Description Alexander Cameron Letter

Glacknahain  August  9th April 1817

Dear brother and sister I received your letter that was wrote in August what give me great pleasure to hear that you was both in good and the children and hoping this will find you in the same state.  I was not sure was it clear land that you bought or not and I hope you will let me know of it.  I told you before that was two Boll and a half a Boll that the barley made and three Bolls and and half a Bol that the oats made and one Simon M'Intosh got the barley and Simon Cameron got the oats and your sister got four pound of it and your aunt Siking interest with her own pound.  It was at thirty two shillings per Boll Simon got the B-- by and you may count yourself who much will --- it come two and you may be sure altho it would not be your own at all if had it that I would give him or much as you desire to give him Alexander Cameron that was in Cruenaglack* was saying that he gave you one pound in Thomas' name Fraser Kuikarach* name and he was not believing that you did so and there was a terrible noise about it and you will be send me a word if you got it and I hope you will do it this year is very poorly* Here the boll of meal* is two pound and the peck turn over

of potatoes is one shilling per peck and the boll oats two pound and there is not shilling on cattle here. You would get a cow for there pound on Beauley and a good wather* for ten shillings I have the half sander buy land with my own and Mr of a-gash did not sell his property altho you heard that he did sell it but my uncle sell the park that he had and he got three thousand six hundred pound for it and your friend Hugh mu--Brock and they from him every thing that he had at the beginning of harvest last and his worse no--- Em-ly he got a part of the town to Simon Fraser the Baker son then and there was court in Inverness at the Excise last heck* and there were fifteen pound on every man that they got since the beginning of winter for smuggling and two shilling and sixpence on every bushel of mae* malt but I was not at the court I have but all your friends send their best respect to you and all the family.  I did not lost hopes but I may see you yet. My aunt send her best respect to you all.  I have no more at present but I hope as soon as this will come to your hand you wills me answer.  Give my best respect to Angus Chisholm.  We was all very happy when we heard that you had a young son.                                   I am your obedient brother till                                                         death, Alexander Cameron