Historical account of the family of Frisel or Fraser, particularly Fraser of Lovat

184) HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE
" Edr. 21st Octr. I731.
My Dearest Pegey,
Since the time I receaved your's, I have had much bussness, and
have, as I sepose you will have heard, dispached some things of conse-
quence, as I hope for my own happiness, and no disadvantage to ether
my childreen or ther friends, — rether otherways. I am sure I could have
marred non who have a more real regard for you then the gentilman I
have choss. We often " mind you and drink your health, as I conclude
you doe ours.
The letters you wrote me was most diverting, but I must tell you
your Camelton gentrey are no coungererrs, ore they would not tell such
lyes. I asure you the intension of my marage was known to non, but
so fare as I told my mother, it was a thing resolved one ; but for my
brothers, I defer'd telling them till I could not helpt it, fearing they
would not be pleased with my changing my condision one any termes :
but to shew you how pepel may be mistaken, my mother, who approved
of the thing upon my first telling her (a year agoe), quite repented of
her aprobation, and would fain have made me give my friend the slipe
when our engagement was equal to y^ priest's siremony, and my brothers,
one the conterery, who's displeasur I only fear'd, went into the thing
the minnet I told them of my resolusion, in so much that they both have
asur'd me that they aprove of my clioise, that ther is non in Bri-
ton they would have bin so well pleased with, (to use ther own words).
My sister Argyle writes me, that the Duke took the account of my re-
solusion to marry in a most reasonable way, and as for my choise, thinks
non could make any objections to it. I have bin att the more pains to
wiite, because good Mrs Hails has spreed twenty lyes with relation to
my brothers carage (and aprobation), upon my change of condision,
for which I dont resolve to speack ore countenance her any more.
It was a strange accident befell Thorn's son ; however, thess losses are
easely maid up to one of Pegey's agge. I am of oppinion Tom wiil get