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"District". This spelling is not in OED or Scottish dialect dictionaries. I think it is a slip of the pen.

Yale has no Edinburgh newspapers for 1781; the Distich is not in the *Scots*, *London*, or *Gent*. Magazines for 1781.

George Augustus Cuninghame. His relationship to the Treesbank family: (mostly from Paterson i.656). James Campbell, 1st Laird of Treesbank was 2d son of Hugh Campbell of Cesnock -- Sir George C. of Cesnock & Capt. Hugh C. of Barquharrie were his brothers. He marr. 1672, Jean Mure. They had 1. George Campbell, 2d Laird of Treesbank.

2. Anne, marr. to Cuninghame, and had, George Augustus, a surgeon in the army.

3. Mary, d. unmarr. at an advanced age, 1752.

George Campbell, 2d Laird of Treesbank, marr. Ann Boswell (sister to James (in 1708)). Children: James, 3d Laird of Treesbanks

John, minister of Riccarton, d. unmarr.

Anna, d. unmarr.

Jean, marr. 1746, Rev. George Reid of Barquharrie.

So, Hugh Campbell of Cesnock was George Augustus Cuninghame's grandfather. George Campbell, 2d Laird of Treesbank, was George Augustus's uncle.