Captain Wimberley states that he has copied portions of the Balbithan Manuscript for his correspondent, William Leiper, but what has become of this enclosure is not known.

He identifies the Gordons of Badinscoth, Law and Auchlyne as cadets of the Gordons of Terpersie, who themselves sprang from the Gordons of Lesmoir. A Gordon of Law begat the Gordons of Wardhouse.

Further mention is made of Adam Gordon at the Mill of Artloch, and of the blind Lady Licheston, who, according to Captain Wimberley, had a sister who was the wife of John Gordon of Artloch.

Richmond Hotel                            Lower Cabrach.                                 12th July 1899 Dear Mr Leiper,                        I have copied out for you from the Balbithan M.S. the account there given of the Terpersie family, and its cadets or cadents as the author calls them viz. Badinscoth, Law and Auchlyne : and have added the substance of entries under other families relative to Gordons of Ardloch or Artloch.     I think there is no reason for doubting that “Adam Gordon at the Mill of Artloch” was one of this family : I have come on several instances lately where younger sons of the lairds of small prop- erties had the Mill : and it seems probable that Adam at the Mill was a descendant of John G. of Artloch by a daur of John G. of Licheston by his 2nd wife, a dau. of Ogilvy of Find- later, previously Lady Birkenbog : you will see that William of Terpersie md a dau. of the blind Lady Licheston, evidently a sis- ter of John G. of Artloch’s wife.     I am sorry that what I have copied is badly written, but owing to clouds & mist it was so dark yesty aftn that I could not write at the dining table here, and the only table at the window was so light & unsteady that I had to write upon my knee.     I came up here for a week or so with my daughter, rather expecting too dry & too bright wea- ther with occasional showers : we came on Monday : we have hardly seen the sun since we left Elgin : the Deveron had been in speat on Sunday : it rained all yesty aftn with a great deal of mist about : the river is again in speat this morng., with close wet mist all round. I suppose it will clear up, but unless we get wind the long grass &c on the banks of the river will make one as wet as wading : besides this the trout will be too much gorged to make fly fishing any use. However I did not ex- pect fishing from a different cause – viz clear low water!     You will be interested to get particulars abt the Gordons of Law : the one who acquired Wardhouse was Gdson of John, 2nd son of Wm of Terpersie and Leichiston’s daughter – and either the same man, who pur- chased Wardhouse must have purchased Lesmoir, and Arthur his son as far as I recollect sold it to Grant of Rothmaise.     I cannot make out who the 3rd wife of John of Law & Wardhouse was, viz. Lady Crimon – the name is put before instead of after “Crimon” : it may be Hay, but it looks more like Kay – I presume she was the relict of a Burnett of Crimond.     By the way if any friend of yours at or near Huntly takes photos with a camera or even a Kodak, I should like very much to get one of the house of Newton Garie, which looks old enough to have been occupied by Sir James of Lesmoir who was living 200 years ago : so many people take photos now, that one might get one taken by an amateur instead of getting a pro- fessional to go out from Huntly on purpose, I told the publisher of the “Huntly Express” 2 or 3 years ago that if any photographer was going near Newton-Garie, I wished he wd take the house for me, but I heard no more about it.                   Yours very truly                 Douglas Wimberley.

Captain Douglas Wimberley to William Leiper