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Found this in Gale collection via my online Public Library a/c, whilst researching Dr James Coull, who attended this meeting. I have just included names of those attending who are of interest to me - there were others:
Burney Collection: The Sun 22/7/1794 issue 566
‘At a numerous and respectable Meeting of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the County, held at Elgin the first day of July current called by the Right Honourable the Earl of Moray Lord Lieutenant of the County on purpose to consider of proper measures for the internal defence thereof.
Present: Earl of Moray
Col Grant of ?Moy
William Dunbar, Town Clerk of Forres
Dr James Coull of Ashgrove
Lieutenant Alexander Grant, for Colonel Grant, of Ballindoch
Lieutenant William Grant, for Robert Grant of Wester ?Elchies
James Grant, at Granton, for Sir James Grant of Grant
Alexander Penrose Cumming of Altyre
and others
The Lord Lieutenant having stated the purpose for which he had called the Gentlemen together, and the instructions transmitted to him by his Majesty’s Secretary of State, respecting the Internal Defence of the Country, it is their duty to come forward and declare their sentiments; and with this view agreed to enroll their Names for the purpose of repelling all Foreign Enemies, supporting the Established Government, and suppressing all Riots and Tumults within the County.
The Meeting also declared their firm and unequivocal attachment to the present happy constitution of this Country, as established in King, Lords and Commons. That they abhor and detest all levelling and Republican principles tending to subvert the same, and which can only produce anarchy and confusion, and the overthrow of all regular Government; and signed the Declaration containing these Resolutions.
The Meeting recommended to the Heritors of the County and the Magistrates of the Royal Boroughs of Elgin and Forres, to lodge with the Clerk a list of such Gentlemen, Farmers, Burgesses and others, as are willing to give their aid and support to the above plan; and such of them as shall be approved of by the County Committee, shall be received upon their enrolling themselves, according to the Rules agreed on, and signing the Declaration adopted by the Meeting.
The Thanks of the Meeting were unanimously voted to the Lord Lieutenant and the Sheriff Depute, for their attention to the interest of the County; and they appointed their Resolutions to be published in the Edinburgh Evening Courant, the Caledonian Mercury, The Sun and the Aberdeen Journal.'
I am learning about Scottish history through doing this but easily get confused! Who would the levellers and Republicans be at that time? This is after Bonnie Prince Charlie? Oh dear, I should go and Google...
Burney Collection: The Sun 22/7/1794 issue 566
‘At a numerous and respectable Meeting of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the County, held at Elgin the first day of July current called by the Right Honourable the Earl of Moray Lord Lieutenant of the County on purpose to consider of proper measures for the internal defence thereof.
Present: Earl of Moray
Col Grant of ?Moy
William Dunbar, Town Clerk of Forres
Dr James Coull of Ashgrove
Lieutenant Alexander Grant, for Colonel Grant, of Ballindoch
Lieutenant William Grant, for Robert Grant of Wester ?Elchies
James Grant, at Granton, for Sir James Grant of Grant
Alexander Penrose Cumming of Altyre
and others
The Lord Lieutenant having stated the purpose for which he had called the Gentlemen together, and the instructions transmitted to him by his Majesty’s Secretary of State, respecting the Internal Defence of the Country, it is their duty to come forward and declare their sentiments; and with this view agreed to enroll their Names for the purpose of repelling all Foreign Enemies, supporting the Established Government, and suppressing all Riots and Tumults within the County.
The Meeting also declared their firm and unequivocal attachment to the present happy constitution of this Country, as established in King, Lords and Commons. That they abhor and detest all levelling and Republican principles tending to subvert the same, and which can only produce anarchy and confusion, and the overthrow of all regular Government; and signed the Declaration containing these Resolutions.
The Meeting recommended to the Heritors of the County and the Magistrates of the Royal Boroughs of Elgin and Forres, to lodge with the Clerk a list of such Gentlemen, Farmers, Burgesses and others, as are willing to give their aid and support to the above plan; and such of them as shall be approved of by the County Committee, shall be received upon their enrolling themselves, according to the Rules agreed on, and signing the Declaration adopted by the Meeting.
The Thanks of the Meeting were unanimously voted to the Lord Lieutenant and the Sheriff Depute, for their attention to the interest of the County; and they appointed their Resolutions to be published in the Edinburgh Evening Courant, the Caledonian Mercury, The Sun and the Aberdeen Journal.'
I am learning about Scottish history through doing this but easily get confused! Who would the levellers and Republicans be at that time? This is after Bonnie Prince Charlie? Oh dear, I should go and Google...
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