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1732.] SIR HEW DALRYMPLE, LORD PRESIDENT. 425
506. The Same to The Same — Announcing the birth of a grand-daughter.
Edinburgh, 6th August 1728.
Sir, — I have not hitherto acknowleged the honor of yours of the 20th past, because of
your firme resolution and promise exprest in it to be soon in this place, but I cannot omitt
to give yow joy on the birth of a grandaughter, the first of your issue by the male line.
The mother is as weell as could be expected, since her delyvery on the 4th instant, and the
child hes all the appearance of a lively child. God be thanked, the parents have great
comfort and satisfaction in one aneother. They are both very much in my favour, and dear
to me. Your interest in them is greater than mine, because the wyfe goes from her father's
family, and enters in her husband's ; besyde, the period of my days cannot be at great
distance. Yow are young, and may, as I hope yow shall, live long, and have comfort in them
and their present and future issue. I have had opportunity to be very familiarly and weell
acquainted with your sone, and I can tell you with pleasure that I do not find him subject
to any of the enormities that prevaill in this age. He hath given evidence of his application
to study by his acquitting himselfe honorably in his tryalls before his admission as ane
advocat. He does resolve to exert himselfe in that imployment, and if I have any
judgement of men, I am perswaded he will not only be able to do his own bussiness,
but be very usefull to his freinds, and his service is, in the first place and cheifly, due to
yow. If I be not in toun when you arrive, I shall come to wait on you without delay. I
can make no question it will be the mutuall inclination of yow and your sone to setle
the consernes of both families in the way that will be most for their honor and interest,
to which I shall, with much joy, be a witness, and contribute all that 's in my power,
being much concerned in both, and particularly, with great sincerity and respect, sir,
Your most faithfull and most obedient humble servant,
Hew Dalrymple.
507. Duncan Forbes, Lord Advocate, to Sir James Grant — Election matters.
Culloden, 22d September 1732.
Dear Sir, — Yesterday I had, at Brodie, a very free, and, in my way of thinking, a very
friendly, conference with the squire. I opened fairly to him all my mind, and stated, as well
as I could, the consequences of union and adherence on this and all other occasions, as
well as the necessary effects of dissention. He did not declare a finall resolution to
stand for both countys ; but then he would not declare a determination to come in to
your proposition, however convenient I, in my conscience, think it for him, untill he might
consult with his friends. I hinted to him the ill consequences of hesitation in taking
resolutions amongst friends, which always must beget jealousys and unkind reflexions. I
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