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In July 1798 Duff married Sarah Louisa Forbes, reputed to have been a great beauty, and the only daughter of and the couple had eleven children, five sons and six daughters. He died at Muirtown in August, 1832, outliving his wife by three years. | In July 1798 Duff married Sarah Louisa Forbes, reputed to have been a great beauty, and the only daughter of and the couple had eleven children, five sons and six daughters. He died at Muirtown in August, 1832, outliving his wife by three years. The last duel in Scotland was fought over her. " | ||
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''It was at a military ball at Inverness in 1798 that a popular Highland Chief, Colonel MacDonnell of'' ''Glengarry approached Miss Forbes and reminded her she had promised him the last country dance. She had no'' ''recollection of such a promise, and told him she was engaged for it to Ranald MacDonald. Glengarry took'' ''himself away, but, in a little returned and informed the lady the Ranald MacDonald, yielding to I know not'' ''what pressure or threats, had given up the dance to him. Miss Forbes naturally resented this discourteous'' ''treatment and replied that she would dance with neither of them. Glengarry refused to take her answer as'' ''final and tried to argue with her, whereupon a grandson of Flora MacDonald,'' | |||
''evening- high words passed between Glengarry and MacLeod and the gallant Chief eventually struck the youth'' ''over the head with his cane. A duel ensued a day or two later, on the beach between Fort George and'' ''Ardersier, and MacLeod fell at the first fire. Glengarry had to stand his trial in Edinburgh for murder,'' ''and only the skill and eloquence of his counsel, Henry Erskine, saved him.'' | |||
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MR. H.R. DUFF'S FAVORITE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune is "by a Gentleman", printed in William Morrison's c. 1813 collection. Since Morrison signed his compositions, it was composed by another, perhaps Duff himself (Duff declined to put his name to his published volume of ancient letters, The Culloden Papers). Major H.R. (Hugh Robert) Duff was born in 1771 and served in the 35th Dorsetshire Regiment and the 37th Hampshire Regiment in the wars with France in the 1790's. He was captured and interred in the basement of a church for a year before being paroled, and it was said after his release he never entered a church again. He was interested in literature and archeology
In July 1798 Duff married Sarah Louisa Forbes, reputed to have been a great beauty, and the only daughter of and the couple had eleven children, five sons and six daughters. He died at Muirtown in August, 1832, outliving his wife by three years. The last duel in Scotland was fought over her. "
It was at a military ball at Inverness in 1798 that a popular Highland Chief, Colonel MacDonnell of Glengarry approached Miss Forbes and reminded her she had promised him the last country dance. She had no recollection of such a promise, and told him she was engaged for it to Ranald MacDonald. Glengarry took himself away, but, in a little returned and informed the lady the Ranald MacDonald, yielding to I know not what pressure or threats, had given up the dance to him. Miss Forbes naturally resented this discourteous treatment and replied that she would dance with neither of them. Glengarry refused to take her answer as final and tried to argue with her, whereupon a grandson of Flora MacDonald, evening- high words passed between Glengarry and MacLeod and the gallant Chief eventually struck the youth over the head with his cane. A duel ensued a day or two later, on the beach between Fort George and Ardersier, and MacLeod fell at the first fire. Glengarry had to stand his trial in Edinburgh for murder, and only the skill and eloquence of his counsel, Henry Erskine, saved him.