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GB 3452 SF-01-15 · Item · 1754 July 25
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To Mr Campbell Advocate at his house in the Cowgate
Edin[burgh]

I write this my Dearest Life from Halkhead where we arrived in perfect safety about an hour ago; & as the Horses are to be some part of the way to night I shall detain them no longer than to tell you My Dearest Jewel that I received your last by yesterdays post as to my Brothers reserve at meeting ’tis nothing more than common, for 'tis the greatest fault almost he has, that of a great shiness [sic] at first but it goes off after a little; what should occasion it to you I can not find out for what ever fault they may find with me for not mailing their agreement that has no concern with you, & I should take it very ill I must own did that reserve continue; I left the dr [dear] little folks in quite good health, yr Mama complains again of her arm but I hope it will soon be well; I have given Finlay a crown to defray his travelling charges the above he will count for; I enclose a line of Miss Rosses to Mr Cozie the shoemaker which be so good my dearest to send by James, & let him bring the answer; O.’ I long more and more for yr arrival the nearer the time comes, take care my Dear Life of the Horse you ride it scars [sic] a good deal especially with hard ridding [sic]; all here remember you, & I remain a jamais yours. My Dear Life, adieu
GC
Jully [sic] 25th

GB 3452 SF-01-12 · Item · 1754 July 18
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To Mr John Campbell Advocate
At his House in the Cowgate
Edinburgh

My Dearest Life
As I had no letter from you by last nights post, I wish all has gone well in your expedition to Cranston; there’s a nasty Grey Hound that howels [sic] here continually of late, which serves to back my apprehensions whenever the failure of a letter happens, this you’ll think very odd my dearest, but inspite [sic] of all Mr Addison says about such weeknesses [sic] I cant overthrow it so far but that it leaves a damp upon My Spirits; by the time you receive this, I fancy my Brothers will be arrived in Town; we have very disagreeable weather here just now, a great deal of rain, and a sharp cold wind; Miss Semple is gone to Calder to be there a few days because I put off going to Halkhead till some time next week, in hopes youll soon be your own master after that time; yr sister Jenny is just now gone to dine at Hutchesons, so that yr mother, Tibby and I with the little folks are all that the Family at present consists of; dear little Mac has got out one of the two upper teeth that seem’d to be cutting when you left this, the other one is just breaking the skin, & will Appear we think ev’ry day; I hope he has not forgot his dear papa, for he often converses with your picture. May all thats good attend you My Dearest Aimable Moitié, and be assured this is the sincerest wish of her who intirely [sic] loves you, & will ever be
Yr faithful and obedient wife
GC
July 18th

GB 3452 SF-01-27 · Item · No date
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To John Campbell Esq
Sheriff Depute of Angus Shire
at Perth
Free
M. McMillan

My Dearest Life
I received yrs by this days post which is the third I have had; the other two I answerd by the same post they came to me. We are tollerably [sic] well here, Archie however since Tuesday the day I wrote last has had these heats & colds as before with a foulness in his tongue but he is very [?] & eats well enough, I thought indeed as he had been a week free of any complaints & lookd so well that all his disorder was removed, he is now paler again as he used to be; the Doctor saw him yesterday & is to give him the second doze of the Rhu: [rhubarb] & Mercury, & thinks that, with the [?] of the [?] & goats milk, will restore him quite; the sops is left off for a little; poor little Jackie has been drooping these two or three days, he has one tooth yet not quite out, if ’tis that, or a slow fever, or measles I don't know, but there is something hangs about him, the other two are quite well & we think it only teeth ails Jack; I beg my dr youll send the order on the bank, both for Cash to me and payment of yr Sisters acct [account] to Mrs Seton, I see they think it odd yr doing otherwise. I have been making great inquiry about a Maid for the Nursery, but [document damaged] none with tollerable [sic] character so I wish if any [document damaged] Ladies in Angus could recommend one from [document damaged] that they would do it their vices here are almost [document damaged] I want one that could keep Jack & was fit to wean [document damaged] young child who could sow [sic] their cloths [sic] well, & wash [document damaged] iron; & perfectly good natured. the one who Mrs [document damaged] engaged at Levenside she writes was engaged tho I don't know what she can mean for the same letter that mentiond peggies being to go to Levenside desired the one Mrs Campbell had got for the children to be hired for us. Do write immediately if you hear of any for I would send for one to some other Country Place without loss of time. My Br Mackenzie I saw for a [?] yesterday, he goes North I believe on Monday. I find Lady Banff is much in the same way that I was but not in so much danger. Many are dying just now of Fevers; if ‘twas as easy to be prepared for next world as to be weand from this one, I should not if twas Gods will care much to be among the number. I hope you are quite well & I am My Dearest yrs - G Campbell.

