Captain Wimberley thanks William Leiper for providing him with a drawing of Lesmoir Castle as requested.

Further details emerge concerning Wimberley’s descent. His maternal grandmother, the wife of General Irvine, previously referred to, was Diana Gordon. Diana had a sister whose married name was Bowman; her father, Wimberley’s great-grandfather, is again identified as Sir Alexander Gordon.

8 Ardross Terrace                           Inverness                       10 March 1893 Dear Sir,                   I send you my most hearty thanks for the drawing you have so kindly made for me of the dear old place. I could not have even wished for one more to my liking. I have seen many views of it in oils, water colour, sepia and photographs, but for a single view of it, I don’t think any to my mind shows the tout ensemble so well.     I remember remarking many years ago that I wondered that no-one took that view.     I think that reproduced it will add greatly to the interest of my book – and am greatly indebted to you for it.     I got the address of a publisher at Huntly yesty & wrote to ask if he knew of any photo. having been taken of the Tap o’Noth showing the ruins of the old Castle of Lesmoir : for I don’t think that since the in- troduction of photography there has been enough of the ruin to induce any one to take it. I also asked about Craig. Today I met Mr John Cran, of Kirkton, whose forebears were tenants of Mains of Lesmoir, & he promised to enquire whether a photo or sketch was to be found in that neighbourhood.     I have a letter today from Mrs C. Elphinestone-Dalrymple, saying that she is in London, and that all her late husband’s papers are at her sister’s house, Tertowie, but that she will look for information about the Gordons Craig when she is down in Summer : she adds that young Mr Scott of Gala may have the Pamphlet of Pedigrees, which old Francis Gordon of Craig had in 1854. I mention this because I think I told you that the Craigs and Lesmoirs had intermarried a good deal – My correspondence has got pretty wide and I often cannot remember to whom I have mentioned my particular points.     I daresay I did not mention to you that I have a considerable portion of a dinner set made in China for my great-grandfather, (a present from his eldest son) I mean Sir Alexr Gordon with the Lesmoir Arms on them & Nova Scotia Badge. They came to me through my grandmother, Diana Gordon who md Gen. Irvine : her sister, Mrs Bowman got the other half, which or the remains of it are in the hands of Lady Scott, wid. of Sir Sibbald Scott, connections but not blood relations – Lady S’s brother, James Shank bought it. My Grdmother had a similar tea set but gave it one aftn to the sister of a man who was claiming the Lesmoir Baronetcy after Sir Francis’s death, thinking he was sure to prove his claim!     Should you ever be in Invs I should be glad to see you & would show you some of the plates & dishes.     I have a considerable number of drawings (sketches) & some beau- tiful etchings by Hugh Irvine who was my mother’s first cousin. Some of the sketches are of curios at Murthly.                 Believe me                     Yours very truly                       Douglas Wimberley. As this is Friday night I address to Terpersie.

Captain Douglas Wimberley to William Leiper