| Description | 'I received my dear Peggie's letter of the 5th from Letham yesterday, in whcih was inclised the letter Mr Smith wrote Duncan Forbes concerning Thomie.I am happy that it has made you easie for I never was in any concern myself. I saw plainly that what was wrote by Gaussen and de Rochmond proceeded from their narrow way of thinking and also perhaps from Thomies preferring company that entertained and amused him to ehtir dull company. I hope you are quite satisfied about this. Lord Fitzmaurice satisfied me in the same manner concerning the German Baron that Mr Smith writes Mr Forbes that he was by no means a sharper. Indeed I will not forgive Gaussen for taking the liberty to write about Thomie in the way he did to Mr White who's behaviour I don't much like in all this affair. I shall probably order Thomie to leave Genevaand go to Lussane and I shall write Mr Smith to look a little after him, tho' I am not a bit affraid but he do well. I remember when I had the same tum for all that expence and nothing but a little experience will get the better of it.
I rejoice to think that you are with my dear father. I desire and beg you to be at his house or to have him at Kerse while you remain in the country. It will divert him and amuse you. I am by no means pleased with Mr Cranfurd for letting Kersie Bank slip out of his hands. You may tell him he had recommended any thing half so strongly to me as I di that purchase to him by the letter I wrote him just before I left London that I should not failed to have executed his commission or to have wrote him my reasons, which he has not taken the trouble to do. I desire you may write him these very words and desire him to let you know if he received my letter, and also if he has met Mr Seton or done anything in that purchase whcih I wish very much to have. Write me his answer for I will not trouble him with more letters as I get no return to them.
I have been considering the plan you sent me of the stables and farm, and I think if the rooms that are intended for the dairy and the Grieves room were turned into two coach houses which could easily be done by giving them two large doors, this alteration would make the whole compleat. As for the dairy, I am of your opinion not to have it there. Another place can be easily found for it and a room can be made over the coach house next the barn for the Grieve. A place can be taken off the barn for the work servants to sleep in and over the other coach house a room may be made for grooms and servants. I beg this alteration may be made if possible. A place for dressing the servants victuals may be run up at the east end of the building or that place intened for a hog house or four horse stable may be tuend into that. I beg you may order a number of stones for causaying to be gathered about Millhall and brough and laid near the building. I would wish to have every think about this building compleated before I come home except the two principal stables. This John Moirs must delay until I give the orders.
Adieu my dearest life. Remember me to father etc etc.
Yours LD' |