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III.
LEAVES FROM THE DIARY of JOHN CAMPBELL,
an Edinburgh Banker in 1745.
Saturday, 14 September 1745.
On news of the Highland army’s approach, all the effects of
the Bank were packt up, and partly transported to the Castle
this night, per memorandum apart.
Sunday, 15th.
The rest of the Bank effects transported to the Castle.
Monday, 16th September.
Received a letter from Lord Justice Clerk1 desiring me to
let him have JP100. A Highland gentleman of Earl Loudoun’s
regiment deliverd me this letter in the Castle of Edinburgh,
on which I came down for my keys, met the Justice Clerk
on the street, desired me to give the money to his Lady
with whom he was to leave bank notes or draft on his cash
account for the value; went back to the Castle, took the
money in half guineas out of my balance chest there, returnd
to Edinburgh, deliverd the J?100 to Lady Milnton 2 in her own
house but got no value, nor have I seen the Justice Clerk since.
Highland army near Edinburgh per Courant. I dined with
Coulterallars.3 Saw the Dragoons run off along the north
side of Edinburgh.4 The town in a consternation all day.
Volunteers arms deliverd in to the Castle on allarm of the fire-
1 Andrew Fletcher of Milton.
2 Elizabeth Kinloch (of Gilmerton), his wife.
3 Mr. Robert Menzies of Coulterallers, Writer to the Signet.
4 This was the incident known as the Canter of Coltbridge.
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LEAVES FROM THE DIARY of JOHN CAMPBELL,
an Edinburgh Banker in 1745.
Saturday, 14 September 1745.
On news of the Highland army’s approach, all the effects of
the Bank were packt up, and partly transported to the Castle
this night, per memorandum apart.
Sunday, 15th.
The rest of the Bank effects transported to the Castle.
Monday, 16th September.
Received a letter from Lord Justice Clerk1 desiring me to
let him have JP100. A Highland gentleman of Earl Loudoun’s
regiment deliverd me this letter in the Castle of Edinburgh,
on which I came down for my keys, met the Justice Clerk
on the street, desired me to give the money to his Lady
with whom he was to leave bank notes or draft on his cash
account for the value; went back to the Castle, took the
money in half guineas out of my balance chest there, returnd
to Edinburgh, deliverd the J?100 to Lady Milnton 2 in her own
house but got no value, nor have I seen the Justice Clerk since.
Highland army near Edinburgh per Courant. I dined with
Coulterallars.3 Saw the Dragoons run off along the north
side of Edinburgh.4 The town in a consternation all day.
Volunteers arms deliverd in to the Castle on allarm of the fire-
1 Andrew Fletcher of Milton.
2 Elizabeth Kinloch (of Gilmerton), his wife.
3 Mr. Robert Menzies of Coulterallers, Writer to the Signet.
4 This was the incident known as the Canter of Coltbridge.
2 M
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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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