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A Nota Bene containing an extraordinary Particular about President Forbes, in 1746.

Copy of a Note from the Reverend Mr Hay Inverness. October 20. 49

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Copy of a Note fm ye R: Mr Hay Inverness. Octr 20. 49
Forbes
Copy of a Note from the Reverend Mr. Hay Inverness October 20. 1749
Paton
Letter from Rev. James Hay
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 7, 1442—1443
Paton
Vol. 2, 360—361
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Correspondence
sent
Person James Hay
Date20 Oct 1749
PlaceInverness
Place
received
Person Robert Forbes
PlaceLeith
acknowledgements
quote
Your kind letter, August 28th, came only to hand last week (Paton V.2, 360).
compliments to
enclosed in
enclosures
quote
As soon as possible, I'll answer the contents of the inclosed in the best way I can (Paton V.2, 361).
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remediation
in Forbes
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Transcription
1442

Copy of a Letter to me R: F:
from the RevdReverend Mr James Hay
in Inverness.

In this Vol: Pag: 1425,
1436.
R. D. J. Your kind Letter Augūst
20th came only to hand Last week
in Forress when the Bearer was
much distressed with the Agūe. As
soon as possible I’ll Answer the
Content, of the unclosed in the
best way I can for with pleasure
I’ll most frankly embrace Any op-
portunity
of doing what may be a-
agreeable
to Yoū. Mrs Leith is in
London therefore have returndreturned your
Letter.

I 1443 (1443)




I ever am
Yours most affectlyaffectionately
Sic subrsubscribitur Philalethes
OcterOctober 20th
1749
N: B: The Original of the Above
is to be found among my
Papers.
Robert Forbes, A: M:
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Forbes, Robert. “Copy of a Note from the Reverend Mr. Hay Inverness October 20. 1749.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 7, Adv.MS.32.6.22, fol. 45v–46r. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v07.1442.01.html.
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