October

Octr. 1.
Wednesday! — I wrote by this day's Bengal Tappal to Colonel Cliffe the King's Adjt. General, requesting that he would be so good as to make my most grateful acknowledgements to His Excellency The Comr. in Chief – Sir Alured Clarke – for his great goodness in giving my Relation Jno. Mc.Quarie lately without Purchase an Ensigncy in the 77th. Regt. at the recommendation of Lt. Col: Montresor. — I wrote at same time to my friend Col: Montresor to thank him for his kind good offices on this occasion. —

Octr. 13.
Monday! — My Cousin Lieutenant Hector Mc.Quarie of the 33d. Regt. arrived at Bombay; partly on a Visit to me – but principally on account of his Health. — He put up at the Hotel.

Octr. 15.
Wednesday! — I introduced Lt. Mc.Quarie to the Governor – with whom he dined. —

We had a wonderful heavy fall of Rain today – which is very uncommon at this late Season of the Year! —

Octr. 16.
Thursday! — The tomb finished some time since over the Grave of my beloved Wife was this Day uncovered – and the Cadjan Building erected over it during the Rains was entirely removed. — It is very elegant and by far the most so in the Burying Ground. — This is my Angelic Jane's Birth Day! – and it is in honor of it that I had her Tomb uncovered and displayed to Public view. — Had Heaven spared her precious dear life – she would only be this day Twenty Eight Years of Age! — But alas! I was not doomed to be so happy. —

Octr. 23.
Friday! — The Ship Scaleby Castle sailed this day for England. — I wrote by her to the following Relations and Friends at Home — Vizt. Broyr. Chas. – Uncle Lochbuy & Aunt Lochbuy – Mrs. Morley – Capt. Jarvis – Genl. Balfour – Coll. Dunlop, Mrs. Geo. McKenzie – Mr. Jno. Mc.Lean of Glasgow – and Messrs. Ross & Ogilvie. — I informed my Uncle Lochbuy of my having got an Ensigncy for my Relation Jno Mc.Quarie in 77th. Regt. – dated 1st. Septr. last. — I have directed that this young man may be sent out to India as soon as possible, after being kept for about a Year at a good School in Edinburgh, which his own Pay will easily defray the expence of. —

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Journal No.4: 28 September 1799 – 11 September 1801.
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A769 pp.70–72 [Microfilm Reel: CY299 Frames #573–574].