Description | Letter dated 24 July 1876 to Macdonald from J.C. Horsley, 1, High Row, Kensington, West London, with account of the rest of his journey home from seeing the Macdonalds in Aberdeen, including visit to Archdeacon Bisset [at Lessendrum, Drumblade, near Huntly], 'where I found some real nuggets of art', straying luggage at Huntly, visits to Inverness and Duff House, Stirling, Dunmore, Hamilton Palace and Bothwell Castle, theft of his wallet, but not his watch and chain, visit to Gosford and Lord Wemyss, Marchmont, Langton, rest at Sheffield, plans to go with Archer to dine with Sir Daniel McNee, thanks to the Macdonalds and to Mr. Reid, mystery of whereabouts of portrait of Glengarry, though a Raeburn of 'The Great McNab' was at Langton. |