, ▁which ▁he ▁purchased ▁that ▁year ▁for ▁£ 8 , 0 1 0 ▁Sc ots . ▁Ren aming ▁the ▁estate ▁Bla ir ▁Adam , ▁he ▁set ▁about ▁expand ing ▁and ▁impro ving ▁it , ▁plant ing ▁trees , ▁en clos ing ▁land , ▁and ▁setting ▁up ▁coal ▁mines . ▁He ▁established ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Mary burgh ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁min ers , ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁small ▁house , ▁although ▁he ▁s eld om ▁visited ▁for ▁any ▁length ▁of ▁time . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁Adam ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁initi ate ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁William , ▁Lord ▁B rac o , ▁to ▁retrieve ▁un pa id ▁fe es ▁ar ising ▁from ▁his ▁work ▁at ▁D uff ▁House . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁formal ▁contract , ▁and ▁client ▁and ▁architect ▁disag re ed ▁on ▁costs ▁for ▁car ved ▁stone work . ▁Adam ▁su ed ▁for ▁£ 5 , 7 9 6 ▁ 1 2 s ▁ 1 1 ⅓ d , ▁and ▁the ▁matter ▁was ▁initially ▁resolved ▁in ▁his ▁favour . ▁However , ▁B rac o ▁was ▁a ▁stub born ▁oppon ent , ▁and ▁drag ged ▁out ▁the ▁proceed ings , ▁which ▁were ▁not ▁resolved ▁until ▁just ▁before ▁Adam ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Jacob ite ▁rising ▁of ▁ 1 7 4 5 , ▁Adam ' s ▁position ▁as ▁Mason ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Or dn ance ▁brought ▁him ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁large ▁military ▁contract s ▁in ▁the ▁High lands . ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 6 ,