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pended then a great part of his fortune for Government, In
1745, the Lord President nearly ruined in this cause his ample
fortune, and left his affairs in great perplexity and decay ; yet
his son John, who married a daughter of Craigievar, and died
1773, retrieved them hy economy, tho' neglected and unpaid
for his father's outlays — an ingratitude still the wonder and re-
proach of the age. Ai'thur, who married Miss Stratton of Kent,
succeeded hi- father John Forbes, and was succeeded, 1803, by
his only son, Duncan G. Forbes, Esq. now of Culloden.

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Genealogy of the family of Forbes
DescriptionFrom the account of Mr. Mathew Lumsden of Tulliekerne, written in 1580. &c. &c. &c.
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Histories of Scottish families
DescriptionA selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916.