From Bishop Gordon
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Titles
Paton
From Bishop Gordon
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 9, 1906Paton
Vol. 3, 221Credits
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Correspondence
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| Person | Bishop Gordon |
| Date | 12 Jul 1768 |
| Place | |
| Place |
received
| Person |
acknowledgements
quote
compliments to
quote
let our most sincere and hearty gratulations be made to the good old lady (that excellent woman) and the most respectable parents on the happy occation (Paton V.3, 221).
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requests
remediation
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Transcription
B.Bishop G.Gordon
July 12. 1768.
You rejoiced
us greatly in yethe welcome Account
your Letter brought us of yethe worthy
Mr Brown’s Lady being safely deliv-
er’ddelivered of a Son. May the dear Babe live &and
grow up to be a comfort to all his Fa-
mily, &and a right worthy &and honourable
Representative of it. And pray, my
dear Sir, let our most sincere and
hearty GratulationsCongratulations be made to yethe
good old Lady (that excellent Wo-
man) &and the most respectable Pa-
rents, on the happy Occasion.
Their Cousin Peggie, I dare say,
will be glad to hear it. God bless
them all.
us greatly in yethe welcome Account
your Letter brought us of yethe worthy
Mr Brown’s Lady being safely deliv-
er’ddelivered of a Son. May the dear Babe live &and
grow up to be a comfort to all his Fa-
mily, &and a right worthy &and honourable
Representative of it. And pray, my
dear Sir, let our most sincere and
hearty GratulationsCongratulations be made to yethe
good old Lady (that excellent Wo-
man) &and the most respectable Pa-
rents, on the happy Occasion.
Their Cousin Peggie, I dare say,
will be glad to hear it. God bless
them all.
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “From Bishop Gordon.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 35v. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/