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418 ADDITIONAL GRANT CORRESPONDENCE. [1720.
the English fellow bought Sir David Threpland's, and his poor Lady and 12 children are left
to bege, for they have nothing to live one. God help us, for these are sad times. It would
breck ones heart to hear how they are cutting doun the planting, both at Wintoune house
and my Lord Penmuir's. I had not been so long of writing to you, but I was out of toune
with my sister Mary, who hath been very ill and miscaired of a son in the 5th moneth ; but
ore I left her, she was out of danger.
Eeceve inclosed an ellogie of D. P. sent you by Mrs. Jean Drummond, witli an offer
of her humble service. She bides me tell you it was done by her shoomaker. I mind noe
more just [now], but intreat you may asure Grant of my being his affectionat and humble
servant, and that I am to you, dear Madam,
Your most humble servant and affectionat Aunt,
Anne Houstoune.
You need not have any more derections for salting the pork then to doe with it as you
doe with bife. Give it just what salt it wants to keep it.
498. Alexander Brodie of Brodie to Sir James Grant of Grant — Election matters, etc.
Brodie House, January 3d, 1721.
Dear Sir, — I take this opportunity to thank you for your rae buck and all your other
favours.
I thought it improper to forward your letter to Culloden, being he will be this night or
to-morrow with you at Castle Grant, and would have been sooner, but we kept him in the
east untill he should reconcile Sir Hary Inness and Thunderton.
Rosehill and I have just now breakfasted on venison collops, and put them down with
a glass of claret to your and our General's healths. We both give you and family our
humble duty, and wish you all a good New Year.
I leave this Friday next, and will expect to hear from you how soon I arrive there.
Our friend Colonel Grant attended at our elections, but his bussiness there was just to
write to the Duke of Argyll that we have sent you up such a man who you will find more
attach'd to your Grace's interest than his brother. In the next place, the very day of the
election he sollicited against me for the next to himself.
I have an entire dependance on your family, and will never swerve from any article of
our communing, being I am firmly resolved at all times to show myself a faithfull servant
to you and your family, for I am, with great truth,
Yours unfeignedlj 7 ,
Alexr. Brodie.
To the Honourable the Laird of Grant.