In addition to the latest news on the successes and frustrations concerning visual images and progress with publications, this letter discloses solid points of genealogical interest.

The wife of James Gordon of Terpersie was Anne; she was the daughter of John Gordon of Craig and Jean, herself the daughter of Sir James Gordon of Lesmoir, thus establishing a kinship of sorts between the correspondents.

James Gordon of Terpersie was father of George and grandfather of Charles, both subsequent lairds of Terpersie; George’s wife, Charles’s mother, was a daughter of Burnett of Craigmyle.

The York Buildings C^o. bought the forfeited Terpersie estate and sold it to the laird of Knockespock, a direct descendant of the 4^th laird of Terpersie.

8 Ardross Terrace                                    Inverness.                              17 April 1893 Dear Sir,               Many thanks for your letter. I will send your drawing of Terpersey along with the one you kindly made for me of Craig to have the block taken from it by photozy., and return you the former when I get it back.     I am sorry to say that I must give up all hopes of getting one of Lesmoir or even of the Tap o Noth & the ruins in the fore- ground. For I wrote to Mr Jas. Macdonald, Huntly on the subject, and he told me that abt 3 years ago he tried to take a photo of the Tap from beside Lesmoir : but the day light & wind were so unfavourable it proved a failure and he thinks he did not even keep the negatives or plates. He tells me the castle is a heap of ruins overgrown with vegetation & surrounded by trees, so in a photo of Noth you wd only get in a clump of trees.     I must confess I was rather shocked at the modern additions to Craig : they were so utterly out of keeping with the old part.     It was very obliging of Mr Craik to lend me the photos and I am very glad to have a print of the old place, & the prospect of Ter- persey. I hope my niece will suc- ceed with Inverugie and Ravens- craig.     I am sorry to tell you that I must not venture on much more outlay, having a consid- erable number of shares in the Eng. Sc. & Austr. Bank – which has just suspended payment - and has a liability of £20 per share. I thought it about the best investment I had.     I gave the M.S. of the Lesmoir (Indfe?) to be printed today, & it is much the longest of the 3 I have written.     I got a copy of the Craig Ped- igree Harperfields a few days ago from the Lyon office : it contains the marr. of Anne d. of John Gordon of Craig by Jean, d. of Sir James G. of Lesmoir, to James G. of Ter- persie, so you and I can count cousinship.     In the descent of the Terperseys which I have adopted Charles who was be- headed was son of Geo. & Gdson of James : Charles’s mother being a dau. of Burnett of Craigmyle.     I don’t think there was any re- lationship between the T’s and Knockespock1 : but when T. was for- feited the York buildings Co bought it, and the Laird of K. having money bought it as it was near his property.     I had some correspondence with the Rev. Harvey Smith & heard all abt the M.S. book – which however appears to have been a College exercise book – and has both Sir Wm & his son’s au- tograph in it.     Perhaps you may like to see the rough notes for my M.S. anent the Terpersies.     I see James of Knockespock was descended from the 4th Laird of Terpersie.2                                Yours very truly                             Douglas Wimberley.