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268 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.
Part in. t jjj s t wo brothers, Corb, and Monaltrie ; in short there arc 8 of us eat together and have
Chap. vn. ' . °
one servant to serve us all.
Send 2 pair sheets.
Endorsed : — Sir John Wedderburn to his wife, 24th June 1746.
Dear Sir
I find it will be some time before our Tryalls come on which will incress my expence ;
where that will come from I really know not ; I reckon I need not ask any from our
friend, at least unless it come of himself, I'le rather go to the common side. I believe
M rs Paterson 2 will help me however am hopefull you can give some more for which shall
use the freedom to draw on you. I have wrote my wife to give you what assistance she
can which will be but little however. I beg you'l let me know when you are near aground
or what length I can go. I am
D r Sir
London South wark Your most obliged
New Goall 5 July humble servant
1746. John Wedderburn.
This comes by ane Express of Endorsed : — "Sir John Wedderburn to M r Thomas Kyd
M 1 Hamilton's to y e North. 5 th July 1746," and also in another
hand " Rec d of Tlios. Taoller £1 . 10. 0.
Addressed:— To 17 th July."
M r Thomas Kyd Merch' in Leith
To be left at John Loch's Coffie house
Ed r .
Dear Jean
I received yours of the 19 June which comes by Jamie and another dated 2 d July
which contains L. Kinloch's behaviour. I was in such a passion at the time that I shewed
it to S r James it gave him so much concern that the tear came in his Eye. I was angry
at my self for doeing it, however first time I see her shall make her sensible of her
mistake. Your anxiety and uneassiness gives me more trouble then any thing I have to
think of, and which I have always recomended to j-ou to shake off as much as possible. I
assure you you woud see nothing of dejection here for we hope the best and are not afraid
of the worst. The seeing you here woud give me more concern then you imagine and
I'm affraid woud augment yours for we coud only see other (sic) in a Court or Parlour
when 20 or 30 persons were present and then its but sometimes they can get access so 1
beg you'l lay aside thoughts of it for some litle time and I shall write you again. Give
no more directions about money till I call for it. We are told by our Councill that the
proveing any manner of fforce or Compulsion will be of good use to us. I think there will
be no difficulty of proveing ffaffarty's seizing my horses and threatening more. I'm very
sensible of the obligations I ly under to Mrs. Paterson and hopes it will be in my power
to be of some use to her yet. Its thought it will be Oct r before our tryalls come on but
of that cannot be certain. S r James, his two Brothers, Corb, and one M r Stuart and I are
in one Room : we buy our own provisions get them drest here and have a servant
amongst us in order to make money go as far as we can. James I'm to return after he
has satisfyed his curiosity a few days about this town. 1 hope you won't think it any
want of regaird to you my not writeing to you for them that have come up I'm perswaded
will not stay above a few days. As I'm to write in a few days I shall add no more but
that I am Dear Jean
Yours most affectionatly
Southwark John Wedderburn.
15 July 1746.
We are all very well in our health.
1 Sir William Nairn of Drumkilbo, co. Forfar, Sir James Kinloch of that ilk, co. Perth, and his two
brothers, Francis Farquharson of Monaltrie, and Rattray of Corb. Seethe Lyon in Mourning, ii. 232 ;
and Warden's Angus, iii. 362, in the latter of which it is stated that Corb — more fortunate than Sir
John Wedderburn — was acquitted, " a travelling merchant having appeared at his trial and sworn
that he saw the laird in custody of the rebel army handcuffed because he refused to join them.
The witness who had so sworn disappeared immediately after the trial, and was never afterwards seen
by any member of the family." The Castle of Corb stood where the house of Rannagulzion, near
Alyth (post, chap, viii., sect. ii. b), now stands.
2 See ante, p. 252.