APPENDIX, (i) 



I. Account of the Life of Lord AbercroMBt. By Henrt 

 MJCKENZlEy Efq; F^R. S. Edin. 



[Read by the Author, Feb. 15. 1796.] 



THE life of which I am about to give fome accoxint to this 

 Society cannot be called a literary one ; of literary lives 

 only it is perhaps the proper bufinefs of the Royal Society to 

 record the particulars ; but it has been in the pradlice of al- 

 lowing a wider range to this cuftomary notice of its deceafed 

 Members. Of the lives of fuch as were eminent in ftation or 

 in ufefulnefs, in abilities or in viruie, it has been accuflomed 

 to hear a narrative, which, though not important to learning, 

 is interefling to humanity. Under this title, it will indulge 

 me with a Ihort account of the life of Lord Abercromby. 



He was the youngeft fon of George Abercromby of 

 Tullibody, a gentleman of a refpedlable family and confider- 

 able fortune in Stirlinglhire, and of Anne Dundas, daughter 

 of Mr Dundas of Manor. He was born on the 15th day of 

 October 1745. His father ftill lives at the very advanced age 

 of 91, and has had the lingular good fortune to fee two of his 

 elder fons, who were both bred foldiers, appointed Commanders 

 in Chief of the Britifli forces, one in the Weft and the other 

 in the Eaft Indies, the moft important ftations with which 

 their country could entruft them. His age indeed has, within 



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