Campbell, Grace (1722-1783) née Stewart, Lady, wife of John Campbell, Lord Stonefield, daughter of James, 2nd Earl of Bute
GB 3452 SF-01-20 · Item · 1754
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To John Campbell Esq
Advocate at

My Dearest Life
I had the pleasure of yr most welcome Epistle by this days post but not a word yet of your moving which Im surprised at, as it draws so nigh the twentieth when you talkd of being here for some tryal, not that I can hear of any and I have been asking all the Lawyers I have seen about it. The Races or Diversions are going on evry day tho’ since Sunday I have not seen a Soul, for early on Monday morning Miss Mailly left this to go to Strathers [sic] the report of Miss Bettys coming made her write sooner than she proposed for her Horses, for She told me she intended to have waitted [sic] yr return, but that she thought yr Sister would have occasion to occupy her appartment [sic], & regretted much her going when she understood where Miss Betty was to put up, but the Horses were summoned, so there was no help for it. I saw yr Sister & Lady Dolly for a start & Sunday evening I forgot My Dearest to write you in my last that the poor old Captain is departed this Life; he died this day sevenight [sic], I heard say he recovered his senses, but I don’t know if it was so, only this I know that if he died as he lived, it fills me with the utmost horror to think of the lost [?] condition that his wretched Soul is now in for an endless eternity; tis really quite shocking to think of it, but the mercy of God thro Christ is infinite, & I hope poor Creature he has found Grace tho’ at the last, to ask it. I’m vastly pleased My Dr Life to hear you pass your time so agreeably, but dont forget among so many gay & agreeable Persons that you’r engaged elsewhere; I heard this day from yr Sister Jenny, all at Levenside are well, I design to enclose this to her, as she’ll know where you are. I proposed My scheme of Nursing to the Doctor he seems to have no objections but the risk one runs of catching cold which is an objection every Body tho’ ever so robust might have. I was interrupted here by the arrival of Appin & the young Bailly of Jura who has been drinking Tea with me. the last tells me the Commissioners promises are like to come to nothing, for he says now he cant serve him, the opposition he finds is so strong against him. I hope my Dr Life to see you this week notwithstanding you dont say any thing of it; in the mean time I remain my best Loved Moitié
Yr sincerest Friend as
well as Dutiful Wife
Grace Campbell.
Tuesday 18th

GB 3452 SF-01-23 · Item · 1754 September 21
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To John Campbell Esq
Advocate at
Inverary [sic]
Argyllshire
Free
H. Mackenzie

My Dearest Moitié, by a mistake of an unusual kind I did not Write as intended by last post, but I wrote by the Saturdays post after you left this & on tuesday had the pleasure of yrs My Dearest Life; this day however I was disappointed, for theres no letter from you tho I had two from Levenside, one from each of yr Sisters. Miss Jenny seems to decline coming in such a manner, as makes me believe it would not be her inclination to be here, in which case I should be Sorry to ask her; she says that she hears you was begging of Mrs Campbell to come & therefore imagined She cant be of any use, besides she never has courage to Witness a crying out, but that in her Mamas absence she’ll take all care of the Children. this is what she says; I’m of the opinion [?] that Mrs Campbell would much rather Stay at Home as take this journey, so don’t my Dr on my account put any of them to trouble, for I may take my chance as to the care that I shall need, as both my Sisters have done before me; who have lain in without any particular female friends about them; poor Mrs Johnston has again [document damaged] at Duncrub & has been at the point of death tho’ but very little time gone. I pray god preserve you my dearest & send you safe home. Miss Peggie Campbell has been so good as to be some days with me: the Cook Maid has follow’d [?] Brice’s example & given me warning too, so that at this troublesome juncture I have servants of all sorts to get, not so much as Nurse have I heard of yet, or a nursery maid & one or tother I must have if Mr Gordon approved I would gladly take archies Nurse (in case of failling [sic] myself) nothwithstanding of Archies [?] & that her milk will be six months old. I am my dearest better half most faithfully, & most surely yrs.
Grace Campbell
Sept: 21st

Campbell, Grace (1722-1783) née Stewart, Lady, wife of John Campbell, Lord Stonefield, daughter of James, 2nd Earl of Bute
GB 3452 SF-01-22 · Item · 1754 August 22
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To John Campbell Esq
Advocate at
Levenside
Dumbartonshire [sic]

