| Description | Correspondence of Lord Braco and Fife:
Estate: Macduff- sale of Delgaty, survey of Birnie, inquiry into peats, kirk of Keith, roads.
Family: Macduff - brother Lewis (in army) embarking with horse from Portsmouth, George Duff, supplemental deed of provision for Dorothea, Lady Macduff by Lords Fife and Macduff, 1759, Lewis Duff, Arthur Duff - studies at College, Glasgow, James Crombie.
Local: Macduff - kirk of Longbride, G. Beauclerk - Fife's request for soldiers at Dubrachts near Forest of Mar to prevent cattle stealing.
Military news: George Duff, Lewis Duff (Blomberg, Homberg, Amene, Whetler).
Personal: John Dingwall, George Hay.
Place-military: George Ross, Macduff.
Politics: Macduff - finances and Lord Forbes, Prussia, Lord Temple.
undated:
Family: Lady Braco, Macduff, including concerning his marriage: "Tuesday June 5th. I have only time to tell your Lordship that we wer married last night, I found there was a good many people expected to be present, we had only ask'd two lasses and two lads and this is the day fix'd for our nuptials, however I had interest with my sweet creature to put it over last night no body present but Lord Woodhill, tho there was a good many in the House at our feetwashing so after they went away we just went to bed together sans ceremonie, and we discover our secret this evening to our meeting of Friends at Parson Webster's supper, when they all come to see us married, adieu I can only now ad my duty to Lady Mother we shall lay at Stirling to morrow night."
Local: George Hay.
Personal: Lord and Lady Banff. |