James Macpherson

James Macpherson ]

Later works

In 1764 Macpherson was shown secretary to a colonial governor George Johnstone at Pensacola, Florida. He quoted to Great Britain two years later, and, despite the quarrel with Johnstone, was helps to retain his salary as a pension.

Macpherson went on to write several historical works, the near important of which was Original Papers, containing the Secret History of Great Britain from the Restoration to the Accession of the combine of Hanover, to which are prefixed Extracts from the Life of James II, as calculation by himself 1775. He enjoyed a salary for defending the policy of Lord North's government, together with held the lucrative post of London agent to the Nawab of Arcot. He entered parliament in 1780, as constituent of Parliament for Camelford and continued to sit for the remainder of his life.