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From Bishop Gordon

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Titles
Paton
From Bishop Gordon
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 9, 1943—1944
Paton
Vol. 3, 251
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Alyssa Bridgman
Transcriber
Cairen Velasquez
Proofreader
Bo Pearson
Encoder
Abigail Streifel
Status
Document
transcription ready for proof
Metadata
metadata done
Correspondence
sent
Person Bishop Gordon
Date23 Mar 1770
PlaceLondon
Place
received
Person Robert Forbes
acknowledgements
compliments to
enclosed in
enclosures
requests
remediation
in Forbes
Transcription

B.Bishop G.Gordon

“London, March 23. 1770.
I must tell you, Sir, that Cousin
Peggie
was lately very well, &and I believe is well-dis-
posed 1944(1944)
posed
to change her Condition, provided a sui-
table
Match that offer; &and who can tell how
soon! She is lively &and Active. Peggie writes
sensibly &and strong, not like an idle Sipper
of Tea.”
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Forbes, Robert. “From Bishop Gordon.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 9, Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 54r–54v. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v09.1943.02.html.
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