Bundle 3-6

	Year	Date	Place	Letter to:	Letter from:	Subject:	Scanned	Transcript
3.6.1	undated	??	London	‘Dear Cousin’ Mr John Johnston, Enfield	Crafts MacKay	Delivery of packet, etc. John at Mr Morrison's boarding school	p	p
3.6.2	undated	??	London	‘Dear Cousin’ Mr John Johnston, Enfield	Crafts MacKay	Your aunt (Jean?) would 'give no positive answer'. Also mentions Mr Brymer. 'Remember me to cousin James' (Irving ?). Mr Baikie 'will lose his seat in parliament' !	p	p
3.6.3	undated	??	London	‘Dear Cousin’ Mr John Johnston, Enfield	Crafts MacKay	'James Irvin has declin^d comeing upp but that Dan^l Harvey is expected very soon'. 'My love to Cousin James	p	p
3.6.4	1766	10-Jun	Stromness	‘Brother Joshua’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	‘Your affectionate brother in law’ Alex McKay	Seeking help to release Joshua from confinement, without success. 'Let these scoundoralls that dare not savour your interest or welfare suffer and be damn'. Mentions Robert Clouston, Mr Graham, John Garson & others.	p	p
3.6.5	1823	6-May	Edinburgh ?	Mrs Jane H Johnston	Barbra MacKay	Family news. Seeking employment for the daughter of a friend (?) as a ladies maid.	p
3.6.6	1782	12-Mar	London	‘Dear Cousin’ John Johnston, Quebec ?	Crafts MacKay	Regretting death of John Johnston, news of death of Malcolm Laing in Jamaica on '3rd of the same month'. £50/yr left to 'Mrs Johnston' (Janet Laing ?). Watch will be completed in two days, cost 8 guineas.	p	p
3.6.7	undated	??	London	‘Dear Cousin’ Mr John Johnston, Enfield	Crafts MacKay	At Mr Morrison's, letter to Mr Sands, son of Hoy minister. 'Lord George Gordon is acquitted'.	p	p
3.6.8	undated	??	London	‘Dear Cousin’ Mr John Johnston, Enfield	Crafts MacKay	At Mr Morrison's, Mrs Johnston at Shadwell, Mr Haroll not gone yet, love to Cousin James.	p	p
3.6.9	undated	??	London	‘Dear Cousin’ Mr John Johnston, Enfield	Crafts MacKay	Called on Mr Brymer 'as the convoy was yet uncertain he means to keep you at school as long as he can'.	p	p
3.6.10	undated	??	London	‘Dear Cousin John’ John Johnston, Enfield	Crafts MacKay	Your sister Halcro ordered out for Quebec by any transport that may touch at the Orkneys'. Not seen your aunt. Love to you & Cousin Irving.	p	p
3.6.11	1781	29-Apr	London	‘Dear Cousin’ John Johnston sailing to Quebec	Crafts MacKay	Sending letters for Quebec, including to Uncle James, Uncle John, Aunt Irvin, Aunt Jeanie, etc. Box being sent to Blew Posts (pub?) at Portsmouth.	p	p
3.6.12	1781	4-May	London	‘Dear Cousin’ John Johnston Portsmouth	Crafts MacKay	John 'aboard the Betsy, Capt. Boyd, for Quebec'. Upset that John has not acknowledged receipt of packages, etc.	p	p
3.6.13	1781	27-May	London	‘Dear Uncle’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Crafts MacKay	Giving news of 'aunt & cousins' sailing on Betsy, convoy of 300 sail with naval escort. Account of financial dealings, etc. Two letters.	p	p
3.6.14	1781	15-Feb	London	‘Dear Uncle’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Crafts MacKay	Route & departure of convoy unknown. Advising Mrs Halcro to come to London for passage to Quebec. Accident with the salts.	p	p
3.6.15	1782	25-Apr	London	‘Dear Cousin’ John Johnston, Quebec	Crafts MacKay	By hand of John Urquart. Sending watch. 'My mother & sisters are all well. Cousin James & Aunt Jeanie in Quebec.	p	p
3.6.16	1782	17-Jul	London	‘Dear Uncle’ Joshua Johnston, Stromness	Crafts MacKay	Reporting news from John in Quebec, etc. 'Strange doeings in the Cabinet at present, several ministers have resigned, Fox in particular'. 'Very indifferent account of the Quebec fleet …met with the combined fleet who had taken 14 or 15 sail'.	p	p
3.6.17	1783	29-Mar	London	‘Dear Cousin’ John Johnston, Quebec	Crafts MacKay	Family matters. Jack taylor at school Waltham abbey. Nancy 'I find is a sweet girl. I heartily wish you success'. 'such changes & doeings amongst the ministry of late … never was the nation known to be so long without a ministry before'.	p	p
3.6.18	undated	??			Crafts MacKay	fragment, probably to John Johnston at Enfield	p	p

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