Correpondence to the 7the Earl, mainly on militia matters Bundle of correpondence addressed to the 7the Earl: Correspondence to the Earl of Kintore as Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire from: several government ministers, General Hay, Sheriff Burnett, local heritors and others, concerning the Mearns Militia and volunteers (its strength, recruitment, equipping, promotions etc.) 1794 - 1803 Also circular letters, many printed, from government ministers to the Earl, lists of volunteers and returns of militia complements, and minutes of heritors meetings, all relating to Mearns volunteers 1794 - 1803 Also letter to the Earl of Kintore at Philorth from General the Marquis of Huntly at Aberdeen, instructing the Earl to discover and apprehend some Frenchmen believed to be "at present strolling about the Country, particularly on the Coast" 4 September 1803 1794 - 1803