Note from Mr Bowdler, Bath 13. 1762., desiring to insert in the Magazine a Character of John Mackinnon
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Note from Mr Bowdler, Bath 13.
1762., desiring to insert in the Ma-
gazine a Character of J. Mackinnon
Forbes
Copy of a Paragraph from ThosBowdler, Esqr., near Bath.
Steuart
Note from Mr. Bowdler, Bath, May 13
1762, desiring to insert in the Magazine
a character of J. Mackinnon
Paton
Paragraph of letter from Thomas Bowdler, Esq., near Bath, on death of John MacKinnon
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Forbes
Vol. 9, 1848Paton
Vol. 3, 192—193Credits
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Correspondence
sent
| Person | Thomas Bowdler |
| Date | 13 May 1762 |
| Place | Ashley |
| Place |
received
| Person | Robert Forbes |
| Place | Leith |
acknowledgements
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enclosed in
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requests
“Honest J.M. deserves and article in the Scots Magazine, in which might be told as much as you think proper of what he refused and of what he suffered.”
“Think of this, and if you approve of the hint, you will improve it as you see best.”
remediation
in Forbes
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Copy of Paragraph fmfrom Thos Bowdler, EsqrEsquire,
near Bath.
Ashley,May 13. 1762.
Honest J.John M.Mackinnon deserves an article in yethe
Scots Magaz.Magazine in qchwhich might be told as much
as you think proper of qtwhat he refused, &and
of qtwhat he suffered; but it should also be told,
as an addition to his character, ytthat being ad-
vised to come to Bath, &and there finding
his disorder would require great expenceexpense,
he chose to go into yethe hospital, rayrrather
than to be supported by yethe contribu-
tions of a few Friends; ytthat in ytthat Hos-
pital he had yethe best advice, &and was
treated wtwith yethe greatest care, till his Death,
qihwhich happened yethe day of, &and c. Think of ysthis
&and if you approve of yethe hint, you will
improve it as you see best.
CopyScots Magaz.Magazine in qchwhich might be told as much
as you think proper of qtwhat he refused, &and
of qtwhat he suffered; but it should also be told,
as an addition to his character, ytthat being ad-
vised to come to Bath, &and there finding
his disorder would require great expenceexpense,
he chose to go into yethe hospital, rayrrather
than to be supported by yethe contribu-
tions of a few Friends; ytthat in ytthat Hos-
pital he had yethe best advice, &and was
treated wtwith yethe greatest care, till his Death,
qihwhich happened yethe day of, &and c. Think of ysthis
&and if you approve of yethe hint, you will
improve it as you see best.
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Copy of a Paragraph from ThomasBowdler, Esqr., near Bath.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 6v. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/