George,
Thanks for the message. I now understand that you were talking about the
shades or tints of the colors used in 'ancient Campbell' - not a different
sett or pattern of tartan. I agree that the green can look handsomer if it
is a yellowish green rather than a blueish green etc.
Good to hear from you.
Diarmid
----- Original Message -----
From: <CAMPBELLGC(a)aol.com>
To: <CAMPBELL-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: Tartan and Black Watch
DEAR DIARMID.....
THANKS FOR "SETTING" ME STRAIGHT ON THE NEW CHIEF RETAINING THE CURRENT
TARTAN....I MEANT THE LATE CHIEF,IAN,SEVERAL TIMES HERE IN AMERICA & AT
INVERRARY, ALSO AT THE OBAN HIGHLAND GAMES& HAD THE PLEASURE OF SHARING A
FEW
EXCELLENT HIGHLAND MALTS WITH HIM AT THE "CLUB" IN
OBAN...THIS WAS BACK IN
THE EARLY 1970'S....I HELPED HIM GET A FEW CONTRIBUTIONS FOR A NEW ROOF ON
THE CASTLE....( I WAS THE NEW ENGLAND CLAN CAMPBELL COMMISSIONER AT THE
TIME)
IT SEEMS IN ONE OF OUR CONVERSATIONS AT THE TIME THAT HE SELECTED A
LITTLE
DIFFERENT TARTAN THAN THE PREVIOUS CHIEF...HE MENTIONED TO PURCHASE THE
CLOTH
AT INVERARRY, WHICH I DID, AND HAD MY KILT MADE AT THOMAS GORDON IN
GLASGOW....THIS WAS THE ONLY REASON I MENTIONED TO JEFF ABOUT THE CHIEF
SELECTING A LITTLE DIFFERENT SHADE OF COLOR...
YER RIGHT DIARMID ABOUT ALL THOSE OTHER ARGYLE REGIMENT MEMBERS TAKING
EXCEPTION TO THE BLACK WATCH TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAMPBELL REGIMENT....
WE ILL BE OVER AGAIN IN AUGUST FOR A WEDDING IN LARGS ALONG WITH THE COWAL
GAMES & OF COURSE THE TATTOO...I WILL BE PLAYING THE PIPES THIS WEEKEND AT
A
ROBERT BURNS DINNER IN CHARLESTON,SC SO KEEPING THE BURNS MEMORY
STILL
ALIVE
IN THE COLONIES...
HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING YOUR RETIREMENT...THE BEST TO YOU....
GEORGE C. CAMPBELL....STUART,FL
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