From Bishop Gordon
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Paton
From Bishop Gordon
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Forbes
Vol. 9, 1949Paton
Vol. 3, 255Credits
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sent
| Person | Bishop Gordon |
| Date | 29 May 1770 |
| Place | London |
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received
| Person |
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—The copy of a letter you sent me, dear Sir, you will pardon me if I suspect it to be spurious, for to me it seems to want internal characters to establish its authenticity, tho’ the letter altogether be prettily enough wrote (Paton V.3, 255).
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Transcription
B.Bishop G.Gordon
The Copy of
“a Letter you sent me, Dear Sir, you will
“pardon me, if I suspect it to be spurious;
“for to me it seems to want internal
“Characters to establish its Authenticity;
“tho’though the Letter altogether be prettily
“enough wrote. However, some Use
“perhaps may be made of it.”
“a Letter you sent me, Dear Sir, you will
“pardon me, if I suspect it to be spurious;
“for to me it seems to want internal
“Characters to establish its Authenticity;
“tho’though the Letter altogether be prettily
“enough wrote. However, some Use
“perhaps may be made of it.”
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “From Bishop Gordon.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 57r. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/ v09.1949.01.html.