| Description | Has 'come to wait on the ladys and your son' but finds they are not to be here sooner than Thursday night the 11th. Advises creating qualifications for not more than four in Orkney since the freeholders declaration makes the seat safe. Suggests Sir Lawrence himself and his son and two others who might be possible candidates for the seat if Mr Dundas is put elsewhere or one of them dies. 'As your nephew Tom is not of age it's time enough to inroll hima year or two hence'. Ralph Dundas, merchant has told of his son's shipbeing blown up by lightning and landed at Portsmouth. Can Sir Lawrende write to Admiralty in his favour. 'Your brother is in town, has changed lodgings 3 times, he has not appeared on the street, keeps close in the house, his management is too ridiculous to trouble you with.I am uneasie what to do with him, I shall do the best'. Sister, housekeeper at Clackmannan is dying |