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Title: Personal letter from Elizabeth Campbell, Duchess of Argyll

Author(s): Campbell, Elizabeth

Sr

I send you an information
of Ormſary [¿] poſſeſſing
himself of thoſe lands
he ſaved, and the [¿]
[¿] maner he treated
me which he will be
made to find the [¿]
of, but in the main
time alittle to humble
him, being informed
[¿] had a debt owing
him by [¿], I
deferred a right to it
which he very redily
granted, and [¿]
[¿] upon himself

to be so powerfull a
man, and [¿] he can
harm [¿], I doe offer
you the due of Argyle
cold not shrink his [¿]
under him at the
[¿] mightie [¿]
[¿], he [¿], he
is to tye up all his
debts though I supoſs
few will note the change
unles he pays [¿]
[¿]
but [¿] hes giving
me this right to [¿]
[¿] [¿] I
exspect you are [¿]

you know to be his
[¿] will not make
ouer your debts to
him, but be as [¿]
to [¿] as poſſible
and any [¿] I can
doe him one such and
some that ane [¿] to
him upon my account
I will not [¿] [¿]
I dont doubt of your
frindship, to [¿] since
by it you will oblige
me, and much more my
ſon.
I long to hear how you
are after your trying

[¿] the [¿]
I have [¿]
this ten dayis here
and I [¿] I never shall
have [¿] day to [¿]
to ſee in, but the free
I [¿] for [¿]
and after settiling sum
buſſineſs ther I goe
for Rosneath in my
[¿], wher I hope
to ſee you in perfect
helth, I am ſr

your [¿]
frend to [¿]
E Argyll