Showing posts with label West Indies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West Indies. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

A Letter To Captain Dougald Cameron Of The Rangers Grenanda W. I.


Archibald McMillan and family fonds : H-1099:

A letter to Captain Dougald Cameron of the Rangers, Grenada W. I.
Montreal
23 March 1807


"...there are two regiments appointed to be permanent in those provinces, one of them to be called the Canadian Veterans the other to be on the footing of Invalids and to occupy the different garrisons and ports in the Canadas.  The Duke of Kent Commandant.....".

See Image 267 for the original hand-written letter
Cross-posted to Detour Through History


Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Dougald Cameron Of Granada


Archibald McMillan and family fonds : H-1099 (Image 243 excerpt and Image 244):



23 March 1807?
"Capt. Cameron Canadian Regt..."

Capt Dougald Cameron Esq
Captain ___ Rangers
Grenada
W.I.



Thursday, June 28, 2018

Cameron News In A Letter To Archibald McMillan



Archibald McMillan and family fonds : H-1099  (Image 118; 119)

Transcribed letter (original can also be seen on earlier images)
23/25 March 1804
Edinburgh

...letter from McMillan forwarded to father which he received at the same time from Glenpean
Mr. Ross's sons...idle dogs, and fit for nothing but the Army or Navy.  ...the most thriving, Charles, is gone to the west Indies...

Strone's son is a remarkable fine boy...father...or bred him as a merchant, instead of making a weaver of him...but if report is true, you will soon have him in America, for they say that Strone, and all the Mackalonies are to visit you next year.

Secheil had a sell lately, and great are the changes...along both sides of Locharhaig every single small tenant is to be dispossessed.  John Glenevis gets Crieff and.....

Duncan Cameron and his sons get Murlaggan Hallish.....

The three McPhies get...

Glenevis gets...

Captain Cameron at the head of Lochiel is to be dispossessed, but the poor man now fortunately get in as a Captain to the Canadian ___Regiment.

We are still military men in this part of the world...

Most sincerely yours, Dun Cameron