Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

1696]
FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD
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and ye letter uill neid to presse a litel in my favors the
reasone why the Generali hes wreten to Major Hunter,
that he hears that I ame putting in for a companie in
Scotland, and designs to quyt his redgment. If itt be so,
he says he did nott expect itt, and that my ambitione is
lese as he thought itt, and he uill repent that he ever ad¬
vanced me in his redgment. I disyred Major Hunter to
wrett to him, and sho him that my Lord Secretarie wes
pleast to look one me as his freind and neam, and wes
resolved to advance me, and that I wes to be dispost as
he pleast, bott in particular had nott propost aney thing.
If ye mynd I told yuo that Sir Thomas wold nott villingly
pairt vith me, bott that is notheing, and I ame youngest
cornett bott one in this redgment, and itt is long or
preferment can be had, qch is nott to be lacked qn itt can
be had. Be pleast to acquant my Lord of this, and if
ye G. Adjutant be waikant mynd my Lord to wrett to
Sir Thomas a litel pressinglie be ye first post. Itt is said
heir Capt. Stinsone hes gott itt, qch had I tymouslie
knowen might have goott. Our Scotts freinds propost
great things as troups of horse. I dont fly so highe. A
companie of Inverloghie, or if ye captane levetent of
Jedbrughe or Carmiglie wer to gaitt troups, in that caice
I might pretend to be a capt. levetent first, and then a
troupe corns in after. All I shall say, if aney such ocasione
offer, or aney other convenient thing vithoutt ye armie
offer, qch I may honestlie have bread by, propose ye same
to my Lord, and I doe ashure yuo ye shall nott losse your
labor for me more as for a stranger. I refer all to your
selfe, onlie that Gen. Adjutant iff itt be waikant in par-
ticullar, and my best wishes and most humble dewtie to
my Lord.—I rest, D. Cussen, Your affectionat cussen to
serve you. Will Ogilvie.
Gehent, May 28, 96. New style.
I pray lett me hear from yuo, and direct for Cornett
Ogilvie of ye Royall Scotts dragoons in ye campe Flanders.
I expect to sie your brother how sein ye King corns from
Holand. Lett me have your Scotts news, and qt is becom