| Description | Correspondence of Lord Fife and Stewart Souter:
Estate: Eliza Cuming, Alexander Clark; Family: Arthur Duff - includes comments on action by William Rose, "... that most horrid ungrateful viper who I can plainly perceive will not hesitate at any step however base, to stab his Benefactor - for such to him you have certainly been since our fathers death - Well do I remember that Gentleman's situation before and at the time you took him by the hand...", tracing Rose's career with Archibald Duff, James Duff and Lord Fife for whom he waited at table; Legal: James Laidlaw; Local: John Reid - assessment of Lord Fife for payment towards custom house at Banff, 1792, William Forbes; Personal: Frances Tulloh, Mr and Mrs Jones. |