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Clclland obtained a decree of sale against Wm.
Bruce as heir apparent of his father and grand-
father. William Bruce was nearly of age and
it had been arranged that any rights or pro-
perty he had should be released and any surplus
which he might be entitled to applied in fittiug
him out to practice as physician in Barbadoes.
The various writs Nos. . . . seem to have
been part of the proceedings necessary for car-
rying out this intention. Dr Jamieson says he
went abroad shortly after this.
No. 312. — 1727 Rachael Bruce and John
Cleland had one daughter, Margaret, born
1727, and another, Joanna, afterwards Mrs
Ellis.
No. 313.— 3d July 17s2&— Heritable bond of
provision by Brigadier General James Bruce in
favour of William Henry Bruce, his son, 2000
merles Scots.
No. 314.— 3d August 1728.— Bond of provision
by Brigadier General James Bruce of Kennet,
to Mary Bruce, his daughter, reciting a dis-
position made by him 12th June 1727, in favour
of James Bruce, advocate, his second son, by
which he reserved a power of burdening and
disposition appoints 100 merks Scots to be paid
yearly to the said Mary during her life by the
said James Bruce at the direction of his other
two sons Alexander and John Bruce. General
Bruce died in this month shortly after executing
the Bond, and was succeeded in the estate of
Kennet by his eldest son Alexander. William
Henry was a Captain in the Royal Navy,
James an advocate, and John was minister of
Airth. In 1710, General Bruce was Major of
the Queen's Troop of Guards. His commission
of Brigadier General, the original of which is at
Kennet, is dated 12th February 1711.
No. 315.— 30th November 1728.— Disposition
and assignment by Mary Swintoun, relict of
Brigadier General James Bruce of Kennet, in
favour of Mr James Bruce, advocate, his second
son, of all his goods, corn, cattle, horses, sheep,
coaches, furniture, jewels, gold and silver plate,
bonds, <fec., pertaining and belonging to him.
No. 316,— 26th May, 1730.— Bond, disposi-
tion, and assignment by William Steadman,
tenant in Garlet to John Cleland, merchant in
Edinburgh for .£30 15s 9jd sterling, balance due
for the rent of the lands of Garlet for crop and
year 1729. (Clackmannan Sheriff Books.) The
lands of Garlet would appear from this to have
been of some extent, the value at the date per
acre not exceding 5s.
No. 317.— May 25, 1734.— Extract from State
papers, London, shewing that James Bruce was
of this date appointed Chief Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas.
No. 318.— December 18, 1735 Lord Bruce,
son of the Earl of Aileslmry, writes from Tot-
tenham Park to Lord Bruce at Broomhall, in
Scotland — " I am obliged to our friends in
Scotland who will always find me although
without the abilities of Robert de Bruce, as de-
termined as he was whenever I can be of ser-
vice to the honest part of that nation (Scotland)
I shall be most ready. (Extract from letter at
Broomhall.)
No. 319.— November, 1736.— Extract from
State papers, London, showing that James
Bruce was appointed Chief Justice of the
island Barbadoes.
No. 320.— 1736 — The house property in
Dalkeith sold by John Clelaud. (Dr Jamie-
son's M.S. notes.)
No. 321 14th July, 1740.— Disposition and
assignment — Mr Archibald Campbell, minister
of Weems, and Anna Stuart, his spouse, to
Patrick Campbell of Mouzier, one of the Sena-
tors of the College of Justice, Archibald Camp-
bell, merchant in Edinburgh, his nephew, and
others. (Mackenzie Reg : House, Edinburgh.)
No. 322.— 28th January. 1745.— The testa-
ment dative and inventory of the debts, <fec,
belonging to the deceased Anna Stewart, resi-
denter in Edinburgh, relict of Mr Archibald
Campbell, minister at Weems who died at
Edinburgh, 20th April, 1745, given up by John
Stewart of Binney, her brother-German and
only executor dative decerned as nearest of kin
to her, and that by decree of the Commissary of
Edinburgh of the 26th June 1745, in itself at
more length set forth. Com. rec. of Edinburgh
Vol. 110, 28th June 1745.) From this it would
appear that her two sons by Alexander Bruce
had and that she had also died without issue,
otherwise they would have been her next of
kin. She was the widow of Mr Alexander
Bruce, eldest son of the Rev. Alexander Bruce
of Garlet, and had married at his death Mr
Arch. Campbell.
No. 323.— July 13th 1741. — Special retour
of service of Mr Robert Bruce of Kennet,
advocate, as lawful son and nearest lawful
heir in special to the deceased Alexander Bruce
of Kennet, his father, Alex. Bruce, who served
in Queen Anne's wars, appears to have died in
August 1747 . The inquest was taken before
Henry Bruce of Clackmannan ; Alexander Aber-
crombie of Tullibody, Advocate ; John Stein,
merchant at Kennetpans, and others. His
daughter Margaret, married Sir Laurence Dun-
das, father of the first Lord Dundas.
No. 324 11th July, 1749.— Extract from
the minutes of the House of Assembly of Bar-
badoes, deposited in the State Paper Office,
Londan. Meeting' of Assembly 11th July 1740.
" Then the Speaker acquainted the House that
he had received a letter from James Bruce,
Esq., who had gone off this island on thh 8th
inst. for the recovery of his health, praying the
House would indulge him with their leave of
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