Great Britain George Keith, 10th Earl of Marischal 1736 (17 Aug.) signed letter to "George Keit...

Great Britain
George Keith, 10th Earl of Marischal
1736 (17 Aug.) signed letter to "George Keith" (a name sake) from Chalons in France, signed "Marischal". A curious and candid letter over two pages in which the author seems to be plotting a clandestine sale of his land - "The less noise such an affair makes, it must go the better on", mentioning though that "if the affair comes known, the Government may either buy my estate in case of sale, or set up somebody underhand to do it". In a personal note, Marischal mentions that the bearer of this letter had enjoyed too much of the Spanish wine with the recipient and that he would "send you no more unless you give me security to be more moderate".

George Keith, 10th Earl of Marischal (1693-1778) best known as a Jacobite, Solider and Diplomat. Marischal served in the Jacobite court and became James III's ambassador to Spain, then later he would take service in the Prussian court and serve as envoy to King Frederick the Great in France and Spain.

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