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INTRODUCTION
Though the Aecompt here printed is not in itself historical,
it is interesting from the number of notable persons whose
names are mentioned, as well as for the light it throws upon
customs now obsolete. There is no name attached to the
document, but it was found amongst some of the papers of the
Roses of Kilravock, and was written by Alexander Rose, son
of Hugh Rose of Kilravock, who attained the rank of Colonel
of Dragoons. There are references in the Accompt to his
brother William, and also to another brother John, afterwards
a physician in Ireland. The precise business which Alexander
Rose had in Edinburgh in 1715 is not shown by the Accompt.
It seems to have been both commercial and military. There is
one very notable fact disclosed by this paper. On more than
one occasion Alexander Rose visited Lord Gordon at his house
in Leith. This nobleman was Alexander, afterwards second
Duke of Gordon, who was deeply implicated in the Rebellion
of 1715. It is curious to find Rose, afterwards a Hanoverian
officer, in close communication with Captain John Menzies of
Comrie, Robert Monro, afterwards the famous commander Sir
Robert Monro of Foulis, and Captain Gorrie, yet on visiting-
terms with Lord Gordon at the same time. Lord Gordon
succeeded his father as second Duke of Gordon in December
1716, and died in 1728. Captain John Menzies of Comrie
was the second son of Sir Alexander Menzies of that Ilk, first
baronet. He was married to Ann, daughter of Lord Neil
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Though the Aecompt here printed is not in itself historical,
it is interesting from the number of notable persons whose
names are mentioned, as well as for the light it throws upon
customs now obsolete. There is no name attached to the
document, but it was found amongst some of the papers of the
Roses of Kilravock, and was written by Alexander Rose, son
of Hugh Rose of Kilravock, who attained the rank of Colonel
of Dragoons. There are references in the Accompt to his
brother William, and also to another brother John, afterwards
a physician in Ireland. The precise business which Alexander
Rose had in Edinburgh in 1715 is not shown by the Accompt.
It seems to have been both commercial and military. There is
one very notable fact disclosed by this paper. On more than
one occasion Alexander Rose visited Lord Gordon at his house
in Leith. This nobleman was Alexander, afterwards second
Duke of Gordon, who was deeply implicated in the Rebellion
of 1715. It is curious to find Rose, afterwards a Hanoverian
officer, in close communication with Captain John Menzies of
Comrie, Robert Monro, afterwards the famous commander Sir
Robert Monro of Foulis, and Captain Gorrie, yet on visiting-
terms with Lord Gordon at the same time. Lord Gordon
succeeded his father as second Duke of Gordon in December
1716, and died in 1728. Captain John Menzies of Comrie
was the second son of Sir Alexander Menzies of that Ilk, first
baronet. He was married to Ann, daughter of Lord Neil
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| Description | Contents:The library of James VI. In the hand of Peter Young, his tutor, 1573-1583 / G.F. Warner -- Documents illustrating Catholic policy in the reign of James VI., 1596-1598 / Thomas Graves Law -- Twenty-four letters of Sir Thomas Hope, ... 1627-1646 / Robert Paul -- Civil war papers, 1643-1650 / H.F. Morland Simpson -- Thirty-four letters written to James Sharp, ... 1660-1677 / John Dowden -- The diary of George Turnbull, minister of Alloa and Tyninghame, 1657-1704 / Robert Paul -- The Masterton papers, 1660-1719 / V.A. Noël Paton -- Accompt of expenses in Edinburgh by Alexander Rose of Kilravock, 1715 / A.H. Millar -- Papers about the Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 / Henry Paton -- General index -- Index to the library of James VI. |
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