Caledonian Mercury February 25, 1797 The Farmers And Heritors of the parish of Lesmahogoe have unanimously agreed to furnish their carts, horses, &c. (to the amount of 500) for transporting troops Every person in the parish of Renfrew having horses (except two tenants and a distiller) has offered them to the Government, to convey troops, &c. -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Thanks for posting this, Nivard! It's always good to put things in context. Carolyn (with folks from Lesmahagow) On 2013-09-10, at 4:58 AM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > > Caledonian Mercury February 25, 1797 > > The Farmers And Heritors of the parish of Lesmahogoe have unanimously > agreed to furnish their carts, horses, &c. (to the amount of 500) for > transporting troops > > Every person in the parish of Renfrew having horses (except two tenants > and a distiller) has offered them to the Government, to convey troops, &c. > -- > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > -------------------------------