Series 3 > Selections from the Monymusk Papers, 1713-1775

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MONYMUSK PAPERS
Alex1 Jaffray to Mr Archibald Grant of Monimusk,
Adyocatte in Edenbrugh, 27th June 1720
Respected Friend, This serves to advise that the dykes
and ditches advance fast. I have been up two dayes last
week and measured off 500 elns dyck from Christie, and
Streeton will have about lOOd on ye north dyck. There
is upwards 300 elns ditch cast upon dayes wadges lyes
about Id the elne. I have now ordred 5 men that lives
hard by to cast the rest of it att 10 pennies Scotts per
elne, and have put Jo: Edam to cast a drain or ditch y*
carries off our water to the burn. I have not yet fixed
on the place where the sleuse is to be made till I fully
find out the lowest place of ye ground.
I hop to see it under good hay next season and the Park
fuly planted. I payd off most y* was due the work men
since this Park and meadow was begun mostly out of my
owrn pokett, Robert Grant being scrimp of mony but
nothing shall stop for want of yh
I am like to have the pleasure of seeing thee if att
Edenbrough begging nixt week, where I will be so for in
a hasty jurnay for London. I have cutt out work att
Monimusk till my return and ordred Jo: Jaffray to pay the
men for me and keep act.
I am most Respectfully thy
reall friend and servant to power,
Alex1 Jaffray.
Xingswells, y® 27: June, 1720.
Alex1" Jaffrey to Mr Archibald Grant of Monimusk,
Advocatte to y« Care of Thos: Farquherson,
Aberdeen.
London, y« 1 Sepr., 1720.
Respected Friend, I believ thou will be thinking me
very neglegent of thy affaires by my so long absence, which
indeed I did not reckon to be when I left home where I
had been returned long er now had not Sir Alexr Cuming