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NRAS771 | Macpherson-Grant family, of Ballindalloch | |
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GB
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Repository Code
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800001
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Repository
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Private
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Reference
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NRAS771/Bundle 975
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Title
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Letters
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Dates
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c 1790-1795
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Access Status
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Restricted
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Access Conditions
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These records are held privately. All enquiries should be addressed to:
The Registrar National Register of Archives for Scotland HM General Register House Edinburgh EH1 3YY
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Description
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Including:
Duncan Campbell to Captain Grant, factor for General Grant of Ballindalloch. Lethen, 25 February 1790. Proposals for building new schoolhouse at Kinloss.
Copy letter , Lt. gen. James Grant to the Rt. hon. Henry Dundas. Warley camp. 14 June 1795. Moray election; in favour of Mr Cumming of Altyre.
J. Anderson to George Macpherson in Invershie. Dell of Kyllihuntly, 20 Dec Circular. Experience has shown writer that it is impossible for one person to act as his assistant and as parochial schoolmaster; financial arrangements to this end to cease; compensation for manse and offices. Dell, 21 December 1805. The same subject; Mr Mackenzie must be more attentive to the school if he is to be kept on the Society's list as a teacher; complains that his boat is used at Kingussie, and has been lost.
[-] Jeanson to Lt.gen. Grant, Sackville St. no. 1 Moor St., Soho, 6 May 1791. Recommends his champagne.
James More Molyneux, captain commanding Surrey Light Dragoons, to General Marquis Cornwallis. Brentwood, monday 15 ?April n.y.
Circumstances of arrest of soldiers for stealing Lord Petrie's wood Robert Dundas addressed 'sir'. Emanuel College, 18 May n.y. Offers to send double Cottenham cheeses.
R. Dalrymple to Lt.gen. Grant, M.P. London 29 July [1795]. Sir Montague Burgoyne' horse already sold; unhappy news from QUiberon.
Robert Bruce Aneas Macleod to Alexander Mackenzie of Seton. Invergordon, 10 November, 1709. Encloses petition to House of Commons for his election in place of lt.gen James Grant of Ballindalloch at Dornoch, 14 July last, for Sutherland; 'I hope here is no danger of the prayer of the petition being granted; iff so, tell my friend the General that he must keep me in house servants, equipage etc etc conform to my new rank as I am only his substitute'.
Alexander Sutherland to lt.gen. Grant. London, 22 May 1792. Possibility of writer's returning to Jamaica; feels that present situation of slave trade is a bar to 'young adventurers'; instead, wishes a commission in the army.
A. Ross to General Grant. Madras, 12 January 1791. War with Tippoo; seige of Seringapetan; relations between Cornwallis and General Medows cordial.
Joseph Aitkinson to General Grant. Dublin, 24 March 1792. Promises to attend to business of clothing warrant; enclose two copies of a printed balland 'Napper's lamentation, or, The downfall of the champion of Ireland'.
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