Memoranda relating to the family of Forbes of Waterton

48 THE FAMILY OF
you cannot do me greater pleasure, been with sincere love and all
respect,
My Dearest Aunt,
Your most affectionate nice and humble servant,
Mary Galloway of Dunkeld.
Paris, 20th March, 1739.
My brother offers you his most humble duty and kind sarvice to all
our cusens.
Order for Forage [1746.]
Aberdeen, March 4, 1746.
These are intimating that the proportion of straw and oats ordered to be
brought to Aberdeen by appointment of the Justices of Peace, for the use of His
Majesty's army, forth of the lands of Watertown within the parish of Ellon,
amounts to 390 stones of straw, and 6 boles, and 2 firlots of oats, which the
heretors and tenants of said lands are hereby ordered to bring into Aber-
deen upon the 5th and 6th instant, as they shall answer at their highest
peril ; for all which due payment will be given to the owners at the rate of
2d the stone of oat straw, and 10s. sterling for the boll of oats. Given under
the hand of me, George Turner, clerk to the said Justices of Peace by their
order,
George Turner.
Letter £1748.]
Osterhout, 20th October, 1748.
Dear Sir,
InJ my last, of the 13th inst., I acquainted you of your son his
indisposition. I'm now heartily sorry to be obliged to give you the malin-