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cruisers being in Stornoway " (Stuart Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., ii. 408, 440).
Probably joined the Russian Navy through the influence of Thomas, 1819-
1663- Alexander. 1746, Apr. 17, "Aumonierdes Troupes Francoises,"
appears in a list of French officers who gave their parole d'honneur at Inver-
ness [Underioood Papers, Hist. MSS. Com., loth report, pt. 2, p. 446).
1664- Alexander. 1744, Feb. 17, Capt. in the Prussian service, was
sued at Fochabers by Dr. John Vanhoven, Old Meldrum, for £1 gs. 6d. as the
balance of an account for "cutting and cureing a bean or neer mark closs
under his lady's temple of the bignes of an egg " (Sheriff Court Papers,
Elgin).
Brother of George, of Buckie, living at Fochabers, 1744 ; bur. 1750, Mar.
25, at Rathven [Rnthven Parish Reg.). Kinsman of John, 869-
1665. [Alexander ?] 1750, Mar. 8, Sub-Lt., ist Co., 1st Batn., Gordon's
Reg., Scots Briagde in Holland (Ferguson's Scots Brigade, 11. 419). Pro-
bably the same as Alexander, 162-
1666- Alexander. 1750, May 15, as 2nd Lt. in Col. John Houston's
Coy. of Grenadiers in Halkett's Reg. (he is not mentioned by Ferguson), he
wrote from Ypres, to his uncle William Gordon, W.S., of Drumrash (letter
in the possession of Mrs. Walker, of the Culvennan Gordons) : —
After that I parted with yow, I gott verry well to Edinr and likewise to this place. I
made Generall Graham's compliment of men at Edinr, which was five : but two days before
we embarked there cam orders to reduce three men out of each officer's compliment ; and
the verry day that we went off at the ship side, I discharged three sturdy fellows : I was never
so straimed for money as after I left yow, for CoUel Murray wou'd not advance one farthing
pay to me or nobody else, which oblidged me to draw upon yow for £i 17s. to Thomas NiccoU-
son, and £7 los. to Mrs Jolly, whose goodness I ought never to forgett ; for, after that every body
refused me, she procured me as much as relieved my recruitsout ot the Tolbooth, and for Niccoll-
son I never mett with such usage from any body. 1 applyed to him amongst oyrs when we
were to saill in such a sudden for the loan of some money for a draught on yow, but he re-
fused me. When that would not do I offerred him my watch in pledge, which he took and
promised to see what he could gett for her. But about two hours before I was to leave the
toun 1 came to him for to gett some money or my watch. He told me he had none. I de-
manded my watch. He offerred her to me, but all broken and not worth one farthing, by a fall
he had given her. I then gave him a drawght on yow for the sum before raentd., and left the
watch. Likewise of which sum there's indeed 27 shillings lent money, and the rest is for my
servant and horse. Now I desire that yow'll cause Mr. NiccoUson either give yow the watch
in as good order as when he gott her, or five guineas.
But this did not end all mv missfortunes, for after that I came here with my men safe, and,
as I thought, had nothing to fear, my recruits being all more as standart high, and that there
could be no objections. But to the contrairy, CoUonel [Ralph ?] Dundass [of Halkett's Reg ?],
who has alwise been my good friend, found a hole where I least expected — there being two
of my recruits that had been in the regiment before and deserted, one of which I knew to be
such, but the oy' I did not ; and, as I knew that it was the custome to receive such back into