Mr. Oliphant from London, September 24. 66.
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Mr. O. fm London, Sep. 24. 66.
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Mr. O. fm London, Sep. 24. 66.
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Vol. 9, 1896—1897Paton
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| Date | 25 Sep 1766 |
| Time | |
| Occasion | |
| Person (main) | Robert Forbes |
| Person (main) | Laurence Oliphant of Gask |
| Place | Leith |
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WedyWednesday, SeptrSeptember 24. by 7 o’Clock, Morn-
ing, 1766. most agreeably was I sur-
prised with a very short Visit of Mr 1897 (1897) O.Oliphant less than an Hour, who told me,
inter alia, that some great &and princi-
pal persons were beginning to turn
their Views to my Favourite Lady
as the only One to extricate them but
of their Difficulties, &and set to rights
their disjointed Affairs.
ing, 1766. most agreeably was I sur-
prised with a very short Visit of Mr 1897 (1897) O.Oliphant less than an Hour, who told me,
inter alia, that some great &and princi-
pal persons were beginning to turn
their Views to my Favourite Lady
as the only One to extricate them but
of their Difficulties, &and set to rights
their disjointed Affairs.
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Forbes, Robert. “Mr. Oliphant fm London, Sep. 24. 66.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 30v–31r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/
Appendix
Paton treats this as part Bishop Gordon's preceding letter, but the date of this visit is more than a month after the date of the letter, and the account seems to follow Forbes's style of recording.