Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca

204 HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE1855. allow you to leave this place without expressingour regret at your being removed.The harassingand extremely arduous dutiesduringimposed upon youthe last two most obstinate wars whichhave vexed this country, and the intrepidaridinflexible manner in which those duties haveinvariably been performed by your braveregiment,have been suchas will ever lead us torefer to them with feelings of extreme gratitude.We would also specially refer with thankfulnessto the very great kindness and considerationevinced by your regiment in providingfor thesafety of our wives and families, by voluntarilyrelinquishing all your quarters to be appropriatedas a place of refuge for them at a period whenthis town was threatened with a combined attackby our traitorous enemies. These and manyother benevolent acts to which it would be needlessfor us to more especially allude, and whichare too numerous to be embodied in this briefaddress, induce us to tender you our warmestacknowledgments, and trust that Divine Providencemay protect you and your gallant regimentwherever duty maycall you. We beg tosubscribe ourselves, etc., etc."(Signed by nearlyall the inhabitants of Fort Beaufort.)