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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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and antiquary, to whom we take this opportunity of 

 tendering our heartiest thanks for the interest he haa 

 manifested in the Journal since Ave became connected 

 with it : — 



" CONCLUSION OK THE ' ANDEKSON I'ArERS.' 

 I. 



" James Anderson, Esq., to his Son, Mr. Patrick Anderson, 

 at Islay. 



" Edin., Nov. 12, 1718. 

 " Mv DEAREST Peter, — I WTote you this day fortnight 

 that poor Eliza, your sister, was ill of a fever, but had 

 some appearance of being better, but she fell worse next 

 day, and was in very great distress, and continued so, 

 expecting every day her last, till this day se'ennight, 

 when her fever seemed somewhat abated; but the day 

 after, the fever she had before turned into another sort of 

 fever. The first was languid and dangerous, being in her 

 spirits — sometimes scarce a pulse to be felt, after all 

 means by blistering was used for her recovery ; but the 

 fever that succeeded was ardent, and a high pulse, with 

 ravings, and then bleeding was used to allay her pulse. 

 The physicians scarce ever observed such strange turns 

 of a fever. Thus she continued till Monday even. What 

 by ravings and want of sleep the Fryday before, she felt 

 •calm but very weak and sickish ; the ravings still con- 

 tinued in all the course of her sickness. Wliile she had 

 intervals she was very .sensible, and expressed her great 

 concern for the welfare of her soul, and not concerned in 

 her living. Really her sense and expression of those 

 things were beyond expectation, and very satisfying. 

 She gave very Christian and wise exhortations to her 

 sisters, and was very patient under an inexpressible load 

 of sickness. Physicians, ministers, and friends attended 

 her very carefull}*; but her days were come, so she gave 

 up her spirit to Him that gave it on Tuesday evening by 

 eight at night. Siie was sewing with Jenny when she 

 first found ane headache, which so increased on her that 

 she came not home, but went to Peggie's *, her husband 

 being in the country, and stayed that night, hoping she 

 would be better next da}', but the fever so struck her at 

 once as she could not be brought home, but was oblidged 

 to continue there, where she died. You may easilj- be- 

 lieve this created us great trouble and vexation, by 

 comings and goings, and that frequently in the night 

 time. I buried her this morning in a hearse, with coaches, 

 having a very decent, creditable company', and neither 

 exceeded nor inclined to be short of what was proper. I 

 must own mA'self under great grief and concern for poor 

 Liz, who was a well-disposed child, and died very calmly 

 and sweetly. Our affection is scarce known till tried, and 

 the death of a child so far advanced is very touching. 

 By what I hear from those she used freedom with, she 

 had some thoughts and impressions she would not live 

 long, and just as in writing you 'tis confirmed, for in her 

 pocket is found two little pieces of print about death and 

 judgment. From her inf^ancy she had some inclination 

 to what was serious and good. My dear child's company 

 was ever pleasing to me, and now it would be veiy com- 

 fortable, so I hope you will make all the haste you can 

 hither, with all possible convenience ; and you need not 

 mournings till you come here, where j-ou will get them 

 more conveniently, and where you are, you are in effect a 

 traveller; and en the way j'ou may acquaint Jeannie of 

 this melancholy news, and that b\' the first occasion we 

 will send her mourning gloves and head dress. The 

 hurry and confusion of this melanchoU' affair has inter- 

 rupied me from doing any business [tillQ this day se*n- 

 night, when Liz had some respite. 



* "Mr. Crawford. She was the wife of the Peerage 

 writer." 



" I waited on the Sheriff and went fully through 

 Lauchlan's affair, and discovered where the stress lay, 

 which I'm to advise Mr. Forbest, and I hope to have it 

 readil}' done by next [weekl ere the Sheriff goe, and 

 will then write to Lauchlan, who, I expect, by that time 

 may be at Innerarj'. - 



" I am also to acquaint j-ou of the death of Ladj' Neuk *, 

 who died this day fortnight at Anwick, and her body is 

 brought here apd buried. Some are acting another scene. 

 My Lord Garnock f and your cuzin, Mally Home, mar- 

 ried themselves privately on Saturday last. Peggie is in 

 great trouble lest George should blame her, though inno- 

 cent. I wish he may behave aright without irritating 

 my Lord ; and if he intend to be concerned in my Lord's 

 affairs, he has now these friends. I was ignorant of any 

 such intention till an hour or two before I went to Mr. 

 Home's to give him such an account as I could of my 

 Lord's circumstances, that he might consider his daugh- 

 ter's welfare. 



( Jb be contintied.) 



Wreck of" The Dutibar'' (2°^ S. viii. 414.) — 

 Your correspondent C.F., in bis Query, has erred 

 in many little matters of detail. The name of 

 the ship to which he refers was "John Dunbar" 

 (not Dunbar) of London; was of 1321 tons; 

 sailed from London in May, 1857, and was 

 wrecked inside the South Head in the nook or 

 bay near Sydney (not Melbourne) on 20 August, 

 1857 (hot 27). The only survivor, shipped in the 

 name of Anofino Hayne, described himself to 

 be a native of Hamburgh, and at the time of en- 

 gagement to be twenty-four years of age. 



Subsequent to his being saved, as described by 

 C. F., he stated his name was " Johnston," and 

 ultimately obtained a berth on shore at Sydney. 

 Messrs. Dunbar & Son, of Fore Street, Lime- 

 house, were the owners of the ill- fated ship, and 

 as the survivor would, under the " Merchant Ship- 

 ping Act, 1854," be entitled to his wages from the 

 date of engagement to the time of the wreck, 

 those gentlemen would ere this have received an 



♦ "The small property of Neuk — called by Sibbald 

 ' Higgins' Nook' — belonged to a family of the name of 

 Higgins. It is situated on the Forth, and now belongs to 

 John Burn Murdoch, Esq. of Gartingaber. It is said that 

 Higgins' family rose by smuggling, and the country peo- 

 ple have a story that the Neuk was haunted by 'a white^ 

 lady ' — no doubt a rumour circulated by the proprietors* 

 to keep away intruders. Could the 'white lady' be 

 meant for the female here noticed ? Mr. Murdoch got the 

 estate from his uncle, Mr. Higgins, W. S. 



t " Patrick, second baron of Garnock. He succeeded 

 his father in 1708, and died 29th May, 1733. The lady 

 was daughter of George Home of Kello, in the county 

 of Berwick. She was grandmother of Lady Mary Lind- 

 say Crawford, the last of that branch, on whose demise 

 the issue of the second baron failed, and the estates went 

 to the Eailof Gla.sgow, as descended from Margaret, who 

 married David, first Earl of Glasgow, and who was a 

 daughter of the Hon. Patrick Lindsay, who took the 

 name of Crawford on his marriage with the heiress of 

 Kilbernie. 



