[15] Public record office W:O:1.-1.
[16] His last letter had been written from New York, April 28th. If this were an earlier date it might indicate the winter quarters, but at this time the army was assembling at Albany for the seasons campaign. It will be noted as illustration that the Highlanders quartered at Stamford left there March 30.
[17] For further information in regard to Halfway Brook, which is just north of the city of Glens Falls, see the “Halfway Brook in History”, by James A. Holden in Vol. VI. of N. Y. State Hist. Assn. proceedings.
[18] Atholl Records page, 444 Vo. III.
[19] Abercromby’s full report to Pitt, under date of July 12, 1758, will be found in Mr. Holden’s article on Lord Howe.
[20] This General James Abercrombie must not be confused with Sir Ralph Abercrombie who led the Black Watch to victory in Egypt in 1801.
[21] Translation by Bell, Page 539, Vol. I.
[22] Lossing’s Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution. Page 119, Vol. 1.
[23] Some of the names in the two preceding letters from Capt. Campbell are interesting because they illustrate the Scottish custom of using name of estate rather than the family or given name. This was often necessary to distinguish between several of same name.
Captain Stratchur is Captain John Campbell of Stratchur, there are also John Campbells of Duneavis, and of Glendaruel. Archie Sherreff is Lieut. Archibald Campbell, son of the Sheriff of Argyle. Duchra is Capt. Thomas Graeme of Duchray. George and “the Major” are sons of John Campbell of Barcaldine—George Campbell was appointed Ensign in the 42d in 1756, promoted Lieut, in Gage’s Regiment 1757, and killed at Havana 1762. “The Major” was Alexander Campbell, Major in the 77th (Montgomery Highlanders). Unkle Corries is John Campbell of Corries and his son Colin was evidently at the massacre at Fort William Henry in August 1757. Fort du Quesne was the French fort at what is now Pittsburgh.