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296. Ludovick Grant of Grant to Norman Macleod of Macleod — That he
intended to return to Keith, etc. [Copy.]
Huntly, December 19th, 1745.
Dear Sir, — I hope you have received the letter I writt you last night. I hade a letter
yesterday from Lord Loudoun ; and Lachlan Grant, writter in Edinburgh, came to me last
night from Inverness. I find it's not expected nor believed that I should have marched
further then Keith, for which reason I design to return from this to-morrow earlie to Keith,
and Culcairn and Captain M c Kintosh want much to join you at Inverurie to-morrow night,
and then you will march together for Aberdeen, or doe as Lord Loudoun will direct. My
best wishes shall attend you, and I should have been glade to have been with you. I am,
with great truth, clear Sir,
Affectionatly and faithfully yours.
Captain Grant of Grantfield, the sherriff of the county, will goe from this with Culcairn
to-morrow to Inverurie, in order to give you all the assistance and intelligence he- can.
Culcairn expects by this bearer you '1 lett me know what time you '1 be at Inverurie
to-morrow to join him.
[Written on an inclosed slip.]
Lord Loudoun will not act as Cope,
Whose ribbon now is call'd a rope ;
If Grant is arm'd to join M c Leod,
The enemy is soon subdued.
To the Honourable Normand Mackleod of Mackleod, Esquire, att Turriff.
297. John Grant, Factor of Urquhart, to Ludovick Grant of Grant — Men from
Urquhart joining the Highland army.
Bellimackaen, December 20th, 1745.
Honourable Sir, — I rune you this express to acquaint you that the people of this country
has past my power to keep them any longer from joyning the Highland armie. Ther 's fifty
or sixty of them to goe for Perth the begining of next week. There goeing is all oweing to
Angus Grant, who goes alongs with your tenants. Corimonie and Achmony sends a part of
there tenants, which I belive in justice ought to bring them in equaly guilty, as they went
themselves. Am told Achmony's brother goes. The country people here and I do not
agree on minute, as am againest there goeing to Perth. Corimonie and I quarald last
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