as Opportu-
nities come in your Way, how these Boys,
Charles &and Donald, are doing, as Mr
Cheyne &and I are particularly interest-
ed in them. All Glory be to God
for all his Mercies.
Happiness, &and make him worthy of the at-
tention of such generous &and valuable
Friends. Be it your Care to let me
know, from time to time, as Opportu-
nities come in your Way, how these Boys,
Charles &and Donald, are doing, as Mr
Cheyne &and I are particularly interest-
ed in them. All Glory be to God
for all his Mercies.
Mr Cheyne joins with me in all kind
good Wishes to you, the Widow &and her
fatherless Children. I beg, that Mrs
MacKinnon may remember me in the
kindest manner to her Brother, honest
Malcolm MacLeod.
good Wishes to you, the Widow &and her
fatherless Children. I beg, that Mrs
MacKinnon may remember me in the
kindest manner to her Brother, honest
Malcolm MacLeod.
Leith, June 22d,
1763.
1763.
N. B. There is a decent Grave-Stone
laid over your Uncle with the following
Inscription, Here lies John MacKin-
non of the Isle of Sky, an honest
Man, who died at Bath, May 11. 1762.
laid over your Uncle with the following
Inscription, Here lies John MacKin-
non of the Isle of Sky, an honest
Man, who died at Bath, May 11. 1762.
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Copy of a Letter to Mr Roderick MacKinnon at Broadford in Sky by the Hands of Mr MacDonald of Kingsborrow.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 22v–23r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/