Letter from an aristocratic Scottish squatter to his father, written on “Bendinine”, near Yass, New South Wales, December 1843.

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Manuscript in ink, 2 pp, quarto (lacking the first sheet), signed at the foot Your affectionate son, J. Macpherson Grant ; outer wrapper addressed to Sir George Macpherson Grant, Baronet, Edinburgh (but redirected to Ballindalloch), with framed YASS / POST PAID in red, and oval PAID SHIP LETTER / SYDNEY dated DE 23 1843 in red; rated in ms. 1/2 (11d to Sydney + 3d outgoing), 8 (UK incoming) and 1 (redirection), with the two former marks deleted in transit to indicate the final charge; verso with oval Yass despatch stamp in black, dated DE 21 , red arrival circular date stamp of MAY 28 1844 (London), MAY 29 1844 (Edinburgh), and green framed BALLINDALLOCH date stamp of MAY 30 1844 ; endorsed by the receiver 1843, 17 Dec., James from Bendinine, received 30 May 1844 ; in fine condition. Captain James Macpherson Grant (1811-1847), of the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot, was the second son of Sir George Macpherson Grant (1781-1846), first baronet of Ballindalloch. He retired from the army in 1838 and emigrated to New South Wales. From around 1840, in partnership with fellow squatter William Pitt Trevelyan, he managed several pastoral runs including Bendinine on the Burrowa (Boorowa) Plains, near Yass (20,000 acres); Khancoban, in the western foothills of the Snowy Mountains (23,000 acres); and Douglas, north of Lake George (40,000 acres). Both Grant and Trevelyan were appointed district magistrates in August 1844. However, after making a return visit to Scotland, Gr

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