Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

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FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD
285
For THE EARL OF FINDLATER
Invernes, 1 of Aprile 1700.
My Lord,—I receaved the honour of your Los of the 17
of March the other day from a servant of my Lord Duffuses.
Ther is none wold be prouder of ane occassion of serving
you then myself, as to the choosing a burgess for the toun
of Dornoch. I have written to my Lord Seafield, who
understands law to perfection, to know whither or not the
thing can be done legaly, ther being a member existing
who is choosen and hes not demitted. I don’t like to
expose my self or freindes by doing what is unwarantable,
soe my caution in the matter is what I hope your Lo. will
approve of, ther being none more then I, My Lord, Your
Los most obedient and most humble servant,
Strathnaver.
The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland show that John
Anderson sat for Dornoch in Parliaments during 1696 and 1698.
He is not included in the roll of members for the session of
Parliament in May 1700, but he appears on the roll of the
adjourned session in October 1700. Strathnaver was eldest son of
George, fifteenth Earl of Sutherland, and received on 1st February
1693 a commission to be colonel of a new regiment of foot.1
For VISCOUNT SEAFIELD
Right Honourable, My Lord,—The reason of my not
writing to yor Lop. this while bygone was my being taken
up in dispatching the ships with your victuall. . . .
Ther is gone to sea of your victuall ffive houndered and
five bolls meall, and ffour houndered eightie sex bolls
half boll bear, for which I have sent bills of loadning to
fforgland to clear with the merchants. I could gett no
more bear from the tennents this year, by reason of the
scarsity in the countrey occasioned by the thinness of the
last crop. . . .
I wish your Lop. a safe and prosperous journey to Scott-
land and good success in all your affairs; and that the Lord
may preserve your Lop. and your family is the constant
1 State Papers (Scotland) Warrant Books, vol. xv.