Letter to Corporal Donald Mackay from Duncan Ross Mackay (brother-in-law) 1840

Date Added: 24 April 2008 Year: 1840 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: ◀ | 2004_071_005 | ▶ Picture No: 1375

Copy of typed transcription of letter to Corporal Donald Mackay from Duncan Ross Mackay (brother-in-law) in 1840, with personal and family details, written from Old Birichen; Donald Mackay was serving with the 93rd regiment in Toronto.

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I only seem to be able to see the first page of this letter. Is it possible that the writer of the letter, Donald Mackay's brother-in-law, was actually Duncan Ross rather than Duncan Ross Mackay?
Comment left on 06 March 2011 at 21:18 by Duncan Leslie A pdf document has now been added permitting viewing of both pages of this typed transcription of the original letter. From this you will see that the transcript does show the signatory as Duncan Ross Mackay. Administrator

My reason for querying the sender's name was that I can't see any Duncan Mackay on 1841 Census for Birichen but I am aware that Duncan Ross, then living in Birichen, was married to a Margt Mackay and they had a son called Donald in Apr 1839 and could have been the child referred to in the letter. The transcription seems clear enough - perhaps the original was smudged ! Comment left on 08 March 2011 at 16:40 by Duncan Leslie

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