LII. THE LORD JUSTICE-CLERK TO THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.1 My Lord Duke, Jedburgh, 17th May 1748. I have the honour of your Grace's letter of the 12th current (which I received on my Circuit at this place, by way of Edinburgh) acquainting me, that as I was willing in order to accommodate his Majestys affairs to resign my office of Justice Clerk on condition of his Majestys granting to me the office of Keeper of the Signet for Life, and to my eldest son the Reversion of the Auditor of Exchequer of Scotland, His Majesty has been gratiously pleased to approve of my Resignation upon these conditions, and that as soon as I shall have made it in Form that the King has declared his Intention to appoint Mr Dundas of Arniston to be President of the Session, and Mr Areskine of Tinwald to succeed me as his Majesty's Justice Clerk for Scotland, and to give me the office of Keeper of the Signet during Life, with the Reversion of Auditor of the Exchequer of Scotland to my son. I have accordingly the honour to transmit enclosed to your Grace my Dismission and Resignation in Form of the office of his Majesty's Clerk for Scotland. I am highly sensible of this repeated Instance of his Majesty's approbation of my Conduct and Services, and how much I am indebted to your Grace on this occasion, and shall in obedience to your Grace's desire continue to receive and obey your Grace's commands and suggest whatever occurs to me for his Majesty's Service as formerly. I have the honour to be with the utmost respect My Lord Duke, Your Grace's most obedient and most humble Servant, Duke of Newcastle. AND. FLETCHER. 1S. P. Scotland, Geo. II. Bundle 40. No. 30. INDEX. Names of places not identified are indicated by [?]. Abbotshaugh, letter from, 451. Abercromby of Tullibody, 538. Aberdeen, 21, 35, 36, 68, 79, 97, 104, 109, 122, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, Adams, Lieutenant, 275. Addison, Rev. -, 429. Agnew, Sir Andrew, 11, 199, 258. Ahunner [?], 185. Aikenhead, John, 318. Aikersideallach, 75. Airds, letters from, 469, 525. Albemarle, William Anne, Earl of, 412, 417, 424, 430, 432, 433, 436, 494, 501, resolved to capture Prince Charles, reports an attempt to celebrate Allcock, Lieutenant, 226. Alloa, 119, 181. Alness, 50. Alston, Mr., 459. Ancram, William Henry, Earl of, 11, 21, Anderson, John, 379. Captain, 205, 276, 405, 407. Annan, 413. 124, 135, 233. complaints regarding the conduct of, courts martial, 106, 112, 115, 166, 168, deserters, 43, 91, 115, 150, 177, 183, disposition of, 201, 448. drafts for Flanders, 13, 33, 48, 377, 390. forage, 59, 61, 62, 67, 84, 151, 159, 177, 179, 186, 189. garrisons, 18, 19, 21, 35, 162. horses, 104. medical attendance, 128, 297. officers absent, 205, 206, 207, 275-77. recruiting, 22, 59, 66, 176, 186, 188, 205, 206, 207. shoes for, 96, 107, 113, 114, 129, 132. strength of, 204, 226, 274. tents, 15, 139, 211. winter quarters, 43, 93, 122, 201. Argyllshire militia, 11, 57, 92, 137, 140, 156, 215, 221, 222, 231, 337. Barrell's, 119, 131, 150, 182, 183, 192, 202, 204, 205, 274, 276. Batereau's, 67, 152, 202, 204, 206, 274, 275. Blakeney's, 67, 130, 152, 200, 202, 204, 205, 274, 275, 448, 476, 520. 192, 199, 202, 203, 204, 205, 227, Cobham's dragoons, 13, 61, 79, 103, Handasyde's, 23, 67, 93, 94, 202, 204, Ker's dragoons, 21, 61, 104, 168, 201, Kingston's horse, 55, 214. Lee's, 107, 120, 182, 202, 204, 206, 184, 207, 210, 213, 232, 277, 286. 137, 202, 207, 209, 210, 213, 216, Mordaunt's, 93, 131, 202, 204, 205, 274, Lord John Murray's Highlanders, 167, Naizon's dragoons, 107, 115, 177, 201, Oglethorpe's, 107. Perthshire militia, 36, 137, 149, 182, 183, 191, 211. Price's, 119, 120, 150, 181, 183, 192, Royal Scots, 17, 43, 141, 166, 182, 189, Sackville's (late Munro's), 17, 119, 141, Skelton's, 17, 65, 150, 189, 202, 204, Train (artillery), 196, 202, 212. Arnish, 73. Arnold [? Arnott], Captain, 275. Arnott, Captain, 205, 275 [?]. 94. Ballachulish, 332, 333. Balmerinoch, Arthur, Lord, 101, 102, 127. Banff, 133, 165, 166, 202, 218, 413, 474, Bannerman, Sir Alexander, of Elswick, Bannockburn House, 13, 423, 424, 428. Barclay of Ury, 267, 268, 270, 272. Barker, Captain, 13, 390. Barra, Laird of, 70, 261, 262. Barra, 75, 366, 409, 443; letter from, 525. Barrisdale, Macdonell of, vide Macdonell Batereau, Colonel John, letter of, 45. Bathouse, Lieutenant, 275. Beckwith, Lieutenant, 205. Belenden, Lieutenant, 205. Belford, Major William, letter of, 47. Belhaven and Stenton, John, Lord, 538. Benalder, 229, 230, 231, 239, 270, 282, 284. AAAA - 205, 275. Quartermaster Robert, 130. Bland, Major-General Humphrey, 99, 148, Blood (or Blyde), Andrew, 24. Bofron [?], 158, 181, 203. Bonchelier, Captain, 276. Borland, Colonel A., letters of, 24, 101, 126, 173, 199; letter to, 187. Borradale, 10, 70, 71, 72, 73, 293. Borrowstounness, 119, 202. Bostock, Lieutenant, 206, 276. Boswell, Alexander, Deputy-Sheriff of Wig- Boyd, James, Lord, 205. Boyle, of Showalton [?], 358. Brahan Castle, letters from, 171, 268. Brand, James, 418. Breadalbane, 440, 441, 444. Brechin, 146, 318, 501. Bridgewater, H.M.S., 64, 269, 297, 390. Brierley, Lieutenant, 205, 275. Brodie, James, 536. Broughton, Cornet, 226. Brown, George, 536, 541. Rev. William, of Cortachy, 493, 499, Dr., of Inverness, 128. Bruce, Lady, 268, 272. David, Judge-Advocate-General, 34, 35. 77, 89, 142, 398, 413, 414. Lieutenant John, 82. Robert, of Kennet, 538. of Clackmannan, 358. Brudnell, Jemmy, 101, 156. Buchanan, Francis, of Arnprior, 400, 414, |