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Jacobite correspondence of the Atholl family

John Hill Burton (1809–1881), 1840

Named on the page for Battle of Culloden.

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16 April 1746

Battle of Culloden

INTRODUCTORY NOTICE.
known to the Editor,) been connected with the events of the period. The Doctor Colvill, who so frequently corresponds with the Marquis and his satellites regarding all the measures which they had the task of carry ing into operation, was undoubtedly the Honourable George Colvill, fourth son of the eighth Lord Colvill of Culross, who is said by Wood to have been a physician in Dundee, and to have died unmarried in 1755. It is worthy of remark that his elder brother, (who had distinguished himself at the battle of Dettingen,) commanded the North British Fusileers at the victory of Culloden ; and a nephew, of the same name, son of the ninth Lord Colvill, is also mentioned by Wood as having " pursued the rebels into Scotland under the Duke of Cumberland." Such divided politics in families were, as is well known, far from un common in Scotland at the period.

MY DEAR LORD DUKE,
I had the Honour to lee our Dear Prince at the Quarters at Caftle- liill, he defired me to make his compliments to your Grace. Mr- Murray, &c. &c. bid me offer their moft humble fervice to your Grace ; all at the Quarters feem hearty & in full fpirits. I faw the Quarter-matter, who told me your Grace's Quarter is at Culloden Houfe, where the E. of Kil- marnick, Ld- Luis Gordon, & Ld- Nairne are likewife quartered. The only piece of news is, that there are eight or nine hundred of the Loyalifts to crofs the Ferrie this evening, to purfue the Enemy ; they confift of the Frazers, McDonalds, and Camerons. I faw the Frazers affembling, & my Coufine Inneralachie, who commands them, told me what they were going about. The Prefident is gone along with Lord Loudon, McKloid, &c. &c. ; Mclntofh is with them ; they went ftreight to Brand Caftle.

DR SIR,
1 The Battle of Culloden !

APPENDIX. 247
As to Mr- Young, he was Subftitute named by Mr- Gordon, the Sheriff- Dept- of Mearns, & afted fome little time in that character, but he is fince dead, and therefore I judg'd it unneceflary to inquire what Part he or Mr- Grant afted in creating Impediments to His Royal Highnefs the Duke's March to Culloden.

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