1809 MOY HOUSE, Inverness, letter Miss Fraser to Provost James Grant of Bught

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1809 MOY HOUSE, Inverness, letter Miss Fraser to Provost James Grant of Bught
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1809 MOY HOUSE, Inverness, letter Miss E Fraser to James Grant of Bught ( a year later Provost of Inverness), Miss Fraser is staying it seems with Colonel Grant at Moy, she mentions the Redcastle Estate, a cargo of Glass & China sent by the Sloop Paterson, A house called Mount Pleasant, the basket contained a jar with a pint and a half very fine Gin, she asks to put them under oath to find out what has become of the basket, the Servants at Redcastle & the Boat-man,, other damages done in the removal incuding, Two pieces broken of a large mirror which came from Shewglie, She mentions a Mrs Dunbar & Captain Dunbar who is one of the Stewarts, etc. An interesting 4 page letter, charged "6"d and with FORRES post mark to reverse.
The land that Moy House stands on was purchased by John Campbell, of the Campbells of Cawdor, from the Bishop of Moray in 1579. It remained in the Campbell's possession until 1733, when the seventeenth-century 'auld house' that had been built on the site was acquired by Major George Grant. Williamson was the overseer and mason on the project, which was built between 1762-3 to a design by John Adam, after a design by his brother Robert Adam had been rejected. It was the first building designed by a member of the Adam family to be built in Moray. In 1870, while the house was still owned by the Grant family, Alexander Ross added the two-storey wings to the north and south. The house remained in the possession of the Grants until 1922, since when it has had various owners
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House of Moy stands on the site of an old construction suspected to have been an early Moy church site. The current house having been designed by J Adam. The house was owned by the Campbells of Cawdor but bought by Major George Grant in 1733 and rebuilt by Sir Ludovic Grant of Castle Grant in 1762-3. It later passed to the Grants of Shewglie (Glenurquhart) and Glenmorriston. Col. Hugh Grant of the family of Shewglie purchased the estate from Sir James Grant of Grant in 1775. The estate then passed to James Murray Grant of Glenmoriston, and later to his son, Capt. John Grant, younger of Glenmoriston. These purchases resulted in the property being owned by three different branches of the Clan Grant at various times in the 18th century.
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1809 MOY HOUSE, Inverness, letter Miss E Fraser to James Grant of Bught ( a year later Provost of Inverness), Miss Fraser is staying it seems with Colonel Grant at Moy, she mentions the Redcastle Estate, a cargo of Glass & China sent by the Sloop Paterson, A house called Mount Pleasant, the basket contained a jar with a pint and a half very fine Gin, she asks to put them under oath to find out what has become of the basket, the Servants at Redcastle & the Boat-man,, other damages done in the removal incuding, Two pieces broken of a large mirror which came from Shewglie, She mentions a Mrs Dunbar & Captain Dunbar who is one of the Stewarts, etc. An interesting 4 page letter, charged "6"d and with FORRES post mark to reverse.The land that Moy House stands on was purchased by John Campbell, o
Ships Name
Paterson
Genealogy
Grant family of Moy
EAN
Does Not apply
Country
Scotland
Family Surname of
Fraser
Estate or House name
Moy House
Scotland County
Inverness-shire
City/Town/Village/Place
Moy
In the Reign of
George III 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820
Theme
Family History
Era
1801-1810
Addressed to
Provost James Grant of Bught, Inverness
Letter From
Miss E Fraser
Document Type
Original Manuscript Letter
Year of Issue
1809