9.25 ADVERTISEMENT. 1 THE Committee takes this opportunity of returning its thanks to the various gentlemen who have contributed information, manuscripts, or other documents, with regard to the object of its inquiries. It hopes it may, without offence to others, particularly mention the names of the Reverend Mr Anderson of Kinguffie, the Reverend Mr M'Laggan of Blair, the Reverend Mr M Diarmed of Weem, the Reverend Dr Smith of Campbelton, the Reverend Mr McDonald of Anftruther, the Reverend Mr Irvine of Rannoch, Captain Morrison of Greenock, Mr George Chalmers of London, Major McLachlan of Kilbride, the Reverend Mr Stuart of Craignish, and the Reverend Mr McLeod of Harries, as those from whom the most important materials were obtained *. Several members of the Committee itself had opportunities of affording MSS. and other The late learned Mr M'Farlane of London, and Mr Gallie, minifter of Kincardine, in Rofsfhire, are not now alive to receive the acknowledgments of the Committee.. other materials of importance, particularly Lord Bannatyne, Sir George M'Kenzie, Sir John Sinclair, and Mr M'Donald of Staffa. To Dr Donald Smith, late furgeon to the Breadalbane Fencibles, one of the best Celtic fcholars of the prefent time, the Committee would endeavour to exprefs its obligation, were not its thanks rendered unneceffary by those of the Society itself, voted to that gentleman, in a manner most justly due to the ability and unwearied attention with which he has affifted the Committee in the progrefs of this bufinefs; an affiftance, without which, its Report could never have been compleated. The Committee, unwilling to lengthen the Appendix to this Report, which it fears will to moft of its readers appear already too long, has given only fpecimens or extracts of fuch documents as it appeared to the Committee might fairly be judged of by fuch fpecimens or extracts; but the papers themfelves are open to the infpection of any perfon wifhing to examine them more thoroughly, who will take the trouble of applying to the Committee for that purpose. ΤΟ CONTENTS OF THE APPENDIX. 1. Letter from Sir John Macpherson to Dr Blair,......... 1 2. Letter from Sir James Macdonald to ditto,........... 3- |