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Copy of a Letter from a presbyterian Preacher to said Lady

Copy of a Letter from Gordon of Terperse to his Lady

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Copy of a Lr fm Gordon of Terperse to his Lady
Forbes
Copy of a Letter from Charles Gordon of Terperse to his own Lady.
Steuart
Copy of a Letter from Gordon of Terperse to his Lady
Paton
Letter from Charles Gordon of Terperse to his own lady
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 3, 425—426
Paton
Vol. 1, 252—253
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Kaitlyn MacInnis
Transcriber
Julianna Wagar
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Leith Davis
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Kaitlyn MacInnis
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Shauna Irani
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Notes
The letter first made its way to Patrick Gordon at Rhynie, who received it “two or three Days ago”, or January 23-24, 1747.
Correspondence
sent
Person Charles Gordon, younger of Terpersie
Date14 Nov 1746
PlaceCarlisle Castle
Place
received
Person Margaret Gordon
acknowledgements
compliments to
You
my Young Ones
your poor Mother
enclosed in
Enclosed with a letter from Patrick Gordon, Presbyterian preacher at Rhynie ([Copy of a Letter] from a presbyterian Preacher to said Lady)
enclosures
“I herewith send You a Note of qt I would have done with the Trifles I have a Concern in” (this went missing--see [Copy of a Letter] from a presbyterian Preacher to said Lady).
requests
Gordon refers to the services and money provided to him by Francis Farquharson, and states that “you may expect a particular Account, which I leave You, on my Blessing, to repay Him.”
Gordon regrets being “a bad Husband”, and asks that “you'll pardon me in your Heart, &and that you'll express your Goodness [...] by your Care of, &and motherly looking to, your Childrens Salvation, &and right putting ym to Business in this World. [...] set the Boys to some right Imployment, while Young, &and strive to admonish the Daughters in the Fear of God. I herewith send You a Note of qt I would have done with the Trifles I have a Concern in; for You know the Lump of my Business.”
remediation
in Forbes
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Transcription
425

Copy of a Letter from Charles
Gordon of Terperse
to his
own Lady
.

Dear Heart.
I now tell You, that
I suffer Death To-morrow for my
Duty to God, my King &and Country. I
bless God, I die in Charity with
all Men. I think, my butchered
Body will be taken Care of, &and buried
as a Christian, by Order of Francis
Farquharson
, who has acted a Fa-
ther
to me, &and laid out a good deal
of Money to, &and for, me, whereof
you may expect a particular Ac-
count
, which I leave You, on my
Blessing, to repay Him. I die wtwith
the greatest Regret, that I've been
a bad Husband to you, &and I beg,
you’ll pardon me in your Heart, &and
that you'll express your Goodness
(as you'll answer to God &and me in the 426 (426)
the everlasting World) by your Care
of, &and motherly looking to, your Chil-
drens
Children's
Salvation, &and right putting ymthem
to Business in this World. I know
not, how many are alive, only set
the Boys to some right ImploymentEmployment,
while Young, &and strive to admonish
the Daughters in the Fear of God.
I herewith send you a Note of qtwhat
I would have done with the Trifles
I have a Concern in; for You know
the Lump of my Business.
My Dearest, if I should write till
my Life ends, I would still have
Something to say; but to stop that,
I end with my dying Blessing to
You, my Young Ones, &and your poor
Mother
, if alive. Your last from
Your unfortunate Husband
Cha:Charles Gordon.
Carlisle, NovrNovember 14th,
1746.
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Forbes, Robert. “Copy of a Letter from Charles Gordon of Terperse to his own Lady.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 3, Adv.MS.32.6.18, fol. 24r–24v. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v03.0425.01.html.
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