My Dearest Moitié
I received yrs Dated from Stirling this Morning and hope by this time you are got safe to Levenside where you’ll have got I suppose My last Epistle; I was all last night perplex’d dreaming of your ridding [sic] the Nasty Horse that gives me so much uneasiness; the dreams I had lately of fire I think is in some degree explained by poor Miss Crawfords sudden Death, which happen’d this day at two in the morning; last night at Seven she had nothing but her usual complaints in her Stomach, but that long uneasiness she had there burn’d in the end to a mortification, & appear’d outwardly upon her Legs a few hours before her Death, She died quite sensible but without pain or any sort of emotion. I was at her House this morning & saw her stretch’d a coarpse [sic] who yesterday at the same time of day was sitting by her fire side,
God prepare us all for so suddain [sic] a fall, not indeed that hers was suddain [sic] for she has long felt much pain & sickness tho’ few believed it, but may we who are in health and Strength now remember that as sure as she is now Dead so sure shall we sooner or later be in the Self same condition. I long sadly my dr for those nasty circuits being over, but that they wont be this age, however it gives me pleasure in the meen [sic] time to think that you are where your Company is so well bestow’d, and where there is so much to amuse you, which I cant say is the case here for the Races being over there is neither business nor Diversion going on; I was to have dined today at Bruce Hill had not poor Miss Crawfords unlook’d for Death prevented me; if you think it safe, I wish My Dearest you enclose a twenty Shillings note in yr next for I have used & paid away all to a few Shillings that you gave me. I hope James is not to leave us but if he is Miss Crawfords servant is a sober faithful Creature, & if we are to lose the other, I dont know of any that would be so easy in the House; he has been with her these three year; but I think whoever you get, you’ll change for the worse; we had a perfect hurricane here all yesterday the bed Rock’d all night like a cradle; Remember me properly to all with you I had Miss Jennys letter to day she was so good to let me know the reason of yr not writting [sic] from Levenside, poor dr little Archie she tells me is getting more teeth, let me know my dearest if he is better, & how my sweet little laughing Jack does; tell Miss Jenny I am pleased to [Document damaged] he is her little favourite, for Archie I know [Document damaged] has interest enough with his Grand Papa & [Document damaged] to secure him very good friends. Jenny grows more diverting evr’y day, as if she wanted to make me some amends in her dr papas absence who She says is away to see his two Babas. I conclude My Dearest best loved Half yours
for ever
Grace Campbell.
Aug: Saturday 22d.

Campbell, Grace (1722-1783) née Stewart, Lady, wife of John Campbell, Lord Stonefield, daughter of James, 2nd Earl of Bute
GB 3452 SF-01-21 · Item · 1754 August 20
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To John Campbell Esq
Advocate at Levenside
Dumbartonshire [sic]

My Dearest Moitié as this is the twentieth of the month, I hd some distant hopes (as you said you’d be back by this time) to see you to day or Tomorrow, however the arrival of yrs My Dearest by this days post has disappointed me greatly, for I see by it you are only about leaving Inverary [sic] now: I think indeed My Dear since that is the case ‘tis better for you to stay at Levenside till the Circuits come on, as you r to attend them, than to make this journey; ’twill be a great deal more agreeable to yourself being there, and give pleasure to your Papa and Mama who has scarce seen you yet, as for me I thank God I am in grate [sic] good health & only omitted writting [sic] by the post you mention upon account of Company coming at the time I had allotted for doing it, but if youll remember my dearest I was far from insisting with you to write evry post, or oftener than you incline it, for I should be sorry if to gratify me you were to put yourself under any sort of restraint, & when I omit a post I always think it does not signify, because I know that so much fondness as makes one uneasy at a neglect of that sort, you would look upon as romantick, & therefore I take it for granted dont run any risk of that kind, which makes [sealing wax damage to document] more remiss than I should be otherwise, but far from [document damage] mindful of you My Beloved Orsames than during the period that you said days seem’d months to you while we were divided, I enclose two letters ie one from Ld Banff came to day, & as I thought it contained the news of Lady Banffs delivery I opend it. the other has been here some posts but because I thought you might see the Author of it at Inverary [sic] I quite neglected to enclose it all this time. remember me my dearest so ceptably to all at Levenside, & let me hear particularly about my poor little Folks. Jackie I have a notion is not so thriving as his Br so write honestly if tis so & believe Me My Dearest yours for ever Grace Campbell
Thursday 20th

Campbell, Grace (1722-1783) née Stewart, Lady, wife of John Campbell, Lord Stonefield, daughter of James, 2nd Earl of Bute
GB 3452 SF-01-16 · Item · 1754 August 8
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To Mr John Campbell Esq
Advocate
at Levenside
Dumbartonshire [sic]

