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Does anyone on here have any knowledge of a James Grant, shown as a writer, Inverness, 1808?

The reason I ask is my 3x grand uncle, David Macdonald at the age of 12 years entered a period of 5 years indentured servitude with him in that year.

David Macdonald thereafter disappears from records, and I can find no trace of him.

Does anybody have any knowledge of John Macdonald alias MacSween, weaver, Inverness, who is shown in the list of 1812 burgesses as being able to carry out his business in the town.
He swore allegiance re this, and paid his tax on 11 January 1796.
A John Macdonald, weaver, married Mary Fraser in Inverness 1776. I’m thinking they are the same person.
I’m also thinking this is the same person who appears as John Macdonald alias MacQueen in Kirkhill, Inverness, in marriage certificate to Mary Chisholm, and thereafter  birth records for the couples’s children, again sometimes with the alias.
To further confuse matters the couple had a child Sween born 1805, who died young, then another  child, also Sween in 1810

I posted here before bemoaning the fact I’d hit a brick wall. Firstly, thank you to all who responded.
I’m happy to report I’ve made progress!
I was stuck at my 3x great grandfather, Donald Macdonald, who I thought to be born 1798, father Donald Macdonald. This was wrong.
I found him today!
Donald Macdonald, born 21/02/1799. Parents John Macdonald, and Mary Chisholm. They were married 1792 at Inverness.
Interesting thing is John was married using the name John Macqueen. This name was also used as an alias in record of birth of son in 1805.
Other children are :-
John Macdonald, b 13/11/1793
Twins, Elizabeth & Katherine, born 25/12/1794
David Macdonald, 18/10/1796
Sween/Sweyn/Swein born 1806.
John senior was a blacksmith near Kirkhill.
This occupation was carried on right through the generations until death of my grandfather in 1964.
I’m hoping this will hook into somebody else’s research, and of course I’m looking now for John’s parents.
A Gaelic scholar friend of mine  suggested the use of Macqueen may indicate John was ‘son of’ Macqueen/MacSween, so a patronymic name, translated into English.
All suggestions/info welcome.
Thank you