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Folios 40-43. Examination of William Fraser, town clerk of Inverness [Inverness-shire],...

Catalogue reference: SP 36/90/1/40

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This record is about the Folios 40-43. Examination of William Fraser, town clerk of Inverness [Inverness-shire],... dating from 1746 Dec 9 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Domestic, George II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 36/90/1/40
Date
1746 Dec 9
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Folios 40-43. Examination of William Fraser, town clerk of Inverness [Inverness-shire], relating to dealings with Lord Lovat at Edinburgh, Inverness [Inverness-shire], and Castle Dounie [Inverness-shire]. Mentions Lovat's writers, Evan Bailey and Alexander Monroe; Lord John Drummond's visit; a prosecution in 'his Lordship's Regality court for murder' in August 1744; [Jacobite] 'colours and tents' painted by Thomas Frazier, a 'baker, cook, and painter'; employment by Lord Loudon to assist the Judge Advocate [David] Bruce in examining rebels in the 'Earse language' [Scottish Gaelic].

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Folios 50-53
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15670035/

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