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[P]regnancy premature

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regnancy premature
Forbes
Pregnancy premature
Paton
Inscription on a gravestone in the kirkyard of Cumbernauld
Pages
Forbes
Vol. 9, 1991
Paton
Vol. 3, 285
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Correspondence
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Person Bishop Gordon
Date10 Apr 1773
PlaceLondon
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received
Person Robert Forbes
acknowledgements
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quote
the family is very well, and desire to be remembred to all their friends, among whom I need not tell you, Sir, that the family of G. are not the least deserving notice, to whom you will communicate with my best respects (Paton V.3, 285).
enclosed in
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in Forbes
Transcription

B.Bishop G.Gordon

“London, April ^10 Easter-Eve, 1773.
After yethe
suitable &and proper Salutations of the great and
holy Festival now at hand, I think, I may
now assure you my good Friend, that there
are now the strongest Appearances of Peg-
gie
’s Bosom-Friend
’s pregnancy, &and to assure
you too, that, Blessed be God, The Family
is very well, &and desire to be remembered to
all their Friends, among whom I need not tell
you, Sir, that the Family of G.Gask are not
the least deferring Notice; to whom you will
communicate, with my best Respects. I think
now I have added to the Joy of the Festi-
val
. A Dieu”.
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Forbes, Robert. “Pregnancy premature.” The Lyon in Mourning, vol. 9, Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 78r. The Lyon in Mourning Project, edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/v09.1991.01.html.
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