From Lady Gask
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Titles
Paton
From Lady Gask
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 9, 1904Paton
Vol. 3, 220Credits
Status
Document
Metadata
Correspondence
sent
| Person | Lady Gask |
| Date | 25 Feb 1768 |
| Place | |
| Place |
received
| Person | Bishop Gordon |
| Date | |
| Place |
acknowledgements
compliments to
quote
When you write the good B., return the most affectionate and respectfull compliments to him from all here (Paton V.3, 220).
enclosed in
enclosures
requests
remediation
in Forbes
Transcription
L.Lady G.Gask
Feb.February 25. 1768.
We are very glad
to know yethe fair Lady is in health. I think
it need not be doubted but all her FrdsFriends
would be glad to have her nearer ymthem,
&and above all out of ytthat Country, that is
so detestable to all that wish her
well. It is hard if no Bodynobody lets
her know so much. When you write
yethe good B----[isho]p, return yethe most af-
fteaffectionate &and respectfullrespectful comptscompliments to him
fmfrom all here. Long may he be pre-
serv’dpreserved for Blessing to all who
have yethe honour of his acquaintceacquaintance.
to know yethe fair Lady is in health. I think
it need not be doubted but all her FrdsFriends
would be glad to have her nearer ymthem,
&and above all out of ytthat Country, that is
so detestable to all that wish her
well. It is hard if no Bodynobody lets
her know so much. When you write
yethe good B----[isho]p, return yethe most af-
fteaffectionate &and respectfullrespectful comptscompliments to him
fmfrom all here. Long may he be pre-
serv’dpreserved for Blessing to all who
have yethe honour of his acquaintceacquaintance.
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “From Lady Gask.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 34v. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/ v09.1904.01.html.