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A Laugh about the favourite Brogs, to Kingsborrow. October 27. 1763.

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A Laugh about ye favorite Brogs, to Kingsborrow. Octr 27. 1763.
Paton
Letter to Fidelius
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Forbes
Vol. 9, 1887—1888
Paton
Vol. 3, 211—212
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Date27 Oct 1763
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Transcription

Copy of a Letter To Fidelius.

D.Dear S.Sir, Your Cousin was in perfect good
health, God be thanked, on SeptrSeptember 14
&and 25. Having been well informed about
a certain Friend, particularly that he had
sacredly preferred the favourite Brogs,
&and make Friends drink out of them,
He X laughed most heartily, &and said, “O!
“he is an honest man indeed; &and I hope
“soon to give him proofs how much I
“love &and esteem him.”
A Dieu


OctrOctober 27. 1763.

1888 (1888)
L. G. &and her X Friend arrived
safe, God be thanked, in EdrEdinburgh on
WedyWednesday, OctrOctober 26
. at 5 o’ Clock, After-
noon
, &and I was with ymthem at 7 o’
Clock
, 1763. in Ramsay’s House over a-
gainst
the Cowgate–Port.
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Forbes, Robert. “Letter to Fidelius.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 9, Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 26r–26v. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v09.1887.02.html.
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