Genealogical memoirs of the Duffs

Genealogical Memoirs of the Dnffs. 1 1 1
Clergymen of the Church of Scotland, who are very
deserving ; one is Author of an elegant & learned
Performance in the Belles Lettres, dedicated to
Lord Littleton, and is now about publishing
another work, to be dedicated to Lord Fife.
There was one Mr. Robert Duff, born in
Orkney, a Regent of the Marishal Colledge in
Abdn. about 1730; he has writ a part of the
History of the Kings of Scotland, in which there
are some good things, particularly a description
of the manner of building & fortifying the old
Castles in this Kingdom ; but he was of an ill
temper, & fell out with his fellow professors and
left the Colledge.
There is one John Duff, present Provost of
Elgin, descended, as is believed, of the Family of
Drumuir, and I am latly informed that there are
a great number of the name of Duff spread over
all the County of Murray.
There is a sister of the present James Gordon
of Latterfurry, married with one of the name of
Duff, a.^respectable farmer ; they have five sons,
whom their Uncle is educating, & by his interest