Series 3 > Papers from the collection of Sir William Fraser

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SIR WILLIAM FRASER’S PAPERS
after they were educated and sent into the world—only 2
lived past 70 and 1 to 87. His attachment to the House of
Stuart led Him into the fatal 15. He was wounded and
taken prisoner at the Battle of Falkirk—A prisoner in
Stirling Castle removed to London for trial, but liberated
after long confinement by the intervention of powerful
friends particularly the Son of Bishop Burnett His
Relation. All this combined to derange his finances and
to estrange him from the affections of His good Mother
Margaret Rose of Killrauk Lady Dowager Forbes, who had
ability to assist Him (but upon her death in 1741 she left
her daughter 10,000 merks to be divided as she thought
fit among the children). He got involved into Lawsuits
with the Heirs of His Tutor, so that His Estates began to
melt away. 1st Kair was sold in 1726 to George Kinloch
in Achenblay factor to Sir David, or Sir Alexander
Falconer. Halgreen, Johnshaven, and Balandro in 1723 to
Thomas Fullarton of Gallery Commissioner of Excise and
lastly Lawgaven to his eldest surviving son James on His
commencing Advocate with the freehold qualification on
which He was inrolled. Here I beg leave to conclude
this imperfect sketch in abler words than my own :
‘ Veniam pro laude peto
Laudatus abunde
Non fastiditus se tibi lector ero.’
Ovid.
Corrections and Addenda upon the Memoir
Halgreen, Sillyflatt, Whitefield, Johnshaven, and Balan¬
dro were sold for 49,000 punds Scotts Money to Thomas
Fullerton of Gallery Commissioner of Excise. Kair was sold
in 1726 for 18,313 punds 17 & 2d Scotts money to George
Kinloch residing in Achinblay Factor to Sir David Falconer
Lord of Halkerton and a Strickt deed of Intail detailed in
the Disposition from Monboddo on account of his Daughter
marrying to displease Him to Farquhar, hard-ware
merchant in Edinburgh at the sign of the Red Lyon, by
which only Her Heirs Male were called to the property—-