Letter from the Duke of Argyll, Regarding a Garrison Reduction at Dumbarton
Author(s): Campbell, Archibald
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The Garrisons in Scotland
are to be reduced from
the 24th of this Mounth
to their former Establishment,
viz 5o men for dumbarton
I shall send the order
in A [¿] or two.
I would have you consider
& consult Which of
the men to discharge
& pray let all poſsible
care be taken that there
may be no clamour or
I believe it will be of great
service to me if you went
to dumbarton upon this
occasion poor ſuccoth
being in such A weak
condition. I am now
in hast this [¿].
I have just got the order
& send it you inclosed.
Tell my mother shee may
direct the [¿] to David
Campbell as formerly.
I expect to morrow that
there will be orders to clear
of the Garrisons to the
24th of this month.
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Letter from the Duke of Argyll, Regarding a Garrison Reduction at Dumbarton. 2025. In The Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing. Glasgow: University of Glasgow. Retrieved 30 November 2025, from http://www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/document/?documentid=359.
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Letter from the Duke of Argyll, Regarding a Garrison Reduction at Dumbarton
Document Information
| Document ID | 359 |
| Title | Letter from the Duke of Argyll, Regarding a Garrison Reduction at Dumbarton |
| Year group | 1700-1750 |
| Genre | Personal writing |
| Year of publication | 1712 |
| Wordcount | 135 |
Author information: Campbell, Archibald
| Author ID | 167 |
| Forenames | Archibald |
| Surname | Campbell |
| AKA | Third Duke of Argyll, Earl of Ilay, Ilay |
| Gender | Male |
| Year of birth | 1682 |
| Place of birth | Surrey, England |
| Mother's place of birth | Suffolk, England |
| Father's place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Nobleman, politician, military, judge |
| Father's occupation | Nobleman, Politician |
| Education | University |
| Locations where resident | Glasgow, Edinburgh |
| Religious affiliation | Presbyterian, Catholic |
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