Copy of an Answer to Mr James Hay at Inverness. May 13. 1749.
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Copy of an Answer to Mr James Hay at
Inver-
ness. May 13. 1749.
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Copy of an Answer to Mr. James Hay at Inverness May 13. 1749
Paton
Letter to Rev. James Hay in Inverness
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Vol. 6, 1347Paton
Vol. 2, 314—315Credits
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| Person | Robert Forbes |
| Date | 13 May 1749 |
| Place | Leith |
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| Person | Revd.Reverend Mr. James Hay |
| Place | Inverness |
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Your kind letter of March 14th (Paton V.2, 315).
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Pray remember me in the kindest manner to all those with you who are pleased to remember me (Paton V.2, 315).
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Copy of a Return to the
RevdReverend Mr James Hay in
Inverness, by Post
My Dear Sir,
It is now high Time to ac-
knowlege my Obligations to You for the Se-
veral repeated Enquiries you have lately
made about me &and my Concerns.
knowlege my Obligations to You for the Se-
veral repeated Enquiries you have lately
made about me &and my Concerns.
Your kind Letter of March 14th by San-
die Leith I received on April 7th, &and
Yesternight I was favoured with another
singularly obliging Instance of your Friend-
ship; for all which I return you my most
hearty Thanks, begging, you may continue
the same friendly Way of corresponding
with me as Occasion offers. I can assure
you, it adds to my Happiness to have
the agreeable Accounts of your own
Welfare &and that of Mrs Hay &and of the
young Family; &and therefore indulge
me in this Pleasure as frequently
as you please.
die Leith I received on April 7th, &and
Yesternight I was favoured with another
singularly obliging Instance of your Friend-
ship; for all which I return you my most
hearty Thanks, begging, you may continue
the same friendly Way of corresponding
with me as Occasion offers. I can assure
you, it adds to my Happiness to have
the agreeable Accounts of your own
Welfare &and that of Mrs Hay &and of the
young Family; &and therefore indulge
me in this Pleasure as frequently
as you please.
Pray, remember me in the kindest Man-
ner to all those with You, who are
pleased to remember me.
ner to all those with You, who are
pleased to remember me.
My Wife heartily joins with me in
wishing all Things good &and happy to
You, Mrs Hay, &and the bonny Bairns.
wishing all Things good &and happy to
You, Mrs Hay, &and the bonny Bairns.
With much Esteem &and Gratitude I ever am,
R:Reverend D:Dear S:Sir
Leith, May 13th,
1749.
1749.
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Copy of an Answer to Mr. James Hay at Inverness May 13. 1749.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 6,
Adv.MS.32.6.21, fol. 121r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/