ary disposition, and,
withal, strong philanthropic inclinations. By placing implicit
confidence in the royal governors of New York, he fell a victim to their
roguery, deception and heartlessness, which ultimately crushed him and
left him almost penniless. The story has been set forth in the following
memorial, prepared by his son:

"Memorial of Lieutenant Campbell to the Lords of Trade. To the Right
Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Trade, &c. Memorial of Lieut.
Donald Campbell of the Province of New York Plantation. Humbly
Showeth,

That in the year 1734 Colonel Cosby being then Governor of the
Province of New York by and with the advice and assent of his Council
published a printed Advertisement for encouraging the Resort of
Protestants from Europe to settle upon the Northern Frontier of the
said Province (in the route from Fort Edward to Crown Point)
promising to each family two hundred acres of unimproved land out of
100,000 acres purchased from the Indians, without any fee or expences
whatsoever, except a very moderate charge for surveying & liable only
to the King's Quit Rent of one shilling and nine pence farthing per
hundred acres, which settlement would at that time have been of the
utmost utility to the Province & these proposals were looked upon as
so advantageous, that they could not fail of having a proper effect.

That these Proposals in 1737, falling into the hands of Captain
Lauchlin Campbell of the Island of Isla, he the same year went over
to North America, and passing through the Province of Pennsilvania
where he rejected many considerable offers that were made him, he
proceeded to New York, where, tho' Governor Cosby was deceased,
George Clarke Esqr. then Governor, assured him no part of the lands
were as yet granted; importuned him & two or three persons that went
over with him to go up and visit the lands, which they did, and were
very kindly received and greatly caressed by the Indians. On his
return to New York he received the most solemn promises that he
should have a thousand acres for every family that he brought over,
and that each family should have according to their number from five
hundred to one hundred and fifty acres, but declined making any Grant
till the Families arrived, because, according to the Constitution of
that Government, the names of the settlers were to be inserted in
that