Corpus of Modern Scottish Writing (CMSW) - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk/cmsw/ Document : 365 Title: Letter about a Servant Author(s): Douglas, William Sir I am heartily sorry for the bad Situation of Barrowfields affairs and as I am much affraid its now out of our power to retrieve them, I shall concur with you in any meaſure you shall judge moſt proper for our releif I have had ſeverall letters from Lauder the Coal greive complaining moſt heavily of the injustice done his land that Barrow owes him 15£ ster and that he is att the point of starving. I did inded recomend that man becaus I had a good account of him from the dutcheſs of [¿] chamber [¿] in whoſe service he was laſt in, so that I could wiſh to see justice done him. I am also ingagd for Barrow (beſides what I am bound for [¿] &c.) to Campt Barton for £100 ster. of which I also want to be releivd for since theſe ingagements can doe no service to the family its reaſonable I should take care they doe [¿] to me I shall want of your ſon at Ed. and discourſe with him more fully on this subject and ſhall then writt you att more length I offer my respects to your Lady and am Sir your moſt humble ſervant Will. Douglas