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Address of (Sir) J. MacGregor Murray, 1798 - p 153
The followiing Address of (Sir) John MacGregor Murray, of Balquhidder, Baronet, of Lanrick, in behalf of himself & Kinsmen of the Clan MacGregor, has been presented to his Majesty: - Page 153
Sources: (1) Glasgow Advertiser, No. 1292, Monday, May 7th, 1798, [Vol. XVI], page 3 or 291, Column A. & B.
"At a period when the exertions of your Majesty's Executive Government ought to be invigorated by every possible support, it becomes the duty of good subjects, individually & collectively to declare their resolution to maintain the independence of their country, & to express their sentiments of gratitude to the best of Kings, & of veneration for the Constitution by Law established which has justly excited the admiration & respect of the whole world.
"Individuals of a Clan in the mountains of Scotland, which misguided policy had PROSCRIBED by forfeitures of singular severity, not only of property but of name, for attachments which thought condemned, deserved to be respected, have, in your Majesty's equitable reign, been restored to their franchise, & in their proper name avow their union & declare its object; may it be pardoned if, in justice to them, & from an honest pride, I presume to annex the authority by which a body of my kinsmen impose the duty most congenial to my mind, of assuring your Majesty, that they will heart and hand, humbly join me in the tender of personal service in the defence of their King & country.
JOHN MACGREGOR MURRAY."
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ditto, .... Column B.:
To (Sir) JOHN MACGREGOR, MURRAY, Baronet.
"Sir,
"We bless God for having restored you to your Kindred & clan, after a residence of many years in a distant land; and for having clothed you with a reputaton for worth, which the truly respectable must be ever solicitous to acquire.
"We are particularly happy that you have returned home to advise & lead us, at this awful crisis, when our country, our lives & property, with all that is most dear to a people blessed with social & domestic happiness, are menaced by foreign arms, which it is the duty of every honest man to resist.
"You know that loyalty has been hereditary to us since the days of our great predecessors of the Alpinian race. On this occasion we request that you will be pleased to present to our gracious King our assurance of the most dutiful, affectionate & inviolable attachment to his Royal Person & Family; and being convinced that the Constituton under which we live, composed of King, Lords, & Commons, is in its nature the most perfect that has ever been devised by human wisdom for the government of free men, we cordially pledge ourselves zealously to support his Majesty in upholding that venerable fabric unimpaired, & in maintaining the religion & laws of our country.
"Being descended from yourself & other Highlanders, from men who defeated the Romans, we, reverting to the true patriarchal system which has been most unwisely confounded with the feudal, shall not only be constantly ready to preserve the peace in our own & neighboring countries, but shall also, after the example of our ancestors, in case of invasion, follow you, or your representatives, to oppose the enemy with all our might; and we earnestly pray God to indow the hearts & minds of all classes of his Majesty's subjects with the virtue & wisdom to lay aside all inferior considerations, in this season of common danger, & to unite in one invincible band against the efforts of our enemies, as the surest means of convincing them of the impossibility of success against this country, and of reducing them to the necessity of making a safe & honourable peace.
"We are, with genuine fidelity to our country, & the most sincere attachment & respect for yourself,
Sir, our beloved Chieftain,
Your affectionate Kinsmen, and
faithful humble Servants."
Subscribed by (300) Three-Hundred & (60) Sixty person fo the surname of MacGregor. [they were not listed in the newspaper].
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Sources: (1) Crown Office precognitions - Crown Office precognitions, 1835
Country Code G[reat] B[ritain]
Rep. Code 234
Repository National Archives of Scotland
Ref. No AD14/35/115
Title Precognition against Alexander Stewart for the crime of theft by opening lockfast places and housebreaking at Clan Gregor Castle, Kilmadock, Perth
Date 1835
Accused: Alexander Stewart, footman to Archibald Douglas, Address: Clan Gregor Castle, Kilmadock, Perthshire
Victim: [Sir] Evan or Ewan Murray McGregor, baronet, Clan Gregor Castle, Kilmadock, Perth
Access Status Open
Related Record JC26/1835/98
Related Record JC26/1835/98
Finding Aids 19th Century Solemn Database.
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Sources: (1) High Court of Justiciary processes - main series
Country Code G[reat] B[ritain]
Rep. Code 234
Repository National Archives of Scotland
Ref. No JC26/1835/98
Title: Trial papers relating to Alexander Stewart for the crime of theft by opening lockfast places and housebreaking at Clan Gregor Castle, Kilmadock, Perth. Tried at High Court, Perth.
Date: 4th May 1835
Accused: Alexander Stewart, Verdict: Outlawed, Verdict Comments: Failed to appear, Sentence: Outlawed and put to the horn. Note: No declaration in precognition.
Victim: [Sir] Evan or Ewan Murray McGregor, Baronet, Clan Gregor Castle, Kilmadock, Perth.
Access Status (Open).
Related Record AD14/35/115
Finding Aids 19th Century Solemn Database
MacGregor of MacGregor - Page 153
MacGregor of MacGregor - Page 152
MacGregor of MacGregor - Page 151
MacGregor of MacGregor - Page 154
M'Gregor, McGrigors in Glasgow Herald - Page 149
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