Page numbered 40
NB this transcript is page 2 of 2:
select 40 for the first page
Marginal notes (written in the right margin and between
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Ld G. M. Ld Ogilvy. Ld Pitsl &c had left Abd about (?) 26 march.(?). * Whilst our low country army lay
at Aberdn some several ships landed there (?) (?)France
wth Some Money Arms and abt 300 of (?) James drgoons but mostly
dismouned and they altogether left Aberdeen Feb. 23d & marched
to Elgin & the neighbrhood in the Country of Spey
About this time (?) this month
the Hazard Sloop (wch the P’s Ps friends
friends
had taken made emselvs themselves masters
of at Montrose while he was
Engd whilst he was in England, at Montrose &
and was now imployed employed in his Service
service) had come from France with money to the North
with money, and being chac’d chased
by some of the Governmts Government ships of war
into the murray Murray Firth
firth, was driven on shore, shore whereby the
Money money fell into the hands of Ld Rae’s
peo. Lord Raes people then in Arms arms
for e Govermt, the Government and which might have
been prevented if Lord Cromarty in the Ps service in that country
had done his duty. This loss at so criticall a time a loss.
wch contributed much to our future misfortunes. we being
at this time in great way want of Pay, wch
pay which we had got very regularly hitherto.
Comments
1. Lower marginal note (which appears on right hand side of
page in Journal): "Whilst our Low Country
"
is incorporated in the appropriate place in the Lockhart
version, virtually in its entirety three lines from the top
of page 40, after "an Interprise".
2. The marginal addition run-on, which occurs after the line
drawn on page 40 is reproduced as if the line did not exist
in the Lockhart production. In addition to minor editing amendments
to this section of text, the Lockhart version contains an
addition, namely "which might have been prevented
if Lord Cromarty in the Ps service in that country had done
his duty. This loss at so criticall a time "
3. Upper marginal note: "Ld G. M. Ld Ogilvy
""may
have been an aide memoir within the Journal for use on page
41, which is quoted by Lockhart as
"Our battalions
that marched to join those who had been appointed to guard
the Spay, were Clanronalds, Ardsheels, together with Pitsligos
horse and the French piquets". There is also an earlier
mention on page 21 to "Lord Ogilvie and his regiment
of foot from the Braes of Angus and to Lord Pitsligo with
his good body of horse from the Mearns".
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