Episode 9 - Begin The World Again A Newe - a podcast by Hum. Servt

Flora MacDonald to John Mackenzie of Delvine, 12 August 1772

In which Scottish Jacobite Flora MacDonald, formerly imprisoned in the Tower of London for helping Charles Edward escape from Scotland, writes about her son's behavior and her plans to emigrate to America.MANY thanks to this week's guest, Dr. Jim Ambuske, host of the excellent podcast out of Mount Vernon: Conversations at the Washington Library.

Further Reading:Check out Dr. Ambuske's podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-at-the-washington-library/id1113901706

More on Flora MacDonald: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Flora-MacdonaldHer portrait: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_MacDonald#/media/File:Floramacdonald2.jpg

The text of the letter if you'd like to follow along: https://digital.nls.uk/emigration/preparing/macdonalds/letter-1772.html

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