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Dear Jane- delighted with the picture of J A Grant. The miniatures of Colonel and Mrs Mackintosh are unsigned. Perhaps they are not by him and I doubt if the other Mackintosh miniatures are of the right period- however the portrait I have of Aunt Eliza (J A's wife) is a fine picture of the right time but unsigned. It was acquired after the death of their grandson Harry Rose of Ruallan in 1930s. I think the best bet for Gallaway pictures would be through the Macarthur descendants in Australia. We don't even have a picture of Uncle William Mackintosh- the heirlooms from him were mostly from the Guyons- regards John

Dear Jane- My Macdonald family were intermarried with Macphersons and Grants for hundreds of years. W K Macdonald married Annie Macpherson in Melbourne in 1859. She was I understand descended from the same branch of the clan as the Macphersons of Ardesier- her father Captain Eneas Macpherson was a Macpherson of Clune and Strathnoon in Strathdearn. I had a visit recently from a descendant of the Ardesier family but I understand the connection between the Strathnoon and Ardesier family has never been established altho Captain Eneas and Colonel Ewen Macpherson (my visiter's ancestor) appear to have acknowledged each other as distant cousins (they were neighbours and great friends in New Zealand)- anyway I thought that little thread might be of interest to you. regards from John Macdonald

Dear Jane- no mention of Camerons I don't think. Did you find out which side the Macarthurs were on at Culloden? Hannibal's son Major General John also married a Macarthur from Loch Fyn- apparently they were second cousins but there is so much myth and legend- John Macdonald (Guyon)

Dear Monica, Jane and Francesr- getting used to your system so excuse errors-sent two brief messages which I trust you have- if William and Jane had any children they must have died young. Fortunately I have many family letters of the time- Macarthurs mentioned a lot. I also have letters written by Uncle William but can add nothing more about the Gallaways. I have wondered if the miniatures were by Alexander Gallaway because they are beautifully executed and would have been painted about 1810. They are not signed but that may be because they were a gift from the artist? When Uncle William died a large collection of Mackintosh and Guyon portraits, miniatures and significant chattels came to the Macdonalds but the only miniatures I think by Gallaway were the ones of the Colonel and his wife in old age. They are beautiful.
        There is another connection to Peter and Ann Macarthur. Their daughter (Ann I think) married the Hon John Fowler Turnbull MLC of Loy Yang, Gippsland and one of their sons also a John Fowler Turnbull married Elizabeth eldest daughter of Dr Allan Macdonald. There was one child Allan Macdonald Turnbull who died without issue in Melbourne in 1955- however his father had brothers whose descendants I think can be traced in Victoria- best regards from Guyon