In his letter to William Leiper, the twentieth of the series, Captain Wimberley addresses the final preparations for the publication of his notes on the Gordons of Terpersie.

He refers to having found Harry Gordon, a son of Charles, VI of Terpersie, listed as an officer in the Marines in 1774.

George Gordon, I of Knockespock, was a son of Harry of Auchlyne.

If Captain Wimberley and Mr Leiper continued to communicate, the results of their correspondence are not to hand.

8 Ardross Terrace                                Inverness.                              9 Novr 1899. Dear Mr Leiper,                         I found yours of 1st Novr when I got home on 3rd. I have been very busy since but have managed to find time to attend to what I took in hand about the Terpersey notes – I assure you it is no trouble to me. I take a great interest in what I am doing and should like you to have a little memorial of the old family in the form you would like.     As a good deal of Expense is already incurred in setting up the type, it would do to re-write the whole in more of a narrative form, but I have tired to im- prove it by a short introduction or preliminary statement, marked in red ink A to come in on page 1.     I send this for approval.     I also send an addition marked in red ink B, to come in near bottom of page 9.     A shows the descent from Jock of Scurdargue through James of Lesmoir : and gives a little information about the name & site of Terpersey.     B gives a few particulars about poor Charles : a copy of his letter to his wife written before his Execution : the covering letter from Mr Patk Gordon, Minr at Rhynie : and a copy of a letter showing that poor Charles was buried beside Sir Archd Primrose.     Also mention of a tradition that Lady Terpersey perished in a fire at the farm of Collithie : & that I found the name of a Harry Gordon an offr of the Marines in a List of offrs of that Corps 1774.     I have added the later history of the property & traced how it got back into the hands of a descendant of the Terpersie family, when it was purchased about 1760 by James Gordon, son of George of Knockespoch, son of Harry of Auchlyne : the said George having purchased Knockespoch from his Kinsman (through a marriage with a dau. of G. of Badinscoth) in 1705.     I also show the effects of a very curious entail.     I hope you won’t think what I send too lengthy : & that you will be interested yourself : I doubt whether any one in Scotland knows as much about what I now send you as myself.     I send the other copy of proof, marked “2nd copy of Proof” merely that you may have the Descent to refer to.     I got the man who has been doing the printing to hunt out the photo-zinc- ographic plate : so it is all ready.     Kindly try & get a sample of the sort of paper you would like and the size : perhaps a 4to, if you wish a large margin.     I made out an expedition this day week from Gartly to Keith, & saw Birken- burn, & several other places of interest to me : I had a beautiful aftn : next day gales & torrents of rain.     With kind regards                          Yours very truly                           Douglas Wimberley. I have no copy of the M.S. I send : it is the original Dft. I find I sometimes write Knockespoch & sometimes Knockespock : the family of Law spell it with a final h, but I believe k is more correct : in Gaelic it must be Cusc Easpaig, & this cg is pronounced like a k : in old documents one finds Knockespic, or Knock- espik, and Knockas- pik - also - poke.

Captain Douglas Wimberley to William Leiper