My Dearest Life, as I have had no letters today, I know nothing of yr motions, or whether you have met with my Brother, but as I fancy this will reach you, if I direct it to Levenside, I shall forward this accordingly; enclosed is a letter for you that came by this days post; Im just going to see Mrs Smollet & propose calling upon Lady Appin, who calld here t’other day, & the same afternoon I call’d at her House; Miss Susa Campbell Airds is here who I’m going to carry with me. Miss Campbell gives hints of leaving this very soon, I fancy she does not stay the [?]. I long vastly my dearest Jewel to hear from you, & how yr horse performs; no account yet of Lady Banff; it rain’d all yesterday as usual, so that I did not see a creature, but that I never mind; for when I have not you I ant [sic] much disposed for Company; all I wish is to make such use of my retirement as will give me some [?] pleasure when nothing else can; as for profitt [sic] from attending to worldly affairs, I cant have much of that (as I intirely [sic] despair of the approbation [sic] that might encourage me to [document damaged] farther than is just necessary to prevent confusion [document damaged]. are at Levenside remember me properly to all [document damaged] me my Dearest always yrs Grace Campbell.
Aug: 8th

Campbell, Grace (1722-1783) née Stewart, Lady, wife of John Campbell, Lord Stonefield, daughter of James, 2nd Earl of Bute
GB 3452 SF-01-17 · Item · 1754 August 15
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To Mr John Campbell
Advocate at
Levenside
Dumbartonshire [sic]

I received yrs My dearest of the 11th only by this days post; the two you wrote before came on the same day & did not arrive till last thursday, so that I was beginning to think you had forgot your little wifie; Im sorry my dr Life to observe you don't say a word about the time of your returning home, I assure you I am heartily tired of being so long alone and am every day counting how long you have been gone: yr sister Miss Betty came to Town on Wednesday, & stays with Mrs MacDonal, except two nights (while she was out of town) that She was my Bed fellow; Miss Peggie James’s [?] happen’d to come at the same time & we arrested her all night & were all very merry together; Cribage employ’d us both before & after Supper, and the grateness [sic] of my Luck inform’d me I had the mortification to be quite out of your thoughts; Miss Betty assures me that youll be at Levenside along with Lady Betty & My Br on Monday, so upon that facts I shall direct this Epistle to you there. Do My Dearest make all the Dispatch you can to get Home for really ’tis but dull for me ever used to a companion dearer than my self, to be without my beloved Moitié; I have no more to add but to assure you my Dearest Life that Im unalterably yours Grace Campbell
Aug: 15th
Miss Mailly leave us
for Struthers on Monday.
Remember me My Dr acceptably
to all with you; & mention their
Mama to my Dr little folks -

Campbell, Grace (1722-1783) née Stewart, Lady, wife of John Campbell, Lord Stonefield, daughter of James, 2nd Earl of Bute
GB 3452 SF-01-18 · Item · 1754
Part of Campbell of Stonefield Papers

To Mr John Campbell Advocate
At Levenside
Dumbartonshire [sic]

Free JF Mackezie.

according to your desire My Dearest Life and my own Inclination I sit down to write you a few lines; the vast storm that has been this morning will Im afraid have made yr journey very disagreeable; but I hope it is by this time well over, and that you’ve found all at Levenside well; don't delay my dearest talking to Doctor Gordon about innoculating [sic] the Children, for if he thinks it proper I believe I should be happy it was set about; that nasty dream I had yesterday about my dr Jackies having died of them, has made some impression upon me; because I happen’d to have the same dream once before, & then dreaming it upon the very day he was born to me seems a kind of confirmation of it, however I hope this will wear off, but in your absence my most Darling Moitié ev’ry thing wears the worst appearance; Im really vastly uneasy to think of that tryal [sic] Im so afraid of the bad effects of sitting so long in the open Church; my fathers early fate was just owing to an affair of that kind so my dearest without any phrase you had need to take care of yr self, & I hope you wont mind this caution the less that is given you [document damaged] I have just now by me Miss Fraser, Miss Hutcheson & Mr [document damaged] & yesterday Doctor Mac & his Lady drank tea with me not [document damaged] speak of the necessary woman Mrs Knox who came to see [document damaged] have occasion for her. I’m just going to make the tea therefore my dearest I shall add no more but to beg you may’nt [sic] fail to write next post and remember me acceptably to all [final line of letter torn].
[No date]

Campbell, Grace (1722-1783) née Stewart, Lady, wife of John Campbell, Lord Stonefield, daughter of James, 2nd Earl of Bute